The Secretary of State for Employment was a position in the
Cabinet of the United Kingdom. In 1995 it was merged with
Secretary of State for Education to make the Secretary of State for Education and Employment. In 2001 the employment functions were hived off and transferred to the
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Minister of Labour (1916–1940)
Minister of Labour and National Service (1940–1959)
Minister of Labour (1959–1968)
Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity (1968–1970)
Secretary of State for Employment (1970–1995)
Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1995–2001)
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Gillian Shephard
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John Major
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David Blunkett
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, 8 June 2001
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Labour
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Tony Blair
The office was merged with the
Department of Social Security
The Department of Social Security (DSS) was a governmental agency in the United Kingdom from 1988 to 2001. The old abbreviation is still often used informally. Advertisements for rented accommodation used to describe prospective tenants who wou ...
to form the
Department for Work & Pensions
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in 2001.
Employment
Employment is a relationship between two parties regulating the provision of paid labour services. Usually based on a contract, one party, the employer, which might be a corporation, a not-for-profit organization, a co-operative, or any o ...
Defunct ministerial offices in the United Kingdom