Ministerial role

Minister for the Union

Organisations: Cabinet Office and Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
Current role holder: The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC MP

Responsibilities

As Minister for the Union, the Prime Minister works to ensure that all of government is acting on behalf of the entire United Kingdom: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

Current role holder

The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC MP

Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister on 5 July 2024.  

Education

Keir attended Reigate Grammar School, before studying Law at the University of Leeds. He went on to do postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford, receiving a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) degree.

Political Career

Keir was elected a Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras in May 2015. He was elected leader of the Labour Party in April 2020.

Career before politics

Keir qualified as a barrister in 1987 working in private practice before working as a legal advisor to the Northern Ireland Policing Board.

He was appointed Queen바카라 사이트™s Counsel (QC) in 2002.

In 2008, Keir was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions, leading the Crown Prosecution Service until 2013.

He received a knighthood in 2014 for services to criminal justice.

Personal Life

Keir is married and has two children.

More about this person

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP

    2022 to 2024

  2. The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss

    2022 to 2022

  3. The Rt Hon Boris Johnson

    2019 to 2022