Ministerial role

Secretary of State for Education

Organisations: Department for Education
Current role holder: 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP

Responsibilities

皇冠体育app Secretary of State is responsible for the work of the Department for Education, including:

  • early years and childcare
  • children鈥檚 social care
  • teacher quality, recruitment and retention
  • the school curriculum
  • school improvement
  • academies and free schools
  • further education
  • apprenticeships and skills
  • higher education

Current role holder

皇冠体育app Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP

Bridget Phillipson was appointed Secretary of State for Education on 5 July 2024 and Minister for Women and Equalities on 8 July 2024.

She was elected as the Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South in May 2010.

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Previous holders of this role

  1. 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Gillian Keegan

    2022 to 2024

  2. 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP

    2022 to 2022

  3. 皇冠体育app Rt Hon James Cleverly MP

    2022 to 2022

  4. 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Michelle Donelan

    2022 to 2022

  5. 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi

    2021 to 2022

  6. 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Sir Gavin Williamson CBE MP

    2019 to 2021

  7. 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP

    2018 to 2019

  8. 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Justine Greening

    2016 to 2018

  9. 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Baroness Nicky Morgan

    2014 to 2016

  10. 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Michael Gove

    2010 to 2014