Edward Argar, Conservative MP for Charnwood, has replaced Phillip Lee at the Ministry of Justice following Lee's resignation last week over the way Theresa May is delivering Brexit.
Argar was previously head of UK and Europe public affairs at Serco, which has a number of prisons contracts and previously ran Hassockfield Secure Training Centre, in County Durham, prior to its closure in 2014.
His new role will include overseeing the establishment of proposed "secure schools" as part of efforts to place a greater focus on the education and rehabilitation of young offenders.
Labour's shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon has asked whether Argar will be dealing with any contracts related to his former employer as part of his work.
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