Guy Opperman has retained his position as Pensions Minister, amongst widespread ministerial changes, following Boris Johnson’s appointment as Prime Minister.

Opperman took over the role in 2017 and his reappointment comes after 773 days in the role.

His continuation means that there has not been much movement in senior members of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Amber Rudd also kept her job

There were fears that there could be another major shake-up in the leadership of the DWP, but Rudd’s and Opperman’s reappointments may please many, as it could signal the end of the perceived revolving door in the department.

In a tweet following the announcement, Opperman said that he was “delighted” to continue in his role and that there was “more to do, now let’s keep moving forward”.

He highlighted what has been achieved since he was appointed, including more than 10 million new savers through auto-enrolment, progress with the pensions dashboard and helping introduce environmental, social and governance issues to “tackle the climate emergency”.

Opperman has also been working on a Pensions Bill, which will look to address the pensions dashboard, the DB white paper and collective defined contribution pension scheme legislation.

However, it is currently unclear when it will be possible to pass such a bill, as it has been subject to delays due to other ongoing factors, such as Brexit.

In his cabinet reshuffle, Johnson appointed Sajid Javid as chancellor, Dominic Raab as foreign secretary and Priti Patel as home secretary.

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