Minister of State for the Home Office (United Kingdom)
| Minister of State for the Home Office | |
|---|---|
.svg.png) | |
| Home Office | |
| Style | Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Website | www.GOV.uk/home-office |
The Minister of State for the Home Office, previously the Minister of State for Home Affairs, is a mid-level position in the Home Office in the British government. The office has been held by David Hanson, Baron Hanson of Flint since the 9 July 2024.
Responsibilities
The current Minister has following responsibilities:[1]
- fraud
- departmental finance
- contract management (including asylum accommodation contracts)
- public safety, national security and migration and borders business in the Lords
- corporate and delivery
- overseas territories
- digital and technology
- data and identity
- analysis, science and research
- public appointments and sponsorship
- inquiries
- the Union and devolution
- Home Office interests in free trade agreements
List of ministers
| Name | Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Vosper | 28 October 1960 | 27 June 1961 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| David Renton | 27 June 1961 | 17 July 1962 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe |  |
17 July 1962 | 21 October 1963 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Patrick Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 4th Baron Derwent | 23 October 1963 | 16 October 1964 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Alice Bacon |  |
16 October 1964 | 29 August 1967 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Victor Collins, Baron Stonham | 29 August 1967 | 13 October 1969 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Shirley Williams |  |
13 October 1969 | 23 June 1970 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Richard Sharples | 23 June 1970 | 7 April 1972 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| David Hennessy, 3rd Baron Windlesham | 23 June 1970 | 26 March 1972 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Mark Carlisle | 7 April 1972 | 4 March 1974 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Mark Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross | 21 April 1972 | 4 March 1974 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Alex Lyon | 8 March 1974 | 14 April 1976 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| John Harris, Baron Harris of Greenwich | 8 March 1974 | 3 January 1979 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Brynmor John | 14 April 1976 | 4 May 1979 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Terence Boston, Baron Boston of Faversham | 3 January 1979 | 4 May 1979 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Leon Brittan | _02.jpg) |
4 May 1979 | 5 January 1981 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Patrick Mayhew | 5 January 1981 | 13 June 1983 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton |  |
11 September 1984 | 25 March 1985 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Giles Shaw | 11 September 1984 | 10 September 1986 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| David Mellor | .jpg) |
10 September 1986 | 13 June 1987 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| John Patten | 13 June 1987 | 10 April 1992 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness |  |
10 September 1986 | 10 January 1988 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Robert Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers | 10 January 1988 | 20 July 1994 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| David Mellor | |
27 October 1989 | 22 June 1990 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Angela Rumbold | 23 July 1990 | 14 April 1992 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||
| Michael Jack | .jpg) |
14 April 1992 | 27 May 1993 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Michael Forsyth |  |
20 July 1994 | 5 June 1995 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| David Maclean |  |
27 May 1993 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Alun Michael |  |
2 May 1997 | 27 October 1998 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs and Deputy Home Secretary[2] | |
| Paul Boateng |  |
27 October 1998 | 11 June 2001 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs and Deputy Home Secretary[3] | |
| office not in use | 11 June 2001 | 29 May 2002 | ||||
| Charlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton |  |
29 May 2002 | 12 June 2003 | Labour | Minister of State for Criminal Justice System | |
| Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal | .jpg) |
12 June 2003 | 28 June 2007 | Labour | Minister of State for Criminal Justice and Offender Management[4] | |
| Vernon Coaker | .jpg) |
2 July 2007 | 5 October 2008 | Labour | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction | |
| Alan Campbell |  |
5 October 2008 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction | |
| James Brokenshire |  |
11 May 2010 | 11 May 2011 | Labour | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction | |
| Angela Browning, Baroness Browning | .jpg) |
1 May 2011 | 16 September 2011 | Conservative | Minister of State for Crime Prevention and Antisocial Behaviour Reduction | |
| Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley |  |
16 September 2011 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | Minister of State for Crime Prevention and Antisocial Behaviour Reduction | |
| Jeremy Browne |  |
4 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 | Liberal Democrats | Minister of State for Crime Prevention | |
| Norman Baker |  |
7 October 2013 | 3 November 2014 | Liberal Democrats | Minister of State for Crime Prevention | |
| Lynne Featherstone | .jpg) |
4 November 2014 | 8 May 2015 | Liberal Democrats | Minister of State for Crime Prevention | |
| Michael Bates, Baron Bates | _(cropped).jpg) |
14 May 2015 | 31 March 2016 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
| Richard Keen, Baron Keen of Elie Advocate General for Scotland |
 |
1 April 2016 | 17 July 2016 | Conservative | Government Spokesperson for the Home Office | |
| Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford |  |
17 July 2016 | 7 September 2022 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs[5] | |
| Andrew Sharpe, Baron Sharpe of Epsom |  |
20 September 2022 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | |
| Simon Murray, Baron Murray of Blidworth |  |
7 October 2022 | 14 November 2023 | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Migration and Borders | |
| David Hanson, Baron Hanson of Flint | .jpg) |
9 July 2024 | incumbent | Labour | Minister of State for the Home Office | |
References
- ↑ "Minister of State (Lords Minister) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ "Alun Michael MP: Minister of State & Deputy Home Secretary". Home Office. Archived from the original on 23 May 1998.
- ↑ "Paul Boateng MP: Minister of State & Deputy Home Secretary". Home Office. Archived from the original on 3 September 1999.
- ↑ Crime Reduction from May 2007 to June 2007
- ↑ Countering Extremism (2016–2019)