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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
British Government minister
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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice is a junior position in the Ministry of Justice in the British Government. The present incumbent is Alison Levitt, Baroness Levitt, who succeeded Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede in September 2025.
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on advice of the Prime Minister
| United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | |
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| Ministry of Justice | |
| 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 | Official website |
Role
The Government website sets out the current Minister's responsibilities in the Ministry of Justice as:[2]
- Crown Dependencies
- Overseas Territories
- Family Justice and Marriage and Divorce
- All Lords Business (except PPP)[clarification needed]
- Private International Law
- International Criminal Justice
- Constitution
- Devolution and the Union
- EU Retained Law policy.
- Human Rights
- International
- Judicial Review
The Ministry of Justice is the government department responsible for overseeing the Crown Dependencies with the Secretary of State for Justice (Lord Chancellor) being the privy counsellor responsible for the Dependencies.[3] However the day to day duties are handled by the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, who is a less senior minister in the Ministry of Justice.[4]
List of officeholders
| Minister | Term of office | Party | ||||
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | ||||||
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Maria Eagle[5] | 2 July 2007 | 9 June 2009 | Labour | ||
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The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath[6] | 2 July 2007 | 5 October 2008 | |||
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Bridget Prentice[7] | 2 July 2007 | 11 May 2010 | |||
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The Baroness Ashton of Upholland[8] | 8 May 2007 | 27 June 2007 | |||
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Shahid Malik[9] | 4 October 2008 | 15 May 2009 | |||
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The Lord Bach[10] | 5 October 2008 | 11 May 2010 | |||
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Claire Ward[11] | 15 May 2009 | 11 May 2010 | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Aid[12] | ||||||
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Jonathan Djanogly[13][12] | 11 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Victims[14] | ||||||
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Helen Grant[14] | 4 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 | Conservative | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Aid[12] | ||||||
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Shailesh Vara[12] | 7 October 2013 | 17 July 2016 | Conservative | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Civil Liberties and Human Rights[15] | ||||||
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Dominic Raab | 12 May 2015 | 16 July 2016 | Conservative | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Family Justice | ||||||
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Caroline Dinenage | 8 May 2015 | 16 July 2016 | Conservative | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims, Youth and Family Justice | ||||||
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Phillip Lee | 17 July 2016 | 12 June 2018 | Conservative | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | ||||||
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Edward Argar | 14 June 2018 | 10 September 2019 | Conservative | ||
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Chris Philp | 10 September 2019 | 13 February 2020 | |||
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The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar | 22 December 2020 | 13 April 2022 | |||
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The Lord Bellamy | 7 July 2022 | 5 July 2024 | |||
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The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede | 9 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 | Labour | ||
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The Baroness Levitt[16] | 6 September 2025 | Incumbent | |||