Minister of State without Portfolio

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Minister of State without Portfolio
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Official portrait of Rt Hon Gavin Williamson MP crop 2.jpg
Incumbent
Sir Gavin Williamson
since 25 October 2022
Cabinet Office
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure

The office of Minister of State without Portfolio, an office often 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.[1]

List of ministers[]

Name Portrait Term of office Party Prime Minister
Parliamentary Secretary for Political and Constitutional Reform
Mark Harper Official portrait of Rt Hon Mark Harper MP crop 2.jpg 11 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservatives Cameron I
Chloe Smith Official portrait of Chloe Smith MP crop 2.jpg 4 September 2012 6 October 2013 Conservatives Cameron I
Minister of State for Cities and Constitution
Greg Clark Official portrait of Rt Hon Greg Clark MP crop 2.jpg 7 October 2013 15 July 2014 Conservatives Cameron I
Parliamentary Secretary for the Constitution
Sam Gyimah Official portrait of Mr Sam Gyimah crop 2.jpg 15 July 2014 12 May 2015 Conservatives Cameron I
John Penrose Official portrait of John Penrose MP crop 2.jpg 12 May 2015 17 July 2016 Conservatives Cameron II
Chris Skidmore Official portrait of Chris Skidmore crop 2.jpg 17 July 2016 8 January 2018 Conservatives May I
May II
Chloe Smith Official portrait of Chloe Smith MP crop 2.jpg 8 January 2018 13 February 2020 Conservatives May II
Johnson I
Johnson II
Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution
Chloe Smith Official portrait of Chloe Smith MP crop 2.jpg 13 February 2020 16 September 2021 Conservatives Johnson II
Minister of State without Portfolio
Nigel Adams Official portrait of Nigel Adams MP crop 2.jpg 16 September 2021 5 September 2022 Conservatives Johnson II
Sir Gavin Williamson Official portrait of Rt Hon Gavin Williamson MP crop 2.jpg 25 October 2022 Incumbent Conservatives Sunak

References[]

  1. ^ "The Rt Hon Nigel Adams MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  2. ^ Priddy, Sarah (15 October 2017). Ministers in the 2010 Coalition Government. House of Commons Library.
  3. ^ Colebrook, Andrew; Priddy, Sarah (10 February 2022). Ministers in 2015, 2017 and 2019 Conservative Governments. House of Commons Library.
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