Secretary of State for Social Security

Previously combined with health in the Secretary of State for Social Services
Name 	Entered office	Left office 	Party 	Notes
John Moore 	25 July 1988 	23 July 1989 	Conservative	
Tony Newton 	23 July 1989 	10 April 1992	Conservative	
Peter Lilley 	10 April 1992 	2 May 1997 	Conservative	
Harriet Harman 	3 May 1997 	27 July 1998 	Labour 	
Alistair Darling	27 July 1998 	8 June 2001 	Labour 	
Merged with the employment functions of the Secretary of State for Education and Employment to form the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.