Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions explained

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.

Responsibilities

The minister's responsibilities include:[1]

List of ministers

NamePortraitEntered officeLeft officePolitical partyPrime Minister
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment
John Fraser8 March 197414 April 1976LabourHarold Wilson
Harold Walker8 March 197414 April 1976LabourHarold Wilson
John Golding14 April 19764 May 1979LabourJames Callaghan
John Grant14 April 19764 May 1979LabourJames Callaghan
Jim Lester7 May 19795 January 1981ConservativeMargaret Thatcher
Patrick Mayhew7 May 19795 January 1981ConservativeMargaret Thatcher
David Waddington5 January 19816 January 1983ConservativeMargaret Thatcher
Hon. Peter Morrison5 January 198113 June 1983ConservativeMargaret Thatcher
John Gummer6 January 198318 October 1983ConservativeMargaret Thatcher
Alan Clark13 June 198324 January 1986ConservativeMargaret Thatcher
Peter Bottomley11 September 198423 January 1986ConservativeMargaret Thatcher
David Trippier2 September 198513 June 1987ConservativeMargaret Thatcher
Ian Lang31 January 198610 September 1986ConservativeMargaret Thatcher
John Lee10 September 198626 July 1989ConservativeMargaret Thatcher
Patrick Nicholls13 June 198724 July 1990ConservativeMargaret Thatcher
The Lord Strathclyde26 July 198924 July 1990ConservativeMargaret Thatcher
Robert Jackson24 July 199014 April 1992ConservativeMargaret Thatcher and John Major
Eric Forth24 July 199014 April 1992ConservativeMargaret Thatcher and John Major
The Viscount Ullswater24 July 199016 September 1993ConservativeMargaret Thatcher and John Major
Patrick McLoughlin14 April 199227 May 1993ConservativeJohn Major
Ann Widdecombe27 May 199320 July 1994ConservativeJohn Major
The Lord Henley16 September 199320 July 1994ConservativeJohn Major
James Paice20 July 19945 July 1995ConservativeJohn Major
Phillip Oppenheim20 July 19945 July 1995ConservativeJohn Major
Minister of State for Pensions
Stephen Timms23 December 1998 29 July 1999LabourTony Blair
Jeff Rooker29 July 1999 7 June 2001LabourTony Blair
Malcolm Wicks8 June 2001 4 April 2003LabourTony Blair
Ian McCartney13 June 2003 6 May 2005LabourTony Blair
Stephen Timms6 May 2005 5 May 2006LabourTony Blair
James Purnell5 May 2006 28 June 2007LabourTony Blair
Mike O'Brien27 June 2007 5 October 2008LabourGordon Brown
Rosie Winterton24 January 2008 5 June 2009LabourGordon Brown
Minister of State for Pensions and Ageing Society
Angela Eagle8 June 2009 11 May 2010LabourGordon Brown
Minister of State for Pensions
Steve Webb12 May 2010 8 May 2015Liberal DemocratsDavid Cameron
The Baroness Altmann11 May 2015 15 July 2016Labour [2] David Cameron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions
Richard Harrington17 July 2016 14 June 2017ConservativeTheresa May
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion
Guy Opperman14 June 2017 8 September 2022Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Growth
Alex Burghart20 September 202227 October 2022ConservativeLiz Truss
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions
Laura Trott27 October 202213 November 2023ConservativeRishi Sunak
Paul Maynard13 November 20235 July 2024Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions
Emma Reynolds9 July 2024IncumbentLabourKeir Starmer

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion). 10 January 2021. GOV.UK. en.
  2. Web site: Tory minister Ros Altmann expelled from Labour party . The Guardian. 8 September 2015.