Ministerial role

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Minister for the Middle East and Africa)

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• Middle East
• Africa
• counter terrorism
• countering violent extremism
• consular policy
• illegal wildlife trade
• ministerial oversight of FCO Services

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood

    2014 to 2017