List of Lords Commissioners of the Treasury
This is a '''list of Lords Commissioners of the Treasury of Great Britain.
Commissioners of the Treasury of Great Britain (1714–1817)
Townshend ministry (1714–1717)
- 13 October 1714
- *Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
- *Sir Richard Onslow
- *Sir William St Quintin, 3rd Baronet
- *Edward Wortley Montagu
- *Paul Methuen
- 23 May 1715
- *Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle
- *Sir Richard Onslow
- *Sir William St Quintin, 3rd Baronet
- *Edward Wortley Montagu
- *Paul Methuen
- 11 October 1715
- *Robert Walpole
- *Daniel Finch, Lord Finch
- *Sir William St Quintin, 3rd Baronet
- *Paul Methuen
- *Hon. Thomas Newport
- 25 June 1716
- *Robert Walpole
- *Sir William St Quintin, 3rd Baronet
- *Paul Methuen
- *Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington
- *Richard Edgcumbe
Stanhope–Sunderland ministry (1717–1718)
- 15 April 1717
- *James Stanhope
- *Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington
- *John Wallop
- *George Baillie
- *Thomas Micklethwaite
Stanhope–Sunderland ministry (1718–1721)
- 20 March 1718
- *Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
- *John Aislabie
- *John Wallop
- *George Baillie
- *William Clayton
- 11 June 1720
- *Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland
- *John Aislabie
- *George Baillie
- *Sir Charles Turner
- *Richard Edgcumbe
Walpole–Townshend ministry (1721–1730)
- 3 April 1721
- *Robert Walpole
- *George Baillie
- *Sir Charles Turner
- *Richard Edgcumbe
- *Hon. Henry Pelham
- 23 March 1724
- *Robert Walpole
- *George Baillie
- *Sir Charles Turner
- *Hon. Henry Pelham
- *William Yonge
- 2 April 1724
- *Robert Walpole
- *George Baillie
- *Sir Charles Turner
- *William Yonge
- *George Bubb Dodington
- 27 May 1725
- *Sir Robert Walpole
- *Sir Charles Turner
- *Sir William Yonge
- *George Bubb Dodington
- *Sir William Strickland, Bt.
- 28 July 1727
- *Sir Robert Walpole
- *Sir Charles Turner, Bt.
- *George Bubb Dodington
- *Sir George Oxenden, Bt.
- *William Clayton
Walpole ministry (1730–1742)
- 11 May 1730
- *Sir Robert Walpole
- *George Bubb Dodington
- *Sir George Oxenden, Bt.
- *William Clayton, 1st Baron Sundon
- *Sir William Yonge
- 16 May 1735
- *Sir Robert Walpole
- *George Bubb Dodington
- *Sir George Oxenden, Bt.
- *William Clayton, 1st Baron Sundon
- *George Cholmondeley, 3rd Earl of Cholmondeley
- May 1736
- *Sir Robert Walpole
- *George Bubb Dodington
- *Sir George Oxenden, Bt.
- *William Clayton, 1st Baron Sundon
- *Thomas Winnington
- 21 June 1737
- *Sir Robert Walpole
- *George Bubb Dodington
- *William Clayton, 1st Baron Sundon
- *Thomas Winnington
- *Giles Earle
- 21 October 1740
- *Sir Robert Walpole
- *William Clayton, 1st Baron Sundon
- *Thomas Winnington
- *Giles Earle
- *George Treby
- 2 May 1741
- *Sir Robert Walpole
- *Thomas Winnington
- *Giles Earle
- *George Treby
- *Thomas Clutterbuck
Carteret ministry (1742–1744)
- 16 February 1742
- *Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
- *Samuel Sandys
- *Hon. George Compton
- *Sir John Rushout, 4th Baronet
- *Phillips Gybbon
- 25 August 1743
- *Hon. Henry Pelham
- *Hon. George Compton
- *Phillips Gybbon
- *Charles Sackville, Earl of Middlesex
- *Henry Fox
Pelham ministry (1744–1746)
- 25 December 1744
- *Hon. Henry Pelham
- *Charles Sackville, Earl of Middlesex
- *Henry Fox
- *Hon. Richard Arundell
- *George Lyttelton
Pelham ministry (1746–1754)
- 24 June 1746
- *Hon. Henry Pelham
- *Charles Sackville, Earl of Middlesex
- *George Lyttelton
- *Hon. Henry Bilson Legge
- *John Campbell
- 23 June 1747
- *Hon. Henry Pelham
- *George Lyttelton
- *Hon. Henry Bilson Legge
- *John Campbell
- *Hon. George Grenville
- 29 April 1749
- *Hon. Henry Pelham
- *George Lyttelton
- *John Campbell
- *Hon. George Grenville
- *Hon. Henry Vane
Newcastle ministry (1754–1756)
- 6 April 1754
- *Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
- *Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington
- *Hon. Henry Bilson Legge
- *Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin
- *Robert Nugent
- 22 November 1755
- *Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
- *Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington
- *Sir George Lyttelton, Bt.
- *Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin
- *Robert Nugent
- 20 December 1755
- *Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
- *Sir George Lyttelton, Bt.
- *Robert Nugent
- *Percy Wyndham-O'Brien
- *Henry Furnese
Pitt–Devonshire ministry (1756–1757)
- 16 November 1756
- *William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
- *Hon. Henry Bilson Legge
- *Robert Nugent
- *William Ponsonby, Viscount Duncannon
- *Hon. James Grenville
Pitt–Newcastle ministry (1757–1762)
- 2 July 1757
- *Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
- *Hon. Henry Bilson Legge
- *Robert Nugent
- *Hon. James Grenville
- *Frederick North, Lord North
- 22 December 1759
- *Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
- *Henry Bilson Legge
- *Hon. James Grenville
- *Frederick North, Lord North
- *James Oswald
- 12 March 1761
- *Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
- *William Barrington-Shute, 2nd Viscount Barrington
- *Frederick North, Lord North
- *James Oswald
- *Gilbert Elliot
Bute ministry (1762–1763)
- 28 May 1762
- *John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
- *Sir Francis Dashwood, Bt.
- *Frederick North, Lord North
- *James Oswald
- *Sir John Turner, Bt.
Grenville ministry (1763–1765)
- 15 April 1763
- *Hon. George Grenville
- *Frederick North, Lord North
- *Sir John Turner, Bt.
- *Thomas Orby Hunter
- *James Harris
Rockingham ministry (1765–1766)
- 10 July 1765
- *Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
- *William Dowdeswell
- *Lord John Cavendish
- *Thomas Townshend
- *George Onslow
Chatham ministry (1766–1768)
- 2 August 1766
- *Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
- *Hon. Charles Townshend
- *Thomas Townshend
- *George Onslow
- *Pryse Campbell
- 1 December 1767
- *Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
- *Frederick North, Lord North
- *George Onslow
- *Pryse Campbell
- *Charles Jenkinson
Grafton ministry (1768–1770)
- 31 December 1768
- *Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
- *Frederick North, Lord North
- *George Onslow
- *Charles Jenkinson
- *Jeremiah Dyson
North ministry (1770–1782)
- 6 February 1770
- *Frederick North, Lord North
- *George Onslow
- *Charles Jenkinson
- *Jeremiah Dyson
- *Charles Townshend
- 9 January 1773
- *Frederick North, Lord North
- *George Onslow
- *Jeremiah Dyson
- *Charles Townshend
- *Hon. Charles James Fox
- 12 March 1774
- *Frederick North, Lord North
- *George Onslow
- *Charles Townshend
- *Francis Seymour-Conway, Viscount Beauchamp
- *Charles Wolfran Cornwall
- 5 June 1777
- *Frederick North, Lord North
- *George Onslow, 4th Baron Onslow
- *Francis Seymour-Conway, Viscount Beauchamp
- *Charles Wolfran Cornwall
- *William Henry Lyttelton, 1st Baron Westcote
- 14 December 1777
- *Frederick North, Lord North
- *Francis Seymour-Conway, Viscount Beauchamp
- *Charles Wolfran Cornwall
- *William Henry Lyttelton, 1st Baron Westcote
- *Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston
- 6 September 1780
- *Frederick North, Lord North
- *William Henry Lyttelton, 1st Baron Westcote
- *Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston
- *Sir Richard Sutton, Bt.
