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The secretary of state for education, also referred to as the education secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the work of the Department for Education.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. As education is fully devolved to the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive, the post holder has no jurisdiction or influence in education policy or direction in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Therefore, the Cabinet Secretary for Education legislates on education matters only in England.

The office holder works alongside the other Education ministers. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow secretary of state for education, and the work of the secretary of state is also scrutinised by the Education Select Committee.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The current education secretary is Bridget Phillipson.

ResponsibilitiesEdit

Corresponding to what is generally known as an education minister in many other countries, the education secretary's remit is concerned primarily with England. This includes:

  • Early years
  • Children's social care
  • Teacher recruitment and retention
  • The national curriculum
  • School improvement
  • Academies and free schools
  • Further education
  • Apprenticeships and skills
  • Higher education
  • Oversight of the departmental coronavirus (COVID-19) response
  • Oversight of school infrastructure improvement<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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HistoryEdit

A committee of the Privy Council was appointed in 1839 to supervise the distribution of certain government grants in the education field.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The members of the committee were the Lord President of the Council, the Secretaries of State, the First Lord of the Treasury, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. From 1857 a vice-president was appointed who took responsibility for policy.

On 1 April 1900, the Board of Education Act 1899 abolished the committee and instituted a new board, headed by a president. The members were initially very similar to the old committee and the president of the board was the Lord President of the council; however, from 1902 this ceased to be the case and the president of the board was appointed separately (although the Marquess of Londonderry happened to hold both jobs from 1903 to 1905).

The Education Act 1944 replaced the Board of Education with a new Ministry of Education.

The position of Secretary of State for Education and Science was created in 1964 with the merger of the offices of Minister of Education and the Minister of Science. The postholder oversaw the Department of Education and Science.

From June 1970 to March 1974, this post was held by future prime minister Margaret Thatcher.<ref name=worst>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1992, the responsibility for science was transferred to Cabinet Office's Office of Public Service, and the department was renamed Department of Education. In 1995 the department merged with the Department of Employment to become the Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) and in 2001 the employment functions were transferred to a newly created Department for Work and Pensions, with the DfEE becoming the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). In 2007 under Gordon Brown's new premiership, the DfES was split into two new departments; the Department for Children, Schools and Families, and a Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, under two new secretaries of state.

The ministerial office of the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills was, in late 2009, amalgamated into the new ministerial office of the resurgent politician Peter Mandelson, made a peer and given the title Lord Mandelson as the newly created Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills – itself an amalgamation of the responsibilities of the Secretaries of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and Innovation, Universities and Skills. The Secretary of State has remit over higher education policy as well as British business and enterprise.

From 14 July 2016 to 8 January 2018 the post was held by Justine Greening, as her predecessor, Nicky Morgan, was sacked by Theresa May. Greening resigned after rejecting a reshuffle to the Department for Work and Pensions.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 7 July 2022, Michelle Donelan became the shortest-serving cabinet member in British history, when she resigned as Education Secretary 35 hours after being appointed.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

