Secretaries of State For The Environment
| Name | Term of office | Political party | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Walker | 15 October 1970 | 5 November 1972 | Conservative | Edward Heath | ||
| Geoffrey Rippon | 5 November 1972 | 4 March 1974 | Conservative | |||
| Anthony Crosland | 5 March 1974 | 8 April 1976 | Labour | Harold Wilson | ||
| Peter Shore | 8 April 1976 | 4 May 1979 | Labour | James Callaghan | ||
| Michael Heseltine | 5 May 1979 | 6 January 1983 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
| Tom King | 6 January 1983 | 11 June 1983 | Conservative | |||
| Patrick Jenkin | 11 June 1983 | 2 September 1985 | Conservative | |||
| Kenneth Baker | 2 September 1985 | 21 May 1986 | Conservative | |||
| Nicholas Ridley | 21 May 1986 | 24 July 1989 | Conservative | |||
| Chris Patten | 24 July 1989 | 28 November 1990 | Conservative | |||
| Michael Heseltine | 28 November 1990 | 11 April 1992 | Conservative | John Major | ||
| Michael Howard | 11 April 1992 | 27 May 1993 | Conservative | |||
| John Gummer | 27 May 1993 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | |||
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