Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations

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Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations
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Nick Thomas Symonds official portrait 7 Jul 2024 (cropped).jpg
since 8 July 2024
Cabinet Office
Style The Right Honourable
(within the UK and Commonwealth)
Type Minister of the Crown
Status Minister of State
Member of
Reports to
Seat Westminster
NominatorPrime Minister
Appointer The Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
Salary£115,824 per annum (2022) [1]
(including £86,584 MP salary) [2]

The office of the minister for the constitution and European Union relations, previously known as minister of state without portfolio and sometimes the constitution minister, is a ministerial role in the Government of the United Kingdom. [3] The current postholder since 8 July 2024 is Nick Thomas-Symonds, who also serves as Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office.

List of ministers

NamePortraitTerm of officePartyMinistry
Parliamentary Secretary for Political and Constitutional Reform
Mark Harper Mark Harper, Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform.jpg 11 May 20104 September 2012 Conservative Cameron–Clegg
Chloe Smith Chloesmith.JPG 4 September 20126 October 2013 Conservative
Minister of State for Cities and Constitution
Greg Clark Gregclark.jpg 7 October 201315 July 2014 Conservative Cameron–Clegg
Parliamentary Secretary for the Constitution
Sam Gyimah Sam Gyimah (cropped).jpg 15 July 201412 May 2015 Conservative Cameron–Clegg
John Penrose Official portrait of John Penrose crop 2.jpg 12 May 201517 July 2016 Conservative Cameron
(II)
Chris Skidmore Official portrait of Chris Skidmore crop 2.jpg 17 July 20168 January 2018 Conservative May
(I)
May
(II)
Chloe Smith Official portrait of Chloe Smith crop 2.jpg 8 January 201813 February 2020 Conservative
Johnson
(I)
Johnson
(II)
Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution
Chloe Smith Official portrait of Chloe Smith MP crop 2.jpg 13 February 202016 September 2021 Conservative Johnson
(II)
Minister of State without Portfolio
Nigel Adams Official portrait of Nigel Adams MP crop 2.jpg 16 September 20215 September 2022 Conservative Johnson
(II)
Sir Gavin Williamson Official portrait of Rt Hon Gavin Williamson MP crop 2.jpg 25 October 20228 November 2022 Conservative Sunak
Esther McVey Official portrait of Esther McVey crop 2.jpg 13 November 20235 July 2024 Conservative
Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations
Nick Thomas-Symonds Nick Thomas Symonds official portrait 7 Jul 2024 (cropped).jpg 8 July 2024Incumbent Labour Starmer

References

  1. ↑ "Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23" (PDF). 15 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Pay and expenses for MPs". parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  4. Priddy, Sarah (15 October 2017). Ministers in the 2010 Coalition Government. House of Commons Library.
  5. Colebrook, Andrew; Priddy, Sarah (10 February 2022). Ministers in 2015, 2017 and 2019 Conservative Governments. House of Commons Library.
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