# Minister of State for Employment

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 | Name | 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 | Rishi Sunak |
| | Alison McGovern | 8 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Keir Starmer |