Minister of State (Minister for Employment)

Alison McGovern MP

Biography

Alison McGovern was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions on 8 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Birkenhead in July 2024.

Minister of State (Minister for Employment)

  • Labour Market – including employer engagement 

  • Jobcentre Plus/National Jobs and Careers Service reform 

  • poverty 

  • addressing economic inactivity 

  • locally led employment support 

  • Skills and In Work Progression 

  • Occupational Health and Statutory Sick Pay 

  • Childcare and Parental Employment 

  • Youth Guarantee 

  • Disability employment

More about this role

Department for Work and Pensions