Minister of State for Social Security and Disability
Ministerial role in the British government From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ministerial role in the British government From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Minister of State for Social Security and Disability is a junior minister in the Department for Work and Pensions of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for disabled people.[1] The role has also been known as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work.
United Kingdom Minister of State for Social Security and Disability | |
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![]() Royal Arms as used by His Majesty's Government | |
Department for Work and Pensions | |
Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
Inaugural holder | Alf Morris |
Formation | 1974 |
Website | Official website |
The current holder is Sir Stephen Timms of the Labour Party.[2]
The minister's responsibilities includes the following:[1]
Name | Portrait | Term of office | Party | Ministry | ||||
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People | ||||||||
Paul Boateng[14] | ![]() |
4 May 1997 | 27 October 1998 | Labour | Blair (I) (II) (III) | |||
Margaret Hodge[15] | ![]() |
29 July 1998 | 11 June 2001 | Labour | ||||
Maria Eagle[16] | ![]() |
11 June 2001 | 17 June 2005 | Labour | ||||
Anne McGuire[17] | ![]() |
17 June 2005 | 5 October 2008 | Labour | ||||
Brown | ||||||||
Jonathan Shaw[18] | ![]() |
5 October 2008 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | ||||
Maria Miller[19] | ![]() |
12 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | Cameron-Clegg | |||
Esther McVey[20] | ![]() |
4 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 | Conservative | ||||
Minister of State for Disabled People | ||||||||
Mike Penning[21] | ![]() |
7 October 2013 | 15 July 2014 | Conservative | Cameron-Clegg | |||
Mark Harper[22] | ![]() |
15 July 2014 | 8 May 2015 | Conservative | ||||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People | ||||||||
Justin Tomlinson[23] | ![]() |
8 May 2015 | 15 July 2016 | Conservative | Cameron (II) | |||
Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health | ||||||||
Penny Mordaunt[24] | ![]() |
15 July 2016 | 9 November 2017 | Conservative | May (I) (II) | |||
Sarah Newton[25] | ![]() |
9 November 2017 | 13 March 2019 | Conservative | ||||
Justin Tomlinson | ![]() |
4 April 2019 | 16 September 2021 | Conservative | May (II) Johnson (I) (II) | |||
Chloe Smith | ![]() |
16 September 2021 | 6 September 2022 | Conservative | Johnson (II) | |||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work | ||||||||
Claire Coutinho | ![]() |
21 September 2022 | 28 October 2022 | Conservative | Truss Sunak | |||
Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work | ||||||||
Tom Pursglove | ![]() |
28 October 2022 | 7 December 2023 | Conservative | Sunak | |||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work | ||||||||
Mims Davies | ![]() |
14 December 2023 | 12 April 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | |||
Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work | ||||||||
Mims Davies | ![]() |
12 April 2024 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | |||
Minister of State for Social Security and Disability | ||||||||
Stephen Timms | ![]() |
8 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Starmer |
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