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Secretary of State for Justice

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Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
This article is about the United Kingdom government cabinet minister. For the Spanish minister, seeSecretary of State for Justice (Spain).

United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Justice
Incumbent
David Lammy
since 5 September 2025
Ministry of Justice
Style
TypeMinister of the Crown
StatusSecretary of State
Member of
Reports toThe Prime Minister
SeatWestminster
NominatorThe Prime Minister
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of thePrime Minister)
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
PrecursorSecretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
Formation9 May 2007
First holderCharles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton
Salary£159,038 per annum (2022)[1]
(including £86,584MP salary)[2]
WebsiteOfficial Website
This article is part of the series:Courts of England and Wales
Law of England and Wales

Thesecretary of state for justice is asecretary of state in theGovernment of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for theMinistry of Justice. The incumbent is a member of theCabinet of the United Kingdom. Since the office's inception, the incumbent has concurrently been appointedLord Chancellor.

The officeholder works alongside the otherjustice ministers. The correspondingshadow minister is theshadow secretary of state for justice, and the performance of the secretary of state is also scrutinised by theJustice Select Committee.[3]

Responsibilities

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Corresponding to what is generally known as ajustice minister in many other countries, the justice secretary's remit encompassesjustice policy for the whole United Kingdom along with matters of justice specific toEngland and Wales.

The justice secretary is responsible throughout the UK for:

In relation to England and Wales, the justice secretary's portfolio concerns the following matters:

Creation

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The then lord chancellor,Lord Falconer of Thoroton, was appointed to the post of Secretary of State for Justice when it was created in 2007. The office ofSecretary of State for Constitutional Affairs was abolished, along with the Department for Constitutional Affairs. Thehome secretary,John Reid, told Parliament that future secretaries of state for justice would be MPs rather than peers.

List of secretaries of state

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For lord chancellors before 2003, seeList of Lord Chancellors and Lord Keepers. For secretaries of state between 2003 and 2007, seeSecretary of State for Constitutional Affairs.
Secretary of StateTerm of officePolitical partyGovernment
Charles Falconer,
Baron Falconer of Thoroton[4]		9 May 200728 June 2007LabourBlair
(III)
Jack Straw[n 1][5]
MP forBlackburn		28 June 20076 May 2010Brown
Kenneth Clarke[6]
MP forRushcliffe		12 May 20106 September 2012ConservativeCameron-Clegg
(Coalition)
Chris Grayling[7]
MP forEpsom and Ewell		6 September 20128 May 2015
Michael Gove[8]
MP forSurrey Heath		8 May 201514 July 2016Cameron
(II)
Liz Truss[9]
MP forSouth West Norfolk		14 July 201611 June 2017May
(I)
David Lidington[10][11]
MP forAylesbury		11 June 20178 January 2018May
(II)
David Gauke[12]
MP forSouth West Hertfordshire		8 January 201824 July 2019
Robert Buckland[13]
MP forSouth Swindon		24 July 201915 September 2021Johnson
(I)
Johnson
(II)
Dominic Raab[14]
MP forEsher and Walton		15 September 20216 September 2022
Brandon Lewis
MP forGreat Yarmouth		6 September 202225 October 2022Truss
Dominic Raab
MP forEsher and Walton		25 October 202221 April 2023Sunak
Alex Chalk
MP forCheltenham		21 April 20235 July 2024
Shabana Mahmood
MP forBirmingham Ladywood		5 July 20245 September 2025LabourStarmer
David Lammy
MP fromTottenham		5 September 2025Incumbent

Timeline

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^First non-peer to serve as Lord Chancellor sinceSir Robert Henley asLord Keeper of the Seal in 1760.

References

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  1. ^"Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23"(PDF). 15 December 2022.
  2. ^"Pay and expenses for MPs".parliament.uk. Retrieved15 December 2022.
  3. ^"Michael Gove questioned on work of Secretary of State".parliament.uk. 9 July 2015. Retrieved2 September 2021.The Justice Committee holds a one-off session with Michael Gove MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, on the work of the Secretary of State for Justice.
  4. ^"Lord Falconer of Thoroton".UK Parliament. Retrieved27 August 2021.
  5. ^"Rt Hon Jack Straw".UK Parliament. Retrieved27 August 2021.
  6. ^"Lord Clarke of Nottingham".UK Parliament. Retrieved27 August 2021.
  7. ^"Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP".UK Parliament. Retrieved27 August 2021.
  8. ^"Rt Hon Michael Gove MP".UK Parliament. Retrieved27 August 2021.
  9. ^"Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP".UK Parliament. Retrieved27 August 2021.
  10. ^"Rt Hon Sir David Lidington".UK Parliament. Retrieved27 August 2021.
  11. ^"The Rt Hon David Lidington CBE".GOV.UK.
  12. ^"Rt Hon David Gauke".UK Parliament. Retrieved27 August 2021.
  13. ^"Rt Hon Robert Buckland MP".UK Parliament. Retrieved27 August 2021.
  14. ^"Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP".UK Parliament. Retrieved25 September 2021.

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