Minister of State (Minister of State for Schools)

The Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP

Biography

Damian Hinds was appointed Minister of State (Minister of State for Schools) at the Department for Education on 13 November 2023.

He was previously Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice between 27 October 2022 and 13 November 2023.

Damian was elected Conservative MP for East Hampshire in May 2010.

Education

Damian attended St Ambrose Grammar School, Altrincham before completing a degree in politics, philosophy and economics.

Political career

Damian’s previous roles include:

  • Minister of State (Minister for Security and Borders) at the Home Office - August 2021 to July 2022
  • Secretary of State for Education - January 2018 to July 2019
  • Minister of State for Employment at the Department of Work and Pensions - July 2016 to January 2018
  • Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury - May 2015 to July 2016
  • Assistant Government Whip - July 2014 to March 2015
  • Member of the Education Select Committee until October 2012
  • Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Mobility

Career outside politics

Damian spent 18 years working in the pubs, brewing and hotel industries, in Britain and abroad.

Personal life

Damian and his wife Jacqui have 3 young children.

Minister of State (Minister of State for Schools)

The minister’s responsibilities include:

  • school accountability and inspection (including links with Ofsted)
  • Standards and Testing Agency and primary assessment
  • supporting a high-quality teaching profession including professional development
  • supporting recruitment and retention of teachers and school leaders including initial teacher training
  • Teaching Regulation Agency
  • National Tutoring Programme
  • school revenue funding, including the national funding formula for schools
  • pupil premium
  • school food, including free school meals
  • qualifications (including links with Ofqual)
  • curriculum including relationships, sex, and health education and personal, social, health and economic education
  • behaviour, attendance and exclusions
  • school sport
  • digital strategy and technology in education (EdTech)
  • admissions and school transport

More about this role

Department for Education