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Minister of State for Employment
British government minister
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The Minister of State for Employment is a mid-level position in the Department for Work and Pensions in the British government.
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
Appointer
- The Monarch
- on advice of the Prime Minister
| United Kingdom Minister of State for Employment | |
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| Department for Work and Pensions | |
| Style | Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
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| Website | www |
History
The office is currently awaiting appointment.
Responsibilities
The minister's responsibilities include:[1]
- Labour Market, including employer engagement and the impact of AI
- Jobs and Careers Service reform, including digital reform, Jobcentre Plus and post-19 careers
- Work and Health: Occupational Health and Statutory Sick Pay
- Employment support (incl. Restart, Pathways to Work)
- Conditionality and Sanctions
- In Work Progression
- Devolution
- Disability Employment
List of Employment Ministers
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State for Employment | ||||||
| Albert Booth | 8 March 1976 | 1979 | Labour | James Callaghan | ||
| Harold Walker | 14 April 1976 | 1979 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| John Golding | 14 April 1976 | 4 May 1979 | James Callaghan | |||
| John Grant | 14 April 1976 | 4 May 1979 | ||||
| Jim Lester | 7 May 1979 | 5 January 1981 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
| Patrick Mayhew | 7 May 1979 | 5 January 1981 | ||||
| David Waddington | 5 January 1981 | 6 January 1983 | ||||
| Peter Morrison | 5 January 1981 | 13 June 1983 | ||||
| John Gummer |  |
6 January 1983 | 18 October 1983 | |||
| Alan Clark |  |
13 June 1983 | 24 January 1986 | |||
| Peter Bottomley |  |
11 September 1984 | 23 January 1986 | |||
| David Trippier | 2 September 1985 | 13 June 1987 | ||||
| Ian Lang |  |
31 January 1986 | 10 September 1986 | |||
| John Lee |  |
10 September 1986 | 26 July 1989 | |||
| Patrick Nicholls | 13 June 1987 | 24 July 1990 | ||||
| Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde |  |
26 July 1989 | 24 July 1990 | |||
| Robert Jackson |  |
24 July 1990 | 14 April 1992 | Margaret Thatcher and John Major | ||
| Eric Forth |  |
24 July 1990 | 14 April 1992 | |||
| Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater |  |
24 July 1990 | 16 September 1993 | |||
| Patrick McLoughlin |  |
14 April 1992 | 27 May 1993 | John Major | ||
| Ann Widdecombe |  |
27 May 1993 | 20 July 1994 | |||
| Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley |  |
16 September 1993 | 20 July 1994 | |||
| James Paice |  |
20 July 1994 | 5 July 1995 | |||
| Phillip Oppenheim | .jpg) |
20 July 1994 | 5 July 1995 | |||
| Minister of State for Work | ||||||
| Nick Brown |  |
11 June 2001 | 13 June 2003 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
| Des Browne |  |
13 June 2003 | 1 April 2004 | |||
| Jane Kennedy |  |
1 April 2004 | 10 May 2005 | |||
| Margaret Hodge |  |
10 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 | |||
| Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform | ||||||
| Jim Murphy |  |
5 May 2006 | 28 June 2007 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
| Caroline Flint |  |
28 June 2007 | 24 January 2008 | Gordon Brown | ||
| Minister of State for Employment | ||||||
| Stephen Timms |  |
25 January 2008 | 3 October 2008 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |
| Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform | ||||||
| Tony McNulty |  |
3 October 2008 | 5 June 2009 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |
| Jim Knight |  |
5 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | |||
| Minister of State for Employment | ||||||
| Chris Grayling |  |
13 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | David Cameron | |
| Mark Hoban | .jpg) |
4 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 | |||
| Esther McVey | .jpg) |
7 October 2013 | 8 May 2015 | |||
| Priti Patel |  |
11 May 2015 | 14 July 2016 | |||
| Damian Hinds |  |
17 July 2016 | 8 January 2018 | Theresa May | ||
| Alok Sharma | .jpg) |
9 January 2018 | 24 July 2019 | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment | ||||||
| Mims Davies |  |
25 July 2019 | 6 July 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | |
| Julie Marson |  |
8 July 2022 | 20 September 2022 | |||
| Minister of State for Work and Welfare | ||||||
| Victoria Prentis | .jpg) |
7 September 2022 | 25 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss | |
| Minister of State for Employment | ||||||
| Guy Opperman |  |
26 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | |
| Jo Churchill |  |
13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | |||
| Alison McGovern | .jpg) |
8 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 | Labour | Keir Starmer | |
| Diana Johnson | .jpg) |
6 September 2025 | 21 July 2026 | |||
| Andrew Western | .jpg) |
21 July 2026 | Incumbent | Andy Burnham | ||