Ministerial role

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Organisations: Department for Work and Pensions
Current role holder: The Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP

Responsibilities

The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for the business of the department, including the Departmental Strategy, planning and performance, reporting and governance requirements. They have direct responsibility for departmental expenditure.

DWP is responsible for the administration of the State Pension and working age benefits system, providing support to:

  • people of working age
  • employers
  • pensioners
  • families and children
  • disabled people

Current role holder

The Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP

Liz Kendall was appointed Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on 5 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Leicester West in May 2010.

More about this person

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Mel Stride MP

    2022 to 2024

  2. Chloe Smith

    2022 to 2022

  3. The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey

    2019 to 2022

  4. The Rt Hon Amber Rudd

    2018 to 2019

  5. The Rt Hon Esther McVey MP

    2018 to 2018

  6. The Rt Hon David Gauke

    2017 to 2018

  7. The Rt Hon Damian Green

    2016 to 2017

  8. The Rt Hon Stephen Crabb

    2016 to 2016

  9. The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP

    2010 to 2016