Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour was a junior position within the British government, subordinate to the
Minister of Labour Minister of Labour (in British English) or Labor (in American English) is typically a cabinet-level position with portfolio responsibility for setting national labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, traini ...
. It was established in December 1916, at the same time as the Ministry of Labour. When the Ministry of Labour was renamed the Ministry of Labour and National Service in 1939, the position was consequently renamed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour and National Service. When the Ministry resumed its former name in 1959, the office once again became named Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour. The post was abolished in 1964.
List of Parliamentary Secretaries
Parliamentary Secretaries to the Ministry of Labour, 1916-1939
Parliamentary Secretaries to the Ministry of Labour and National Service, 1939-1959
Parliamentary Secretaries to the Ministry of Labour, 1959-1964
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Peter Thomas , , 1959 , , 1961 , ,
Conservative
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Alan Green , , 1961 , , 1962 , ,
Conservative
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William Whitelaw
William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, (28 June 1918 – 1 July 1999) was a British Conservative Party politician who served in a wide number of Cabinet positions, most notably as Home Secretary from 1979 to 1983 and as ''de fac ...
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Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
Lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom
Defunct ministerial offices in the United Kingdom