| Name | Began | Ended | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Brooke | 9 October 1961 | 13 July 1962 | Conservative |
| John Boyd-Carpenter | 13 July 1962 | 16 October 1964 | Conservative |
| John Diamond | 20 October 1964 | 19 June 1970 | Labour |
| Maurice Macmillan | 19 June 1970 | 7 April 1972 | Conservative |
| Patrick Jenkin | 7 April 1972 | 8 January 1974 | Conservative |
| Tom Boardman | 8 January 1974 | 4 March 1974 | Conservative |
| Joel Barnett | 7 March 1974 | 4 May 1979 | Labour |
| John Biffen | 5 May 1979 | 5 January 1981 | Conservative |
| Leon Brittan | 5 January 1981 | 11 June 1983 | Conservative |
| Peter Rees | 11 June 1983 | 2 September 1985 | Conservative |
| John MacGregor | 2 September 1985 | 13 June 1987 | Conservative |
| John Major | 13 June 1987 | 24 July 1989 | Conservative |
| Norman Lamont | 24 July 1989 | 28 November 1990 | Conservative |
| David Mellor | 28 November 1990 | 10 April 1992 | Conservative |
| Michael Portillo | 10 April 1992 | 20 July 1994 | Conservative |
| Jonathan Aitken | 20 July 1994 | 5 July 1995 | Conservative |
| William Waldegrave | 5 July 1995 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative |
| Alistair Darling | 3 May 1997 | 27 July 1998 | Labour |
| Stephen Byers | 27 July 1998 | 23 December 1998 | Labour |
| Alan Milburn | 23 December 1998 | 11 October 1999 | Labour |
| Paul Boateng | 11 October 1999 | 29 May 2002 | Labour |
| Des Browne | 6 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 | Labour |
| Stephen Timms | 5 May 2006 | 27 June 2007 | Labour |
| Andy Burnham | 28 June 2007 | 24 January 2008 | Labour |
| Yvette Cooper | 24 January 2008 | 5 June 2009 | Labour |
| Liam Byrne | 5 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Labour |
| David Laws | 12 May 2010 | 29 May 2010 | Liberal Democrats |
| Danny Alexander | 29 May 2010 | Liberal Democrats |