Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Previously, the pensions aspects were handled by the Secretary of State for Social Security, and the work aspects by the Secretary of State for Education and Employment.
Name 	Entered office 	Left office 	Party 	Notes
Alistair Darling 	8 June 2001 	20 May 2002 	Labour 	
Andrew Smith 	29 May 2002 	8 September 2004	Labour 	
Alan Johnson 	8 September 2004	6 May 2005 	Labour 	
David Blunkett 	6 May 2005 	2 November 2005 	Labour 	
John Hutton 	2 November 2005 	27 June 2007 	Labour 	
Peter Hain 	28 June 2007 	24 January 2008 	Labour 	
James Purnell 	24 January 2008 	4 June 2009 	Labour 	
Yvette Cooper 	4 June 2009 	11 May 2010 	Labour 	
Iain Duncan Smith	11 May 2010 	present 	Conservative