Minister of State for Home Affairs (United Kingdom)
| Minister of State for the Home Office | |
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since 9th July 2024 | |
| Home 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 | www.GOV.uk/home-office |
The Minister of State for the Home Office, previously the Minister of State for Home Affairs. is a mid-level position in the Home Office in the British government. The office has been held by David Hanson, Baron Hanson of Flint since the 9th July 2024.
Responsibilities
[edit]The current Minister has following responsibilities:[1]
- migration and borders ‘shadow’ in the Lords
- migration and borders legislation
- customer services (UKVI, HMPO, GRO and Windrush Compensation Scheme) operations
- cross-cutting legal issues and oversight of HOLA
- EU Settlement Scheme
- Common Travel Area
- NI Protocol
List of ministers
[edit]| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Vosper | 28 October 1960 | 27 June 1961 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| David Renton | 27 June 1961 | 17 July 1962 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| The Earl Jellicoe | 
|
17 July 1962 | 21 October 1963 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| The Lord Derwent | 23 October 1963 | 16 October 1964 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Alice Bacon | 
|
16 October 1964 | 29 August 1967 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| The Lord Stonham | 29 August 1967 | 13 October 1969 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Shirley Williams | .jpg)
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13 October 1969 | 23 June 1970 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Richard Sharples | 23 June 1970 | 7 April 1972 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| The Lord Windlesham | 23 June 1970 | 26 March 1972 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Mark Carlisle | 7 April 1972 | 4 March 1974 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| The Viscount Colville of Culross | 21 April 1972 | 4 March 1974 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Alex Lyon | 8 March 1974 | 14 April 1976 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| The Lord Harris of Greenwich | 8 March 1974 | 3 January 1979 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Brynmor John | 14 April 1976 | 4 May 1979 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| The Lord Boston of Faversham | 3 January 1979 | 4 May 1979 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Leon Brittan | _02.jpg)
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4 May 1979 | 5 January 1981 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Patrick Mayhew | 5 January 1981 | 13 June 1983 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| The Lord Elton | 
|
11 September 1984 | 25 March 1985 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Giles Shaw | 11 September 1984 | 10 September 1986 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| David Mellor | 10 September 1986 | 13 June 1987 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| John Patten | 13 June 1987 | 10 April 1992 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| The Earl of Caithness | 
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10 September 1986 | 10 January 1988 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| The Earl Ferrers | 10 January 1988 | 20 July 1994 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| David Mellor | 27 October 1989 | 22 June 1990 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Angela Rumbold | 23 July 1990 | 14 April 1992 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Michael Jack | 
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14 April 1992 | 27 May 1993 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Michael Forsyth | 
|
20 July 1994 | 5 June 1995 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| David Maclean | 
|
27 May 1993 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Alun Michael | 
|
2 May 1997 | 27 October 1998 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs and Deputy Home Secretary[2] | |
| Paul Boateng | 
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27 October 1998 | 11 June 2001 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs and Deputy Home Secretary[3] | |
| office not in use | 11 June 2001 | 29 May 2002 | ||||
| The Lord Falconer of Thoroton | 
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29 May 2002 | 12 June 2003 | Labour | Minister of State for Criminal Justice System | |
| The Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 
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12 June 2003 | 28 June 2007 | Labour | Minister of State for Criminal Justice and Offender Management[4] | |
| office not in use | 28 June 2007 | 1 May 2011 | ||||
| The Baroness Browning | 
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1 May 2011 | 16 September 2011 | Conservative | Minister of State for Crime Prevention and Antisocial Behaviour Reduction | |
| The Lord Henley | 
|
16 September 2011 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | Minister of State for Crime Prevention and Antisocial Behaviour Reduction | |
| Jeremy Browne | 
|
4 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 | Liberal Democrats | Minister of State for Crime Prevention | |
| Norman Baker | 
|
7 October 2013 | 3 November 2014 | Liberal Democrats | Minister of State for Crime Prevention | |
| Lynne Featherstone | 
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4 November 2014 | 8 May 2015 | Liberal Democrats | Minister of State for Crime Prevention | |
| The Lord Bates | 
|
14 May 2015 | 31 March 2016 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| The Lord Keen of Elie Advocate General for Scotland |
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1 April 2016 | 17 July 2016 | Conservative | Government Spokesperson for the Home Office | |
| The Baroness Williams of Trafford | 
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17 July 2016 | 7 September 2022 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs[5] | |
| The Lord Murray of Blidworth | 
|
7 October 2022 | 30 October 2022 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Minister of State - GOV.UK".
- ^ "Alun Michael MP: Minister of State & Deputy Home Secretary". Home Office. Archived from the original on 23 May 1998.
- ^ "Paul Boateng MP: Minister of State & Deputy Home Secretary". Home Office. Archived from the original on 3 September 1999.
- ^ Crime Reduction from May 2007 to June 2007
- ^ Countering Extremism (2016–2019)