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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
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
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 |
| Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Website | www |
History
The office is currently awaiting appointment.
Responsibilities
The minister's responsibilities include:
- responsibility for departmental strategy on the labour market, unemployment and in work progression, with a focus on under-represented groups, young people and skills
- in-work conditionality including sanctions
- international labour market *policy (International Labour Organization (ILO), G20, Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO))
- European Social Fund (ESF) and UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF)
- work services and Jobcentre Plus partnership working
- Jobcentre Plus campaigns
- Jobseeker's Allowance, Income Support
- People and Location Programme
- Youth Obligation Support Programme
- Flexible Support Fund
- labour market interventions for self-employment (including the New Enterprise Allowance and future offer and the Minimum Income Floor)
- benefit cap
- Health and Safety Executive
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 | Labour | James Callaghan | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron 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 | ||
| Nicholas Lowther, 2nd 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 | |
| Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley |  |
16 September 1993 | 20 July 1994 | Conservative | John Major | |
| James Paice |  |
20 July 1994 | 5 July 1995 | Conservative | John Major | |
| Phillip Oppenheim | .jpg) |
20 July 1994 | 5 July 1995 | Conservative | John Major | |
| Minister of State for Work | ||||||
| Nick Brown |  |
11 June 2001 | 13 June 2003 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
| Des Browne |  |
13 June 2003 | 1 April 2004 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
| Jane Kennedy |  |
1 April 2004 | 10 May 2005 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
| Margaret Hodge |  |
10 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
| 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 | Labour | 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 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |
| 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 | Conservative | David Cameron | |
| Esther McVey | .jpg) |
7 October 2013 | 8 May 2015 | Conservative | David Cameron | |
| Priti Patel |  |
11 May 2015 | 14 July 2016 | Conservative | David Cameron | |
| Damian Hinds |  |
17 July 2016 | 8 January 2018 | Conservative | Theresa May | |
| Alok Sharma | .jpg) |
9 January 2018 | 24 July 2019 | Conservative | Theresa May | |
| 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 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | |
| 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 | Conservative | ||
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8 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 | Labour | Keir Starmer | |
| Diana Johnson | .jpg) |
6 September 2025 | 21 July 2026 | Labour | ||
| Andrew Western | .jpg) |
21 July 2026 | Incumbent | Labour | Andy Burnham | |