Parliamentary under-secretary of state

This article is about a UK government office. For similar positions in other countries, see Parliamentary secretary. For the U.S. government office, see United States Under Secretary of State.
Not to be confused with Permanent under-secretary of state.

The parliamentary under-secretary of state (historically under-secretary of state or just parliamentary secretary, particularly in departments not led by a secretary of state) is the lowest of three tiers of government minister in the UK government, immediately junior to a minister of state, which is itself junior to a secretary of state.

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