- *John Buller
Rockingham ministry (1782)
- 27 March 1782
- *Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
- *Lord John Cavendish
- *George John Spencer, Viscount Althorp
- *Hon. James Grenville
- *Frederick Montagu
Shelburne ministry (1782–1783)
- 13 July 1782
- *William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
- *Hon. William Pitt
- *Hon. James Grenville
- *Richard Jackson
- *Edward James Eliot
Fox–North coalition (1783)
- 4 April 1783
- *William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
- *Lord John Cavendish
- *Charles Howard, Earl of Surrey
- *Frederick Montagu
- *Sir Grey Cooper
Pitt ministry (1783–1801)
- 27 December 1783
- *Hon. William Pitt
- *James Graham, Marquess of Graham
- *John Buller
- *Edward James Eliot
- *John Aubrey
- 19 September 1786
- *Hon. William Pitt
- *James Graham, Marquess of Graham
- *Hon. Edward James Eliot
- *Sir John Aubrey, Bt.
- *Richard Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington
- 8 April 1789
- *Hon. William Pitt
- *Hon. Edward James Eliot
- *Richard Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington
- *John Jeffreys Pratt, Viscount Bayham
- *Henry Bathurst, Lord Apsley
- 20 June 1791
- *Hon. William Pitt
- *Hon. Edward James Eliot
- *Richard Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington
- *John Jeffreys Pratt, Viscount Bayham
- *Richard Hopkins
- 22 June 1793
- *Hon. William Pitt
- *Richard Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington
- *John Jeffreys Pratt, Viscount Bayham
- *Richard Hopkins
- *Hon. John Thomas Townshend
- 7 May 1794
- *Hon. William Pitt
- *Richard Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington
- *Richard Hopkins
- *Hon. John Thomas Townshend
- *John Smyth
- 3 February 1797
- *Hon. William Pitt
- *Richard Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington
- *Hon. John Thomas Townshend
- *John Smyth
- *Sylvester Douglas
- 3 August 1797
- *Hon. William Pitt
- *Hon. John Thomas Townshend
- *John Smyth
- *Sylvester Douglas
- *Charles Small Pybus
- 28 July 1800
- *Hon. William Pitt
- *John Smyth
- *Sylvester Douglas
- *Charles Small Pybus
- *Lord Granville Leveson-Gower
- 9 December 1800
- *Hon. William Pitt
- *John Smyth
- *Charles Small Pybus
- *Lord Granville Leveson-Gower
- *John Hiley Addington
Addington ministry (1801–1804)
- 21 March 1801
- *Henry Addington
- *John Smyth
- *Charles Small Pybus
- *Lord George Thynne
- *Nathaniel Bond
- 5 July 1802
- *Henry Addington
- *Charles Small Pybus
- *Lord George Thynne
- *Nathaniel Bond
- *John Hiley Addington
- 13 November 1803
- *Henry Addington
- *Charles Small Pybus
- *Lord George Thynne
- *Nathaniel Bond
- *Hon. William Brodrick
- 19 November 1803
- *Henry Addington
- *Lord George Thynne
- *Nathaniel Bond
- *Hon. William Brodrick
- *Edward Golding
Pitt ministry (1804–1806)
- 16 May 1804
- *Hon. William Pitt
- *George Percy, Lord Lovaine
- *James Edward Harris, Viscount FitzHarris
- *Charles Long
- *George Spencer, Marquess of Blandford
Grenville ministry (1806–1807)
- 10 February 1806
- *William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Lord Grenville
- *Lord Henry Petty
- *John Charles Spencer, Viscount Althorp
- *William Wickham
- *John Courtenay
Portland ministry (1807–1809)
- 31 March 1807
- *William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
- *Hon. Spencer Perceval
- *William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield
- *Hon. William Eliot
- *William Sturges Bourne
- 16 September 1807
- *William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
- *Hon. Spencer Perceval
- *John Foster
- *Hon. William Eliot
- *Hon. Richard Ryder
- 2 December 1807
- *William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
- *Hon. Spencer Perceval
- *John Foster
- *Hon. William Brodrick
- *Hon. William Eliot
- *Snowdon Barne
Perceval ministry (1809–1812)
- 6 December 1809
- *Hon. Spencer Perceval
- *John Foster
- *Hon. William Brodrick
- *Hon. William Eliot
- *John Cuffe, 2nd Earl of Desart
- *Snowdon Barne
- 23 June 1810
- *Hon. Spencer Perceval
- *John Foster
- *Hon. William Brodrick
- *Hon. William Eliot
- *Snowdon Barne
- *Hon. Berkeley Paget
- 6 January 1812
- *Hon. Spencer Perceval
- *Hon. William Wellesley-Pole
- *Hon. William Brodrick
- *Snowdon Barne
- *Hon. Berkeley Paget
- *Richard Wellesley
Liverpool ministry (1812–1827)
- 16 June 1812
- *Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
- *Nicholas Vansittart
- *William Vesey-FitzGerald
- *Hon. Berkeley Paget
- *Frederick John Robinson
- *James Brogden
- 25 November 1813
- *Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
- *Nicholas Vansittart
- *William Vesey-FitzGerald
- *Hon. Berkeley Paget
- *James Brogden
- *William Lowther, Viscount Lowther
- 20 December 1813
- *Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
- *Nicholas Vansittart
- *William Vesey-FitzGerald
- *Hon. Berkeley Paget
- *William Lowther, Viscount Lowther
- *Charles Grant
Commissioners of the Treasury of the United Kingdom (since 1817)
Liverpool ministry cont. (1812–1827)
- 7 January 1817
- *Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
- *Nicholas Vansittart
- *Hon. Berkeley Paget
- *William Lowther, Viscount Lowther
- *Charles Grant
- *John Maxwell-Barry
- *William Odell
- 25 March 1819
- *Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
- *Nicholas Vansittart
- *Hon. Berkeley Paget
- *William Lowther, Viscount Lowther
- *Lord Granville Somerset
- *John Maxwell-Barry
- *Edmond Alexander Macnaghten
- 3 May 1823
- *Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
- *Frederick John Robinson
- *Hon. Berkeley Paget
- *William Lowther, Viscount Lowther
- *Lord Granville Somerset
- *Edmond Alexander Macnaghten
- 13 June 1826
- *Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
- *Frederick John Robinson
- *William Lowther, Viscount Lowther
- *Lord Granville Somerset
- *Francis Conyngham, Earl of Mount Charles
- *Edmond Alexander Macnaghten
Canning ministry (1827)
- 30 April 1827
- *George Canning
- *Francis Conyngham, Earl of Mount Charles
- *Lord Francis Leveson Gower
- *Edward Granville, Lord Eliot
- *Edmund Alexander Macnaghten
- 31 July 1827
- *George Canning
- *Francis Conyngham, Earl of Mount Charles
- *Lord Francis Leveson Gower
- *Edward Granville, Lord Eliot
- *Maurice FitzGerald
- *Edmund Alexander Macnaghten
Goderich ministry (1827–1828)
- 8 September 1827
- *Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich
- *John Charles Herries
- *Francis Conyngham, Earl of Mount Charles
- *Edward Granville, Lord Eliot
- *Edmund Alexander Macnaghten
Wellington–Peel ministry (1828–1830)
- 26 January 1828
- *Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
- *Henry Goulburn
- *Lord Granville Somerset
- *Francis Conyngham, Earl of Mount Charles
- *Edward Granville, Lord Eliot
- *Edmund Alexander Macnaghten
- 24 April 1830
- *Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
- *Henry Goulburn
- *Lord Granville Somerset
- *Edward Granville, Lord Eliot
- *George Bankes
- *Edmund Alexander Macnaghten
- 24 July 1830
- *Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
- *Henry Goulburn
- *Lord Granville Somerset
- *Edward Granville, Lord Eliot
- *George Bankes
- *William Yates Peel
Grey ministry (1830–1834)
- 24 November 1830
- *Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
- *Charles John Spencer, Viscount Althorp
- *George Nugent-Grenville, 2nd Baron Nugent
- *Robert Vernon Smith
- *Francis Thornhill Baring
- *Hon. George Ponsonby
- 22 November 1832
- *Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
- *Charles John Spencer, Viscount Althorp
- *Robert Vernon Smith
- *Francis Thornhill Baring
- *Hon. George Ponsonby
- *Thomas Francis Kennedy
- 9 April 1834
- *Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
- *Charles John Spencer, Viscount Althorp
- *Robert Vernon Smith
- *Francis Thornhill Baring
- *Hon. George Ponsonby
- *Robert Graham
- 20 June 1834
- *Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
- *Charles John Spencer, Viscount Althorp
- *Robert Vernon Smith
- *Hon. George Ponsonby
- *Robert Graham
- *Captain Hon. George Stevens Byng
Melbourne ministry (1834)
- 18 July 1834
- *William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
- *Charles John Spencer, Viscount Althorp
- *Robert Vernon Smith
- *Hon. George Ponsonby
- *Robert Graham
- *Captain Hon. George Stevens Byng
Wellington caretaker ministry (1834)
- 21 November 1834
- *Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
- *James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn
- *Edward Law, 2nd Baron Ellenborough
- *William Wellesley, 1st Baron Maryborough
- *Sir John Beckett, 2nd Baronet
- *Joseph Planta
Peel ministry (1834–1835)
- 26 December 1834
- *Sir Robert Peel, Bt
- *William Yates Peel
- *Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln
- *William David Murray, Viscount Stormont
- *Charles Ross
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- 14 March 1835
- *Sir Robert Peel, Bt
- *William Yates Peel
- *Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln
- *William David Murray, Viscount Stormont
- *Charles Ross
- *John Iltyd Nicholl
Melbourne ministry (1835–1839)
- 18 April 1835
- *William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
- *Thomas Spring Rice
- *Edward Adolphus Seymour, Lord Seymour
- *William Henry Ord
- *Robert Steuart
- 16 May 1835
- *William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
- *Thomas Spring Rice
- *Edward Adolphus Seymour, Lord Seymour
- *William Henry Ord
- *Robert Steuart
- *Richard More O'Ferrall
- 18 July 1837
- *William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
- *Thomas Spring Rice
- *Edward Adolphus Seymour, Lord Seymour
- *Robert Steuart
- *Richard More O'Ferrall
- *John Parker
- 28 August 1839
- *William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
- *Francis Thornhill Baring
- *Robert Steuart
- *John Parker
- *Thomas Wyse, Jr.
