| Post: | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions |
| 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 |
| Incumbentsince: | 9 July 2024 |
| Incumbent: | Emma Reynolds |
| 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 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions is a junior position in the Department for Work and Pensions in the British government.
In the 1970s the minister was known as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment.
The minister's responsibilities include:[1]
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment | ||||||
| John Fraser | 8 March 1974 | 14 April 1976 | Labour | Harold Wilson | ||
| Harold Walker | 8 March 1974 | 14 April 1976 | Labour | Harold Wilson | ||
| John Golding | 14 April 1976 | 4 May 1979 | Labour | James Callaghan | ||
| John Grant | 14 April 1976 | 4 May 1979 | Labour | James Callaghan | ||
| Jim Lester | 7 May 1979 | 5 January 1981 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
| Patrick Mayhew | 7 May 1979 | 5 January 1981 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
| David Waddington | 5 January 1981 | 6 January 1983 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
| Hon. Peter Morrison | 5 January 1981 | 13 June 1983 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
| John Gummer | 6 January 1983 | 18 October 1983 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
| Alan Clark | 13 June 1983 | 24 January 1986 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
| Peter Bottomley | 11 September 1984 | 23 January 1986 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
| David Trippier | 2 September 1985 | 13 June 1987 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
| Ian Lang | 31 January 1986 | 10 September 1986 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
| John Lee | 10 September 1986 | 26 July 1989 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
| Patrick Nicholls | 13 June 1987 | 24 July 1990 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
| The Lord Strathclyde | 26 July 1989 | 24 July 1990 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
| Robert Jackson | 24 July 1990 | 14 April 1992 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher and John Major | ||
| Eric Forth | 24 July 1990 | 14 April 1992 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher and John Major | ||
| The Viscount Ullswater | 24 July 1990 | 16 September 1993 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher and John Major | ||
| Patrick McLoughlin | 14 April 1992 | 27 May 1993 | Conservative | John Major | ||
| Ann Widdecombe | 27 May 1993 | 20 July 1994 | Conservative | John Major | ||
| The Lord Henley | 16 September 1993 | 20 July 1994 | Conservative | John Major | ||
| James Paice | 20 July 1994 | 5 July 1995 | Conservative | John Major | ||
| Phillip Oppenheim | 20 July 1994 | 5 July 1995 | Conservative | John Major | ||
| Minister of State for Pensions | ||||||
| Stephen Timms | 23 December 1998 | 29 July 1999 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
| Jeff Rooker | 29 July 1999 | 7 June 2001 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
| Malcolm Wicks | 8 June 2001 | 4 April 2003 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
| Ian McCartney | 13 June 2003 | 6 May 2005 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
| Stephen Timms | 6 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
| James Purnell | 5 May 2006 | 28 June 2007 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
| Mike O'Brien | 27 June 2007 | 5 October 2008 | Labour | Gordon Brown | ||
| Rosie Winterton | 24 January 2008 | 5 June 2009 | Labour | Gordon Brown | ||
| Minister of State for Pensions and Ageing Society | ||||||
| Angela Eagle | 8 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | Gordon Brown | ||
| Minister of State for Pensions | ||||||
| Steve Webb | 12 May 2010 | 8 May 2015 | Liberal Democrats | David Cameron | ||
| The Baroness Altmann | 11 May 2015 | 15 July 2016 | Labour [2] | David Cameron | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions | ||||||
| Richard Harrington | 17 July 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Conservative | Theresa May | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion | ||||||
| Guy Opperman | 14 June 2017 | 8 September 2022 | Conservative | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Growth | ||||||
| Alex Burghart | 20 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions | ||||||
| Laura Trott | 27 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | ||
| Paul Maynard | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions | ||||||
| Emma Reynolds | 9 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Keir Starmer | ||