Minister of State for Northern Ireland

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United Kingdom
Minister of State for Northern Ireland
Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (2022, lesser arms).svg
Incumbent
Vacant
since 5 July 2024
Northern Ireland Office
Style Minister
Nominator Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
Website Official website

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, after the 2024 general election. [1] The role is also known as Deputy Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Contents

Responsibilities

The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities:

Driving economic and domestic policy

Supporting the secretary of state in their responsibilities, including:

List of ministers of state for Northern Ireland

NamePortraitEntered officeLeft officePolitical partyNotes
Paul Channon 26 March 19725 November 1972 Conservative [3]
The Lord Windlesham 26 March 19725 June 1973 Conservative [4]
William van Straubenzee 5 November 19724 March 1974 Conservative [5]
David Howell Official portrait of Lord Howell of Guildford 2020 crop 2.jpg 5 November 19728 January 1974 Conservative [6]
Stan Orme 7 March 19748 April 1976 Labour [7]
Roland Moyle 27 June 197410 September 1976 Labour [8] [9]
Don Concannon 14 April 19764 May 1979 Labour [10] [11]
The Lord Melchett 10 September 19764 May 1979 Labour [12] [13]
Michael Alison 7 May 197915 September 1981 Conservative [14]
Hugh Rossi 7 May 19795 January 1981 Conservative [15]
The Earl of Gowrie 15 September 198110 June 1983 Conservative [16]
Adam Butler 5 January 198111 September 1984 Conservative [17] [18]
The Earl of Mansfield 13 June 198312 April 1984 Conservative [19]
Rhodes Boyson Rhodes Boyson.jpg 11 September 198410 September 1986 Conservative [20] [21]
Nicholas Scott 10 September 198613 June 1987 Conservative [22] [23]
John Stanley 13 June 198725 July 1988 Conservative [24]
Ian Stewart 25 July 198825 July 1989 Conservative [25]
John Cope Official portrait of Lord Cope of Berkeley crop 3, 2019.jpg 25 July 198928 November 1990 Conservative [26]
Brian Mawhinney 28 November 199014 April 1992 Conservative [27] [28]
The Lord Belstead 28 November 199014 April 1992 Conservative [29] [30]
Robert Atkins Sir Robert Atkins (Martin Rulsch) 1.jpg 14 April 199211 January 1994 Conservative [31]
Michael Mates 15 April 199224 June 1993 Conservative [32] [33]
John Wheeler 25 June 19932 May 1997 Conservative [34]
Michael Ancram Official portrait of The Marquess of Lothian crop 2.jpg 11 January 19942 May 1997 Conservative [35] [36]
Adam Ingram 2 May 19977 June 2001 Labour [37] [38]
Jane Kennedy Jane Kennedy.jpg 7 June 200113 June 2003 Labour [39]
John Spellar Official portrait of John Spellar crop 2.jpg 13 June 200310 May 2005 Labour [40]
David Hanson Official portrait of David Hanson crop 2.jpg 11 May 20058 May 2007 Labour [41]
Paul Goggins 8 May 200711 May 2010 Labour [42]
Hugo Swire Official portrait of Lord Swire crop 2, 2023.jpg 12 May 20104 September 2012 Conservative [43]
Mike Penning Official portrait of Rt Hon Sir Mike Penning MP crop 2.jpg 4 September 20127 October 2013 Conservative [44]
Andrew Robathan Official portrait of Lord Robathan 2020 crop 2.jpg 7 October 201314 July 2014 Conservative [45]
Andrew Murrison Andrew Murrison - 2019 (47788064862) (cropped).jpg 14 July 201412 May 2015 Conservative [46] [2]
Ben Wallace Official portrait of Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP crop 2.jpg 12 May 201517 July 2016 Conservative [47] [2]
Andrew Dunlop Official portrait of Lord Dunlop crop 3.jpg 17 July 20169 June 2017 Conservative [2] [ citation needed ]
vacant9 June 20179 January 2018[ citation needed ]
Shailesh Vara Official portrait of Mr Shailesh Vara MP crop 2.jpg 9 January 201815 November 2018 Conservative [48] [2]
John Penrose Official portrait of John Penrose MP crop 2.jpg 16 November 201825 July 2019 Conservative [49] [2]
Nick Hurd Official portrait of Mr Nick Hurd crop 2.jpg 25 July 201916 December 2019 Conservative [50] [2]
Robin Walker Official portrait of Mr Robin Walker MP crop 2.jpg 13 February 202016 September 2021 Conservative [51] [52]
Conor Burns Official portrait of Rt Hon Conor Burns MP crop 2.jpg 16 September 20216 September 2022 Conservative [53] [54]
Steve Baker Official portrait of Mr Steve Baker MP crop 2.jpg 6 September 20225 July 2024 Conservative [55] [56]
vacant5 July 2024

See also

References

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