Minister of State and Minister of State (Minister for Africa)

Andrew Stephenson MP

Biography

Andrew Stephenson MP was appointed Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development on 25 July 2019. He was first elected as Conservative MP for Pendle in May 2010.

Andrew was previously a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 4 April 2019 to 25 July 2019. He was also a Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury, from January 2018 to April 2019, and served as an Assistant Government Whip from June 2017 to January 2018.

Minister of State

• Africa*
• Economic development and CDC
• Cross Government Fund (Prosperity)
• Emerging policy, innovation and capability
• Research
• Ukraine, the Good Governance Fund
• Governance, open societies, and anti-corruption
• Children, education and youth

*The joint ministerial lead is applicable by geographic area only.

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Department for International Development

Minister of State (Minister for Africa)

Responsibilities include:

• Africa
• consular policy
• LGBTQ+ equality

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Previous roles in government

1. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Business and Industry)

   • 2019 to 2019

2. Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip)

   • 2018 to 2019

3. Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

   • 2018 to 2018

4. Assistant Government Whip

   • 2017 to 2018

Announcements

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1. UK aid to empower young people and boost jobs in Mozambique
   • 2 September 2019
   • Press release
2. UK aid to provide life-saving support for up to one million people crippled by drought in Somalia
   • 23 August 2019
   • Press release
3. Dr Abdalla Hamdok made Prime Minister of Sudan: Troika Statement
   • 22 August 2019
   • Press release
4. Sudan Declaration: Minister Stephenson's statement
   • 17 August 2019
   • Press release
5. UK aid to provide vital food to hundreds of thousands of people living on the edge of famine in South Sudan
   • 14 August 2019
   • Press release
6. Built environment sector deal: opening formal negotiations with the sector
   • 22 July 2019
   • Correspondence
7. Lift off for new investment in UK SMEs to develop new aerospace technology
   • 17 June 2019
   • Press release
8. New funding heralds UK's leadership in low-carbon automotive future
   • 10 June 2019
   • Press release
9. West Midlands Local Industrial Strategy
   • 16 May 2019
   • Speech
10. New boost for UK ambition to lead the world in zero emissions vehicles
    • 16 May 2019
    • Press release

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