Minister of State, Northern Ireland
(Redirected from Minister of State for Northern Ireland)
The Minister of State for Northern Ireland is a mid-level position in the Northern Ireland Office in the British government. It is currently held by Steve Baker, who took the office on 7 September 2022.
| United Kingdom Minister of State for Northern Ireland | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
Responsibilities
editThe minister has the following ministerial responsibilities:
Driving economic and domestic policy
- Long-term economic recovery from COVID-19
- Promotion of the economy, levelling up and innovation - including City Deals and the Shared Prosperity Fund
- Leading the department's work on the most critical constitution and rights issues in NI
Supporting the Secretary of State in their responsibilities, including:
- Legacy stakeholder engagement
- Strengthening and sustaining the Union in Northern Ireland
- Vital security casework
- Building substantive relationships across sectors and communities
- Leading workstreams on New Decade, New Approach agreement and the NI Protocol
Ministers of State for Northern Ireland
edit| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Channon | 26 March 1972 | 5 November 1972 | Conservative | |||
| The Lord Windlesham | 26 March 1972 | 5 June 1973 | Conservative | |||
| William van Straubenzee | 5 November 1972 | 4 March 1974 | Conservative | |||
| David Howell |  | 5 November 1972 | 8 January 1974 | Conservative | ||
| Stan Orme | 7 March 1974 | 8 April 1976 | Labour | |||
| Roland Moyle | 27 June 1974 | 10 September 1976 | Labour | |||
| Don Concannon | 14 April 1976 | 4 May 1979 | Labour | |||
| The Lord Melchett | 10 September 1976 | 4 May 1979 | Labour | |||
| Michael Alison | 7 May 1979 | 15 September 1981 | Conservative | |||
| Hugh Rossi | 7 May 1979 | 5 January 1981 | Conservative | |||
| The Earl of Gowrie | 15 September 1981 | 10 June 1983 | Conservative | |||
| Adam Butler | 5 January 1981 | 11 September 1984 | Conservative | |||
| The Earl of Mansfield | 13 June 1983 | 12 April 1984 | Conservative | |||
| Rhodes Boyson |  | 11 September 1984 | 10 September 1986 | Conservative | ||
| Nicholas Scott | 10 September 1986 | 13 June 1987 | Conservative | |||
| John Stanley | 13 June 1987 | 25 July 1988 | Conservative | |||
| Ian Stewart | 25 July 1988 | 25 July 1989 | Conservative | |||
| John Cope |  | 25 July 1989 | 28 November 1990 | Conservative | ||
| Brian Mawhinney | 28 November 1990 | 14 April 1992 | Conservative | |||
| The Lord Belstead | 28 November 1990 | 14 April 1992 | Conservative | |||
| Robert Atkins | _1.jpg) | 14 April 1992 | 11 January 1994 | Conservative | ||
| Michael Mates | 15 April 1992 | 24 June 1993 | Conservative | |||
| John Wheeler | 25 June 1993 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | |||
| Michael Ancram |  | 11 January 1994 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | ||
| Adam Ingram | 2 May 1997 | 7 June 2001 | Labour | |||
| Jane Kennedy |  | 7 June 2001 | 13 June 2003 | Labour | ||
| John Spellar |  | 13 June 2003 | 10 May 2005 | Labour | ||
| David Hanson |  | 11 May 2005 | 8 May 2007 | Labour | ||
| Paul Goggins | 8 May 2007 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | |||
| Hugo Swire |  | 12 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | ||
| Mike Penning |  | 4 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 | Conservative | ||
| Andrew Robathan |  | 7 October 2013 | 14 July 2014 | Conservative | ||
| Andrew Murrison | _(cropped).jpg) | 14 July 2014 | 12 May 2015 | Conservative | ||
| Ben Wallace |  | 12 May 2015 | 17 July 2016 | Conservative | ||
| Kris Hopkins |  | 17 July 2016 | 9 June 2017 | Conservative | ||
| vacant | 9 June 2017 | 9 January 2018 | ||||
| Shailesh Vara |  | 9 January 2018 | 15 November 2018 | Conservative | ||
| John Penrose |  | 16 November 2018 | 25 July 2019 | Conservative | ||
| Nick Hurd |  | 25 July 2019 | 16 December 2019 | Conservative | ||
| Robin Walker |  | 13 February 2020 | 16 September 2021 | Conservative | ||
| Conor Burns |  | 16 September 2021 | 6 September 2022 | Conservative | ||
| Steve Baker |  | 6 September 2022 | Incumbent | Conservative | ||
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