Minister of State for Employment
| 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 |
The Minister of State for Employment is a mid-level position in the Department for Work and Pensions in the British government.
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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | ||||||
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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 | |
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6 September 2025 | 21 July 2026 | Labour | ||
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21 July 2026 | Incumbent | Labour | Andy Burnham | |