Secretary of State for Transport
 Secretary of State for Transport  | |
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| Start | 19 May 1919 |
| Leader of | Department for Transport |
| Website | http://www.dft.gov.uk/ |
| Responsible for UK transport system | |
The Secretary of State for Transport, also referred to as the Transport Secretary, is the member of the cabinet responsible for the British Department for Transport.[1] The office used to be called the Minister of Transport and has been merged with the Department for the Environment at various times.
The Secretary of State is supported by a small team of junior Ministers. Each Minister is a Member of Parliament from either the House of Commons or the House of Lords. The number of Ministers supporting the Secretary of State for Transport varies from time to time, but is usually about 3. The titles given to these Ministers also vary. Currently the positions are held by one Minister of State for Transport and two Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for Transport.
During the tenure of different governments the title of Minister of/for Transport has been used to refer to the Secretary of State for Transport, one or more of the junior Ministers or even both the Secretary of State and the junior Ministers at the same time.
Office Holders on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Shapps | 24 July 2019 | 6 September 2022 |
| Chris Grayling | 14 July 2016 | |
| Patrick McLoughlin | 4 September 2012 | 14 July 2016 |
| Justine Greening | 14 October 2011 | 4 September 2012 |
| Philip Hammond | 11 May 2010 | 14 October 2011 |
| Andrew Adonis | 5 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 |
| Geoff Hoon | 3 October 2008 | 5 June 2009 |
| Ruth Kelly | 27 June 2007 | 3 October 2008 |
| Alistair Darling | 29 May 2002 | 5 May 2006 |
| George Young | 5 July 1995 | 2 May 1997 |
| John MacGregor | 11 April 1992 | 20 July 1994 |
| Malcolm Rifkind | 28 November 1990 | 10 April 1992 |
| Cecil Parkinson | 24 July 1989 | 28 November 1990 |
| Paul Channon | 13 June 1987 | 24 July 1989 |
| Tom King | 11 June 1983 | 16 October 1983 |
| Nicholas Ridley | 11 June 1983 | 21 May 1986 |
| David Howell | 14 September 1981 | 11 June 1983 |
| William Rodgers | 10 September 1976 | 4 May 1979 |
