ABSTRACT
W.F.Cowper 2 February 1857-5 April 1858 C.B.Adderley 6 April 1858-5 July 1859 Robert Lowe 6 July 1859-25 April 1864 H.A.Bruce 26 April 1864-25 July 1866 T.L.Corry 26 July 1866-18 March 1867 Lord Robert Montagu 19 March 1867-8 December 1868 W.E.Forster 9 December 1868-1 March 1874 Viscount Sandon 2 March 1874-3 April 1878 Lord George Hamilton 4 April 1878-2 May 1880 A.J.Mundella 3 May 1880-23 June 1885 Hon. E.Stanhope 24 June 1885-16 September 1885 Sir Henry Holland 17 September 1885-5 February 1886 Sir Lyon Playfair 6 February 1886-2 August 1886 Sir Henry Holland 3 August 1886-24 January 1887 Sir William Hart Dyke 25 January 1887-17 August 1892 A.H.D.Acland 18 August 1892-3 July 1895 Sir John Gorst 4 July 1895-8 August 1902
Presidents of the Board of Education
Duke of Devonshire 1 January 1900-7 August 1902 Marquess of Londonderry 8 August 1902-9 December 1905 Augustine Birrell 10 December 1905-22 January 1907 Reginald McKenna 23 January 1907-11 April 1908 Walter Runciman 12 April 1908-22 October 1911
Joseph Pease 23 October 1911-24 May 1915 Arthur Henderson 25 May 1915-17 August 1916 Marquess of Crewe 18 August 1916-9 December 1916 Herbert Fisher 10 December 1916-23 October 1922 Edward Wood (later Lord Irwin) 24 October 1922-21 January 1924 Charles (later Sir Charles) Trevelyan 22 January 1924-5 November 1924 Lord Eustace Percy 6 November 1924-6 June 1929 Sir Charles Trevelyan 7 June 1929-1 March 1931 Hastings Lees-Smith 2 March 1931-24 August 1931 Sir David Maclean 25 August 1931-14 June 1932 Lord Irwin (later Viscount Halifax) 15 June 1932-6 June 1935 Oliver Stanley 7 June 1935-27 May 1937 Earl Stanhope 28 May 1937-26 October 1938 Earl De La Warr 27 October 1938-2 April 1940 Herewald Ramsbotham 3 April 1940-19 July 1941 R.A.Butler 20 July 1941-2 August 1944
Ministers of Education R.A.Butler 3 August 1944-24 May 1945 Richard Law 25 May 1945-2 August 1945 Ellen Wilkinson 3 August 1945-9 February 1947 George Tomlinson 10 February 1947-1 November 1951 Florence Horsbrugh 2 November 1951-17 October 1954 Sir David Eccles 18 October 1954-13 January 1957 Viscount Hailsham 14 January 1957-16 September 1957 Geoffrey Lloyd 17 September 1957-13 October 1959 Sir David Eccles 14 October 1959-16 July 1962 Sir Edward Boyle 17 July 1962-31 March 1964
Secretaries of State for Education and Science
Quintin Hogg (later Viscount Hailsham)
1 April 1964-16 October 1964
Michael Stewart 19 October 1964-23 January 1965 Anthony Crosland 24 January 1965-30 August 1967 Patrick Gordon-Walker 31 August 1967-5 April 1968
Edward Short 8 April 1968-19 June 1970 Margaret Thatcher 20 June 1970-4 March 1974 Reginald Prentice 5 March 1974-10 June 1975 Frederick Mulley 11 June 1975-10 September 1976 Shirley William 11 September 1976-7 May 1979 Mark Carlisle 8 May 1979-13 September 1981 Sir Keith Joseph 14 September 1981-20 May 1986 Kenneth Baker 21 May 1986-25 July 1989 John MacGregor 26 July 1989-1 November 1990 Kenneth Clarke 2 November 1990-10 April 1992 John Patten 11 April 1992-5 July 1993
Secretaries of State for Education John Patten 6 July 1993-19 July 1994 Gillian Shephard 20 July 1994-4 July 1995
Secretaries of State for Education and Employment
Gillian Shephard 5 July 1995-1 May 1997 David Blunkett 2 May 1997-8 June 2001
Secretaries of State for Education and Skills Estelle Morris 9 June 2001-23 October 2002 Charles Clarke 24 October 2002
