The Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services is a ministerial office in the United Kingdom's Ministry of Justice.

Responsibilities The minister currently has responsibility of the following policy areas:

Criminal courts policy Legal Aid Legal Aid Agency administration Civil Justice Legal Support and Dispute Resolution Legal Services His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals *Service administration Magistrates Policy Open Justice Tribunals Policy (including fees) Irregular Migration Judicial Review MOJ Mission lead for Kickstart economic growth

List of ministers of state NamePortraitTook officeLeft officePolitical partyMinistryLord ChancellorMinister of State for Constitutional AffairsHarriet Harman10 May 20058 May 2007LabourBlair IIILord Falconer of ThorotonMinister of State for JusticeHarriet Harman8 May 200728 June 2007LabourBlair IIILord Falconer of ThorotonDavid Hanson9 May 20079 June 2009BrownJack StrawMichael Wills2 July 20076 May 2010Tom McNally, Baron McNally13 May 201018 December 2013Liberal DemocratsCameron–CleggKenneth ClarkeChris GraylingMinister of State for Justice and Civil LibertiesSimon Hughes18 December 20138 May 2015Liberal DemocratsCameron–CleggChris GraylingMinister of State for Civil Justice and Legal PolicyEdward Faulks, Baron Faulks20 January 20149 July 2016ConservartiveCameron–CleggChris GraylingCameron IIMichael GoveParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Civil Liberties and Human RightsDominic Raab12 May 201516 July 2016ConservartiveCameron IIMichael GoveMinister of State for Courts and JusticeOliver Heald16 July 201612 June 2017ConservartiveMay ILiz TrussDominic Raab12 June 20179 January 2018May IIDavid LidingtonParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for JusticeLucy Frazer9 January 20189 May 2019ConservartiveMay IIDavid GaukePaul Maynard9 May 201926 July 2019Wendy Morton26 July 2019 13 February 2020Johnson IRobert BucklandJohnson IIAlex Chalk14 February 202016 September 2021James Cartlidge17 September 20217 July 2022Dominic RaabParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice and the Home OfficeSarah Dines8 July 202220 September 2022ConservartiveJohnson IITrussDominic RaabBrandon LewisParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts Gareth Johnson20 September 202227 October 2022ConservartiveTrussBrandon LewisParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitution and Legal Services (September–October 2022)Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal services (from November 2022)Mike Freer20 September 20225 July 2024ConservartiveTrussSunakBrandon LewisDominic RaabAlex ChalkMinister of State for Courts and Legal ServicesHeidi Alexander5 July 20242 December 2024LabourStarmerShabana MahmoodSarah Sackman2 December 2024Incumbent David LammyBurnhamAlex Norris

See also Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom) His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service

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