Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Asia)

Responsibilities

The Minister’s responsibilities include:

  • East Asia and South East Asia
  • economic diplomacy
  • trade
  • Economics Unit
  • Prosperity Fund
  • soft power, including British Council, BBC World Service and scholarships
  • third-country agreements
  • consular

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Nigel Adams MP

    2020 to 2020