Secretaries of State and Ministers of Government Education Departments September 1991-current

Compiled by DCSF Library

Secretaries of State for Education and Science

Kenneth Clarke (1940-) (Con) 02.11.1990

General Election April 1992 (Conservative majority of 21)

John Patten (1945-) (Con) [from 1997 Lord Patten of Wincanton] 11.04.1992

Secretaries of State for Education

John Patten (1945-) (Con) [from 1997 Lord Patten of Wincanton] 11.04.1992

Gillian Shephard (1940-) (Con) [from 2005 Baroness Shephard of 20.07.1994

Northwold]

Secretaries of State for Education and Employment

Gillian Shephard (1940-) (Con) [from 2005 Baroness Shephard of

Northwold] 05.07.1995

General Election May 1997 (Labour majority of 177)

David Blunkett (1947-) (Lab) 02.05.1997

Secretaries of State for Education and Skills

General Election June 2001 (Labour majority of 166)

Estelle Morris (1952-) (Lab) [from 2005 Baroness Morris of Yardley] 08.06.2001

Charles Clarke (1950-) (Lab) 24.10.2002

Ruth Kelly (1968-) (Lab) 16.12.2004

General Election May 2005. (Labour majority of 67)

Alan Johnson (1950-) 05.05.2006

Secretaries of State for Children, Schools and Families

Ed Balls (1967-) (Lab) 28.06.2007

Ministers of State

General Election June 1987 (Conservative majority of 102)

Angela Rumbold (1932-) (Con) 10.09.1986 23.07.1990

Tim Eggar (1951-) (Con) 24.07.1990 14.04.1992

General Election April 1992 (Conservative majority of 21)

Baroness Emily Blatch (1937-2005) (Con) 14.04.1992 20.07.1994

Eric Forth (1944-2006) (Con) 20.07.1994 01.05.1997

The Lord Henley (1953-) (Con) 05.07.1995 01.05.1997

General Election May 1997 (Labour majority of 177)

Baroness Tessa Blackstone (1942-) (Lab) 05.05.1997 08.06.2001

Stephen Byers (1953-) (Lab) 05.05.1997 27.07.1998

Andrew Smith (1951-) (Lab) (Employment, Welfare to Work 05.05.1997 11.10.1999

& Equal Opportunities)

Estelle Morris (1952-) (Lab) [from 2005 Baroness Morris of 28.07.1998 08.06.2001

Yardley]

Tessa Jowell (1947-) (Lab) (Employment) 11.10.1999 08.06.2001

General Election June 2001 (Labour majority of 166)

Stephen Timms (1955-) (Lab) 08.06.2001 29.05.2002

Margaret Hodge, MBE (1944-) (Lab) (Lifelong Learning & HE) 08.06.2001 13.06.2003

David Miliband (1965-) (Lab) (School Standards) 29.05.2002 16.12.2004

Margaret Hodge, MBE (1944-) (Lab) (Minister for Children) 13.06.2003 05.05.2005

Alan Johnson (1950-) (Lab) (Lifelong Learning & HE) 13.06.2003 08.09.2004

Dr Kim Howells (1946-) (Lab) (Lifelong Learning) 09.09.2004 05.05.2005

Stephen Twigg (1966-) (Lab) (School Standards) 16.12.2004 05.05.2006

General Election May 2005. (Labour majority of 67)

Beverley Hughes (1950-) (Lab) (Children, Young People & 09.05.2005

Families)

Bill Rammell (1959-) (Lab) (Lifelong Learning, FHE) 09.05.2005 29.06.2007

Jacqui Smith (1962-) (Lab) (Schools & 14-19 Learners) 09.05.2005 05.05.2006

Jim Knight (1965-) (Lab) (Schools & Learners) 05.05.2006

Parliamentary Under Secretaries of State

Alan Howarth (1944-) (Con) (Schools until 7/90 then Higher Ed.) 25.07.1989 14.04.1992

Michael Fallon (1952-) (Con) 23.07.1990 14.04.1992

Robert Atkins (1946-) (Con) (Minister of Sport) 30.11.1990 14.04.1992

General Election April 1992 (Conservative majority of 21)

Eric Forth (1944-2006) (Con) (…for Schools from 06.07.1992) 14.04.1992 20.07.1994

Nigel Foreman (1943-) (Con) (…for FHE from 06.07.1992) 14.04.1992 14.12.1992

Tim Boswell (1942-) (Con) (…for Further & Higher Education) 14.12.1992 05.07.1995

Robin Squire (1944-) (Con) 05.07.1995 01.05.1997

James Paice (1949-) (Con) 05.07.1995 01.05.1997

Cheryl Gillan (1952-) (Con) 05.07.1995 01.05.1997

General Election May 1997 (Labour majority of 177)

Dr Kim Howells (1946-) (Lab) (Lifelong Learning) 05.05.1997 28.07.1998

Estelle Morris (1952-) (Lab) (School Standards) 05.05.1997 28.07.1998

Alan Howarth (1944-) (Lab) (Employment) [from 2005 Lord 05.05.1997 28.07.1998

Howarth of Newport]

Charles Clarke (1950-) (Lab) (School Standards) 28.07.1998 29.07.1999

Margaret Hodge, MBE (1944-) (Lab) 28.07.1998 09.06.2001

George Mudie (1945-) (Lab) (Lifelong Learning) 28.07.1998 29.07.1999

Jacqui Smith (1962-) (Lab) (School Standards) 29.07.1999 08.06.2001

Malcolm Wicks (1947-) (Lab) (Lifelong Learning) 29.07.1999 08.06.2001

Michael Wills (1952-) (Lab) (Information Technology) 29.07.1999 08.06.2001

General Election June 2001 (Labour majority of 166)

Baroness Ashton (1956-) (Lab) (Sure Start, Early Years & 08.06.2001 08.09.2004

Childcare)

Ivan Lewis (1967-) (Lab) (Skills & Vocational Education) 08.06.2001 05.05.2005

John Healey (1960-) (Lab) (Adult Skills) 08.06.2001 29.05.2002

Stephen Twigg (1966-) (Lab) (Schools) 29.05.2002 16.12.2004

Lord Filkin, CBE (1944-) (Lab) (Sure Start) 09.09.2004 05.05.2005

Derek Twigg (1959-) (Lab) (Schools) 16.12.2004 05.05.2005

General Election May 2005. (Labour majority of 67)

Maria Eagle (1961-) (Lab) (Children, Young People & Families) 09.05.2005 05.05.2006

Phil Hope (1955-) (Lab) (Skills) 09.05.2005 29.06.2007

Lord Adonis (1963-) (Lab) (Schools and Learners) 09.05.2005

Parmjit Dhanda (1971-) (Lab) (Children, Young People & 05.05.2006 29.06.2007

Families)

Kevin Brannan (1959-) (Lab) (Children, Young People & 29.06.2007

Families)

There is a separate list for the history of the Employment ministries.

On 6^th July 1992 The DES lost its responsibilities for scientific research and became the Department for Education.

On 5^th July 1995 The DE merged with part of the Department of Employment to become the Department for Education and Employment.

On 8^th June 2001 the DfEE lost its responsibility for unemployment and became the Department for Education and Skills

On 28^th June 2007 Prime Minister Gordon Brown's first cabinet reshuffle splits the DfES into the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

Had been Minister of State at the Department of Employment before the merger.

Became PUSS at DfEE after being PUSS at Department of Employment from July 1994.

Promoted to Minister of State in July 1998 reshuffle.

Promoted to Minister of State in reshuffle following David Blunkett's resignation.

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