- *Henry Tufnell
- 26 May 1840
- *William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
- *Francis Thornhill Baring
- *John Parker
- *Thomas Wyse, Jr.
- *Henry Tufnell
- *Edward Horsman
- 23 June 1841
- *William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
- *Francis Thornhill Baring
- *Thomas Wyse, Jr.
- *Henry Tufnell
- *Edward Horsman
- *William Francis Cowper
Peel ministry (1841–1846)
- 6 September 1841
- *Sir Robert Peel, Bt
- *Henry Goulburn
- *James Milnes Gaskell
- *Henry Bingham Baring
- *Alexander Pringle
- *John Young
- 21 May 1844
- *Sir Robert Peel, Bt
- *Henry Goulburn
- *James Milnes Gaskell
- *Henry Bingham Baring
- *Alexander Pringle
- *Lord Arthur Lennox
- 26 April 1845
- *Sir Robert Peel, Bt
- *Henry Goulburn
- *James Milnes Gaskell
- *Henry Bingham Baring
- *Lord Arthur Lennox
- *William Forbes Mackenzie
- 8 August 1845
- *Sir Robert Peel, Bt
- *Henry Goulburn
- *James Milnes Gaskell
- *Henry Bingham Baring
- *William Forbes Mackenzie
- *William Cripps
- 11 March 1846
- *Sir Robert Peel, Bt
- *Henry Goulburn
- *Henry Bingham Baring
- *William Cripps
- *Hon. Swynfen Thomas Carnegie
- *Ralph Neville
Russell ministry (1846–1852)
- 6 July 1846
- *The Lord John Russell
- *Sir Charles Wood, Bt
- *Hugh Fortescue, Viscount Ebrington
- *The O'Conor Don
- *William Gibson Craig
- *Henry Rich
- 6 August 1847
- *The Lord John Russell
- *Sir Charles Wood, Bt
- *Hugh Fortescue, Viscount Ebrington
- *William Gibson Craig
- *Henry Rich
- *Richard Montesquieu Bellew
- 24 December 1847
- *The Lord John Russell
- *Sir Charles Wood, Bt
- *William Gibson Craig
- *Henry Rich
- *Richard Montesquieu Bellew
- *Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, Earl of Shelburne
Derby–Disraeli ministry (1852)
- 28 February 1852
- *Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
- *Benjamin Disraeli
- *Richard Grenville, Marquess of Chandos
- *Lord Henry Lennox
- *Thomas Bateson
Aberdeen ministry (1852–1855)
- 1 January 1853
- *George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- *Lord Alfred Hervey
- *Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho
- *John Sadleir
- 6 March 1854
- *George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- *Lord Alfred Hervey
- *Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho
- *Chichester Fortescue
Palmerston ministry (1855–1858)
- 10 February 1855
- *Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- *Lord Alfred Hervey
- *Francis Charteris, Baron Elcho
- *Chichester Fortescue
- 7 March 1855
- *Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
- *Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bt
- *Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck
- *Adam Haldane-Duncan, Viscount Duncan
- *Chichester Fortescue
- 16 April 1855
- *Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
- *Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Bt
- *Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck
- *Adam Haldane-Duncan, Viscount Duncan
- *Henry Brand
Derby–Disraeli ministry (1858–1859)
- 1 March 1858
- *Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
- *Benjamin Disraeli
- *Lord Henry Gordon-Lennox
- *Thomas Edward Taylor
- *Henry Whitmore
- 15 March 1859
- *Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
- *Benjamin Disraeli
- *Thomas Edward Taylor
- *Henry Whitmore
- *Peter Blackburn
Palmerston ministry (1859–1865)
- 24 June 1859
- *Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- *Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen
- *Sir William Dunbar, 7th Baronet
- *John Bagwell
- 25 March 1862
- *Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- *Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen
- *Sir William Dunbar, 7th Baronet
- *Lt. Col. Luke White
- 21 April 1865
- *Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- *Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen
- *William Patrick Adam
- *Lt. Col. Luke White
Russell ministry (1865–1866)
- 6 November 1865
- *John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- *Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen
- *Lt. Col. Luke White
- *William Patrick Adam
- 2 June 1866
- *John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- *John Bonham-Carter
- *William Patrick Adam
- *John Esmonde
Derby–Disraeli ministry (1866–1868)
- 12 July 1866
- *Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
- *Benjamin Disraeli
- *Hon. Gerard James Noel
- *Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, 3rd Baronet
- *Henry Whitmore
Disraeli ministry (1868)
- 29 February 1868
- *Benjamin Disraeli
- *George Ward Hunt
- *Hon. Gerard James Noel
- *Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, 3rd Baronet
- *Henry Whitmore
- 2 November 1868
- *Benjamin Disraeli
- *George Ward Hunt
- *Lord Claud John Hamilton
- *Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, 3rd Baronet
- *Henry Whitmore
Gladstone ministry (1868–1874)
- 16 December 1868
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- *Robert Lowe
- *James Stansfeld, Jr.
- *Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
- *William Patrick Adam
- *Hon. John Cranch Walker Vivian
- 2 November 1869
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- *Robert Lowe
- *Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
- *William Patrick Adam
- *Hon. John Cranch Walker Vivian
- *William Henry Gladstone
- 8 August 1873
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- *Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish
- *William Henry Gladstone
- *Hon. Algernon William Fulke Greville
Disraeli ministry (1874–1880)
- 4 March 1874
- *Benjamin Disraeli
- *Sir Stafford Northcote, 8th Baronet
- *Arthur Philip Henry Stanhope, Viscount Mahon
- *Rowland Winn
- *Sir James Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet
- 16 February 1876
- *Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield
- *Sir Stafford Northcote, 8th Baronet
- *John Henry Crichton, Viscount Crichton
- *Rowland Winn
- *Sir James Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone, 2nd Baronet
Gladstone ministry (1880–1885)
- 5 May 1880
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- *Sir Arthur Divett Hayter, Bt.
- *John Holms
- *Charles Cecil Cotes
- 24 August 1881
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- *Sir Arthur Divett Hayter, Bt.
