Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions
(Redirected from Under-Secretary of State, Employment)
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions is a junior position in the Department for Work and Pensions in the British government.
United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions | |
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since 9 July 2024 | |
Department for Work and Pensions | |
Style | Minister |
Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Website | www |
In the 1970s the minister was known as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment.
Responsibilities
editThe minister's responsibilities include:[1]
- Pensioner benefits, including new State Pension, Winter Fuel Payments, Pension Credit and Attendance Allowance
- Private and occupational pensions, including regulatory powers and the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)
- Automatic enrolment into a workplace pension
- Oversight of arms-length bodies, including the Pensions Regulator, Pension Protection Fund, Financial Assistance Scheme and Pensions Ombudsman
- Financial guidance, budgeting, saving and debt, including the Money and Pensions Service and Financial Inclusion Policy Forum
- Methods of payment and Post Office Card Accounts
- EU Exit preparation relevant to pensions
- Cross-DWP spokesperson – shadowing Lords
List of ministers
editName | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | |
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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 (to September 2015)[2] | David Cameron | ||
Conservative (from September 2015) | ||||||
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[a] | 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 |
Notes
edit- ^ Office vacant between 7 July and 8 July 2022, when Opperman resigned from the government until Boris Johnson announced his resignation as prime minister.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Tory minister Ros Altmann expelled from Labour party". The Guardian. 8 September 2015.
- ^ Blows, Laura. "Guy Opperman announces return to DWP". Pensions Age Magazine. Retrieved 9 July 2022.