Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations
(Redirected from Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution)
The office of the minister for the constitution and European Union relations, previously known as minister of state without portfolio and sometimes the constitution minister, is a ministerial role in the Government of the United Kingdom.[3] The current postholder since 8 July 2024 is Nick Thomas-Symonds, who also serves as Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office.
| United Kingdom Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations | |
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| Style | The Right Honourable (within the UK and Commonwealth) |
| Type | Minister of the Crown |
| Status | Minister of State |
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| 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 | |||
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| Parliamentary Secretary for Political and Constitutional Reform | |||||||
| Mark Harper | 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 | 7 October 2013 | 15 July 2014 | Conservative | Cameron–Clegg | |||
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Constitution | |||||||
| Sam Gyimah | 15 July 2014 | 12 May 2015 | Conservative | Cameron–Clegg | |||
| John Penrose | 12 May 2015 | 17 July 2016 | Conservative | Cameron (II) | |||
| Chris Skidmore | 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 | 16 September 2021 | 5 September 2022 | Conservative | Johnson (II) | |||
| Sir Gavin Williamson | 25 October 2022 | 8 November 2022 | Conservative | Sunak | |||
| Esther McVey | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | ||||
| Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations | |||||||
| Nick Thomas-Symonds | 8 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Starmer | |||
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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.
- ^ "Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ 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.