Minister of State for Northern Ireland

الموسوعة الحرة

The role of Minister of State for Northern Ireland is a mid-level position in the Northern Ireland Office in the British government. It is currently vacant, following the 2024 general election.[1] The role is also known as Deputy Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Responsibilities

The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities:

Driving economic and domestic policy

  • Long-term economic recovery from COVID-19[2]
  • Promotion of the economy, levelling up and innovation - including City Deals and the Shared Prosperity Fund[2]
  • Leading the department's work on the most critical constitution and rights issues in NI[2]

Supporting the secretary of state in their responsibilities, including:

  • Legacy stakeholder engagement
  • Strengthening and sustaining the Union in Northern Ireland[2]
  • Vital security casework
  • Building substantive relationships across sectors and communities[2]
  • Leading workstreams on New Decade, New Approach agreement and the NI Protocol[2]

List of ministers of state for Northern Ireland

NamePortraitEntered officeLeft officePolitical partyNotes
Paul Channon26 March 19725 November 1972Conservative[3]
The Lord Windlesham26 March 19725 June 1973Conservative[4]
William van Straubenzee5 November 19724 March 1974Conservative[5]
David Howell5 November 19728 January 1974Conservative[6]
Stan Orme7 March 19748 April 1976Labour[7]
Roland Moyle27 June 197410 September 1976Labour[8][9]
Don Concannon14 April 19764 May 1979Labour[10][11]
The Lord Melchett10 September 19764 May 1979Labour[12][13]
Michael Alison7 May 197915 September 1981Conservative[14]
Hugh Rossi7 May 19795 January 1981Conservative[15]
The Earl of Gowrie15 September 198110 June 1983Conservative[16]
Adam Butler5 January 198111 September 1984Conservative[17][18]
The Earl of Mansfield13 June 198312 April 1984Conservative[19]
Rhodes Boyson11 September 198410 September 1986Conservative[20][21]
Nicholas Scott10 September 198613 June 1987Conservative[22][23]
John Stanley13 June 198725 July 1988Conservative[24]
Ian Stewart25 July 198825 July 1989Conservative[25]
John Cope25 July 198928 November 1990Conservative[26]
Brian Mawhinney28 November 199014 April 1992Conservative[27][28]
The Lord Belstead28 November 199014 April 1992Conservative[29][30]
Robert Atkins14 April 199211 January 1994Conservative[31]
Michael Mates15 April 199224 June 1993Conservative[32][33]
John Wheeler25 June 19932 May 1997Conservative[34]
Michael Ancram11 January 19942 May 1997Conservative[35][36]
Adam Ingram2 May 19977 June 2001Labour[37][38]
Jane Kennedy7 June 200113 June 2003Labour[39]
John Spellar13 June 200310 May 2005Labour[40]
David Hanson11 May 20058 May 2007Labour[41]
Paul Goggins8 May 200711 May 2010Labour[42]
Hugo Swire12 May 20104 September 2012Conservative[43]
Mike Penning4 September 20127 October 2013Conservative[44]
Andrew Robathan7 October 201314 July 2014Conservative[45]
Andrew Murrison14 July 201412 May 2015Conservative[46][2]
Ben Wallace12 May 201517 July 2016Conservative[47][2]
Andrew Dunlop17 July 20169 June 2017Conservative[2]
vacant9 June 20179 January 2018
Shailesh Vara9 January 201815 November 2018Conservative[48][2]
John Penrose16 November 201825 July 2019Conservative[49][2]
Nick Hurd25 July 201916 December 2019Conservative[50][2]
Robin Walker13 February 202016 September 2021Conservative[51][52]
Conor Burns16 September 20216 September 2022Conservative[53][54]
Steve Baker6 September 20225 July 2024Conservative[55][56]
vacant5 July 2024

See also

References

  1. ↑"Fleur Anderson appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland". NI Elects. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024. The mid-level position within the Northern Ireland Office, the Minister of State, has not yet been appointed.
  2. 123456789101112"Minister of State - Northern Ireland Office". gov.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. ↑"Obituaries - Lord Kelvedon". The Independent. 31 January 2007. Archived from the original on 2 February 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  4. ↑"DAVID JAMES GEORGE HENNESSY (E51), THE THIRD BARON WINDLESHAM 28 January 1932 - 21 December 2010"(PDF). The Ampleforth Journal. Vol. 115. July 2011. p. 88. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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  7. ↑"Parliamentary career for Lord Orme". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  8. ↑"Parliamentary career for Roland Moyle". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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  10. ↑"Parliamentary career for Don Concannon". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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  12. ↑"Parliamentary career for Lord Melchett". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  13. ↑Rose, Chris (3 September 2018). "Lord Melchett obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  14. ↑"Parliamentary career for Michael Alison". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  15. ↑"Parliamentary career for Hugh Rossi". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  16. ↑"Parliamentary career for Earl of Gowrie". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  17. ↑"Parliamentary career for Sir Adam Butler". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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  32. ↑"Parliamentary career for Mr Michael Mates". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  33. ↑"Michael Mates". BBC News. 17 October 2002. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  34. ↑"Parliamentary career for Sir John Wheeler". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  35. ↑"Parliamentary career of The Marquess of Lothian". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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  39. ↑"Parliamentary career for Jane Kennedy". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  40. ↑"Parliamentary career for Lord Spellar". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  41. ↑"Parliamentary career for Lord Hanson of Flint". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  42. ↑"Parliamentary career for Paul Goggins". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  43. ↑"Parliamentary career for Lord Swire". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  44. ↑"Parliamentary career for Sir Mike Penning". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  45. ↑"Parliamentary career for Lord Robathan". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  46. ↑"Parliamentary career of Dr Andrew Murrison". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  47. ↑"Parliamentary career of Mr Ben Wallace". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  48. ↑"Parliamentary career for Shailesh Vara". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  49. ↑"Parliamentary career for John Penrose". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  50. ↑"Parliamentary career for Mr Nick Hurd". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  51. ↑"Parliamentary career for Mr Robin Walker". UK Parliament. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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  53. ↑"Ministerial appointments: September 2021". gov.uk. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  54. ↑"Conor Burns appointed minister of state at Northern Ireland Office". BBC News. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  55. ↑"Ministerial Appointments: September - October 2022". gov.uk. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  56. ↑Reid, Kurtis (7 September 2022). "Who is Steve Baker? All you need to know about new Minister of State for NI as Belfast MP slams appointment". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 7 October 2024.