- *John Holms
- *Charles Cecil Cotes
- *Herbert John Gladstone
- 26 June 1882
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- *Charles Cecil Cotes
- *Herbert John Gladstone
- *Robert William Duff
- 1 January 1883
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- *Hugh Culling Eardley Childers
- *Charles Cecil Cotes
- *Herbert John Gladstone
- *Robert William Duff
Salisbury ministry (1885–1886)
- 29 June 1885
- *Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh
- *Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Bt.
- *Charles Dalrymple
- *Hon. Sidney Herbert
- *Lt. Col. William Hood Walrond
Gladstone ministry (1886)
- 13 February 1886
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- *Sir William Vernon Harcourt
- *Sir Edward James Reed
- *Cyril Flower
- *George Granville Leveson-Gower
Salisbury ministry (1886–1892)
- 9 August 1886
- *Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
- *Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill
- *Hon. Sidney Herbert
- *Col. William Hood Walrond
- *Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, Bt
- 17 January 1887
- *William Henry Smith
- *George Joachim Goschen
- *Hon. Sidney Herbert
- *Col. William Hood Walrond
- *Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, Bt
- 9 November 1891
- *Arthur James Balfour
- *George Joachim Goschen
- *Hon. Sidney Herbert
- *Col. William Hood Walrond
- *Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, Bt
Gladstone ministry (1892–1894)
- 22 August 1892
- *William Ewart Gladstone
- *Sir William Vernon Harcourt
- *Thomas Edward Ellis
- *Richard Knight Causton
- *William Alexander McArthur
Rosebery ministry (1894–1895)
- 15 March 1894
- *Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
- *Sir William Vernon Harcourt
- *Thomas Edward Ellis
- *Richard Knight Causton
- *William Alexander McArthur
Salisbury ministry (1895–1902)
- 6 July 1895
- *Arthur James Balfour
- *Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Bt
- *Henry Torrens Anstruther
- *William Hayes Fisher
- *Lord Stanley
- November 1900
- *Arthur James Balfour
- *Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Bt
- *Henry Torrens Anstruther
- *William Hayes Fisher
- *Ailwyn Fellowes
Balfour ministry (1902–1905)
- 15 August 1902
- *Arthur James Balfour
- *Charles Thomson Ritchie
- *Henry Torrens Anstruther
- *Ailwyn Fellowes
- *Henry Forster
- 15 October 1903
- *Arthur James Balfour
- *Austen Chamberlain
- *Ailwyn Fellowes
- *Henry Forster
- *Lord Balcarres
- 17 June 1905
- *Arthur James Balfour
- *Austen Chamberlain
- *Henry Forster
- *Lord Balcarres
- *Lord Edmund Talbot
Campbell-Bannerman ministry (1905–1908)
- 22 December 1905
- *Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
- *H. H. Asquith
- *Jack Pease
- *Herbert Lewis
- *Freeman Thomas
- *Cecil Norton
- 25 January 1906
- *Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
- *H. H. Asquith
- *Jack Pease
- *Herbert Lewis
- *Cecil Norton
- *John Fuller
- 27 February 1907
- *Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
- *H. H. Asquith
- *Jack Pease
- *Herbert Lewis
- *Cecil Norton
- *John Henry Whitley
Asquith ministry (1908–1916)
- 8 April 1908
- *H. H. Asquith
- *David Lloyd George
- *Jack Pease
- *Herbert Lewis
- *Cecil Norton
- *J. H. Whitley
- 1 June 1908
- *H. H. Asquith
- *David Lloyd George
- *Herbert Lewis
- *Cecil Norton
- *J. H. Whitley
- 8 July 1909
- *H. H. Asquith
- *David Lloyd George
- *Cecil Norton
- *J. H. Whitley
- *John Gulland
- *Oswald Partington
- 7 March 1910
- *H. H. Asquith
- *David Lloyd George
- *John Gulland
- *Oswald Partington
- *William Benn
- *Ernest Soares
- *Percy Illingworth
- 26 January 1911
- *H. H. Asquith
- *David Lloyd George
- *Percy Illingworth
- *John Gulland
- *William Benn
- *Ernest Soares
- *William Jones
- 1 May 1911
- *H. H. Asquith
- *David Lloyd George
- *Percy Illingworth
- *John Gulland
- *William Benn
- *William Jones
- *Freddie Guest
- 23 February 1912
- *H. H. Asquith
- *David Lloyd George
- *Percy Illingworth
- *John Gulland
- *William Benn
- *William Jones
- *Sir Arthur Haworth, Bt
- 16 August 1912
- *H. H. Asquith
- *David Lloyd George
- *John Gulland
- *William Benn
- *William Jones
- *Henry Webb
- 25 January 1915
- *H. H. Asquith
- *David Lloyd George
- *William Benn
- *William Jones
- *Henry Webb
- 4 February 1915
- *H. H. Asquith
- *David Lloyd George
- *William Benn
- *William Jones
- *Henry Webb
- *Cecil Beck
- *Walter Rea
- 27 May 1915
- *H. H. Asquith
- *Reginald McKenna
- *George Roberts
- *Geoffrey Howard
- *William Bridgeman
- *Walter Rea
Lloyd George ministry (1916–1922)
- 11 December 1916
- *David Lloyd George
- *Bonar Law
- *James Hope
- *John Pratt
- 26 January 1917
- *David Lloyd George
- *Bonar Law
- *James Hope
- *John Pratt
- *Stanley Baldwin
- 29 January 1917
- *David Lloyd George
- *Bonar Law
- *James Hope
- *John Pratt
- *Stanley Baldwin
- *James Parker
- *Towyn Jones
- 21 June 1917
- *David Lloyd George
- *Bonar Law
- *James Hope
- *John Pratt
- *James Parker
- *Towyn Jones
- 14 January 1919
- *David Lloyd George
- *Austen Chamberlain
- *James Hope
- *John Pratt
- *James Parker
- *Towyn Jones
- 14 January 1919
- *David Lloyd George
- *Austen Chamberlain
- *John Pratt
- *James Parker
- *Towyn Jones
- 5 February 1919
- *David Lloyd George
- *Austen Chamberlain
- *John Pratt
- *James Parker
- *Towyn Jones
- *Robert Sanders
- 14 August 1919
- *David Lloyd George
- *Austen Chamberlain
- *Robert Sanders
- *James Parker
- *Towyn Jones
- *Sir Godfrey Collins
- *William Edge was appointed Assistant Liberal Whip at this time, but was not a Lord of the Treasury
- 14 February 1920
- *David Lloyd George
- *Austen Chamberlain
- *Sir Robert Sanders, Bt
- *James Parker
- *Towyn Jones
- *Sir William Sutherland
- 26 March 1920
- *David Lloyd George
- *Austen Chamberlain
- *Sir Robert Sanders, Bt
- *James Parker
- *Towyn Jones
- *Sir William Sutherland
- 1 April 1921
- *David Lloyd George
- *Sir Robert Horne
- *James Parker
- *Towyn Jones
- *Sir William Sutherland
- *Sir John Gilmour, Bt
- July 1922
- *David Lloyd George
- *Sir Robert Horne
- *James Parker
- *Sir John Gilmour, Bt
- *Thomas Arthur Lewis
Law ministry (1922–1923)
- October 1922
- *Bonar Law
- *Stanley Baldwin
- *H. Douglas King
- *Albert Buckley
- 6 December 1922
- *Bonar Law
- *Stanley Baldwin
- *H. Douglas King
- *Albert Buckley
