Secretary of State for Education

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 Education. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Education
Incumbent
Gillian Keegan
since 25 October 2022
Department for Education
StyleEducation Secretary
(informal)
The Right Honourable
(within the UK and Commonwealth)
TypeMinister of the Crown
StatusSecretary of State
Member of
Reports toThe Prime Minister
SeatWestminster
NominatorThe Prime Minister
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term lengthAt His Majesty's Pleasure
Formation
  • 5 February 1857
    (as Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education)
  • 12 May 2010:
    (as Secretary of State for Education)
First holderWilliam Cowper-Temple
(as Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education)
Salary£159,038 per annum (2022)
(including £86,584 MP salary)
Websitewww.gov.uk

The office holder works alongside the other Education ministers. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow secretary of state for education, and the work of the secretary of state is also scrutinised by the Education Select Committee.

The current education secretary is Gillian Keegan.

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