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The secretary of state for social services was a position in the UK cabinet with responsibility for the Department of Health and Social Security between 1968 and 1988. Although the department was titled 'Department of Health and Social Security', the title of the cabinet minister with responsibility for the department was 'secretary of state for social services'.^[1]^[2]

It was created by an Order in Council which came into operation on 1 November 1968. It transferred the functions of the Minister of Health and the Minister of Social Security to the new Secretary of State, and dissolved those respective ministries.^[3]

It continued until 25 July 1988 when the Department of Health and the Department of Social Security were created.^[4]

Though when created the position had responsibility for the National Health Service throughout England and Wales, responsibility for the NHS in Wales was transferred to the secretary of state for Wales in 1969.

Secretaries of state

Colour key (for political parties):
Labour Conservative

Secretary of State		Term of office		Political party	Cabinet
	Richard Crossman	1 November 1968	19 June 1970	Labour	Wilson II
	Keith Joseph	20 June 1970	4 March 1974	Conservative	Heath
	Barbara Castle	5 March 1974	8 April 1976	Labour	Wilson III
	Barbara Castle	5 March 1974	8 April 1976	Labour	Wilson IV
	David Ennals	8 April 1976	4 May 1979	Labour	Callaghan
	Patrick Jenkin^[5]	5 May 1979	13 September 1981	Conservative	Thatcher I
	Norman Fowler^[6]	14 September 1981	13 June 1987	Conservative	Thatcher II
	John Moore^[7]	13 June 1987	24 July 1988	Conservative	Thatcher III
Post split into the Secretary of State for Social Security and the Secretary of State for Health in 1988.

References

^ Richard Crossman, Secretary of State for Social Services (24 October 1968). "SECRETARY OF STATE for SOCIAL SERVICES". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. col. 1609. The House will notice that my title is wider than that of the proposed new Department. This is in recognition of the fact, as the Prime Minister mentioned in the House last week, that I have been asked to continue my coordination of the whole range of social services, in addition to my responsibility for the new Department.
^ "Records created or inherited by the Department of Health and Social Security and related bodies". The National Archives. Retrieved 1 August 2024. Following the report of the Committee on the Home Civil Service (Fulton Committee), the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS) was created in November 1968. It was formed by the merger of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Social Security under a Secretary of State for Social Services. The Secretary of State was assisted by two ministers of state responsible for health and social security respectively; in 1976 a Minister of Social Security of Cabinet rank was appointed within the department.
^ "The Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 25 October 1968, SI 1968/1699, retrieved 1 August 2024
^ "The Transfer of Functions (Health and Social Security) Order 1988", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 26 October 1988, SI 1988/1843, retrieved 1 August 2024
^ "Lord Jenkin of Roding". UK Parliament. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "Lord Fowler". UK Parliament. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "Lord Moore of Lower Marsh". UK Parliament. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[1] Richard Crossman, Secretary of State for Social Services (24 October 1968). "SECRETARY OF STATE for SOCIAL SERVICES". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Parliament of the United Kingdom: House of Commons. col. 1609. The House will notice that my title is wider than that of the proposed new Department. This is in recognition of the fact, as the Prime Minister mentioned in the House last week, that I have been asked to continue my coordination of the whole range of social services, in addition to my responsibility for the new Department.

[2] "Records created or inherited by the Department of Health and Social Security and related bodies". The National Archives. Retrieved 1 August 2024. Following the report of the Committee on the Home Civil Service (Fulton Committee), the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS) was created in November 1968. It was formed by the merger of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Social Security under a Secretary of State for Social Services. The Secretary of State was assisted by two ministers of state responsible for health and social security respectively; in 1976 a Minister of Social Security of Cabinet rank was appointed within the department.

[3] "The Secretary of State for Social Services Order 1968", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 25 October 1968, SI 1968/1699, retrieved 1 August 2024

[4] "The Transfer of Functions (Health and Social Security) Order 1988", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 26 October 1988, SI 1988/1843, retrieved 1 August 2024

[5] "Lord Jenkin of Roding". UK Parliament. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[6] "Lord Fowler". UK Parliament. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[Moore-7] "Lord Moore of Lower Marsh". UK Parliament. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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v t e Health secretaries of the United Kingdom
Ministers of Health	Christopher Addison Alfred Mond Arthur Griffith-Boscawen Neville Chamberlain William Joynson-Hicks John Wheatley Neville Chamberlain Arthur Greenwood Neville Chamberlain Hilton Young Kingsley Wood Walter Elliot Malcolm MacDonald Ernest Brown Henry Willink Aneurin Bevan Hilary Marquand Harry Crookshank Iain Macleod Robin Turton Dennis Vosper Derek Walker-Smith Enoch Powell Anthony Barber Kenneth Robinson
Secretaries of State for Social Services	Richard Crossman Sir Keith Joseph Barbara Castle David Ennals Patrick Jenkin Norman Fowler John Moore
Secretaries of State for Health	Kenneth Clarke William Waldegrave Virginia Bottomley Stephen Dorrell Frank Dobson Alan Milburn John Reid Patricia Hewitt Alan Johnson Andy Burnham Andrew Lansley Jeremy Hunt
Secretaries of State for Health and Social Care	Jeremy Hunt Matt Hancock Sajid Javid Steve Barclay Thérèse Coffey Steve Barclay Victoria Atkins Wes Streeting