Original: Darling was initially appointed as Chief Secretary to the Treasury in 1997 , moving to become Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in 1998 . Spending four years at the department , he spent another four years as Secretary of State for Transport , also becoming Secretary of State for Scotland in 2003 .
Simplified: His government posts under Tony Blair include : Chief Secretary to the Treasury ( 1997-1998 ) , Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ( 1998-2002 ) , Transport Secretary ( 2002-2006 ) , Scottish Secretary ( 2003-2006 ) and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry ( 2006-2007 ) .