Opperman becomes second-longest serving pensions minister

James Phillips
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Guy Opperman is the second-longest serving dedicated junior pensions minister, overtaking Labour's Malcolm Wicks.

In a post known for its short tenures, Opperman has now served 694 consecutive days in office since he was appointed as pensions and financial inclusion minister on 14 June 2017, passing Wicks who ...

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