List of office holdersEdit

Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education (1857–1902)Edit

Colour key (for political parties):
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Vice-President of the Committee Term of office Party Prime Minister
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:William Cowper-Temple, Lock & Whitfield woodburytype, 1876-85.jpg William Cowper 5 February 1857 21 February 1858 Whig style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Charles Bowyer Adderley, Lord Norton.jpg Charles Adderley 12 March 1858 11 June 1859 Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke by George Frederic Watts.jpg Robert Lowe 24 June 1859 26 April 1864
(resigned)
Liberal style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-bottom:solid 0 gray"| Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare NPG.jpg Henry Bruce 26 April 1864 26 June 1866 Liberal style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-top:solid 0 gray" |
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Henry Lowry-Corry.jpg Henry Lowry-Corry 26 June 1866 19 March 1867 Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-bottom:solid 0 gray" | Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Lord Robert Montagu, Silvy.jpg Lord Robert Montagu 19 March 1867 1 December 1868 Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-top:solid 0 gray" |
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Benjamin Disraeli
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:William Edward Forster by Henry Tanworth Wells.jpg William Edward Forster 9 December 1868 17 February 1874 Liberal style="background-color:Template:Party color" | William Ewart Gladstone
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:DFS Ryder 3rd Earl of Harrowby, Lock & Whitfield.jpg Viscount Sandon 2 March 1874 4 April 1878 Conservative rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Benjamin Disraeli
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Lord George Hamilton.JPG Lord George Hamilton 4 April 1878 21 April 1880 Conservative
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Anthony Mundella.JPG A. J. Mundella 3 May 1880 9 June 1885 Liberal style="background-color:Template:Party color" | William Ewart Gladstone
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Edward Stanhope.jpg Edward Stanhope 24 June 1885 17 September 1885 Conservative rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Knutsford1.JPG Henry Holland, 1st Viscount Knutsford 17 September 1885 28 January 1886 Conservative
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Lyon Playfair.jpg Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair 13 February 1886 20 July 1886 Liberal style="background-color:Template:Party color" | William Ewart Gladstone
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Knutsford1.JPG Henry Holland 3 August 1886 25 January 1887 Conservative rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:William Hart Dyke by George W Baldry.jpg William Hart Dyke 25 January 1887 11 August 1892 Conservative
rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:AHD Acland.png Arthur Dyke Acland 25 August 1892 21 June 1895 Liberal style="background-color:Template:Party color" | William Ewart Gladstone
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:John Eldon Gorst.jpg John Eldon Gorst 4 July 1895 8 August 1902 Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
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President of the Board of Education (1900–1944)Edit

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President of the Board Term of office Party Prime Minister
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Picture of Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire.jpg Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire
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3 March 1900<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> 8 August 1902 Liberal Unionist style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
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style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Lord Londonderry, 6th Marquess.jpg Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry
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11 August 1902 4 December 1905 Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Arthur Balfour
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style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Augustine Birrell.jpg Augustine Birrell 10 December 1905 23 January 1907 Liberal rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Henry Campbell-Bannerman
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Reginald McKenna photo.jpg Reginald McKenna 23 January 1907 12 April 1908 Liberal
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:1905 Walter Runciman.jpg Walter Runciman 12 April 1908 23 October 1911 Liberal rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-bottom:solid 0 gray" | H. H. Asquith
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:1910 Jack Pease.jpg Jack Pease 23 October 1911 25 May 1915 Liberal
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:1910 Arthur Henderson.jpg Arthur Henderson 25 May 1915 18 August 1916 Labour rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-top:solid 0 gray" | H. H. Asquith
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style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Portrait of Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe.jpg Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe 18 August 1916 10 December 1916 Liberal
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Herbert Fisher.jpg Herbert Fisher 10 December 1916 19 October 1922 Liberal style="background-color:Template:Party color" | David Lloyd George
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rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:1st Earl of Halifax 1947.jpg Edward Wood 24 October 1922 22 January 1924 Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Bonar Law
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Stanley Baldwin
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:1922 Charles Trevelyan.jpg Charles Trevelyan 22 January 1924 3 November 1924 Labour style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Ramsay MacDonald
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Portrait of Lord Eustace Percy.jpg Eustace Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle 6 November 1924 4 June 1929 Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Stanley Baldwin
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:1922 Charles Trevelyan.jpg Charles Trevelyan 7 June 1929 2 March 1931
(resigned)
Labour rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Ramsay MacDonald
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Blank.png Hastings Lees-Smith 2 March 1931 24 August 1931 Labour
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:1916 Sir Donald Maclean.jpg Donald Maclean 25 August 1931 15 June 1932
(died in office)
Liberal rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Ramsay MacDonald
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style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:1st Earl of Halifax 1947.jpg [[Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax|Edward Wood, Lord Irwin
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15 June 1932 7 June 1935 Conservative
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Oliver Stanley.png Oliver Stanley 7 June 1935 28 May 1937 Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Stanley Baldwin
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style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Stanhope7.JPG James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope 28 May 1937 27 October 1938 Conservative rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Neville Chamberlain
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style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Lord De La warr.jpg Herbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr 27 October 1938 3 April 1940 National Labour
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury.jpg Herwald Ramsbotham 3 April 1940 20 July 1941 Conservative rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Winston Churchill
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style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Richard-Austen-Rab-Butler-1st-Baron-Butler-of-Saffron-Walden.jpg R. A. Butler 20 July 1941 10 August 1944 Conservative