- *George Hennessy
- 6 February 1923
- *Bonar Law
- *Stanley Baldwin
- *H. Douglas King
- *Albert Buckley
- *George Hennessy
- *Frederick Thomson
- 22 March 1923
- *Bonar Law
- *Stanley Baldwin
- *H. Douglas King
- *George Hennessy
- *Frederick Thomson
- *William Cope
- 10 April 1923
- *Bonar Law
- *Stanley Baldwin
- *H. Douglas King
- *George Hennessy
- *William Cope
- *Patrick Johnston Ford
Baldwin ministry (1923–1924)
- 25 May 1923
- *Stanley Baldwin
- *H. Douglas King
- *George Hennessy
- *William Cope
- *Patrick Johnston Ford
- 18 July 1923
- *Stanley Baldwin
- *Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Bt
- *H. Douglas King
- *George Hennessy
- *William Cope
- *Patrick Johnston Ford
- 24 August 1923
- *Stanley Baldwin
- *Neville Chamberlain
- *H. Douglas King
- *George Hennessy
- *William Cope
- *Patrick Johnston Ford
- December 1923
- *Stanley Baldwin
- *Neville Chamberlain
- *H. Douglas King
- *George Hennessy
- *William Cope
- *Sir John Gilmour, Bt
MacDonald ministry (1924)
- 20 February 1924
- *Ramsay MacDonald
- *Philip Snowden
- *William Graham
- *Frederick Hall
- *Tom Kennedy
- *John Robertson
- *George Henry Warne
Baldwin ministry (1924–1929)
- 7 November 1924
- *Stanley Baldwin
- *Winston Churchill
- *George Hennessy
- *William Cope
- *Frederick Thomson
- *Viscount Curzon
- *Lord Stanley
- 17 December 1925
- *Stanley Baldwin
- *Winston Churchill
- *William Cope
- *Frederick Thomson
- *Viscount Curzon
- *Lord Stanley
- 28 July 1926
- *Stanley Baldwin
- *Winston Churchill
- *William Cope
- *Frederick Thomson
- *Viscount Curzon
- *Lord Stanley
- *David Margesson
- 14 January 1928
- *Stanley Baldwin
- *Winston Churchill
- *Viscount Curzon
- *David Margesson
- *George Bowyer
- *Frederick Penny
- *Marquess of Titchfield
- 15 January 1929
- *Stanley Baldwin
- *Winston Churchill
- *David Margesson
- *George Bowyer
- *Frederick Penny
- *Marquess of Titchfield
- *Euan Wallace
MacDonald ministry (1929–1931)
- 11 June 1929
- *Ramsay MacDonald
- *Philip Snowden
- *J. Allen Parkinson
- *Charles Edwards
- *Alfred Barnes
- 24 June 1929
- *Ramsay MacDonald
- *Philip Snowden
- *J. Allen Parkinson
- *Charles Edwards
- *Alfred Barnes
- *William Whiteley
- *Wilfred Paling
- 24 October 1930
- *Ramsay MacDonald
- *Philip Snowden
- *J. Allen Parkinson
- *Charles Edwards
- *William Whiteley
- *Wilfred Paling
- *Ernest Thurtle
- 20 March 1931
- *Ramsay MacDonald
- *Philip Snowden
- *Charles Edwards
- *William Whiteley
- *Wilfred Paling
- *Ernest Thurtle
- *Henry Charles Charleton
MacDonald ministry (1931–1935)
- 26 August 1931
- *Ramsay MacDonald
- *Philip Snowden
- 28 August 1931
- *Ramsay MacDonald
- *Philip Snowden
- *David Margesson
- 3 September 1931
- *Ramsay MacDonald
- *Philip Snowden
- *David Margesson
- *Sir Frederick Penny
- *Marquess of Titchfield
- *Euan Wallace
- 10 September 1931
- *Ramsay MacDonald
- *Philip Snowden
- *David Margesson
- *Sir Frederick Penny
- *Alec Glassey
- *Marquess of Titchfield
- *Euan Wallace
- 12 November 1931
- *Ramsay MacDonald
- *Neville Chamberlain
- *Sir Victor Warrender, Bt
- *Geoffrey Shakespeare
- *Austin Hudson
- *Sir Lambert Ward, Bt
- *Walter Womersley
- 1 October 1932
- *Ramsay MacDonald
- *Neville Chamberlain
- *Austin Hudson
- *Sir Lambert Ward, Bt
- *James Blindell
- *Walter Womersley
- *George Davies
- 12 April 1935
- *Ramsay MacDonald
- *Neville Chamberlain
- *Sir Lambert Ward, Bt
- *James Blindell
- *Sir Walter Womersley
- *George Davies
- *Archibald Southby
- 7 May 1935
- *Ramsay MacDonald
- *Neville Chamberlain
- *James Blindell
- *Sir Walter Womersley
- *Hon. James Gray Stuart
- *George Davies
- *Archibald Southby
Baldwin ministry (1935–1937)
- 8 June 1935
- *Stanley Baldwin
- *Neville Chamberlain
- *James Blindell
- *Sir Walter Womersley
- *Hon. James Gray Stuart
- *George Frederick Davies
- *Archibald Southby
- 7 December 1935
- *Stanley Baldwin
- *Neville Chamberlain
- *James Blindell
- *Hon. James Gray Stuart
- *Archibald Southby
- *John Morris-Jones
- *Hon. Arthur Hope
Chamberlain ministry (1937–1940)
- 29 May 1937
- *Neville Chamberlain
- *Sir John Simon
- *Hon. James Gray Stuart
- *Charles Kerr
- *Charles Waterhouse
- *Ronald Cross
- *Thomas Dugdale
- 19 October 1937
- *Neville Chamberlain
- *Sir John Simon
- *Hon. James Gray Stuart
- *Charles Kerr
- *Thomas Dugdale
- *Patrick Munro
- *Robert Grimston
- 19 May 1938
- *Neville Chamberlain
- *Sir John Simon
- *Hon. James Gray Stuart
- *Charles Kerr
- *Thomas Dugdale
- *Patrick Munro
- *Stephen Furness
- 5 April 1939
- *Neville Chamberlain
- *Sir John Simon
- *Hon. James Gray Stuart
- *Thomas Dugdale
- *Patrick Munro
- *Stephen Furness
- *Sir James Edmondson
- 13 November 1939
- *Neville Chamberlain
- *Sir John Simon
- *Hon. James Gray Stuart
- *Thomas Dugdale
- *Patrick Munro
- *Stephen Furness
- *Patrick Buchan-Hepburn
- 13 February 1940
- *Neville Chamberlain
- *Sir John Simon
- *Hon. James Gray Stuart
- *Patrick Munro
- *Stephen Furness
- *Patrick Buchan-Hepburn
- *William Boulton
Churchill ministry (1940–1945)
- 13 May 1940
- *Winston Churchill
- *Sir Kingsley Wood
- *Hon. James Gray Stuart
- *Patrick Munro
- *Stephen Furness
- *Patrick Buchan-Hepburn
- *William Boulton
- 18 May 1940
- *Winston Churchill
- *Sir Kingsley Wood
- *Hon. James Gray Stuart
- *Patrick Munro
- *Patrick Buchan-Hepburn
- *Wilfred Paling
- *William Boulton
- 26 June 1940
- *Winston Churchill
- *Sir Kingsley Wood
- *Hon. James Gray Stuart
- *Patrick Munro
- *Wilfred Paling
- *William Boulton
- *James Thomas
- 8 February 1941
- *Winston Churchill
- *Sir Kingsley Wood
- *Thomas Dugdale
- *Patrick Munro
- *William Boulton
- *James Thomas
- 1 March 1941
- *Winston Churchill
- *Sir Kingsley Wood
- *Thomas Dugdale
- *Patrick Munro
- *William Boulton
- *James Thomas
- *William Murdoch Adamson
- 23 February 1942
- *Winston Churchill
- *Sir Kingsley Wood
- *Patrick Munro
- *William Boulton
- *James Thomas
- *William Murdoch Adamson
- *Arthur Young
- 13 March 1942
- *Winston Churchill
- *Sir Kingsley Wood
- *James Thomas
- *William Murdoch Adamson
- *Arthur Young
- *John McEwen
- *Leslie Pym
- 28 September 1943
- *Winston Churchill
- *Sir John Anderson
- *William Murdoch Adamson
- *Arthur Young
- *John McEwen
- *Leslie Pym
- *Alec Beechman
- 7 July 1944
- *Winston Churchill
- *Sir John Anderson
- *William Murdoch Adamson
- *John McEwen
- *Leslie Pym
