Ministerial role
Minister of State
Organisations:
Department for International Development
Responsibilities
Ministerial portfolio responsibilities for DFID:
- Middle East and North Africa*
- Conflict, humanitarian, and security (CHASE)
- Stabilisation (and Stabilisation Unit)
- Human Development (Global Health Security, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Water and Sanitation, Nutrition, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights)
- Global Funds Department
- Cross Government Fund (CSSF)
*The joint ministerial lead is applicable by geographic area only.
Previous holders of this role
-
The Rt Hon Dr Andrew Murrison MP
2019 to 2020
-
The Rt Hon Alistair Burt
2017 to 2019
Announcements
Subscriptions
- UK Minister for Middle East visits Turkey
- Liverpool engineers help African nations shift towards clean energy
- UK aid to provide education and jobs to thousands of Syrian refugees
- New UK aid will ensure millions of Palestinian refugees receive education, healthcare and food
- Statement on attacks on health facilities in the Idlib area of Syria
- More than 380,000 people in Gaza will receive life-saving medical treatment with help from UK aid
- UK Statement at UN General Assembly high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases
- UK aid pledges “vital lifeline” for Syrians
- New UK aid to feed millions of people in Yemen
- Minister for the Middle East announces new UK aid package to help Iraq rebuild infrastructure and boost economy