Minister of Education (1944–1964)Edit

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Minister Term of office Party Prime Minister
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Richard-Austen-Rab-Butler-1st-Baron-Butler-of-Saffron-Walden.jpg R. A. Butler<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

10 August 1944 25 May 1945 Conservative rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Winston Churchill
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style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Lord Coleraine.jpg Richard Law 25 May 1945 26 July 1945 Conservative Winston Churchill
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style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Ellen Cicely Wilkinson.jpg Ellen Wilkinson 3 August 1945 6 February 1947
(died in office)
Labour rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Clement Attlee
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Blank.png George Tomlinson 10 February 1947 26 October 1951 Labour
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Flo horsbrugh.jpg Florence Horsbrugh 2 November 1951 18 October 1954 Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-bottom:solid 0 gray" | Winston Churchill
rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:David Eccles crop.jpg David Eccles 18 October 1954 13 January 1957 Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-top:solid 0 gray" |
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Anthony Eden
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham Allan Warren.jpg Quintin Hogg 13 January 1957 17 September 1957 Conservative rowspan=4 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Harold Macmillan
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Blank.png Geoffrey Lloyd 17 September 1957 14 October 1959 Conservative
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:David Eccles crop.jpg David Eccles 14 October 1959 13 July 1962 Conservative
style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-bottom:solid 0 gray" | File:Blank.png Edward Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth 13 July 1962 1 April 1964 Conservative
style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-top:solid 0 gray" | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Alec Douglas-Home

Secretary of State for Education and Science (1964–1992)Edit

Colour key (for political parties):
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Secretary of State Term of office Party Prime Minister
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Lord Hailsham 1959.jpg [[Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone|Quintin Hogg
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1 April 1964 16 October 1964 Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Alec Douglas-Home
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Michael Stewart.jpg Michael Stewart 18 October 1964 22 January 1965 Labour rowspan=4 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Harold Wilson
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Charles-Anthony-Raven-Crosland (cropped).jpg Anthony Crosland 22 January 1965 29 August 1967 Labour
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Member of Parliament of Great Britain, Patrick Gordon Walker.jpg Patrick Gordon Walker 29 August 1967 6 April 1968 Labour
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Blank.png Edward Short 6 April 1968 19 June 1970 Labour
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Thatcher-loc.jpg Margaret Thatcher<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref><ref name=worst/>

20 June 1970 4 March 1974 Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Edward Heath
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Blank.png Reginald Prentice<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

5 March 1974 9 June 1975 Labour rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Harold Wilson
style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-bottom:solid 0 gray" | File:Fred Mulley.PNG Fred Mulley<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

10 June 1975 9 September 1976 Labour
style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-top:solid 0 gray" | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | James Callaghan
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Shirley Williams, 1984.jpg Shirley Williams<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

10 September 1976 4 May 1979 Labour
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Blank.png Mark Carlisle 5 May 1979 14 September 1981 Conservative rowspan=5 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Margaret Thatcher
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Blank.png Keith Joseph<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

14 September 1981 20 May 1986 Conservative
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Official portrait of Lord Baker of Dorking crop 2.jpg Kenneth Baker<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

21 May 1986 23 July 1989 Conservative
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Official portrait of Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market crop 2.jpg John MacGregor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

24 July 1989 1 November 1990 Conservative
style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-bottom:solid 0 gray" | File:Official portrait of Mr Kenneth Clarke crop 2.jpg Kenneth Clarke<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

2 November 1990 9 April 1992 Conservative
style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-top:solid 0 gray" | style="background-color:Template:Party color" | John Major

Secretary of State for Education (1992–1995)Edit

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Secretary of State Term of office Party Prime Minister
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Blank.png John Patten<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

10 April 1992 20 July 1994 Conservative rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | John Major
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Official portrait of Baroness Shephard of Northwold crop 2.jpg Gillian Shephard<ref name="Shephard">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

20 July 1994 5 July 1995 Conservative

Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1995–2001)Edit

Colour key (for political parties):
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Secretary of State Term of office Party Prime Minister
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Official portrait of Baroness Shephard of Northwold crop 2.jpg Gillian Shephard<ref name="Shephard"/> 5 July 1995 1 May 1997 Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color" | John Major
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Official Portrait of Lord Blunkett crop 1.jpg David Blunkett<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

