Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean

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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean
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Official portrait of Baroness Chapman of Darlington crop 2, 2021.jpg
Incumbent
The Baroness Chapman of Darlington
since 18 July 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development 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 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean [1] is a ministerial office in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the British government.

Contents

The office of Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa was held by James Cleverly MP from 13 February 2020 to 8 February 2022. [2] In December 2021, the post adopted responsibility for North America and became the deputy to the Foreign Secretary. [3]

The Middle East portfolio was merged into the Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East in February 2022, with Cleverly moving to the position of Minister of State for Europe and North America. [4] The position of Minister of State for Europe and North America was split in July 2022, with Graham Stuart becoming Minister of State for Europe and Rehman Chishti assuming responsibility for North America as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for North America, Sanctions and Consular Policy.

Responsibilities

The minister is responsible for the following: [5]

List

NamePortraitTerm of officePolitical party P.M. F.Sec.
Alistair Burt Official portrait of Alistair Burt crop 2.jpg 13 May 20107 October 2013 Conservative Cameron Hague
Hugh Robertson Hugh Robertson Official.jpg 7 October 201314 July 2014
Tobias Ellwood Official portrait of Tobias Ellwood, 2022 (cropped).jpg 15 July 201413 June 2017 Hammond
May Johnson
Alistair Burt Official portrait of Alistair Burt crop 2.jpg 13 June 201725 March 2019
Hunt
Minister of State for International Development and the Middle East
Andrew Murrison Andrew Murrison - 2019 (47788064862) (cropped).jpg 9 May 201913 February 2020 Conservative Johnson Raab
Minister of State for Middle East, North Africa and North America
James Cleverly Official portrait of Rt Hon James Cleverly MP crop 2.jpg 13 February 20208 February 2022 Conservative Johnson Raab
Truss
Role split and merged into Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East and Minister of State for Europe and North America
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for North America, Sanctions and Consular Policy
Role formed out of Minister of State for Europe and North America
Rehman Chishti Official portrait of Rehman Chishti MP crop 2.jpg 8 July 20227 September 2022 Conservative Johnson Truss
Minister of State for the Americas and the Overseas Territories
Jesse Norman Official portrait of Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP crop 2.jpg 7 September 202226 October 2022 Conservative Truss Cleverly
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas and Caribbean
David Rutley Official portrait of David Rutley crop 2.jpg 27 October 202214 November 2023 Conservative Sunak Cleverly
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas, Caribbean and Overseas Territories
David Rutley Official portrait of David Rutley crop 2.jpg 14 November 20235 July 2024 Conservative Sunak Cameron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean
The Baroness Chapman of Darlington Official portrait of Baroness Chapman of Darlington crop 2, 2021.jpg 18 July 2024Incumbent Labour Starmer Lammy

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