Secretary of State for Health

Name 	Entered office 	Left office 	Party 	Notes
Kenneth Clarke 	25 July 1998 	2 November 1990 	Conservative	
William Waldegrave	2 November 1990	10 April 1992 	Conservative	
Virginia Bottomley	10 April 1992 	5 July 1995 	Conservative	
Stephen Dorrell 	5 July 1995 	2 May 1997 	Conservative	
Frank Dobson 	3 May 1997 	11 October 1999 	Labour 	
Alan Milburn 	11 October 1999	13 June 2003 	Labour 	
John Reid 	13 June 2003 	6 May 2005 	Labour 	
Patricia Hewitt 	6 May 2005 	current incumbent	Labour