| Evelyn John St Loe Strachey | 27 May 1946 | 28 February 1950 |
| James Michael Leathes Prior | 1970 | 5 November 1972 |
| Rt Hon Peter Edward Walker | May 1979 | 11 June 1983 |
| Rt Hon Thomas Michael Jopling | 11 June 1983 | 13 June 1987 |
| Rt Hon John Roddick Russell MacGregor | 13 June 1987 | July 1989 |
| Rt Hon John Selwyn Gummer | July 1989 | 27 May 1993 |
| Rt Hon Gillian Patricia Shephard | 27 May 1993 | 20 July 1994 |
| Rt Hon Hon William Arthur Waldegrave | 20 July 1994 | 5 July 1995 |
| Rt Hon Douglas Martin Hogg | 5 July 1995 | 2 May 1997 |
| Rt Hon Dr John Anderson Cunningham | 3 May 1997 | 27 July 1998 |
| Rt Hon Nicholas Hugh Brown | 27 July 1998 | 11 June 2001 |