Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is a position in the UK cabinet, responsible for the Department for Work and Pensions . It was created on June 8 , 2001 from the merger of the Employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Social Security . James Purnell is the current Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, having been appointed to the position on January 24 2008 following the resignation of Peter Hain .
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.
Minister of Pensions
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 )
Minister of Social Insurance/National Insurance
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 )
Minister of Pensions and National Insurance
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 )
Minister of Social Security
Secretary of State for Social Services
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 )
Secretary of State for Social Security
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 )
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
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 - January 24 , 2008 )
James Purnell (January 24 , 2008 - present )
See also
pl:Ministrowie zabezpieczenia socjalnego Wielkiej Brytanii
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