- *Alec Beechman
- *Cedric Drewe
- 2 October 1944
- *Winston Churchill
- *Sir John Anderson
- *John McEwen
- *William John
- *Leslie Pym
- *Alec Beechman
- *Cedric Drewe
- 6 December 1944
- *Winston Churchill
- *Sir John Anderson
- *William John
- *Leslie Pym
- *Alec Beechman
- *Cedric Drewe
- *Patrick Buchan-Hepburn
- 28 May 1945
- *Winston Churchill
- *Sir John Anderson
- *Alec Beechman
- *Cedric Drewe
- *Patrick Buchan-Hepburn
- *Robert Cary
- *Charles Mott-Radclyffe
Attlee ministry (1945–1951)
- 4 August 1945
- *Clement Attlee
- *Hugh Dalton
- *Robert Taylor
- *Joseph Henderson
- 10 August 1945
- *Clement Attlee
- *Hugh Dalton
- *Robert Taylor
- *Joseph Henderson
- *Frank Collindridge
- *Arthur Blenkinsop
- *Michael Stewart
- 1 April 1946
- *Clement Attlee
- *Hugh Dalton
- *Robert Taylor
- *Joseph Henderson
- *Frank Collindridge
- *Arthur Blenkinsop
- *Charles Simmons
- 10 May 1946
- *Clement Attlee
- *Hugh Dalton
- *Robert Taylor
- *Joseph Henderson
- *Frank Collindridge
- *Charles Simmons
- *William Hannan
- 9 December 1946
- *Clement Attlee
- *Hugh Dalton
- *Robert Taylor
- *Joseph Henderson
- *Charles Simmons
- *William Hannan
- *Julian Snow
- 17 November 1947
- *Clement Attlee
- *Sir Stafford Cripps
- *Robert Taylor
- *Joseph Henderson
- *Julian Snow
- *Charles Simmons
- *William Hannan
- 2 February 1949
- *Clement Attlee
- *Sir Stafford Cripps
- *Robert Taylor
- *Joseph Henderson
- *Julian Snow
- *William Hannan
- *Richard Adams
- 2 January 1950
- *Clement Attlee
- *Sir Stafford Cripps
- *Robert Taylor
- *Julian Snow
- *William Hannan
- *Richard Adams
- *William Wilkins
- 4 March 1950
- *Clement Attlee
- *Sir Stafford Cripps
- *Robert Taylor
- *William Hannan
- *Richard Adams
- *William Wilkins
- *Herbert Bowden
- 24 April 1950
- *Clement Attlee
- *Sir Stafford Cripps
- *Robert Taylor
- *William Hannan
- *William Wilkins
- *Herbert Bowden
- *Charles Royle
- 25 October 1950
- *Clement Attlee
- *Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell
- *Robert Taylor
- *William Hannan
- *William Wilkins
- *Herbert Bowden
- *Charles Royle
Churchill ministry (1951–1955)
- 27 October 1951
- *Winston Churchill
- *Rab Butler
- 7 November 1951
- *Winston Churchill
- *Rab Butler
- *Harry Mackeson
- *Herbert Butcher
- *Tam Galbraith
- *Dennis Vosper
- *Edward Heath
- 28 May 1951
- *Winston Churchill
- *Rab Butler
- *Edward Heath
- *Herbert Butcher
- *Tam Galbraith
- *Dennis Vosper
- *Hendrie Oakshott
- 4 July 1953
- *Winston Churchill
- *Rab Butler
- *Edward Heath
- *Tam Galbraith
- *Dennis Vosper
- *Hendrie Oakshott
- *Martin Redmayne, Baron Redmayne
- 29 July 1954
- *Winston Churchill
- *Rab Butler
- *Edward Heath
- *Dennis Vosper
- *Hendrie Oakshott
- *Martin Redmayne, Baron Redmayne
- *Richard Thompson
Eden ministry (1955–1957)
- 12 April 1955
- *Sir Anthony Eden
- *Rab Butler
- *Edward Heath
- *Hendrie Oakshott
- *Martin Redmayne, Baron Redmayne
- *Richard Thompson
- *Gerald Wills
- 14 June 1955
- *Sir Anthony Eden
- *Rab Butler
- *Edward Heath
- *Martin Redmayne, Baron Redmayne
- *Richard Thompson
- *Gerald Wills
- *Hon. Peter Legh
- 22 December 1955
- *Sir Anthony Eden
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Martin Redmayne, Baron Redmayne
- *Richard Thompson
- *Gerald Wills
- *Hon. Peter Legh
- 25 January 1956
- *Sir Anthony Eden
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Martin Redmayne, Baron Redmayne
- *Richard Thompson
- *Gerald Wills
- *Hon. Peter Legh
- *Edward Wakefield
- 9 April 1956
- *Sir Anthony Eden
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Martin Redmayne, Baron Redmayne
- *Gerald Wills
- *Hon. Peter Legh
- *Edward Wakefield
- *Harwood Harrison
Macmillan ministry (1957–1963)
- 14 January 1957
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Peter Thorneycroft
- *Martin Redmayne
- *Gerald Wills
- *Hon. Peter Legh
- *Edward Wakefield
- *Harwood Harrison
- 10 April 1957
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Peter Thorneycroft
- *Martin Redmayne
- *Hon. Peter Legh
- *Edward Wakefield
- *Harwood Harrison
- *Anthony Barber
- 29 October 1957
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Peter Thorneycroft
- *Martin Redmayne
- *Edward Wakefield
- *Harwood Harrison
- *Anthony Barber
- *Richard Brooman-White
- 7 January 1958
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Derick Heathcoat-Amory
- *Martin Redmayne
- *Edward Wakefield
- *Harwood Harrison
- *Anthony Barber
- *Richard Brooman-White
- 1 March 1958
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Derick Heathcoat-Amory
- *Martin Redmayne
- *Edward Wakefield
- *Harwood Harrison
- *Richard Brooman-White
- *Paul Bryan
- 30 October 1958
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Derick Heathcoat-Amory
- *Martin Redmayne
- *Harwood Harrison
- *Richard Brooman-White
- *Paul Bryan
- *Michael Hughes-Young
- 17 January 1959
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Derick Heathcoat-Amory
- *Martin Redmayne
- *Richard Brooman-White
- *Paul Bryan
- *Michael Hughes-Young
- *Graeme Finlay
- 22 October 1959
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Derick Heathcoat-Amory
- *Michael Hughes-Young
- *Richard Brooman-White
- *Paul Bryan
- *Graeme Finlay
- *David Gibson-Watt
- 22 June 1960
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Derick Heathcoat-Amory
- *Michael Hughes-Young
- *Paul Bryan
- *Graeme Finlay
- *David Gibson-Watt
- *Robin Chichester-Clark
- 28 July 1960
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Selwyn Lloyd
- *Michael Hughes-Young
- *Paul Bryan
- *Graeme Finlay
- *David Gibson-Watt
- *Robin Chichester-Clark
- 28 October 1960
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Selwyn Lloyd
- *Michael Hughes-Young
- *Paul Bryan
- *David Gibson-Watt
- *Robin Chichester-Clark
- *John Hill
- 6 March 1961
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Selwyn Lloyd
- *Michael Hughes-Young
- *David Gibson-Watt
- *Robin Chichester-Clark
- *John Hill
- *William Whitelaw
- 30 November 1961
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Selwyn Lloyd
- *Michael Hughes-Young
- *John Hill
- *William Whitelaw
- *John Peel
- *Michael Noble
- 7 March 1962
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Selwyn Lloyd
- *John Hill
- *William Whitelaw
- *John Peel
- *Michael Noble
- *Francis Pearson
- 16 July 1962
