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| Incumbent: Douglas Alexander MP Took office: 28 June 2007 |
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| Style: | The Right Honourable |
| Appointed by: | Gordon Brown as Prime Minister |
| First : | Barbara Castle |
| Formation: | (18 October 1964) |
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In the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State for International Development is a Cabinet minister responsible for promoting development overseas and for the Department for International Development, particularly in the third world. The post was created in 1997 when the Department for International Development was made independent of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
A separate Ministry of Overseas Development was established by Harold Wilson when he came to office in 1964. The first three holders of the office served in the Cabinet, but from 29 August 1967 the office was demoted. Under Edward Heath, the Ministry was incorporated with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 15 October 1970. From 10 June 1975 to 8 October 1979 the Foreign Secretary served as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Minister for Overseas Development in the cabinet, while the Minister for Overseas Development held the rank of Minister of State within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The Minister of State had day-to-day responsibility. Under the Labour government of the 1970s, Reg Prentice sat in the Cabinet during his term.
Minister of Overseas Development
- Barbara Castle (18 October 1964 – 23 December 1965)
- Anthony Greenwood (23 December 1965 – 11 August 1966)
- Arthur Bottomley (11 August 1966 – 29 August 1967)
- Reginald Prentice (29 August 1967 – 6 October 1969)
- Judith Hart (6 October 1969 – 19 June 1970)
- Richard Wood (23 June 1970 – 15 October 1970)
Minister for Overseas Development, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Richard Wood (15 October 1970 – 4 March 1974)
- Judith Hart (7 March 1974 – 10 June 1975)
- Reginald Prentice (10 June 1975 – 21 December 1976) (resigned)
- Frank Judd (21 December 1976 – 21 February 1977)
- Judith Hart (21 February 1977 – 4 May 1979)
- Neil Marten (6 May 1979 – 6 January 1983)
- Tim Raison (6 January 1983 – 10 September 1986)
- Chris Patten (10 September 1986 – 24 July 1989)
- Lynda Chalker (24 July 1989 – 2 May 1997) (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey from 1992)
Secretary of State for International Development
- Clare Short (3 May 1997 – 12 May 2003) (resigned)
- Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos (12 May 2003 – 6 October 2003)
- Hilary Benn (6 October 2003 – 27 June 2007)
- Douglas Alexander (28 June 2007 – present)
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