Minister of State for Employment explained

Post:
Minister of State for Employment
Style:Minister
Termlength:At His Majesty's pleasure
Appointer Qualified:on advice of the Prime Minister
Appointer:The Monarch
Nominator:Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Incumbent:Alison McGovern
Incumbentsince:8 July 2024
Department:Department for Work and Pensions
Insigniacaption:Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Insignia:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (2022).svg

The Minister of State for Employment is a mid-level position in the Department for Work and Pensions in the British government.

History

The office is currently awaiting appointment.

Responsibilities

The minister's responsibilities include:

List of Employment Ministers

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NamePortraitEntered officeLeft officePolitical partyPrime Minister
Minister of State for Employment
Albert Booth8 March 19761979LabourJames Callaghan
Harold Walker14 April 19761979LabourJames Callaghan
Minister of State for Work
Nick Brown11 June 200113 June 2003LabourTony Blair
Des Browne13 June 20031 April 2004LabourTony Blair
Jane Kennedy1 April 200410 May 2005LabourTony Blair
Margaret Hodge10 May 20055 May 2006LabourTony Blair
Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform
Jim Murphy5 May 2006 28 June 2007LabourTony Blair
Caroline Flint28 June 2007 24 January 2008LabourGordon Brown
Minister of State for Employment
Stephen Timms25 January 2008 3 October 2008LabourGordon Brown
Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform
Tony McNulty3 October 20085 June 2009LabourGordon Brown
Jim Knight5 June 2009 11 May 2010LabourGordon Brown
Minister of State for Employment
Chris Grayling13 May 2010 4 September 2012ConservativeDavid Cameron
Mark Hoban4 September 2012 7 October 2013 ConservativeDavid Cameron
Esther McVey7 October 2013 8 May 2015ConservativeDavid Cameron
Priti Patel11 May 2015 14 July 2016ConservativeDavid Cameron
Damian Hinds17 July 2016 8 January 2018ConservativeTheresa May
Alok Sharma9 January 201824 July 2019ConservativeTheresa May
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment
Mims Davies25 July 2019 6 July 2022ConservativeBoris Johnson
Julie Marson8 July 202220 September 2022ConservativeBoris Johnson
Minister of State for Work and Welfare
Victoria Prentis7 September 202225 October 2022ConservativeLiz Truss
Minister of State for Employment
Guy Opperman26 October 202213 November 2023ConservativeRishi Sunak
Jo Churchill13 November 20235 July 2024Conservative
Alison McGovern8 July 2024IncumbentLabourKeir Starmer