| United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Lords Minister | |
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| Ministry of Justice | |
| Style | Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Website | Official website |
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice is a junior position in the Ministry of Justice in the British Government. The present incumbent is Alison Levitt, Baroness Levitt, who succeeded Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede in September 2025.
Role
The Government website sets out the current Minister's responsibilities in the Ministry of Justice as:2
- Crown Dependencies
- Overseas Territories
- Family Justice and Marriage and Divorce
- All Lords Business (except PPP)
- Private International Law
- International Criminal Justice
- Constitution
- Devolution and the Union
- EU Retained Law policy.
- Human Rights
- International
- Judicial Review
The Ministry of Justice is the government department responsible for overseeing the Crown Dependencies with the Secretary of State for Justice (Lord Chancellor) being the privy counsellor responsible for the Dependencies.3 However the day to day duties are handled by the Under-Secretary of State for Justice, who is a less senior minister in the Ministry of Justice.4
List of officeholders
| Minister | Term of office | Party | ||||
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs | ||||||
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Chris Leslie | 13 June 2003 | 5 May 2005 | Labour | ||
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David Lammy | 13 June 2003 | 5 May 2005 | |||
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Anne McGuire | 13 June 2003 | 10 May 2005 | |||
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Don Touhig | 13 June 2003 | 10 May 2005 | |||
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The Lord Filkin | 13 June 2003 | 9 September 2004 | |||
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The Baroness Ashton of Upholland | 9 September 2004 | 8 May 2007 | |||
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Bridget Prentice | 10 May 2005 | 8 May 2007 | |||
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Vera Baird | 5 May 2006 | 9 May 2007 | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | ||||||
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The Baroness Ashton of Upholland5 | 8 May 2007 | 27 June 2007 | Labour | ||
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Bridget Prentice6 | 9 May 2007 | 11 May 2010 | |||
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Maria Eagle7 | 2 July 2007 | 9 June 2009 | |||
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The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath8 | 2 July 2007 | 5 October 2008 | |||
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Shahid Malik9 | 4 October 2008 | 15 May 2009 | |||
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The Lord Bach10 | 5 October 2008 | 11 May 2010 | |||
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Claire Ward11 | 15 May 2009 | 11 May 2010 | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Aid12 | ||||||
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Jonathan Djanogly1312 | 11 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Victims14 | ||||||
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Helen Grant14 | 4 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 | Conservative | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Aid12 | ||||||
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Shailesh Vara12 | 7 October 2013 | 17 July 2016 | Conservative | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Civil Liberties and Human Rights15 | ||||||
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Dominic Raab | 12 May 2015 | 16 July 2016 | Conservative | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Family Justice | ||||||
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Caroline Dinenage | 8 May 2015 | 16 July 2016 | Conservative | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims, Youth and Family Justice | ||||||
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Phillip Lee | 17 July 2016 | 12 June 2018 | Conservative | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | ||||||
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Edward Argar | 14 June 2018 | 10 September 2019 | Conservative | ||
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Chris Philp | 10 September 2019 | 13 February 2020 | |||
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The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar | 22 December 2020 | 13 April 2022 | |||
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The Lord Bellamy | 7 July 2022 | 5 July 2024 | |||
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The Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede | 9 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 | Labour | ||
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The Baroness Levitt16 | 6 September 2025 | Incumbent | |||
References
References
- "Ministerial appointments: September 2025". GOV.UK. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- "Alison Levitt, Baroness Levitt". GOV.UK. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- "Crown Dependencies". The Royal Family.
- "Lord Frederick Ponsonby appointed Crown dependencies minister". BBC News. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- "Parliamentary career for Baroness Ashton of Upholland - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- "Parliamentary career for Bridget Prentice - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- "Parliamentary career for Maria Eagle - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- "Parliamentary career for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- "Parliamentary career for Mr Shahid Malik - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- "Contact information for Lord Bach - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- "Parliamentary career for Claire Ward - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for the Courts and Legal Aid - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- "Parliamentary career for Mr Jonathan Djanogly - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for the Courts and Victims - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Human Rights - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- "Ministerial appointments: September 2025". GOV.UK. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.