Secretary of State for Defence
The Secretary of State for Defence is the head of the UK Ministry of Defence.[1]
List of Secretaries of State for Defence
- Peter Thorneycroft 1 April 1964-16 October 1964
- Denis Healey 16 October 1964-19 June 1970
- The Lord Carrington 20 June 1970-8 January 1974
- Ian Gilmour 8 January 1974-4 March 1974
- Roy Mason 5 March 1974-10 September 1976
- Frederick Mulley 10 September 1976-4 May 1979
- Francis Pym 5 May 1979-5 January 1981
- John Nott 5 January 1981-6 January 1983
- Michael Heseltine 6 January 1983-7 January 1986
- George Younger 9 January 1986-24 July 1989
- Tom King 24 July 1989-10 April 1992
- Malcolm Rifkind 10 April 1992-5 July 1995
- Michael Portillo 5 July 1995-2 May 1997
- George Robertson 3 May 1997-11 October 1999
- Geoff Hoon 11 October 1999-6 May 2005
- John Reid 6 May 2005-5 May 2006
- Des Browne 5 May 2006-3 October 2008
- John Hutton 3 October 2008-5 June 2009
- Bob Ainsworth 5 June 2009-11 May 2010
- Dr. Liam Fox 11 May 2010-2011
- Philip Hammond 2011-
Notes
- ↑ Defence Organisation, Ministry of Defence, accessed 21 November 2010.
