Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations
{{Short description|Senior ministerial position in the Government of the United Kingdom}}
{{distinguish|Minister without portfolio (United Kingdom)|Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs|Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = United Kingdom
Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations
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| flag =
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| insignia = Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (2022, lesser arms).svg
| insigniacaption = Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
| department = Cabinet Office
| image = Nick Thomas Symonds official portrait 7 Jul 2024 (cropped).jpg
| alt = Nick Thomas–Symonds
| incumbent = Nick Thomas-Symonds
| incumbentsince = 8 July 2024
| style = The Right Honourable
(within the UK and Commonwealth)
| type = Minister of the Crown
| status = Minister of State
| member_of = {{ubl|Cabinet (not attending)|Privy Council}}
| reports_to = {{ubl|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister|Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office}}
| seat = Westminster
| nominator = Prime Minister
| appointer = The Monarch
| appointer_qualified = (on the advice of the Prime Minister)
| termlength = At His Majesty's pleasure
| salary = £115,824 per annum (2022){{Cite web |title=Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23 |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1124173/2022-12-07-Ministerial-Salaries-22-23-table.pdf |date=15 December 2022}}
(including £86,584 MP salary){{Cite web |title=Pay and expenses for MPs |url=https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/pay-mps/ |access-date=15 December 2022 |website=parliament.uk}}
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The office of the minister for the constitution and European Union relations, previously known as minister of state without portfolio and sometimes the constitution minister, is a ministerial role in the Government of the United Kingdom.{{Cite web |title=Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations) - GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-for-the-constitution-and-european-union-relations#responsibilities |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=www.gov.uk |language=en}} The current postholder since 8 July 2024 is Nick Thomas-Symonds, who also serves as Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office.
List of ministers
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| colspan=2|Name
!Portrait !colspan=2 |Term of office !Party !colspan=2|Ministry |
|---|
| colspan="8" |Parliamentary Secretary for Political and Constitutional Reform |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Mark Harper MP crop 2.jpg |11 May 2010 |4 September 2012 ! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#ddd" | | rowspan=2 |Cameron–Clegg |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|File:Official portrait of Chloe Smith MP crop 2.jpg |4 September 2012 |6 October 2013 |
| colspan="8" |Minister of State for Cities and Constitution |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Greg Clark MP crop 2.jpg |7 October 2013 |15 July 2014 ! style="background-color:#ddd" | |
| colspan="8" |Parliamentary Secretary for the Constitution |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|File:Official portrait of Mr Sam Gyimah crop 2.jpg |15 July 2014 |12 May 2015 ! style="background-color:#ddd" | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|File:Official portrait of John Penrose MP crop 2.jpg |12 May 2015 |17 July 2016 ! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
| rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | Chris Skidmore | rowspan=2 | File:Official portrait of Chris Skidmore crop 2.jpg | rowspan=2 | 17 July 2016 | rowspan=2 |8 January 2018 | rowspan=2 |Conservative ! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
| rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
| rowspan=3 style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=3 | Chloe Smith | rowspan=3 | File:Official portrait of Chloe Smith MP crop 2.jpg | rowspan=3 | 8 January 2018 | rowspan=3 | 13 February 2020 | rowspan=3 | Conservative |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
| colspan="8" |Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|File:Official portrait of Chloe Smith MP crop 2.jpg |13 February 2020 |16 September 2021 ! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
| colspan="8" |Minister of State without Portfolio |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|File:Official portrait of Nigel Adams MP crop 2.jpg |16 September 2021 |5 September 2022 ! style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Gavin Williamson MP crop 2.jpg |25 October 2022 |8 November 2022 ! rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=2 | Sunak |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|File:Official portrait of Esther McVey crop 2.jpg | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| colspan="8" |Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|File:Official portrait of Nick Thomas-Symonds MP (cropped).jpg |8 July 2024 |Incumbent | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |
