United Kingdom Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Commonwealth and United Nations | |
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | |
Style | Minister |
Nominator | Prime Minister |
Appointer |
The King (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Formation | July 2016 ( First May ministry) |
First holder | Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay |
Website | Official website |
The Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Commonwealth and United Nations is a mid-level position in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the British government. It is currently held by Tariq Ahmad, who took the office on 13 June 2017. [1]
The office was previously held by Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi when it was styled as Senior Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2] and Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St Johns when it was styled as Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth. [3]
The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities: [4]
Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party | P.M. | F.Sec. | |||
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Minister of State for International Energy Policy | ||||||||
The Lord Howell of Guildford | 14 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | Cameron | Hague | |||
Senior Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | ||||||||
The Baroness Warsi | 4 September 2012 | 5 August 2014 | Conservative | Cameron | Hague | |||
Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth | ||||||||
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns | 6 August 2014 | 12 June 2017 | Conservative | |||||
The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 13 June 2017 | 2 September 2020 | Conservative | May | Hunt | |||
Minister of State for South and Central Asia, North Africa, United Nations and the Commonwealth | ||||||||
The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 2 September 2020 | 22 September 2022 | Conservative | Johnson | ||||
Minister of State for the Middle East, South Asia and the United Nations | ||||||||
The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 22 September 2022 | 30 October 2022 | Conservative | Truss | Cleverly | |||
Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the United Nations | ||||||||
The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 30 October 2022 | 14 November 2023 | Conservative | Sunak | Cleverly | |||
Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Commonwealth and United Nations | ||||||||
The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 14 November 2023 | Incumbent | Conservative | Sunak | Cameron |
United Kingdom Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Commonwealth and United Nations | |
---|---|
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | |
Style | Minister |
Nominator | Prime Minister |
Appointer |
The King (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Formation | July 2016 ( First May ministry) |
First holder | Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay |
Website | Official website |
The Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Commonwealth and United Nations is a mid-level position in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the British government. It is currently held by Tariq Ahmad, who took the office on 13 June 2017. [1]
The office was previously held by Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi when it was styled as Senior Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2] and Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St Johns when it was styled as Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth. [3]
The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities: [4]
Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party | P.M. | F.Sec. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minister of State for International Energy Policy | ||||||||
The Lord Howell of Guildford | 14 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | Cameron | Hague | |||
Senior Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | ||||||||
The Baroness Warsi | 4 September 2012 | 5 August 2014 | Conservative | Cameron | Hague | |||
Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth | ||||||||
The Baroness Anelay of St Johns | 6 August 2014 | 12 June 2017 | Conservative | |||||
The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 13 June 2017 | 2 September 2020 | Conservative | May | Hunt | |||
Minister of State for South and Central Asia, North Africa, United Nations and the Commonwealth | ||||||||
The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 2 September 2020 | 22 September 2022 | Conservative | Johnson | ||||
Minister of State for the Middle East, South Asia and the United Nations | ||||||||
The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 22 September 2022 | 30 October 2022 | Conservative | Truss | Cleverly | |||
Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the United Nations | ||||||||
The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 30 October 2022 | 14 November 2023 | Conservative | Sunak | Cleverly | |||
Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Commonwealth and United Nations | ||||||||
The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 14 November 2023 | Incumbent | Conservative | Sunak | Cameron |