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Reginald Maudling
- *John Hill
- *William Whitelaw
- *John Peel
- *Michael Noble
- *Francis Pearson
- 7 September 1962
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Reginald Maudling
- *John Hill
- *John Peel
- *Francis Pearson
- *Gordon Campbell
- *Michael Hamilton
- 7 September 1962
- *Harold Macmillan
- *Reginald Maudling
- *John Hill
- *John Peel
- *Francis Pearson
- *Gordon Campbell
- *Michael Hamilton
Douglas-Home ministry (1963–1964)
- 21 October 1963
- *Sir Alec Douglas-Home
- *Reginald Maudling
- *John Hill
- *John Peel
- *Francis Pearson
- *Gordon Campbell
- *Michael Hamilton
- 21 November 1963
- *Sir Alec Douglas-Home
- *Reginald Maudling
- *John Hill
- *John Peel
- *Gordon Campbell
- *Michael Hamilton
- *Martin McLaren
- 12 December 1963
- *Sir Alec Douglas-Home
- *Reginald Maudling
- *John Hill
- *John Peel
- *Michael Hamilton
- *Martin McLaren
- *Ian MacArthur
Wilson ministry (1964–1970)
- 21 October 1964
- *Harold Wilson
- *James Callaghan
- *George Rogers
- *George Lawson
- *Jack McCann
- *Ifor Davies
- *Harriet Slater
- 11 January 1966
- *Harold Wilson
- *James Callaghan
- *John Silkin
- *George Lawson
- *Jack McCann
- *Ifor Davies
- *Harriet Slater
- 14 April 1966
- *Harold Wilson
- *James Callaghan
- *Alan Fitch
- *Joseph Harper
- *William Howie
- *George Lawson
- *William Whitlock
- 6 July 1966
- *Harold Wilson
- *James Callaghan
- *George Lawson
- *Alan Fitch
- *Joseph Harper
- *William Howie
- *Harry Gourlay
- 31 March 1967
- *Harold Wilson
- *James Callaghan
- *William Whitlock
- *Alan Fitch
- *Joseph Harper
- *Harry Gourlay
- *Brian O'Malley
- 28 July 1967
- *Harold Wilson
- *James Callaghan
- *Brian O'Malley
- *Alan Fitch
- *Joseph Harper
- *Harry Gourlay
- *Jack McCann
- 28 July 1967
- *Harold Wilson
- *James Callaghan
- *Brian O'Malley
- *Alan Fitch
- *Joseph Harper
- *Harry Gourlay
- *Jack McCann
- 29 November 1967
- *Harold Wilson
- *Roy Jenkins
- *Brian O'Malley
- *Alan Fitch
- *Joseph Harper
- *Harry Gourlay
- *Jack McCann
- 29 October 1968
- *Harold Wilson
- *Roy Jenkins
- *Brian O'Malley
- *Alan Fitch
- *Joseph Harper
- *Jack McCann
- *Walter Harrison
- 13 October 1969
- *Harold Wilson
- *Roy Jenkins
- *Walter Harrison
- *Joseph Harper
- *Neil McBride
- *Ernest Armstrong
- *Ernest Perry
Heath ministry (1970–1974)
- June 1970
- *Edward Heath
- *Iain Macleod
- *Reginald Eyre
- *Hector Monro
- *Bernard Weatherill
- *Walter Clegg
- *David Howell
- July 1970
- *Edward Heath
- *Anthony Barber
- *Reginald Eyre
- *Hector Monro
- *Bernard Weatherill
- *Walter Clegg
- *David Howell
- September 1970
- *Edward Heath
- *Anthony Barber
- *Hector Monro
- *Bernard Weatherill
- *Walter Clegg
- *David Howell
- October 1970
- *Edward Heath
- *Anthony Barber
- *Hector Monro
- *Bernard Weatherill
- *Walter Clegg
- *David Howell
- *Victor Goodhew
- January 1971
- *Edward Heath
- *Anthony Barber
- *Hector Monro
- *Bernard Weatherill
- *Walter Clegg
- *Victor Goodhew
- *Paul Hawkins
- July 1971
- *Edward Heath
- *Anthony Barber
- *Bernard Weatherill
- *Walter Clegg
- *Victor Goodhew
- *Paul Hawkins
- October 1971
- *Edward Heath
- *Anthony Barber
- *Walter Clegg
- *Victor Goodhew
- *Paul Hawkins
- *Tim Fortescue
- *Keith Speed
- April 1972
- *Edward Heath
- *Anthony Barber
- *Victor Goodhew
- *Paul Hawkins
- *Tim Fortescue
- *Hugh Rossi
- *Oscar Murton
- September 1973
- *Edward Heath
- *Anthony Barber
- *Victor Goodhew
- *Paul Hawkins
- *Hugh Rossi
- *Oscar Murton
- 9 October 1973
- *Edward Heath
- *Anthony Barber
- *Paul Hawkins
- *Hugh Rossi
- *Oscar Murton
- 30 October 1973
- *Edward Heath
- *Anthony Barber
- *Paul Hawkins
- *Hugh Rossi
- *Michael Jopling
- *John Stradling Thomas
- *Hamish Gray
- December 1973
- *Edward Heath
- *Anthony Barber
- *Hugh Rossi
- *Michael Jopling
- *John Stradling Thomas
- *Hamish Gray
- *Marcus Fox
- January 1974
- *Edward Heath
- *Anthony Barber
- *Michael Jopling
- *John Stradling Thomas
- *Hamish Gray
- *Marcus Fox
- *Kenneth Clarke
Wilson ministry (1974–1976)
- March 1974
- *Harold Wilson
- *Denis Healey
- *Donald Coleman
- *James Dunn
- *John Golding
- *James Hamilton
- *Thomas Pendry
- June 1974
- *Harold Wilson
- *Denis Healey
- *Donald Coleman
- *James Dunn
- *John Golding
- *Thomas Pendry
- *Michael Cocks
- October 1974
- *Harold Wilson
- *Denis Healey
- *Donald Coleman
- *James Dunn
- *Thomas Pendry
- *Michael Cocks
- *Jack Dormand
Callaghan ministry (1976–1979)
- April 1976
- *James Callaghan
- *Denis Healey
- *Donald Coleman
- *Thomas Pendry
- *Jack Dormand
- *Edward Graham
- *David Stoddart
- January 1977
- *James Callaghan
- *Denis Healey
- *Donald Coleman
- *Jack Dormand
- *Edward Graham
- *David Stoddart
- *Tom Cox
- November 1977
- *James Callaghan
- *Denis Healey
- *Donald Coleman
- *Jack Dormand
- *Edward Graham
- *Tom Cox
- *Peter Snape
- July 1978
- *James Callaghan
- *Denis Healey
- *Jack Dormand
- *Edward Graham
- *Tom Cox
- *Peter Snape
- *Albert Stallard
- January 1979
- *James Callaghan
- *Denis Healey
- *Jack Dormand
- *Edward Graham
- *Tom Cox
- *Peter Snape
- *Alfred Bates
Thatcher ministry (1979–1990)
- May 1979
- *Margaret Thatcher
- *Sir Geoffrey Howe
- *Carol Mather
- *Peter Morrison
- *Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
- *John MacGregor
- *David Waddington
- January 1981
- *Margaret Thatcher
- *Sir Geoffrey Howe
- *Carol Mather
- *Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
- *The Hon. Robert Boscawen
- *John Wakeham
- *John Cope
- September 1981
- *Margaret Thatcher
- *Sir Geoffrey Howe
- *Robert Boscawen
- *John Cope
- *Anthony Newton
- *Peter Brooke
- *John Gummer
- March 1982
- *Margaret Thatcher
- *Sir Geoffrey Howe
- *The Hon. Robert Boscawen
- *John Cope
- *Peter Brooke
- *John Gummer
- *Alastair Goodlad
- January 1983
- *Margaret Thatcher
- *Sir Geoffrey Howe
- *John Cope
- *Peter Brooke
- *Alastair Goodlad
- *Donald Thompson
- *David Hunt
- June 1983
- *Margaret Thatcher
- *Nigel Lawson
- *Alastair Goodlad
- *Donald Thompson
- *David Hunt
- *Ian Lang
- *Tristan Garel-Jones
- September 1984
- *Margaret Thatcher
- *Nigel Lawson
- *Donald Thompson
- *Ian Lang
- *Tristan Garel-Jones
- *The Hon. Archie Hamilton
- *John Major
- September 1985
- *Margaret Thatcher
- *Nigel Lawson
- *Donald Thompson
- *Ian Lang
- *Tristan Garel-Jones
- *The Hon. Archie Hamilton
- *Tim Sainsbury
