Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa explained

Post:Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa
Insignia:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (2022).svg
Insigniacaption:Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Department:Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Style:Minister
Nominator:Prime Minister
Appointer:The King
Termlength:At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation:28 July 1999
Incumbent:The Lord Collins of Highbury
Incumbentsince:9 July 2024

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]

Responsibilities

The minister was responsible for the following:[3]

List

NamePortraitTerm of officeLength of ServicePolitical partyP.M.F.Sec.
28 July 199924 January 2001LabourBlairCook
24 January 200111 June 2001
Office vacant 2001–2007
28 June 200724 July 2009LabourBrownMiliband
13 October 200911 May 2010
11 May 20105 September 2012ConservativeCameronHague
5 September 201211 August 2014
11 August 201416 July 2016Hammond
16 July 201613 June 2017MayJohnson
15 June 20179 January 2018
9 January 201825 July 2019rowspan"1"Hunt
25 July 201913 February 2020JohnsonRaab
13 February 202016 September 2021
16 September 20216 September 2022Truss
7 September 202225 October 2022TrussCleverly
Office merged with Minister of State for Development and became Minister of State for Development and Africa
9 July 2024IncumbentLabourStarmerLammy
* Incumbent's length of term last updated: .

See also

Notes and References

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