Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Families and Wellbeing

The office of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families, formerly Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Families and Wellbeing, is a junior ministerial position in the Department for Education, previously the Department for Children, Schools and Families and Department for Education and Skills, in the Government of the United Kingdom.About Us: Who's Who The incumbent minister is Josh MacAlister.

The post was previously known as Minister of State for Schools and Childhood following the appointment of Kelly Tolhurst on 7 September 2022, who succeeded Brendan Clarke-Smith.

History Margaret Hodge was the first person to hold the position after it was announced in 2003. Maria Eagle was the minister from 2005 to 2006 taking Hodge's place, and Beverley Hughes held the position from 2006 until June 2009,Lewin, Tamar. The Need to Invest in Young Children . New York Times. Accessed 30 December 2008. when Dawn Primarolo took over until Labour lost office in May 2010.

List of ministers Colour key (for political parties):

Name PortraitTerm of office Political partyP.M. Ed.Sec.Minister of State for Children Margaret Hodge 13 June 2003 9 May 2005 Labour Blair Clarke KellyParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families Maria Eagle 9 May 2005 5 May 2006 Labour Blair KellyMinister of State for Children, Young People and Families Beverley Hughes 5 May 2006 28 June 2007 Labour Blair JohnsonMinister of State for Children and Youth Justice Beverley Hughes 28 June 2007 5 June 2009 Labour Brown Balls(CSF Sec.)Minister of State for Children, Schools and Families Dawn Primarolo 5 June 2009 11 May 2010 Labour Brown Balls(CSF Sec.) Sarah Teather 13 May 2010 4 September 2012 Liberal DemocratCameronGoveParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families Tim Loughton 13 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative Cameron GoveEdward Timpson4 September 2012 8 May 2015Conservative MorganMinister of State for Vulnerable Children and FamiliesEdward Timpson8 May 201512 June 2017ConservativeCameronMorganMayGreening Robert Goodwill 12 June 2017 9 January 2018ConservativeParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families Nadhim Zahawi 9 January 2018 25 July 2019 ConservativeMayHinds Kemi Badenoch 27 July 2019 13 February 2020 Conservative Johnson Williamson Michelle Donelan 4 September 2019 13 February 2020 Conservative Vicky Ford 14 February 2020 16 September 2021 Conservative Will Quince 16 September 2021 6 July 2022 Conservative ZahawiDonelan Brendan Clarke-Smith 8 July 2022 7 September 2022 Conservative CleverlyMinister of State for Schools and Childhood Kelly Tolhurst 7 September 2022 28 October 2022 Conservative Truss Malthouse Sunak KeeganParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Families and Wellbeing Claire Coutinho 28 October 2022 31 August 2023Conservative Sunak Keegan David Johnston 31 August 2023 5 July 2024Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and FamiliesJanet Daby6 July 20247 September 2025LabourStarmerPhillipsonJosh MacAlister7 September 2025IncumbentBurnhamPowell

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