United Kingdom Minister of State for Northern Ireland | |
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Incumbent since 5 July 2024Vacant | |
Northern Ireland Office | |
Style | Minister |
Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Appointer | The 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.
The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities:
Driving economic and domestic policy
Supporting the secretary of state in their responsibilities, including:
Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Notes | |
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Paul Channon | 26 March 1972 | 5 November 1972 | Conservative | [3] | ||
The Lord Windlesham | 26 March 1972 | 5 June 1973 | Conservative | [4] | ||
William van Straubenzee | 5 November 1972 | 4 March 1974 | Conservative | [5] | ||
David Howell | ![]() | 5 November 1972 | 8 January 1974 | Conservative | [6] | |
Stan Orme | 7 March 1974 | 8 April 1976 | Labour | [7] | ||
Roland Moyle | 27 June 1974 | 10 September 1976 | Labour | [8] [9] | ||
Don Concannon | 14 April 1976 | 4 May 1979 | Labour | [10] [11] | ||
The Lord Melchett | 10 September 1976 | 4 May 1979 | Labour | [12] [13] | ||
Michael Alison | 7 May 1979 | 15 September 1981 | Conservative | [14] | ||
Hugh Rossi | 7 May 1979 | 5 January 1981 | Conservative | [15] | ||
The Earl of Gowrie | 15 September 1981 | 10 June 1983 | Conservative | [16] | ||
Adam Butler | 5 January 1981 | 11 September 1984 | Conservative | [17] [18] | ||
The Earl of Mansfield | 13 June 1983 | 12 April 1984 | Conservative | [19] | ||
Rhodes Boyson | ![]() | 11 September 1984 | 10 September 1986 | Conservative | [20] [21] | |
Nicholas Scott | 10 September 1986 | 13 June 1987 | Conservative | [22] [23] | ||
John Stanley | 13 June 1987 | 25 July 1988 | Conservative | [24] | ||
Ian Stewart | 25 July 1988 | 25 July 1989 | Conservative | [25] | ||
John Cope | ![]() | 25 July 1989 | 28 November 1990 | Conservative | [26] | |
Brian Mawhinney | 28 November 1990 | 14 April 1992 | Conservative | [27] [28] | ||
The Lord Belstead | 28 November 1990 | 14 April 1992 | Conservative | [29] [30] | ||
Robert Atkins | ![]() | 14 April 1992 | 11 January 1994 | Conservative | [31] | |
Michael Mates | 15 April 1992 | 24 June 1993 | Conservative | [32] [33] | ||
John Wheeler | 25 June 1993 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | [34] | ||
Michael Ancram | ![]() | 11 January 1994 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | [35] [36] | |
Adam Ingram | 2 May 1997 | 7 June 2001 | Labour | [37] [38] | ||
Jane Kennedy | ![]() | 7 June 2001 | 13 June 2003 | Labour | [39] | |
John Spellar | ![]() | 13 June 2003 | 10 May 2005 | Labour | [40] | |
David Hanson | ![]() | 11 May 2005 | 8 May 2007 | Labour | [41] | |
Paul Goggins | 8 May 2007 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | [42] | ||
Hugo Swire | ![]() | 12 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | [43] | |
Mike Penning | ![]() | 4 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 | Conservative | [44] | |
Andrew Robathan | ![]() | 7 October 2013 | 14 July 2014 | Conservative | [45] | |
Andrew Murrison | ![]() | 14 July 2014 | 12 May 2015 | Conservative | [46] [2] | |
Ben Wallace | ![]() | 12 May 2015 | 17 July 2016 | Conservative | [47] [2] | |
Andrew Dunlop | ![]() | 17 July 2016 | 9 June 2017 | Conservative | [2] [ citation needed ] | |
vacant | 9 June 2017 | 9 January 2018 | [ citation needed ] | |||
Shailesh Vara | ![]() | 9 January 2018 | 15 November 2018 | Conservative | [48] [2] | |
John Penrose | ![]() | 16 November 2018 | 25 July 2019 | Conservative | [49] [2] | |
Nick Hurd | ![]() | 25 July 2019 | 16 December 2019 | Conservative | [50] [2] | |
Robin Walker | ![]() | 13 February 2020 | 16 September 2021 | Conservative | [51] [52] | |
Conor Burns | ![]() | 16 September 2021 | 6 September 2022 | Conservative | [53] [54] | |
Steve Baker | ![]() | 6 September 2022 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | [55] [56] | |
vacant | 5 July 2024 |
The mid-level position within the Northern Ireland Office, the Minister of State, has not yet been appointed.