Lord Younger

Lord Younger was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions on 1 January 2023.

He was elected as a conservative hereditary peer in 2010 and has covered over 12 departments in the Lords.

Previously, he was a Minister for Intellectual Property at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills from January 2013 until July 2014.

He was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and the Minister of Faith at the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government from 27 July 2019 to 14 February 2020.

Lord Younger was a Government Whip and a Lord-in-Waiting from February 2020 and a Lord in Waiting from May 2015 to July 2019. His departmental responsibilities included Scotland, Northern Ireland, Trade, Transport and Ministry of Defence.