The Ministry of Pensions was created in 1916 to handle the payment of the state pension. In 1944 a separate Ministry of National Insurance (initially titled the Ministry of Social Insurance, it changed its name on November 17 , 1944 ) was formed; the two merged in 1953 . In 1966 the Ministry was renamed the Ministry Of Social Security , but this proved to be shortlived as the Ministry merged with the Ministry of Health in 1968 to form the Department Of Health And Social Security . Confusingly the Secretary of State responsible for this Department was always referred to as Secretary of State for Social Services. The Department underwent a de-merger in 1988 creating freestanding Departments for Health and Social Security.
- George Barnes ( December 10 , 1916 - August 17 , 1917 )
- John Hodge ( August 17 , 1917 - January 10 , 1919 )
- Sir Laming Worthington-Evans ( January 10 , 1919 - April 2 , 1920 )
- Ian Macpherson ( April 2 , 1920 - October 19 , 1922 )
- George Tryon ( October 31 , 1922 - January 22 , 1924 )
- Frederick Roberts ( January 23 , 1924 - November 3 , 1924 )
- George Tryon ( November 11 , 1924 - June 4 , 1929 )
- Frederick Roberts ( June 7 , 1929 - August 24 , 1931 )
- George Tryon ( September 3 , 1931 - June 18 , 1935 )
- Robert Hudson ( June 18 , 1935 - July 30 , 1936 )
- Herwald Ramsbotham ( July 30 , 1936 - June 7 , 1939 )
- Sir Walter Womersley ( June 7 , 1939 - July 26 , 1945 )
- Wilfred Paling ( August 3 , 1945 - April 17 , 1947 )
- John Hynd ( April 17 , 1947 - October 7 , 1947 )
- George Buchanan ( October 7 , 1947 - July 2 , 1948 )
- Hilary Marquand ( July 2 , 1948 - January 17 , 1951 )
- George Isaacs ( January 17 , 1951 - October 26 , 1951 )
- Derick Heathcoat-Amory ( November 5 , 1951 - September 3 , 1953 )
- Sir William Jowitt ( October 8 , 1944 - May 23 , 1945 )
- Leslie Hore-Belisha ( May 25 , 1945 - July 26 , 1945 )
- James Griffiths ( August 4 , 1945 - February 28 , 1950 )
- Edith Summerskill ( February 28 , 1950 - October 26 , 1951 )
- Osbert Peake ( October 31 , 1951 - September 3 , 1953 )
- Osbert Peake ( September 3 , 1953 - December 20 , 1955 )
- John Boyd-Carpenter ( December 20 , 1955 - July 16 , 1962 )
- Niall Macpherson ( July 16 , 1962 - October 21 , 1963 )
- Richard Wood ( October 21 , 1963 - October 16 , 1964 )
- Margaret Herbison ( October 18 , 1964 - August 6 , 1966 )
- Richard Crossman ( November 1 , 1968 - June 19 , 1970 )
- Sir Keith Joseph ( June 20 , 1970 - March 4 , 1974 )
- Barbara Castle ( March 5 , 1974 - April 8 , 1976 )
- David Ennals ( April 8 , 1976 - May 4 , 1979 )
- Patrick Jenkin ( May 5 , 1979 - September 14 , 1981 )
- Norman Fowler ( September 14 , 1981 - June 13 , 1987 )
- John Moore ( June 13 , 1987 - July 25 , 1988 )
- John Moore ( July 25 , 1988 - July 23 , 1989 )
- Tony Newton ( July 23 , 1989 - April 10 , 1992 )
- Peter Lilley ( April 10 , 1992 - May 2 , 1997 )
- Harriet Harman ( May 3 , 1997 - July 27 , 1998 )
- Alistair Darling ( July 27 , 1998 - June 8 , 2001 )
- Alistair Darling ( June 8 , 2001 - May 29 , 2002 )
- Andrew Smith ( May 29 , 2002 - September 8 , 2004 )
- Alan Johnson ( September 8 , 2004 - May 6 , 2005 )
- David Blunkett ( May 6 , 2005 - November 2 , 2005 )
- John Hutton ( November 2 , 2005 - June 27 , 2007 )
- Peter Hain ( June 28 , 2007 - ''present'')
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