| Post: | Minister of State for Northern Ireland |
| Style: | Minister |
| Termlength: | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Appointer Qualified: | on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Appointer: | The Monarch |
| Nominator: | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Incumbentsince: | 5 July 2024 |
| Incumbent: | Vacant |
| Department: | Northern Ireland Office |
| Insigniacaption: | Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government |
| Insignia: | Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (2022).svg |
The role of Minister of State for Northern Ireland is a mid-level position in the Northern Ireland Office in the British government. It is currently vacant, after the 2024 general election.
The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities:
Driving economic and domestic policy
Supporting the secretary of state in their responsibilities, including:
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | ||||
| vacant | 5 July 2024 | ||||||