Minister of State for Employment

United Kingdom Minister of State for Employment
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent Alison McGovern since 8 July 2024
Department for Work and Pensions
Style	Minister
Nominator	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Appointer	The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Website	www.gov.uk/dwp

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

History

The office is currently awaiting appointment.

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

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Political party	Prime Minister
Minister of State for Employment
	Albert Booth		8 March 1976	1979	Labour	James Callaghan
	Harold Walker		14 April 1976	1979	Labour	James Callaghan
Minister of State for Work
	Nick Brown		11 June 2001	13 June 2003	Labour	Tony Blair
	Des Browne		13 June 2003	1 April 2004	Labour	Tony Blair
	Jane Kennedy		1 April 2004	10 May 2005	Labour	Tony Blair
	Margaret Hodge		10 May 2005	5 May 2006	Labour	Tony Blair
Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform
	Jim Murphy		5 May 2006	28 June 2007	Labour	Tony Blair
	Caroline Flint		28 June 2007	24 January 2008	Labour	Gordon Brown
Minister of State for Employment
	Stephen Timms		25 January 2008	3 October 2008	Labour	Gordon Brown
Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform
	Tony McNulty		3 October 2008	5 June 2009	Labour	Gordon Brown
	Jim Knight		5 June 2009	11 May 2010	Labour	Gordon Brown
Minister of State for Employment
	Chris Grayling		13 May 2010	4 September 2012	Conservative	David Cameron
	Mark Hoban		4 September 2012	7 October 2013	Conservative	David Cameron
	Esther McVey		7 October 2013	8 May 2015	Conservative	David Cameron
	Priti Patel		11 May 2015	14 July 2016	Conservative	David Cameron
	Damian Hinds		17 July 2016	8 January 2018	Conservative	Theresa May
	Alok Sharma		9 January 2018	24 July 2019	Conservative	Theresa May
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment
	Mims Davies		25 July 2019	6 July 2022	Conservative	Boris Johnson
	Julie Marson		8 July 2022	20 September 2022	Conservative	Boris Johnson
Minister of State for Work and Welfare
	Victoria Prentis		7 September 2022	25 October 2022	Conservative	Liz Truss
Minister of State for Employment
	Guy Opperman		26 October 2022	13 November 2023	Conservative	Rishi Sunak
	Jo Churchill		13 November 2023	5 July 2024	Conservative
	Alison McGovern		8 July 2024	Incumbent	Labour	Keir Starmer