Guy Opperman has been reappointed as the minister for pensions and financial inclusion following last week’s reshuffle.
Opperman who is the conservative MP for Hexham, said he was “very pleased” with the appointment. The pension team within the DWP remains largely unchanged.
On Twitter he he was very proud” of the government’s work to make pensions safer, better and greener.
He added: “This government has lifted auto-enrolment workplace pensions to 8 per cent savings per annum, progressed pension dashboards, created a new collective defined contribution pension, sorted simpler statements and passed the 2021 Pension Schemes Bill.”
This act he says will help to transform UK workplace pensions, with secondary regulations progressing this year.
Opperman has held this role since June 2017, making him the second longest-serving pensions minister since 1997. Steve Webb, now a director of LCP, has held the post for the longest period, within the Coalition government, from May 2010 to May 2015.
Secretary of State Therese Coffey remains as the secretary of state for work and pensions, an announcement made last week.
Other DWP ministerial appointments include Chloe Smith as minister for disabled people, health and work; Mims Davies as minister for employer; David Rutley as minister for welfare delivery and Baroness Deborah Stedman-Scott as minister for work and pensions.