Edward Argar

Edward John Comport Argar (born 9 December 1977) is a British politician serving as Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation since November 2023. He briefly served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury in October 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice from 2018 to 2019, Minister of State for Health from 2019 to 2022, and as Paymaster General from September to October 2022. Argar has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Charnwood since the 2015 general election.

The Right Honourable
Edward Argar
MP
Official portrait, 2022
Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation
Assumed office
13 November 2023
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byDamian Hinds
Minister of State for Victims and Sentencing
In office
27 October 2022 – 13 November 2023
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byRachel Maclean
Succeeded byLaura Farris (Victims)
Gareth Bacon (Sentencing)
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office
14 October 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded byChris Philp
Succeeded byJohn Glen
Minister for the Cabinet Office
Paymaster General
In office
6 September 2022 – 14 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded byMichael Ellis
Succeeded byChris Philp
Minister of State for Health
In office
10 September 2019 – 6 July 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byChris Skidmore
Succeeded byMaria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
In office
14 June 2018 – 10 September 2019
Prime Minister
Preceded byPhillip Lee
Succeeded byChris Philp
Member of Parliament
for Charnwood
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byStephen Dorrell
Majority22,397 (40.5%)
Personal details
Born (1977-12-09) 9 December 1977
Ashford, Kent, England
Political partyConservative
Alma materOriel College, Oxford
Websitewww.edwardargar.org.uk
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