Minister of State for Middle East, North Africa and North America
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| Minister of State for Middle East, North Africa and North America | |
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Incumbent Vacant since 8 February 2022 | |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | |
| Style | Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Website | Official website |
The Minister of State for Middle East, North Africa and North America, previously titled the Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa, was a ministerial office in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the British government.[1]
It was last held by James Cleverly MP from 13 February 2020 to 8 February 2022.[2] In December 2021, the post adopted responsibility for North America and became the deputy to the Foreign Secretary.[3] The office was merged into the Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East in February 2022.[4]
Responsibilities[]
The minister is responsible for the following:[5]
- Middle East and North Africa
- conflict, humanitarian issues, human security
- CHASE (Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department)
- Stabilisation Unit
- defence and international security
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Council of Europe
- Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF)
- safeguarding
List[]
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party | P.M. | F.Sec. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Burt | 
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13 May 2010 | 7 October 2013 | Conservative | Cameron | Hague | ||
| Hugh Robertson | 
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7 October 2013 | 14 July 2014 | |||||
| Tobias Ellwood | 
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15 July 2014 | 13 June 2017 | Hammond | ||||
| May | Johnson | |||||||
| Alistair Burt |
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13 June 2017 | 25 March 2019 | |||||
| Hunt | ||||||||
| Andrew Murrison Minister of State for International Development and the Middle East |
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9 May 2019 | 13 February 2020 | Johnson | Raab | |||
| James Cleverly Minister of State for Middle East, North Africa and North America |
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13 February 2020 | 8 February 2022 | |||||
| Office vacant since 8 February 2022 with responsibilities transferred to Amanda Milling as Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East | ||||||||
See also[]
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Minister of State for Europe
- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
- Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
- Minister for Africa
References[]
- ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Middle East, North Africa and North America) - GOV.UK".
- ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Middle East and North Africa) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state-minister-for-middle-east-and-north-africa
- ^ "The Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Middle East and North Africa) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
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