Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration and Future Borders

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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration and Future Borders
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Incumbent
Kevin Foster
since 16 December 2019
Home Office
UK Visas and Immigration
StyleThe Right Honourable
(Formal prefix)
Immigration Minister
(Informal)
Member ofUK Government
Reports toThe Home Secretary
SeatWestminster, London
AppointerThe British Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderThe Rt Hon. Timothy Raison
Formation4 May 1979
Website[1]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration and Future Borders is a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Home Office of the Government of the United Kingdom. Previously, the role had been of Minister of State level, but under Boris Johnson it was downgraded to its current status of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State.

From June 2017 to July 2019, the Minister of State for Immigration attended cabinet.

Responsibilities[]

The minister is responsible for:

  • UK points-based system
  • Simplifying the immigration system and immigration rules
  • Current and future visa system
  • Asylum
  • Net migration
  • EU Settlement Scheme
  • Nationality
  • Windrush

List of Ministers for Immigration[]

Name Portrait Term of office Political party Prime Minister Notes
Minister of State for the Home Office
Tim Raison 6 May 1979 6 January 1983 Conservative Margaret Thatcher Minister of State with responsibility for the Immigration and Nationality Department
David Waddington 6 January 1983 13 June 1987
Tim Renton 13 June 1987 25 July 1989
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office
Peter Lloyd 25 July 1989 28 November 1990 Conservative Margaret Thatcher Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with responsibility for the Immigration and Nationality Department
28 November 1990 15 April 1992 John Major
Charles Wardle 15 April 1992 20 July 1994
Minister of State for the Home Office
The Baroness Blatch 20 July 1994 2 May 1997 Conservative John Major Minister of State with responsibility for the Immigration and Nationality Department
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration
Michael O'Brien Mike O'Brien 2.jpg 5 May 1997 8 June 2001 Labour Tony Blair
Minister of State for Asylum and Immigration
Barbara Roche 28 July 1999 11 June 2001 Labour Tony Blair
The Lord Rooker Official portrait of Lord Rooker crop 2.jpg 11 June 2001 29 May 2002
Minister of State for Citizenship, Immigration and Community Cohesion
Beverley Hughes Beverley Hughes 3.jpg 29 May 2002 13 June 2003 Labour Tony Blair
Minister of State for Citizenship, Immigration and Counter-Terrorism[1]
Beverley Hughes Beverley Hughes 3.jpg 13 June 2003 1 April 2004 Labour Tony Blair Resigned over illegal immigration visa scandal[2]
Minister of State for Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality[3][4]
Des Browne Official portrait of Lord Browne of Ladyton crop 2, 2019.jpg 1 April 2004 6 May 2005 Labour Tony Blair
Tony McNulty McNulty bus.jpg 16 May 2005 23 May 2006
Minister of State for Citizenship, Immigration and Nationality
Liam Byrne Official portrait of Liam Byrne crop 2.jpg 23 May 2006 27 June

2007

Labour Tony Blair
Minister of State for Borders and Immigration[1][5]
Liam Byrne Official portrait of Liam Byrne crop 2.jpg 27 June

2007

3 October 2008 Labour Gordon Brown
Phil Woolas Phil Woolas MP.jpg 3 October 2008 11 May 2010
Minister of State for Immigration[6][7]
Damian Green Official portrait of Rt Hon Damian Green MP crop 2.jpg 13 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative David Cameron
Mark Harper Official portrait of Rt Hon Mark Harper MP crop 2.jpg 4 September 2012 8 February 2014
Minister of State for Security and Immigration
James Brokenshire Official portrait of Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP crop 2.jpg 8 February 2014 14 July 2016 Conservative David Cameron
Minister of State for Immigration
Robert Goodwill Official portrait of Rt Hon Robert Goodwill MP crop 2.jpg 16 July 2016 11 June 2017 Conservative Theresa May
Brandon Lewis Official portrait of Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP crop 2.jpg 11 June 2017 8 January 2018 Member of Cabinet[8]
Caroline Nokes Official portrait of Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP crop 2.jpg 8 January 2018 24 July 2019 Member of Cabinet
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration and Future Borders
Seema Kennedy Seema Kennedy MP.jpg 26 July 2019 16 December 2019 Conservative Boris Johnson
Kevin Foster Official portrait of Kevin Foster crop 2.jpg 16 December 2019 Present

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2011-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Hughes resigns over visa scam row". April 1, 2004 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2011-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Tony McNulty, former MP, Harrow East". TheyWorkForYou.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2011-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Page 40"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2011-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Government response to Catherine West's letter on international students". Catherine West MP. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
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