Minister of State
The Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP
Biography
Robert Halfon was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Education on 26 October 2022
He was perviously Minister of State at the Department for Education from 17 July 2016 to 12 June 2017. He was elected Conservative MP for Harlow in May 2010.
Education
He attended the University of Exeter, where he read for a bachelor of arts degree in politics before a master of arts in Russian and East European politics.
Political career
Robert Halfon was Co-Chairman and then Vice Chairman of the Further Education, Skills and Life-Long Learning All-Party Parliamentary Skills Group.
Between July 2014 and May 2015 Robert was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor. He served as Minister without Portfolio from May 2015 until July 2016.
Previous roles in government
Announcements
Subscriptions
- FE Commissioner intervention report: Oldham College
- FE Commissioner intervention report: Redcar and Cleveland College
- New levy to double annual investment in home-grown skills
- Institute for Apprenticeships to ensure quality skills training
- FE Commissioner intervention report: Stratford-upon-Avon College
- FE Commissioner intervention report: City of Liverpool College
- Top-quality training providers announced in new register
- FE Commissioner intervention report: Epping Forest College
- FE Commissioner intervention: Huntingdonshire Regional College
- Final building blocks in place for Institute for Apprenticeships