Secretary of State for Justice
| United Kingdom Secretary of State for Justice | |
|---|---|
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government | |
| Ministry of Justice | |
| Style | Justice Secretary (informal) The Right Honourable (within the UK and Commonwealth) |
| Type | Minister of the Crown |
| Status | Secretary of State |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | The Prime Minister |
| Seat | Westminster |
| Nominator | The Prime Minister |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Term length | At His Majesty's Pleasure |
| Precursor | Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs |
| Formation | 9 May 2007 |
| First holder | The Lord Falconer |
| Salary | £159,038 per annum (2022)[1] (including £86,584 MP salary)[2] |
| Website | Official Website |
The secretary of state for justice is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Ministry of Justice.
The officeholder works alongside the other justice ministers.[3]
List
| Secretary of State | Term of office | Political party | Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton[4] |
9 May 2007 | 28 June 2007 | Labour | Blair (III) | ||
| Jack Straw[n 1][5] MP for Blackburn |
28 June 2007 | 6 May 2010 | Brown | |||
| Kenneth Clarke[6] MP for Rushcliffe |
12 May 2010 | 6 September 2012 | Conservative | Cameron-Clegg (Coalition) | ||
| Chris Grayling[7] MP for Epsom and Ewell |
6 September 2012 | 8 May 2015 | ||||
| Michael Gove[8] MP for Surrey Heath |
8 May 2015 | 14 July 2016 | Cameron (II) | |||
| Liz Truss[9] MP for South West Norfolk |
14 July 2016 | 11 June 2017 | May (I) | |||
| David Lidington[10][11] MP for Aylesbury |
11 June 2017 | 8 January 2018 | May (II) | |||
| David Gauke[12] MP for South West Hertfordshire |
8 January 2018 | 24 July 2019 | ||||
| Robert Buckland[13] MP for South Swindon |
24 July 2019 | 15 September 2021 | Johnson (I) | |||
| Johnson (II) | ||||||
| Dominic Raab[14] MP for Esher and Walton |
15 September 2021 | 6 September 2022 | ||||
| Brandon Lewis MP for Great Yarmouth |
6 September 2022 | 25 October 2022 | Truss | |||
| Dominic Raab MP for Esher and Walton |
25 October 2022 | 21 April 2023 | Sunak | |||
| Alex Chalk MP for Cheltenham |
21 April 2023 | 5 July 2024 | ||||
| Shabana Mahmood MP for Birmingham Ladywood |
5 July 2024 | 5 September 2025 | Labour | Starmer | ||
| David Lammy MP from Tottenham |
5 September 2025 | Incumbent | ||||
Notes
- ↑ First non-peer to serve as Lord Chancellor since Sir Robert Henley as Lord Keeper of the Seal in 1760.
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Michael Gove questioned on work of Secretary of State". parliament.uk. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
The Justice Committee holds a one-off session with Michael Gove MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, on the work of the Secretary of State for Justice.
- ↑ "Lord Falconer of Thoroton". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ "Rt Hon Jack Straw". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ "Lord Clarke of Nottingham". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ "Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ "Rt Hon Michael Gove MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ "Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ "Rt Hon Sir David Lidington". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ "The Rt Hon David Lidington CBE". GOV.UK.
- ↑ "Rt Hon David Gauke". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ "Rt Hon Robert Buckland MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ "Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 25 September 2021.