Chairman
Term of office
Election
Ministerial offices
Leader
Ref
Arthur Steel-Maitland MP for Birmingham East
1911
1916
—
Bonar Law
[2]
Sir George Younger, Bt. MP for Ayr Burghs
1916
1923
1918 1922 1923
[3]
Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Jackson MP for Howdenshire
1923
1926
1924
[2]
John Davidson MP for Hemel Hempstead
1926
1930
1929
[2] [3]
Neville Chamberlain MP for Birmingham Edgbaston
23 June 1930
15 April 1931
—
[2] [3]
John BairdViscount Stonehaven
1931
1936
1931 1935
Sir Douglas Hacking MP for Chorley
1936
1942
—
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Thomas Dugdale MP for Richmond
1942
29 October 1944
—
Ralph Assheton MP for City of London
29 October 1944
1 July 1946
1945
[2]
Frederick MarquisEarl of Woolton
1 July 1946
1 November 1955
1950 1951 1955
Lord President of the Council (1951–1952) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1952–1955) Minister of Materials (1952–1954)
[2]
Anthony Eden
Oliver Poole
1 November 1955
18 September 1957
—
[2] [4]
Harold Macmillan
Quintin HoggViscount Hailsham
18 September 1957
14 October 1959
1959
Lord President of the Council (1957–1959)
[2]
Rab Butler MP for Saffron Walden
14 October 1959
10 October 1961
—
Home Secretary (1957–1962) Leader of the House of Commons (1955–1961)
[2]
Iain Macleod MP for Enfield West
10 October 1961
21 October 1963
—
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1961–1963) Leader of the House of Commons (1961–1963)
[lower-alpha 1]
Oliver PooleBaron Poole
17 April 1963(Jointly)
—
[2] [lower-alpha 1]
John HareViscount Blakenham
21 October 1963
21 January 1965
1964
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1963–1964)
Alec Douglas-Home
Edward du Cann MP for Taunton
21 January 1965
11 September 1967
1966
[2]
Edward Heath
Anthony Barber MP for Altrincham and Sale
11 September 1967
31 July 1970
1970
Peter Thomas MP for Hendon South
31 July 1970
7 April 1972
—
Secretary of State for Wales (1970–1974)
Peter CaringtonBaron Carrington
7 April 1972
11 June 1974
Feb 1974
Secretary of State for Defence (1970–1974) Secretary of State for Energy (1974)
William Whitelaw MP for Penrith and The Border
11 June 1974
27 February 1975
Oct 1974
Peter ThorneycroftBaron Thorneycroft
27 February 1975
14 September 1981
1979
Margaret Thatcher
[2]
Cecil Parkinson MP for South Hertfordshire
14 September 1981
14 September 1983
1983
Paymaster General (1981–1983) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1982–1983) Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1983)
[2]
John Gummer MP for Suffolk Coastal
14 September 1983
2 September 1985
—
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of Employment (1983) Minister of State for Employment (1983–1985) Paymaster General (1984–1985)
Norman Tebbit MP for Chingford
2 September 1985
2 November 1987
1987
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1985–1987)
[2]
Peter Brooke MP for City of London and Westminster South
2 November 1987
24 July 1989
—
Paymaster General (1987–1989)
Kenneth Baker MP for Mole Valley
24 July 1989
28 November 1990
—
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chris Patten MP for Bath
28 November 1990
10 May 1992
1992
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
John Major
[5]
Sir Norman Fowler MP for Sutton Coldfield
10 May 1992
20 July 1994
—
Attended Cabinet
Jeremy Hanley MP for Richmond and Barnes
20 July 1994
5 July 1995
—
Minister without portfolio
Brian Mawhinney MP for Peterborough →North West Cambridgeshire
5 July 1995
20 June 1997
1997
Minister without portfolio
Cecil ParkinsonBaron Parkinson
20 June 1997
2 December 1998
—
William Hague
Michael AncramEarl of Ancram MP for Devizes
2 December 1998
18 September 2001
2001
David Davis MP for Haltemprice and Howden
18 September 2001
23 July 2002
—
Iain Duncan Smith
Theresa May MP for Maidenhead
23 July 2002
6 November 2003
—
[4]
Liam Fox MP for Woodspring
6 November 2003
6 May 2005
2005
Michael Howard
[lower-alpha 2]
Maurice SaatchiBaron Saatchi
10 November 2003(Jointly)
[4] [lower-alpha 2]
Francis Maude MP for Horsham
6 May 2005
2 July 2007
—
David Cameron
Caroline Spelman MP for Meriden
2 July 2007
19 January 2009
—
Eric Pickles MP for Brentwood and Ongar
19 January 2009
12 May 2010
2010
Andrew FeldmanBaron Feldman of Elstree
12 May 2010(Jointly 2010–15)
14 July 2016
2015
[2] [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4]
Sayeeda WarsiBaroness Warsi
12 May 2010(Jointly)
4 September 2012
—
Minister without portfolio
[6] [lower-alpha 3]
Grant Shapps MP for Welwyn Hatfield
4 September 2012 (Jointly)
11 May 2015
2015
Minister without portfolio
[lower-alpha 4]
Sir Patrick McLoughlin MP for Derbyshire Dales
14 July 2016
8 January 2018
2017
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Theresa May
Brandon Lewis MP for Great Yarmouth
8 January 2018
24 July 2019
—
Minister without portfolio
[7]
Ben Elliot
24 July 2019(Jointly)
5 September 2022
2019
Boris Johnson
[lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 8]
James Cleverly MP for Braintree
13 February 2020
Minister without portfolio
[8] [lower-alpha 5]
Amanda Milling MP for Cannock Chase
13 February 2020 (Jointly)
15 September 2021
—
Minister without portfolio
[9] [lower-alpha 6]
Oliver Dowden MP for Hertsmere
15 September 2021(Jointly)
24 June 2022
—
Minister without portfolio
[lower-alpha 7]
Andrew Stephenson MP for Pendle
7 July 2022(Jointly)
6 September 2022
—
Minister without portfolio
[lower-alpha 8]
Sir Jake Berry MP for Rossendale and Darwen
6 September 2022
25 October 2022
—
Minister without portfolio
Liz Truss
Nadhim Zahawi MP for Stratford-on-Avon
25 October 2022
29 January 2023
—
Minister without portfolio
Rishi Sunak
Greg Hands MP for Chelsea and Fulham
7 February 2023
13 November 2023
—
Minister without portfolio
Richard Holden MP for North West Durham
13 November 2023
5 July 2024
2024
Minister without portfolio
Richard Fuller MP for North Bedfordshire
8 July 2024
Incumbent
—
Nigel huddleston
MP for Droitwich and Evesham
4 November 2024
Incumbent
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Kemi badenoch