The secretary of state for education, also referred to as the education secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the work of the Department for Educa
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Bridget Maeve Phillipson is a British politician who has served as Minister for Women and Equalities since 2024 and Chair of the Labour Party since July 2026. She previously served as Secretary of Sta
Secretary of State for Education
…Truss ministry) Gillian Keegan MP for Chichester 25 October 2022 5 July 2024 1 year, 8 months and 10 days Conservative Rishi Sunak (Sunak ministry) Bridget Phillipson MP for Houghton and Sunderland South 5 July 2024 20 July 2026 2 years, 1 month and 18 days Labour Keir Starmer (Starmer ministry) Lucy Powell MP for…
Official portrait, 2026
Official portrait as MP, 2020
Phillipson visiting a primary school in Orpington with Prime Minister Keir Starmer