Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa is a junior position in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the British government. The office was previously merged with the Minister of State for Development.[1] The incumbent is The Lord Collins of Highbury.[2]

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa
since 9 July 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerThe King
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Formation28 July 1999
WebsiteOfficial website

Responsibilities

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The minister was responsible for the following:[3]

List

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Name Portrait Term of office Length of Service Political party P.M. F.Sec.
  28 July 1999 24 January 2001 1 year, 5 months and 27 days Labour Blair Cook
  24 January 2001 11 June 2001 4 months and 18 days
Office vacant 2001–2007
  28 June 2007 24 July 2009 2 years and 26 days Labour Brown Miliband
  13 October 2009 11 May 2010 6 months and 28 days
  11 May 2010 5 September 2012 6 months and 18 days Conservative Cameron Hague
  5 September 2012 11 August 2014 1 year, 7 months and 3 days
  11 August 2014 16 July 2016 11 months and 22 days Hammond
  16 July 2016 13 June 2017 10 months and 28 days May Johnson
  15 June 2017 9 January 2018 6 months and 25 days
  9 January 2018 25 July 2019 1 year, 6 months and 16 days Hunt
  25 July 2019 13 February 2020 6 months and 18 days Johnson Raab
  13 February 2020 16 September 2021 1 year, 7 months and 3 days
  16 September 2021 6 September 2022 11 months and 22 days Truss
  7 September 2022 25 October 2022 1 month and 18 days Truss Cleverly
Office merged with Minister of State for Development and became Minister of State for Development and Africa
  9 July 2024 Incumbent 3 months and 21 days Labour Starmer Lammy

* Incumbent's length of term last updated: 30 October 2024.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Minister of State (Development and Africa) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Africa) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  3. ^ "Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Africa) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-09-27.