Secretary of State for Education and Science

Previously the Minister of Education
Name 	Entered office 	Left office 	Party 	Notes
Quintin Hogg 	1 April 1964 	16 October 1964 	Conservative	
Michael Stewart 	18 October 1964 	22 January 1965 	Labour 	
Anthony Crosland 	22 January 1965 	29 August 1967 	Labour 	
Patrick Gordon Walker	29 August 1967 	6 April 1968 	Labour 	
Edward Short 	6 April 1968 	19 June 1970 	Labour 	
Margaret Thatcher 	19 June 1970 	4 March 1974 	Conservative	
Reginald Prentice 	4 March 1974 	10 June 1975 	Labour 	
Fred Mulley 	10 June 1975 	10 September 1976	Labour 	
Shirley Williams 	10 September 1976	4 May 1979 	Labour 	
Mark Carlisle 	4 May 1979 	14 September 1981	Conservative	
Sir Keith Joseph 	14 September 1981	21 May 1986 	Conservative	
Kenneth Baker 	21 May 1986 	24 July 1989 	Conservative	
John MacGregor 	24 July 1989 	2 November 1990 	Conservative	
Kenneth Clarke 	2 November 1990 	10 April 1992 	Conservative	
Became the Secretary of State for Education