United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions | |
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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 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions is a junior position in 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.
The minister's responsibilities include: [1]
Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | |
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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 | ||
Hon. Peter Morrison | 5 January 1981 | 13 June 1983 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
John Gummer |
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6 January 1983 | 18 October 1983 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | |
Alan Clark |
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13 June 1983 | 24 January 1986 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | |
Peter Bottomley |
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11 September 1984 | 23 January 1986 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | |
David Trippier | 2 September 1985 | 13 June 1987 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
Ian Lang |
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31 January 1986 | 10 September 1986 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | |
John Lee |
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10 September 1986 | 26 July 1989 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | |
Patrick Nicholls | 13 June 1987 | 24 July 1990 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
The Lord Strathclyde |
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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 | ||
The Viscount Ullswater |
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24 July 1990 | 16 September 1993 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher and John Major | |
Patrick McLoughlin |
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14 April 1992 | 27 May 1993 | Conservative | John Major | |
Ann Widdecombe |
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27 May 1993 | 20 July 1994 | Conservative | John Major | |
The Lord Henley |
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16 September 1993 | 20 July 1994 | Conservative | John Major | |
James Paice |
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20 July 1994 | 5 July 1995 | Conservative | John Major | |
Phillip Oppenheim |
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20 July 1994 | 5 July 1995 | Conservative | John Major | |
Minister of State for Pensions | ||||||
Stephen Timms |
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23 December 1998 | 29 July 1999 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
Jeff Rooker |
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29 July 1999 | 7 June 2001 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
Malcolm Wicks | 8 June 2001 | 4 April 2003 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
Ian McCartney |
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13 June 2003 | 6 May 2005 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
Stephen Timms |
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6 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
James Purnell |
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5 May 2006 | 28 June 2007 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
Mike O'Brien |
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27 June 2007 | 5 October 2008 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |
Rosie Winterton |
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24 January 2008 | 5 June 2009 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |
Minister of State for Pensions and Ageing Society | ||||||
Angela Eagle |
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8 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |
Minister of State for Pensions | ||||||
Steve Webb |
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12 May 2010 | 8 May 2015 | Liberal Democrats | David Cameron | |
The Baroness Altmann |
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11 May 2015 | 15 July 2016 | Labour (to September 2015) [2] | David Cameron | |
Conservative (from September 2015) | ||||||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions | ||||||
Richard Harrington |
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17 July 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Conservative | Theresa May | |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion | ||||||
Guy Opperman |
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14 June 2017 | 8 September 2022 [a] | Conservative | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Growth | ||||||
Alex Burghart |
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20 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss | |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions | ||||||
Laura Trott |
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27 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | |
Paul Maynard |
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13 November 2023 | Incumbent | Conservative |
United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions | |
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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 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions is a junior position in 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.
The minister's responsibilities include: [1]
Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ||
Hon. Peter Morrison | 5 January 1981 | 13 June 1983 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
John Gummer |
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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 |
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31 January 1986 | 10 September 1986 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | |
John Lee |
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10 September 1986 | 26 July 1989 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | |
Patrick Nicholls | 13 June 1987 | 24 July 1990 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||
The Lord Strathclyde |
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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 | ||
The Viscount Ullswater |
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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 |
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27 May 1993 | 20 July 1994 | Conservative | John Major | |
The Lord Henley |
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16 September 1993 | 20 July 1994 | Conservative | John Major | |
James Paice |
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20 July 1994 | 5 July 1995 | Conservative | John Major | |
Phillip Oppenheim |
![]() |
20 July 1994 | 5 July 1995 | Conservative | John Major | |
Minister of State for Pensions | ||||||
Stephen Timms |
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23 December 1998 | 29 July 1999 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
Jeff Rooker |
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29 July 1999 | 7 June 2001 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
Malcolm Wicks | 8 June 2001 | 4 April 2003 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
Ian McCartney |
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13 June 2003 | 6 May 2005 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
Stephen Timms |
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6 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
James Purnell |
![]() |
5 May 2006 | 28 June 2007 | Labour | Tony Blair | |
Mike O'Brien |
![]() |
27 June 2007 | 5 October 2008 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |
Rosie Winterton |
![]() |
24 January 2008 | 5 June 2009 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |
Minister of State for Pensions and Ageing Society | ||||||
Angela Eagle |
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8 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | Gordon Brown | |
Minister of State for Pensions | ||||||
Steve Webb |
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12 May 2010 | 8 May 2015 | Liberal Democrats | David Cameron | |
The Baroness Altmann |
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11 May 2015 | 15 July 2016 | Labour (to September 2015) [2] | David Cameron | |
Conservative (from September 2015) | ||||||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions | ||||||
Richard Harrington |
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17 July 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Conservative | Theresa May | |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion | ||||||
Guy Opperman |
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14 June 2017 | 8 September 2022 [a] | Conservative | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Growth | ||||||
Alex Burghart |
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20 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss | |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions | ||||||
Laura Trott |
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27 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | |
Paul Maynard |
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13 November 2023 | Incumbent | Conservative |