- January 1986
- *Margaret Thatcher
- *Nigel Lawson
- *Donald Thompson
- *Tristan Garel-Jones
- *The Hon. Archie Hamilton
- *Tim Sainsbury
- *Michael Neubert
- September 1986
- *Margaret Thatcher
- *Nigel Lawson
- *Tim Sainsbury
- *Michael Neubert
- *Tony Durant
- *Peter Lloyd
- *Mark Lennox-Boyd
- June 1987
- *Margaret Thatcher
- *Nigel Lawson
- *Michael Neubert
- *Tony Durant
- *Peter Lloyd
- *Mark Lennox-Boyd
- *David Lightbown
- July 1988
- *Margaret Thatcher
- *Nigel Lawson
- *Tony Durant
- *David Lightbown
- *Alan Howarth
- *David Maclean
- *Kenneth Carlisle
- December 1988
- *Margaret Thatcher
- *Nigel Lawson
- *David Lightbown
- *Kenneth Carlisle
- *Alan Howarth
- *David Maclean
- *Stephen Dorrell
- July 1989
- *Margaret Thatcher
- *Nigel Lawson
- *David Lightbown
- *Kenneth Carlisle
- *Stephen Dorrell
- *John Mark Taylor
- *David Heathcoat-Amory
- October 1989
- *Margaret Thatcher
- *John Major
- *David Lightbown
- *Kenneth Carlisle
- *Stephen Dorrell
- *John Mark Taylor
- *The Hon. Tom Sackville
- May 1990
- *Margaret Thatcher
- *John Major
- *David Lightbown
- *Kenneth Carlisle
- *John Mark Taylor
- *The Hon. Tom Sackville
- *Michael Fallon
- July 1990
- *Margaret Thatcher
- *John Major
- *John Mark Taylor
- *The Hon. Tom Sackville
- *Sydney Chapman
- *Greg Knight
- *Irvine Patnick
Major ministry (1990–1997)
- November 1990
- *John Major
- *Norman Lamont
- *The Hon. Tom Sackville
- *Sydney Chapman
- *Greg Knight
- *Irvine Patnick
- *Nicholas Baker
- April 1992
- *John Major
- *Norman Lamont
- *Greg Knight
- *Irvine Patnick
- *Nicholas Baker
- *Timothy Wood
- *Tim Boswell
- December 1992
- *John Major
- *Norman Lamont
- *Greg Knight
- *Irvine Patnick
- *Nicholas Baker
- *Timothy Wood
- *Timothy Kirkhope
- 1993
- *John Major
- *Kenneth Clarke
- *Irvine Patnick
- *Nicholas Baker
- *Timothy Wood
- *Timothy Kirkhope
- *Andrew MacKay
- 1994
- *John Major
- *Kenneth Clarke
- *Timothy Wood
- *Timothy Kirkhope
- *Andrew MacKay
- *Derek Conway
- *Andrew Mitchell
- July 1995
- *John Major
- *Kenneth Clarke
- *Andrew MacKay
- *Derek Conway
- *Bowen Wells
- *Simon Burns
- *David Willetts
- October 1995
- *John Major
- *Kenneth Clarke
- *Derek Conway
- *Bowen Wells
- *Simon Burns
- *David Willetts
- *Michael Bates
- November 1995
- *John Major
- *Kenneth Clarke
- *Derek Conway
- *Bowen Wells
- *Simon Burns
- *Michael Bates
- *Liam Fox
- July 1996
- *John Major
- *Kenneth Clarke
- *Bowen Wells
- *Michael Bates
- *Patrick McLoughlin
- *Roger Knapman
- *Richard Ottaway
- December 1996
- *John Major
- *Kenneth Clarke
- *Bowen Wells
- *Patrick McLoughlin
- *Roger Knapman
- *Richard Ottaway
- *Gyles Brandreth
Blair ministry (1997–2007)
- 2 May 1997
- *Tony Blair
- *Gordon Brown
- *Robert Ainsworth
- *Graham Allen
- *Jim Dowd
- *John McFall
- *Jon Owen Jones
- 28 July 1998
- *Tony Blair
- *Gordon Brown
- *Robert Ainsworth
- *Jim Dowd
- *Clive Betts
- *David Jamieson
- *Jane Kennedy
- 11 October 1999
- *Tony Blair
- *Gordon Brown
- *Robert Ainsworth
- *Jim Dowd
- *Clive Betts
- *David Jamieson
- 26 January 2001
- *Tony Blair
- *Gordon Brown
- *Jim Dowd
- *Clive Betts
- *David Jamieson
- 6 February 2001
- *Tony Blair
- *Gordon Brown
- *Jim Dowd
- *Clive Betts
- *David Jamieson
- *David Clelland
- 12 June 2001
- *Tony Blair
- *Gordon Brown
- *Nick Ainger
- *John Heppell
- *Anne McGuire
- *Tony McNulty
- *Graham Stringer
- 29 May 2002
- *Tony Blair
- *Gordon Brown
- *Nick Ainger
- *John Heppell
- *Jim Fitzpatrick
- *Jim Murphy
- *Ian Pearson
- *Joan Ryan
- *Derek Twigg
- *Phil Woolas
- 14 June 2002
- *Tony Blair
- *Gordon Brown
- *Nick Ainger
- *John Heppell
- *Jim Fitzpatrick
- *Jim Murphy
- *Ian Pearson
- *Joan Ryan
- *Derek Twigg
- 14 October 2002
- *Tony Blair
- *Gordon Brown
- *Nick Ainger
- *John Heppell
- *Jim Fitzpatrick
- *Jim Murphy
- *Joan Ryan
- *Derek Twigg
- *Bill Rammell
- 28 October 2002
- *Tony Blair
- *Gordon Brown
- *Nick Ainger
- *John Heppell
- *Jim Fitzpatrick
- *Jim Murphy
- *Joan Ryan
- *Derek Twigg
- 13 June 2003
- *Tony Blair
- *Gordon Brown
- *Nick Ainger
- *John Heppell
- *Jim Murphy
- *Joan Ryan
- *Derek Twigg
- December 2004
- *Tony Blair
- *Gordon Brown
- *Nick Ainger
- *John Heppell
- *Jim Murphy
- *Joan Ryan
- *Gillian Merron
- 11 May 2005
- *Tony Blair
- *Gordon Brown
- *Gillian Merron
- *Vernon Coaker
- *Tom Watson
- *David Watts
- *Joan Ryan
- 8 May 2006
- *Tony Blair
- *Gordon Brown
- *David Watts
- *Alan Campbell
- *Kevin Brennan
- *Frank Roy
- *Claire Ward
Brown ministry (2007–2010)
- 29 June 2007
- *Gordon Brown
- *Alistair Darling
- *David Watts
- *Alan Campbell
- *Frank Roy
- *Claire Ward
- *Steve McCabe
- 6 October 2008
- *Gordon Brown
- *Alistair Darling
- *David Watts
- *Frank Roy
- *Steve McCabe
- *Tony Cunningham
- *Bob Blizzard
Cameron–Clegg coalition (2010–2015)
- May 2010
- *David Cameron
- *George Osborne
- *Michael Fabricant
- *Angela Watkinson
- *Jeremy Wright
- *Brooks Newmark
- *James Duddridge
- September 2012
- *David Cameron
- *George Osborne
- *Desmond Swayne
- *Anne Milton
- *Mark Lancaster
- *David Evennett
- *Robert Goodwill
- *Stephen Crabb
- 7 October 2013
- *David Cameron
- *George Osborne
- *Sam Gyimah
- *Anne Milton
- *Mark Lancaster
- *David Evennett
- *Karen Bradley
- *Stephen Crabb
- 8 February 2014
- *David Cameron
- *George Osborne
- *Sam Gyimah
- *Anne Milton
- *Mark Lancaster
- *David Evennett
- *John Penrose
- *Stephen Crabb
- 15 July 2014
- *David Cameron
- *George Osborne
- *Gavin Barwell
- *Harriett Baldwin
- *Mark Lancaster
- *David Evennett
- *John Penrose
- *Alun Cairns
Cameron ministry (2015–2016)
- 13 May 2015
- *David Cameron
- *George Osborne
- *Mel Stride
- *Charlie Elphicke
- *George Hollingbery
- *David Evennett
- *John Penrose
- *Alun Cairns
- 19 March 2016
- *David Cameron
- *George Osborne
- *Mel Stride
- *Charlie Elphicke
- *George Hollingbery
- *David Evennett
- *John Penrose
- *Guto Bebb
May ministry (2016–2019)
- 17 July 2016
- *Theresa May
- *Philip Hammond
- *David Evennett
- *Guto Bebb
- *Stephen Barclay
- *Guy Opperman
- *Robert Syms
- *Andrew Griffiths
- 15 June 2017
- *Theresa May
- *Philip Hammond
- *David Evennett
- *Guto Bebb
- *Mark Spencer
- *Heather Wheeler
- *David Rutley
- *Andrew Griffiths
- 9 January 2018
- *Theresa May
- *Philip Hammond
- *Andrew Stephenson
- *Paul Maynard
- *Craig Whittaker
- *Rebecca Harris
- *David Rutley
- *Nigel Adams