The office of Minister of State without Portfolio, sometimes previously known as constitution minister, is a ministerial role in the Government of the United Kingdom. The officeholder currently supports the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster with public appointments and government communications.[3] The post is currently held by Esther McVey since November 2023.
| United Kingdom Minister of State without Portfolio | |
|---|---|
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| Cabinet Office | |
| Style | The Right Honourable (within the UK and Commonwealth) |
| Type | Minister of the Crown |
| Status | Minister of State |
| Member of |
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| Reports to | |
| Seat | Westminster |
| Nominator | Prime 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] |
List of ministers edit
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Party | Ministry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary for Political and Constitutional Reform | |||||||
| Mark Harper | 
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11 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | Cameron–Clegg | ||
| Chloe Smith | 
|
4 September 2012 | 6 October 2013 | Conservative | |||
| Minister of State for Cities and Constitution | |||||||
| Greg Clark | 
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7 October 2013 | 15 July 2014 | Conservative | Cameron–Clegg | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Constitution | |||||||
| Sam Gyimah | 
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15 July 2014 | 12 May 2015 | Conservative | Cameron–Clegg | ||
| John Penrose | 
|
12 May 2015 | 17 July 2016 | Conservative | Cameron (II) | ||
| Chris Skidmore | 
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17 July 2016 | 8 January 2018 | Conservative | May (I) | ||
| May (II) | |||||||
| Chloe Smith |
|
8 January 2018 | 13 February 2020 | Conservative | |||
| Johnson (I) | |||||||
| Johnson (II) | |||||||
| Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution | |||||||
| Chloe Smith |
|
13 February 2020 | 16 September 2021 | Conservative | Johnson (II) | ||
| Minister of State without Portfolio | |||||||
| Nigel Adams | 
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16 September 2021 | 5 September 2022 | Conservative | Johnson (II) | ||
| Sir Gavin Williamson | 
|
25 October 2022 | 8 November 2022 | Conservative | Sunak | ||
| Esther McVey | 
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13 November 2023 | Incumbent | Conservative | |||
References edit
- ^ "Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23" (PDF). 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Pay and expenses for MPs". parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "The Rt Hon Nigel Adams MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ Priddy, Sarah (15 October 2017). Ministers in the 2010 Coalition Government. House of Commons Library.
- ^ Colebrook, Andrew; Priddy, Sarah (10 February 2022). Ministers in 2015, 2017 and 2019 Conservative Governments. House of Commons Library.