Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice is a junior position in the Ministry of Justice in the British Government.

United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
Incumbent
The Lord Bellamy
since 7 July 2022
Ministry of Justice
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
WebsiteOfficial website

List of officeholders

MinisterTerm of officeParty
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
Maria Eagle[1]2 July 20079 June 2009Labour
The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath[2]2 July 20075 October 2008
Bridget Prentice[3]2 July 200711 May 2010
The Baroness Ashton of Upholland[4]8 May 200727 June 2007
Shahid Malik[5]4 October 200815 May 2009
The Lord Bach[6]5 October 200811 May 2010
Claire Ward[7]15 May 200911 May 2010
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Aid[8]
Jonathan Djanogly[9][8]11 May 20104 September 2012Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Victims[10]
Helen Grant[10]4 September 20127 October 2013Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Aid[8]
Shailesh Vara[8]7 October 201317 July 2016Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Civil Liberties and Human Rights[11]
Dominic Raab12 May 201516 July 2016Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Family Justice
Caroline Dinenage8 May 201516 July 2016Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims, Youth and Family Justice
Phillip Lee17 July 201612 June 2018Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
Lucy Frazer9 January 20189 May 2019Conservative
Paul Maynard9 May 201926 July 2019
Edward Argar14 June 201810 September 2019
Wendy Morton26 July 201913 February 2020
Alex Chalk14 February 202016 September 2021
The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar22 December 202013 April 2022
James Cartlidge16 September 20217 July 2022
The Lord Bellamy7 July 2022Incumbent

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