| Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation | |
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| Ministry of Justice | |
| Seat | Westminster, London |
| Appointer | The Monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Website | www |
The Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation (or simply Prisons Minister) is a mid-level ministerial office in the Ministry of Justice. [1]
On 5 July 2024 James Timpson was appointed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The minister currently has responsibility of the following policy areas: [2]
The minister also provides support on Global Britain and the promotion of legal services.
| Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position created out of Minister of State for Home Affairs Minister of State for Prisons | |||||||
| Ann Widdecombe MP for Maidstone |  | 28 February 1995 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | John Major (ll) | ||
| Joyce Quin MP for Gateshead East and Washington West |  | 2 May 1997 | 28 July 1998 | Labour | Tony Blair (I) | ||
| The Lord Williams of Mostyn | 28 July 1998 | 28 July 1999 | |||||
| Charles Clarke MP for Norwich South |  | July 1999 | June 2001 | ||||
| Keith Bradley MP for Manchester, Withington |  | June 2001 | May 2002 | Tony Blair (II) | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation | |||||||
| Hilary Benn MP for Leeds Central |  | 29 May 2002 | 13 May 2003 | Labour | Tony Blair (II) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Criminal Justice, Race and Victims | |||||||
| Fiona Mactaggart MP for Slough |  | 13 June 2003 | 5 May 2006 | Labour | Tony Blair (II+III) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation Services | |||||||
| Gerry Sutcliffe MP for Bradford South |  | 5 May 2006 | 29 June 2007 | Labour | Tony Blair (III) | ||
| Minister of State for Justice and Equalities | |||||||
| Maria Eagle MP for Liverpool Garston |  | 2 July 2007 | 6 May 2010 | Labour | Gordon Brown (I) | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice | |||||||
| Crispin Blunt MP for Reigate, Surrey |  | 6 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | David Cameron (Coalition) | ||
| Jeremy Wright MP for Kenilworth and Southam |  | 6 September 2012 | 15 July 2014 | ||||
| Andrew Selous MP for South West Bedfordshire |  | 16 July 2014 | 16 July 2016 | ||||
| David Cameron (II) | |||||||
| Sam Gyimah MP for East Surrey |  | 17 July 2016 | 9 January 2018 | Theresa May (I) | |||
| Theresa May (II) | |||||||
| Minister of State for Prisons | |||||||
| Rory Stewart MP for Penrith and The Border |  | 9 January 2018 | 1 May 2019 | Conservative | Theresa May (II) | ||
| Robert Buckland MP for South Swindon |  | 9 May 2019 | 24 July 2019 | ||||
| Minister of State for Prisons and Probation | |||||||
| Lucy Frazer MP for South East Cambridgeshire |  | 25 July 2019 | 4 March 2021 | Conservative | Boris Johnson (I) | ||
| Boris Johnson (II) | |||||||
| Alex Chalk MP for Cheltenham |  | 4 March 2021 | 10 September 2021 | ||||
| Lucy Frazer MP for South East Cambridgeshire | | 10 September 2021 | 16 September 2021 | ||||
| Victoria Atkins MP for Louth and Horncastle |  | 16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 | ||||
| Stuart Andrew MP for Pudsey |  | 8 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 | ||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation | |||||||
| Rob Butler MP for Aylesbury |  | 20 September 2022 | 27 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss (I) | ||
| Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation | |||||||
| Damian Hinds MP for East Hampshire |  | 27 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak (I) | ||
| Edward Argar MP for Charnwood |  | 14 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | ||||
| James Timpson Member of the House of Lords |  | 5 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Keir Starmer (I) | ||
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