The list of Secretaries of State for Work and Pensions since 2001 with dates of service is in the following table.
Name Date of appointment Last day of service Alistair Darling 27 July 1998 29 May 2002 Andrew Smith 30 May 2002 7 September 2004 Alan Johnson 9 September 2004 6 May 2005 David Blunkett 6 May 2005 2 November 2005 John Hutton 3 November 2005 28 June 2007 Peter Hain 29 June 2007 24 January 2008 James Purnell 24 January 2008 —