There have been a total of 15 ministers responsible for pensions since 1997, just 22 years ago. Here is the comprehensive, rather lengthy list in full.
Steve Webb is the pensions minister who has survived the longest in post since its creation in 1998. At five years, Webb's tenure was well over twice as long as the longest-serving pensions minister under the previous Labour administration. In July 2016, Theresa May downgraded the pensions minister role to Under-Secretary of State, with Richard Harrington being chosen for the position. A year later, in June 2017, Guy Opperman took over the role, which was expanded to 'pensions and financial inclusion' minister. Here is the list and history of ministers in full since the role was creat...
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