In the United Kingdom, the minister without portfolio is often a cabinet position, and is sometimes used to enable the chairman of the governing party, contemporarily either the chairman of the Conservative Party or the chair of the Labour Party to attend cabinet meetings (if so, they hold the title of "Party chairman"). The sinecure positions of Lord Privy Seal, Paymaster General, and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which have few responsibilities and have a higher rank in the order of precedence than minister without portfolio can also be used to similar effect. The office is currently held by Ellie Reeves, following the 2024 General Election.
| United Kingdom Minister without Portfolio | |
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| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Reports to | The Prime Minister |
| Nominator | The Prime Minister |
| Appointer | The British Monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Salary | £159,038 per annum (2022)[1] (including £86,584 MP salary)[2] |
| Website | GOV.UK |
The corresponding shadow minister is the Shadow Minister without Portfolio.
List of office holders
edit- The Lord Somers, as part of the Townshend ministry
- Henry Seymour Conway, as part of the Chatham ministry and Grafton ministry
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See also
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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.
- ^ "Lord Mandelson". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Mandelson and Heseltine defend Dome". BBC News. 28 January 1998. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
The Minister without Portfolio, Peter Mandelson, has told MPs the Millennium Dome is "on time and on budget" as he faced Conservative criticisms of "secrecy and arrogance" in the House of Commons. The so-called 'Dome Secretary' was joined by Michael Heseltine in a robust defence of the project...
- ^ "Rt Hon Charles Clarke". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Lord Reid of Cardowan". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Sir Ian McCartney". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Rt Hon Hazel Blears". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Baroness Warsi". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Ministers Reflect - Minister Baroness Warsi". Institute for Government. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
Sayeeda Warsi looks back on her time in the Coalition Government, starting with figuring out what exactly was a Minister without Portfolio.
- ^ "Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Lord Clarke of Nottingham". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Rt Hon John Hayes MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Rt Hon James Cleverly MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Rt Hon Oliver Dowdon MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 15 September 2021.