Secretary of State for Wales

Name 	Entered office 	Left office 	Party 	Notes
James Griffiths 	18 October 1964	5 April 1966 	Labour 	
Cledwyn Hughes 	5 April 1966 	5 April 1968 	Labour 	
George Thomas 	5 April 1968 	20 June 1970 	Labour 	
Peter Thomas 	20 June 1970 	5 March 1974 	Conservative	
John Morris 	5 March 1974 	5 May 1979 	Labour 	
Nicholas Edwards	5 May 1979 	13 June 1987 	Conservative	
Peter Walker 	13 June 1987 	4 May 1990 	Conservative	
David Hunt 	4 May 1990 	27 May 1993 	Conservative	
John Redwood 	27 May 1993 	26 June 1995 	Conservative	
David Hunt 	26 June 1995 	5 July 1995 	Conservative	
William Hague 	5 July 1995 	3 May 1997 	Conservative	
Ron Davies 	3 May 1997 	27 October 1998 	Labour 	
Alun Michael 	27 October 1998	28 July 1999 	Labour 	
Paul Murphy 	28 July 1999 	24 October 2002 	Labour 	
Peter Hain 	24 October 2002	current incumbent	Labour