Ministerial role

Minister of State

Organisations: Northern Ireland Office

Responsibilities

The Northern Ireland Office is responsible for overseeing the Northern Ireland devolution settlement and representing Northern Ireland interests at UK government level and UK government interests in Northern Ireland.

The Minister of State reports to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Responsibilities are:

• Brexit

• Security-related issues and casework

• Legacy stakeholder management

• Parliamentary liaison with Northern Ireland MPs the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, and other interested parliamentarians

Previous holders of this role

1. The Rt Hon Nick Hurd

   2019 to 2019

2. John Penrose

   2018 to 2019

3. Shailesh Vara

   2018 to 2018

4. Chloe Smith

   2017 to 2018

5. Lord Dunlop

   2016 to 2017

6. The Rt Hon Ben Wallace

   2015 to 2016

7. The Rt Hon Dr Andrew Murrison MP

   2014 to 2015

Announcements

Subscriptions

• Get emails

• Joint Communiqué of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference: 8 May 2019
  • 08 May 2019
  • Policy paper
• NIO transparancy data on GPC and spending over £25,000
  • 12 April 2019
  • Transparency
• NIO Ministers mark 102nd anniversary of the battle of the Somme
  • 30 June 2018
  • Press release
• Minister Smith NICCY speech
  • 10 November 2017
  • Speech
• Autonomy of Hazardous Scene Assessment Phase 2 – ‘MINERVA’
  • 16 October 2017
  • News story
• Minister Smith attends new Board of Trade to ensure the benefits of free trade are spread throughout the UK
  • 12 October 2017
  • Press release
• Battle of Messines Ridge Centenary
  • 07 June 2017
  • Press release
• NIO Ministerial Quarterly Returns April-June 2016
  • 09 November 2016
  • Transparency
• Dunlop sees 'moment of opportunity' for Northern Ireland business
  • 22 September 2016
  • Press release
• NIO Ministerial Quarterly Returns 1 January - 31 March 2016
  • 07 July 2016
  • Transparency

View all announcements