Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa facts for kids
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa is an important job in the British government. This person works for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Their main role is to help manage the UK's relationships with countries across Africa.
The person currently holding this position is The Lord Collins of Highbury.
Quick facts for kids Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa |
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 The Lord Collins of Highbury since 9 July 2024 |
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| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | |
| Style | Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | The King (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 28 July 1999 |
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What Does the Minister for Africa Do?
The Minister for Africa has many important tasks. They help the UK work with African nations. This includes dealing with many different topics.
Key Responsibilities
The minister's main duties include:
- Focusing on all of Africa, including North Africa.
- Looking after consular policy. This means helping British citizens abroad.
- Working with the UK Parliament.
- Handling devolution matters. This involves power sharing within the UK.
- Managing communications for the department.
- Overseeing organisations like Wilton Park and British Council. These groups promote UK culture and ideas.
- Managing how the department runs its daily operations.
- Dealing with legal matters related to their work.
Who Has Held This Role?
Many people have served as the Minister for Africa. This table shows some of the individuals. It also shows when they held the job. You can see their political party and the Prime Minister at the time.
| Name | Portrait | Term of Office | Political Party | Prime Minister | |
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| Peter Hain |  |
28 July 1999 – 24 January 2001 | Labour | Blair | |
| Brian Wilson |  |
24 January 2001 – 11 June 2001 | |||
| The office was empty from 2001 to 2007. | |||||
| Mark Malloch Brown |  |
28 June 2007 – 24 July 2009 | Labour | Brown | |
| Glenys Kinnock |  |
13 October 2009 – 11 May 2010 | |||
| Henry Bellingham |  |
11 May 2010 – 5 September 2012 | Conservative | Cameron | |
| Mark Simmonds | .jpg) |
5 September 2012 – 11 August 2014 | |||
| James Duddridge |  |
11 August 2014 – 16 July 2016 | |||
| Tobias Ellwood | .jpg) |
16 July 2016 – 13 June 2017 | May | ||
| Rory Stewart |  |
15 June 2017 – 9 January 2018 | |||
| Harriett Baldwin |  |
9 January 2018 – 25 July 2019 | |||
| Andrew Stephenson |  |
25 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | Johnson | ||
| James Duddridge | |
13 February 2020 – 16 September 2021 | |||
| Vicky Ford |  |
16 September 2021 – 6 September 2022 | |||
| Gillian Keegan |  |
7 September 2022 – 25 October 2022 | Truss | ||
| The office was combined with another role. It became the Minister of State for Development and Africa. | |||||
| Ray Collins |  |
9 July 2024 – Incumbent | Labour | Starmer | |
See also
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Minister of State for Europe
- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
- Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa
- Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
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