UK GOVERNMENT OFFICE

Position created 1964, replacing the Minister of Defence.

1-Apr-1964	16-Oct-1964	Peter Thorneycroft
16-Oct-1964	19-Jun-1970	Denis Healey
20-Jun-1970	8-Jan-1974	Peter Carington
8-Jan-1974	4-Mar-1974	Ian Gilmour
5-Mar-1974	10-Sep-1976	Roy Mason
10-Sep-1976	4-May-1979	Frederick Mulley
5-May-1979	5-Jan-1981	Francis Pym
5-Jan-1981	6-Jan-1983	John Nott
6-Jan-1983	7-Jan-1986	Michael Heseltine
9-Jan-1986	24-Jul-1989	George Younger
24-Jul-1989	10-Apr-1992	Tom King
10-Apr-1992	5-Jul-1995	Malcolm Rifkind
5-Jul-1995	2-May-1997	Michael Portillo
3-May-1997	11-Oct-1999	Lord Robertson
11-Oct-1999	6-May-2005	Geoff Hoon
6-May-2005	5-May-2006	John Reid
5-May-2006	present	Des Browne

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