Parliamentary private secretary

This article is about a UK government office. For similar positions in other countries, see Parliamentary secretary.
Not to be confused with Principal Private Secretary.
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A parliamentary private secretary (PPS) is a member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom who acts as an unpaid assistant to a government minister or a shadow minister. They are selected from backbench MPs as the "eyes and ears" of the minister in the House of Commons.[1]

PPSs are junior to parliamentary under-secretaries of state, a ministerial post salaried by one or more departments.

  1. ^ Maer, Lucinda (4 September 2017). "Parliamentary Private Secretaries". House of Commons Library: 4.