Minister without portfolio (United Kingdom)
| United Kingdom Minister without Portfolio | |
|---|---|
Royal Arms as used by His Majesty's Government | |
since 6 September 2025 | |
| Cabinet Office | |
| Style | The Right Honourable |
| Reports to | The Prime Minister |
| Nominator | The Prime Minister |
| Appointer | The British Monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Salary | £159,038 per annum (2022) (including £86,584 MP salary) |
| Website | GOV.UK |
In the United Kingdom, a minister without portfolio is often a cabinet position, or often attends cabinet. The role is sometimes used to enable the chairman of the governing party, contemporarily either the chairman of the Conservative Party or the chair of the Labour Party, to attend cabinet meetings. (If so, they hold the title of "Party chairman".) The sinecure positions of Lord Privy Seal, Paymaster General, and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which have few responsibilities and have a higher rank in the order of precedence than minister without portfolio can also be used to similar effect. Anna Turley was appointed as minister without portfolio, replacing Ellie Reeves, in the 2025 British cabinet reshuffle.
The corresponding shadow minister is the Shadow Minister without Portfolio.