The MP Mel Stride has been appointed as the new secretary of state at the Department of Work and Pensions, by Rishi Sunak’s in his first cabinet reshuffle.
Stride, the MP for Central Devon, was Sunak’s campaign manager during his bid to become Prime Minister.
Stride replaces Chloe Smith as secretary of state. He has previously held a number of senior government roles, including Leader of the House of Commons, Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General.
He has also chaired the influential Treasury Select Committee.
Commenting on the appointment Quilter’s head of retirement policy Jon Greer says the DWP needed a period of stability, with a minister in place to oversee longer term changes to the pensions landscape.
“Pensions by their very nature are long-term and complicated and Stride needs to take this role on for the long term and not use it has a springboard into another role so that any changes in policy are carefully planned and crucially don’t create unintended consequences,” he says.
It is not yet been announced when the new minister for pensions Alex Burghart, also appointed by Liz Truss just a month ago, will remain in his post or be replaced as part of a wider reshuffle.
Yesterday Sunak also confirmed that Jeremy Hunt would remain as chancellor with John Glen being appointed as chief secretary to the Treasury.
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