Secretary of State for Defence

Previously Minister of Defence
Name 	Entered office 	Left office 	Party 	Notes
Peter Thorneycroft 	1 April 1964 	16 October 1964 	Conservative	
Denis Healey 	16 October 1964 	19 June 1970 	Labour 	
The Lord Carrington 	19 June 1970 	8 January 1974 	Conservative	
Ian Gilmour 	8 January 1974 	4 March 1974 	Conservative	
Roy Mason 	4 March 1974 	10 September 1976	Labour 	
Fred Mulley 	10 September 1976	4 May 1979 	Labour 	
Francis Pym 	5 May 1979 	5 January 1981 	Conservative	
John Nott 	5 January 1981 	6 January 1983 	Conservative	
Michael Heseltine 	6 January 1983 	7 January 1986 	Conservative	
George Younger 	9 January 1986 	24 July 1989 	Conservative	
Tom King 	24 July 1989 	10 April 1992 	Conservative	
Malcolm Rifkind 	10 April 1992 	5 July 1995 	Conservative	
Michael Portillo 	5 July 1995 	2 May 1997 	Conservative	
George Robertsonfrom 1999, the Lord Robertson of Port Ellen	3 May 1997 	11 October 1999 	Labour 	
Geoff Hoon 	11 October 1999 	6 May 2005 	Labour 	
John Reid 	6 May 2005 	current incumbent	Labour