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Draft:List of foreign-born United Kingdom Cabinet members

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To be a member of the Cabinet, by convention,


The requirements to be a Member of the House of Commons or House of Lords is:

  • a British citizen.
  • a citizen of the Republic of Ireland.
  • a citizen of a commonwealth country who does not require leave to enter or remain in the UK, or has indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
List of foreign-born United Kingdom Cabinet members
Name Image Country of Birth Cabinet Position(s) Years of Service
Bonar Law Colony of New Brunswick Colonies Secretary
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord Privy Seal
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Prime Minister
Patricia Hewitt Australia Trade and Industry Secretary

President of the Board of Trade

2001 - 2005
Health Secretary 2005 - 2007
Valarie Amos

Baroness Amos

British Guiana International Development Secretary 2003 - 2003
Leader of the House of Lords

Lord President of the Council

2003 - 2007
Peter Hain

Lord Hain

British Kenya Leader of the House of Commons 2003 - 2005
Northern Ireland Secretary 2005 - 2007
Wales Secretary 2002 - 2008;

2009 - 2010

Work and Pensions Secretary 2007 - 2008
Patricia Scotland

Baroness Scotland

British Leeward Islands Attorney General for England and Wales 2007 - 2010
Greg Hands United States Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2015 - 2016
Minister without Portfolio 2023 - 2023
Boris Johnson United States Foreign Secretary 2016 - 2018
Prime Minister 2019 - 2022
Rory Stewart British Hong Kong International Development Secretary 2019 - 2019
Sir Alok Sharma India International Development Secretary 2019 - 2020
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary 2020 - 2021
President of COP 26 2021 - 2022
Shailesh Vara Uganda Protectorate Northern Ireland Secretary 2022 - 2022