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A legal requirement for ministers to have worked in the industry they represent

Closed 39 signatures

What the petition asks

This country needs ministers who have worked in their industries as we have a health secretary who has never worked in the NHS or any medical environment, an education secretary who has never worked in a school or OFSTED...
We also have a chancellor of the exchequer who has never worked in finance, a justice secretary and former education secretary who has never worked in a courthouse nor a school, and this list goes on

We need ministers who have a deep understanding of the industries they represent, they have their own profession in their interests

So we are calling for a legal requirement of ministers to have worked in their respective industries for at least 5 - 10 years prior to appointment as their minister

Timeline

1 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Oct 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 39
Status Closed
Opened 1 Apr 2016
Closed 1 Oct 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.