Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

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United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
Incumbent
The Lord Bellamy
since 7 July 2022
Ministry of Justice
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
WebsiteOfficial website

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice is a junior position in the Ministry of Justice in the British Government.

List of officeholders

Minister Term of office Party
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
Maria Eagle[1] 2 July 2007 9 June 2009 Labour
The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath[2] 2 July 2007 5 October 2008
Bridget Prentice[3] 2 July 2007 11 May 2010
The Baroness Ashton of Upholland[4] 8 May 2007 27 June 2007
Shahid Malik[5] 4 October 2008 15 May 2009
The Lord Bach[6] 5 October 2008 11 May 2010
Claire Ward[7] 15 May 2009 11 May 2010
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Aid[8]
Jonathan Djanogly[9][8] 11 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Victims[10]
Helen Grant[10] 4 September 2012 7 October 2013 Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Aid[8]
Shailesh Vara[8] 7 October 2013 17 July 2016 Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Civil Liberties and Human Rights[11]
Dominic Raab 12 May 2015 16 July 2016 Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Family Justice
Caroline Dinenage 8 May 2015 16 July 2016 Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims, Youth and Family Justice
Phillip Lee 17 July 2016 12 June 2018 Conservative
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
Lucy Frazer 9 January 2018 9 May 2019 Conservative
Paul Maynard 9 May 2019 26 July 2019
Edward Argar 14 June 2018 10 September 2019
Wendy Morton 26 July 2019 13 February 2020
Alex Chalk 14 February 2020 16 September 2021
The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar 22 December 2020 13 April 2022
James Cartlidge 16 September 2021 7 July 2022
The Lord Bellamy 7 July 2022 Incumbent

References

  1. ^ "Parliamentary career for Maria Eagle - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary career for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Parliamentary career for Bridget Prentice - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Parliamentary career for Baroness Ashton of Upholland - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Parliamentary career for Mr Shahid Malik - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Contact information for Lord Bach - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Parliamentary career for Claire Ward - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for the Courts and Legal Aid - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Parliamentary career for Mr Jonathan Djanogly - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for the Courts and Victims - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Human Rights - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.