Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions
| United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions | |
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| His Majesty's Treasury 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 |
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions or Parliamentary Secretary for Pensions a junior position held jointly in His Majesty's Treasury and 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]
- 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 arm's-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
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-Secretary of State, Health and Social Security | ||||||
| Lynda Chalker | .JPG) |
7 May 1979 | 5 March 1982 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | |
| Tony Newton | 5 March 1982 | 11 September 1984 | ||||
| Ray Whitney | 11 September 1984 | 10 September 1986 | ||||
| Nicholas Lyell | 10 September 1986 | 13 June 1987 | ||||
| Michael Portillo | _(cropped).jpg) |
13 June 1987 | 25 July 1988 | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Social Security | ||||||
| Peter Lloyd | 25 July 1988 | 28 July 1989 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
| Gillian Shephard | .jpg) |
25 July 1989 | 28 November 1990 | |||
| Michael Jack | .jpg) |
28 November 1990 | 14 April 1992 | John Major | ||
| Ann Widdecombe | .jpg) |
30 November 1990 | 27 May 1993 | |||
| Alistair Burt |  |
14 April 1992 | 6 July 1995 | |||
| William Hague | .jpg) |
27 May 1993 | 20 July 1994 | |||
| James Arbuthnot |  |
20 July 1994 | 6 July 1995 | |||
| Roger Evans | 20 July 1994 | 2 May 1997 | ||||
| Andrew Mitchell |  |
6 July 1995 | 2 May 1997 | |||
| Oliver Heald | .jpg) |
6 July 1995 | 2 May 1997 | |||
| Minister of State for Social Security with special responsibility for War Pensions | ||||||
| John MacKay, Baron MacKay of Ardbrecknish | 5 July 1995 | 4 May 1997 | Conservative | John Major | ||
| Minister of State for Pensions | ||||||
| John Denham | .jpg) |
1 May 1997 | 30 December 1998 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
| Stephen Timms |  |
23 December 1998 | 29 July 1999 | |||
| Jeff Rooker |  |
29 July 1999 | 7 June 2001 | |||
| Malcolm Wicks |
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8 June 2001 | 4 April 2003 | |||
| Ian McCartney | .jpg) |
13 June 2003 | 6 May 2005 | |||
| Stephen Timms |  |
6 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 | |||
| James Purnell |  |
5 May 2006 | 28 June 2007 | |||
| Mike O'Brien |  |
27 June 2007 | 5 October 2008 | Gordon Brown | ||
| Rosie Winterton |  |
24 January 2008 | 5 June 2009 | |||
| 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 | .jpg) |
12 May 2010 | 8 May 2015 | Liberal Democrats | David Cameron | |
| Ros Altmann, Baroness Altmann |  |
11 May 2015 | 15 July 2016 | Conservative | ||
| 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 | .jpg) |
20 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions | ||||||
| Laura Trott | .jpg) |
27 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | |
| Paul Maynard |  |
13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | |||
| Emma Reynolds |  |
9 July 2024 | 14 January 2025 | Labour | Keir Starmer | |
| Torsten Bell |  |
14 January 2025 | Incumbent | |||
| Andy Burnham | ||||||
Notes
- ↑ Office vacant between 7 July and 8 July 2022, when Opperman resigned from the government until Boris Johnson announced his resignation as prime minister.[2]
References
- ↑ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ↑ Blows, Laura. "Guy Opperman announces return to DWP". Pensions Age Magazine. Retrieved 9 July 2022.