Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance
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The Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance (MPNI) was a British government ministry responsible for the administration and delivery of welfare benefits. It was headed by the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance.
History
It was created in 1953 as a result of the amalgamation of the Ministry of Pensions and the Ministry of National Insurance.{{cite web |last1=Department for Work and Pensions |title=A century of support: Department for Work and Pensions turns 100 years old |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/a-century-of-support-department-for-work-and-pensions-turns-100-years-old |website=Department for Work and Pensions |access-date=29 May 2019}}
In 1966, the Supplementary Benefits Commission (part of the National Assistance Board) was merged with the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance to form the new Ministry of Social Security, as part of the Ministry of Social Security Act 1966.{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/cabinetpapers/themes/benefit-reform.htm|title=The Cabinet Papers | Benefit reform|website=nationalarchives.gov.uk|accessdate=2018-11-28}}
In 1968, the Ministry of Social Security and the Ministry of Health were dissolved and their functions merged into the new Department of Health and Social Security.{{cite web |url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C34 |title=Records created or inherited by the Department of Health and Social Security and related bodies |website=The National Archives |access-date=1 August 2024 }}
Ministers
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|+ Ministers of Pensions and National Insurance (1953–1966) ! colspan=2 | Minister ! colspan=2 | Term of office ! Political party ! Cabinet |
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! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan=2 | Osbert Peake | rowspan=2 | 3 September 1953 | rowspan=2 | 20 December 1955 | rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | Conservative | {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} |Churchill III |
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| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} |Eden |
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! rowspan="3" style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | rowspan="3" | John Boyd-Carpenter | rowspan="3" | 20 December 1955 | rowspan="3" | 16 July 1962 | rowspan="3" {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | Conservative |
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| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} |Macmillan I |
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} |Macmillan II |
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! style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | 16 July 1962 | 21 October 1963 | {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | Conservative |
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! style="background-color:{{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | 21 October 1963 | 16 October 1964 | {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | Conservative | {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} |Douglas-Home |
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! style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | 18 October 1964 | 6 August 1966 | {{Party shading/Labour}} |Labour | {{Party shading/Labour}} |Wilson I |
References
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Pensions and National Insurance
Category:1953 establishments in the United Kingdom
Category:1968 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
Category:Ministries established in 1953
Category:Government agencies disestablished in 1968
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