United Kingdom Minister of State for School Standards | |
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Department for Education | |
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 | https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state-for-schools |
The role of Minister of State for School Standards, [1] formerly Minister of State for Schools [2] is a mid-level position in the Department for Education in the British government.
The current minister is Catherine McKinnell. [3]
In the Major ministries, the role was known as Minister of State for Education and Science and Minister of State for Education.
In the Brown ministry (2007 to 2010), the position of Minister of State for Schools and Learning worked at the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
In the Cameron ministries, the role was known as Minister of State for Schools.
Under Liz Truss's tenure, the role was demoted to a parliamentary under-secretary position known as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for School Standards. [4] [5]
The minister is responsible for the following: [6]
Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
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Minister of State, Education and Science | |||||||
Angela Rumbold
MP for Mitcham and Morden |
June 1987 | 24 July 1990 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | |||
Tim Eggar
MP for Enfield North |
24 July 1990 | 14 April 1992 | Conservative | John Major | |||
The Baroness Blatch | 14 April 1992 | 20 July 1994 | Conservative | John Major | |||
Eric Forth
MP for Mid Worcestershire |
20 July 1994 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | John Major | |||
Stephen Byers
MP for North Tyneside |
2 May 1997 | 27 July 1998 | Labour | Tony Blair | |||
Estelle Morris
MP for Birmingham Yardley |
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28 July 1998 | 8 June 2001 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
Stephen Timms
MP for East Ham |
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11 June 2001 | 24 October 2002 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
David Miliband
MP for South Shields |
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24 October 2002 | 16 December 2004 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
Stephen Twigg
MP for Enfield Southgate |
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16 December 2004 | 5 May 2005 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
Jacqui Smith
MP for Redditch |
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6 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 | Labour |
Tony Blair
( lll) | ||
Jim Knight
MP for South Dorset |
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5 May 2006 | 5 June 2009 | Labour |
Tony Blair
( lll) ( l) | ||
Vernon Coaker
MP for Gedling |
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8 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Labour |
Gordon Brown
( l) | ||
Minister of State for Schools | |||||||
Nick Gibb |
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13 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative |
David Cameron
( Coalition) | ||
David Laws
MP for Yeovil |
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4 September 2012 | 8 May 2015 | Liberal Democrat |
David Cameron
( Coalition) | ||
Minister of State for School Standards | |||||||
Nick Gibb |
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12 May 2015 | 15 September 2021 | Conservative |
David Cameron ( II) Theresa May ( I)( II) Boris Johnson ( I)( II) | ||
Robin Walker
MP for Worcester |
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16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 | Conservative |
Boris Johnson ( II) | ||
Will Quince
MP for Colchester |
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7 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 | Conservative |
Boris Johnson ( II) | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for School Standards | |||||||
Jonathan Gullis
MP for Stoke-on-Trent North |
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8 September 2022 | 28 October 2022 | Conservative |
Liz Truss ( I) | ||
Minister of State for Schools | |||||||
Nick Gibb |
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26 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative |
Rishi Sunak
( I) | ||
Damian Hinds
MP for East Hampshire |
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13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | |||
Minister of State for School Standards | |||||||
Catherine McKinnell
MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North |
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8 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour |
Keir Starmer
( I) |
United Kingdom Minister of State for School Standards | |
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Department for Education | |
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 | https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state-for-schools |
The role of Minister of State for School Standards, [1] formerly Minister of State for Schools [2] is a mid-level position in the Department for Education in the British government.
The current minister is Catherine McKinnell. [3]
In the Major ministries, the role was known as Minister of State for Education and Science and Minister of State for Education.
In the Brown ministry (2007 to 2010), the position of Minister of State for Schools and Learning worked at the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
In the Cameron ministries, the role was known as Minister of State for Schools.
Under Liz Truss's tenure, the role was demoted to a parliamentary under-secretary position known as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for School Standards. [4] [5]
The minister is responsible for the following: [6]
Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minister of State, Education and Science | |||||||
Angela Rumbold
MP for Mitcham and Morden |
June 1987 | 24 July 1990 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | |||
Tim Eggar
MP for Enfield North |
24 July 1990 | 14 April 1992 | Conservative | John Major | |||
The Baroness Blatch | 14 April 1992 | 20 July 1994 | Conservative | John Major | |||
Eric Forth
MP for Mid Worcestershire |
20 July 1994 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | John Major | |||
Stephen Byers
MP for North Tyneside |
2 May 1997 | 27 July 1998 | Labour | Tony Blair | |||
Estelle Morris
MP for Birmingham Yardley |
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28 July 1998 | 8 June 2001 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
Stephen Timms
MP for East Ham |
![]() |
11 June 2001 | 24 October 2002 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
David Miliband
MP for South Shields |
![]() |
24 October 2002 | 16 December 2004 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
Stephen Twigg
MP for Enfield Southgate |
![]() |
16 December 2004 | 5 May 2005 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
Jacqui Smith
MP for Redditch |
![]() |
6 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 | Labour |
Tony Blair
( lll) | ||
Jim Knight
MP for South Dorset |
![]() |
5 May 2006 | 5 June 2009 | Labour |
Tony Blair
( lll) ( l) | ||
Vernon Coaker
MP for Gedling |
![]() |
8 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Labour |
Gordon Brown
( l) | ||
Minister of State for Schools | |||||||
Nick Gibb |
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13 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative |
David Cameron
( Coalition) | ||
David Laws
MP for Yeovil |
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4 September 2012 | 8 May 2015 | Liberal Democrat |
David Cameron
( Coalition) | ||
Minister of State for School Standards | |||||||
Nick Gibb |
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12 May 2015 | 15 September 2021 | Conservative |
David Cameron ( II) Theresa May ( I)( II) Boris Johnson ( I)( II) | ||
Robin Walker
MP for Worcester |
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16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 | Conservative |
Boris Johnson ( II) | ||
Will Quince
MP for Colchester |
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7 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 | Conservative |
Boris Johnson ( II) | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for School Standards | |||||||
Jonathan Gullis
MP for Stoke-on-Trent North |
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8 September 2022 | 28 October 2022 | Conservative |
Liz Truss ( I) | ||
Minister of State for Schools | |||||||
Nick Gibb |
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26 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative |
Rishi Sunak
( I) | ||
Damian Hinds
MP for East Hampshire |
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13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | |||
Minister of State for School Standards | |||||||
Catherine McKinnell
MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North |
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8 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour |
Keir Starmer
( I) |