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Minister of State for Employment

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The Minister of State for Employment is a mid-level position in the Department for Work and Pensions in the British government.

United Kingdom
Minister of State for Employment
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent
Jo Churchill
since 13 November 2023
Department for Work and Pensions
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Websitewww.gov.uk/dwp

History

The office is currently held by Jo Churchill.

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

NamePortraitEntered officeLeft officePolitical partyPrime Minister
Minister of State for Employment
Albert Booth8 March 19761979LabourJames Callaghan
Harold Walker14 April 19761979LabourJames Callaghan
Minister of State for Work
Nick Brown 11 June 200113 June 2003LabourTony Blair
Des Browne 13 June 20031 April 2004LabourTony Blair
Jane Kennedy 1 April 200410 May 2005LabourTony Blair
Margaret Hodge 10 May 20055 May 2006LabourTony Blair
Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform
Jim Murphy 5 May 200628 June 2007LabourTony Blair
Caroline Flint 28 June 200724 January 2008LabourGordon Brown
Minister of State for Employment
Stephen Timms 25 January 20083 October 2008LabourGordon Brown
Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform
Tony McNulty 3 October 20085 June 2009LabourGordon Brown
Jim Knight 5 June 200911 May 2010LabourGordon Brown
Minister of State for Employment
Chris Grayling 13 May 20104 September 2012ConservativeDavid Cameron
Mark Hoban 4 September 20127 October 2013ConservativeDavid Cameron
Esther McVey 7 October 20138 May 2015ConservativeDavid Cameron
Priti Patel 11 May 201514 July 2016ConservativeDavid Cameron
Damian Hinds 17 July 20168 January 2018ConservativeTheresa May
Alok Sharma 9 January 201824 July 2019ConservativeTheresa May
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment
Mims Davies 25 July 20196 July 2022ConservativeBoris Johnson
Julie Marson 8 July 202220 September 2022ConservativeBoris Johnson
Minister of State for Work and Welfare
Victoria Prentis 7 September 202225 October 2022ConservativeLiz Truss
Minister of State for Employment
Guy Opperman 26 October 202213 November 2023ConservativeRishi Sunak
Jo Churchill 13 November 2023IncumbentConservative

References

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