Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions

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United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions
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Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
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

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.

Responsibilities

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The minister's responsibilities include:[1]

  • Pensioner benefits, including new State Pension, Winter Fuel Payments, Pension Credit and Attendance Allowance
  • Private and occupational pensions, including regulatory powers and the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)
  • Automatic enrolment into a workplace pension
  • Oversight of arms-length bodies, including the Pensions Regulator, Pension Protection Fund, Financial Assistance Scheme and Pensions Ombudsman
  • Financial guidance, budgeting, saving and debt, including the Money and Pensions Service and Financial Inclusion Policy Forum
  • Methods of payment and Post Office Card Accounts
  • EU Exit preparation relevant to pensions
  • Cross-DWP spokesperson – shadowing Lords

List of ministers

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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
Peter Morrison 5 January 1981 13 June 1983 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
John Gummer File:Official portrait of Lord Deben crop 2.jpg 6 January 1983 18 October 1983 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
Alan Clark File:Alan Clark 1993.jpg 13 June 1983 24 January 1986 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
Peter Bottomley File:Official portrait of Sir Peter Bottomley MP crop 2.jpg 11 September 1984 23 January 1986 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
David Trippier 2 September 1985 13 June 1987 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
Ian Lang File:Official portrait of Lord Lang of Monkton 2020 crop 2.jpg 31 January 1986 10 September 1986 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
John Lee File:Official portrait of Lord Lee of Trafford crop 2, 2019.jpg 10 September 1986 26 July 1989 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
Patrick Nicholls 13 June 1987 24 July 1990 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde File:Official portrait of Lord Strathclyde crop 2, 2023.jpg 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
Nicholas Lowther, 2nd Viscount Ullswater File:Official portrait of Viscount Ullswater 2020 crop 2.jpg 24 July 1990 16 September 1993 Conservative Margaret Thatcher and John Major
Patrick McLoughlin File:Official portrait of Lord McLoughlin, 2022.jpg 14 April 1992 27 May 1993 Conservative John Major
Ann Widdecombe File:Ann Widdecombe as a Minister of State.jpg 27 May 1993 20 July 1994 Conservative John Major
Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley File:Official portrait of Lord Henley 2020 crop 2.jpg 16 September 1993 20 July 1994 Conservative John Major
James Paice File:Jim Paice MP, Minister for Agriculture.jpg 20 July 1994 5 July 1995 Conservative John Major
Phillip Oppenheim File:Phillip Oppenheim official portrait (cropped).jpg 20 July 1994 5 July 1995 Conservative John Major
Minister of State for Pensions
Stephen Timms File:Stephen Timms portrait.jpg 23 December 1998 29 July 1999 Labour Tony Blair
Jeff Rooker File:Lord Rooker.jpg 29 July 1999 7 June 2001 Labour Tony Blair
Malcolm Wicks

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8 June 2001 4 April 2003 Labour Tony Blair
Ian McCartney File:Minister of State for Trade, UK, Mr. Ian McCartney, in New Delhi on November 27, 2006 (cropped).jpg 13 June 2003 6 May 2005 Labour Tony Blair
Stephen Timms File:Official portrait of Stephen Timms crop 2.jpg 6 May 2005 5 May 2006 Labour Tony Blair
James Purnell File:James Purnell.jpg 5 May 2006 28 June 2007 Labour Tony Blair
Mike O'Brien File:Mike O'Brien 2.jpg 27 June 2007 5 October 2008 Labour Gordon Brown
Rosie Winterton File:Rosie Winterton2.jpg 24 January 2008 5 June 2009 Labour Gordon Brown
Minister of State for Pensions and Ageing Society
Angela Eagle File:Angela Eagle Ministerial portrait cropped.jpg 8 June 2009 11 May 2010 Labour Gordon Brown
Minister of State for Pensions
Steve Webb File:Steve Webb (cropped).jpg 12 May 2010 8 May 2015 Liberal Democrats David Cameron
Ros Altmann, Baroness Altmann File:Official portrait of Baroness Altmann crop 2.jpg 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 File:Official portrait of Richard Harrington crop 2.jpg 17 July 2016 14 June 2017 Conservative Theresa May
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion
Guy Opperman File:Official portrait of Guy Opperman crop 2.jpg 14 June 2017 8 September 2022[a] Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Growth
Alex Burghart File:Official portrait of Alex Burghart crop 2.jpg 20 September 2022 27 October 2022 Conservative Liz Truss
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions
Laura Trott File:Laura Trott Official Cabinet Portrait, November 2023 (cropped).jpg 27 October 2022 13 November 2023 Conservative Rishi Sunak
Paul Maynard File:Official portrait of Paul Maynard MP crop 2.jpg 13 November 2023 5 July 2024 Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions
Emma Reynolds File:Official portrait of Emma Reynolds MP crop 2, 2024.jpg 9 July 2024 14 January 2025 Labour Keir Starmer
Torsten Bell File:Official portrait of Torsten Bell MP crop 2.jpg 14 January 2025 Incumbent Labour

Notes

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  1. ^ Office vacant between 7 July and 8 July 2022, when Opperman resigned from the government until Boris Johnson announced his resignation as prime minister.[3]

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