Labour MP for Wycombe, Emma Reynolds, has been appointed as Pensions Minister under the new government.

Writing on X (formerly Twitter), Reynolds said she was “delighted” to spend her first day meeting colleagues and officials “in my new role as Pensions Minister”.

Reynolds was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary across both the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Treasury, and has been given the pensions brief.

She was first elected to parliament in 2010 as the MP for Wolverhampton North East.

After nine years representing Wolverhampton North East, Reynolds lost her seat in 2019.

However, she stood again at the 2024 election for the Wycombe constituency and returned to parliament, gaining a majority of around 4,500 seats.

Prior to her career as an MP, Reynolds worked as a special adviser to then-Minister for Europe and Government Chief Whip, Geoff Hoon.

After losing her seat in 2019, Reynolds was appointed as managing director of public affairs, policy & research at TheCityUK, a lobbying firm promoting the financial services industry.

Commenting on her appointment, Reynolds said: “It’s a great privilege to be appointed by the new PM as the Parliamentary Secretary in His Majesty’s Treasury and DWP.

“I can’t wait to get started working with Rachel Reeves and Liz Kendall, both ministerial teams, and departments."

Her appointment across both the Treasury and DWP has sparked hope that there will be more a joined-up approach to pensions policy across the departments.

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