Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Employment)

Current role holder: Alison McGovern MP

Responsibilities

  • Labour Market 鈥� including employer engagement聽

  • Jobcentre Plus/National Jobs and Careers Service reform聽

  • 辫辞惫别谤迟测听

  • addressing economic inactivity聽

  • locally led employment support聽

  • Skills and In Work Progression聽

  • Occupational Health and Statutory Sick Pay聽

  • Childcare and Parental Employment聽

  • Youth Guarantee聽

  • Disability employment

Current role holder

Alison McGovern MP

Alison McGovern was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions on 8 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Birkenhead in July 2024.

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Previous holders of this role

  1. Jo Churchill

    2023 to 2024

  2. Guy Opperman

    2022 to 2023