1 May 1997 8 June 2001 Labour style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Tony Blair

Secretary of State for Education and Skills (2001–2007)Edit

Colour key (for political parties):
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Secretary of State Term of office Party Prime Minister
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Official portrait of Baroness Morris of Yardley crop 2, 2019.jpg Estelle Morris<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

8 June 2001 24 October 2002
(resigned)
Labour rowspan=4 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Tony Blair
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:CharlesClarke2014.jpg Charles Clarke<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

24 October 2002 15 December 2004 Labour
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:RuthKellyMP.jpg Ruth Kelly<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

15 December 2004 5 May 2006 Labour
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Alan Johnson MP.jpg Alan Johnson<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

5 May 2006 28 June 2007 Labour

Secretaries of State for Children, Schools and Families (2007–2010); and Innovation, Universities and Skills (2007–2009)Edit

In 2007, the education portfolio was divided between the Department for Children, Schools and Families (responsible for infant, primary and secondary education) and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (responsible for further, higher and adult education). In 2009, the latter department was merged into the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Secretary of State for Children, Schools and FamiliesEdit

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Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and SkillsEdit

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Secretary of State for Education (2010–present)Edit

The Department for Education and the post of Secretary of State for Education were recreated in 2010.

Responsibility for higher and adult education remained with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable 2010–2015, Sajid Javid 2015–2016), until reunited with the Department for Education in 2016.

Colour key (for political parties):
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Secretary of State Term of office Length of term Party Prime Minister
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Michael Gove Minister.jpg Michael Gove<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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(tenure)

12 May 2010 15 July 2014 Template:Age in years, months and days Conservative rowspan=3 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | David Cameron
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style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-bottom:solid 0 gray" | File:Official Portrait of Baroness Morgan of Cotes.jpg Nicky Morgan<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

15 July 2014 13 July 2016 Template:Age in years, months and days Conservative
style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-top:solid 0 gray" | David Cameron
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style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-bottom:solid 0 gray" | File:Official portrait of Justine Greening crop 2.jpg Justine Greening<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

14 July 2016 8 January 2018 Template:Age in years, months and days Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-bottom:solid 0 gray" | Theresa May
Template:Small
style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-top:solid 0 gray" | rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color; border-top:solid 0 gray" | Theresa May
Template:Small
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | File:Official portrait of Damian Hinds MP crop 2.jpg Damian Hinds<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

8 January 2018 24 July 2019 Template:Age in years, months and days Conservative
rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color"| File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Gavin Williamson MP crop 2.jpg Gavin Williamson<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

24 July 2019 15 September 2021 Template:Age in years, months and days Conservative rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Boris Johnson
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Boris Johnson
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style="background-color:Template:Party color"| File:Official portrait of Nadhim Zahawi MP crop 2.jpg Nadhim Zahawi<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

}}</ref>

15 September 2021 5 July 2022 Template:Age in years, months and days Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color" |
style="background-color:Template:Party color"| File:Official portrait of Michelle Donelan MP crop 2.jpg Michelle Donelan 5 July 2022 7 July 2022 35 hours<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color" |
style="background-color:Template:Party color"| File:Official portrait of Rt Hon James Cleverly MP crop 2.jpg James Cleverly<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> 7 July 2022 6 September 2022 Template:Age in years, months and days Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color" |
style="background-color:Template:Party color"| File:Official portrait of Kit Malthouse crop 2.jpg Kit Malthouse<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref> 6 September 2022 25 October 2022 Template:Age in years, months and days Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color"| Liz Truss
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style="background-color:Template:Party color"| File:Official portrait of Gillian Keegan MP crop 2.jpg Gillian Keegan 25 October 2022 5 July 2024 Template:Age in years, months and days Conservative style="background-color:Template:Party color"| Rishi Sunak
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style="background-color:Template:Party color"| File:Official portrait of Bridget Phillipson crop 2.jpg Bridget Phillipson 5 July 2024 Incumbent Template:Age in years, months and days Labour style="background-color:Template:Party color"| Keir Starmer
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Timeline of education secretariesEdit

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