Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean facts for kids

Quick facts for kids United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent The Baroness Chapman of Darlington since 18 July 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Style	Minister
Nominator	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Appointer	The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean 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 in Latin America and the Caribbean.

This job is part of the team that deals with foreign affairs. It helps the UK work with other countries around the world. The person in this role is a minister, which means they are a member of the government.

What the Minister Does

The minister in this role has many important tasks. They help to make sure the UK has good relationships with countries in the Americas.

Here are some of their main responsibilities:

• Working with countries in the Americas and the Caribbean.
• Looking after the UK's Overseas Territories, like the Falkland Islands.
• Helping British citizens who are abroad (this is called consular policy).
• Working with the UK Parliament.
• Dealing with devolution, which is about sharing power with different parts of the UK.
• Managing communications for their department.
• Overseeing organisations like Wilton Park and the British Council.
• Helping with the daily running of the department.
• Dealing with legal matters related to their work.

Who Has Held This Job?

The role of minister for this region has changed names a few times. It has also covered different parts of the world. Here is a list of some of the people who have held similar positions.

Name		Portrait	Term of office		Political party	P.M.		F.Sec.
	Alistair Burt		13 May 2010	7 October 2013	Conservative		Cameron	Hague
	Hugh Robertson		7 October 2013	14 July 2014
	Tobias Ellwood		15 July 2014	13 June 2017				Hammond
							May	Johnson
	Alistair Burt		13 June 2017	25 March 2019
								Hunt
Minister of State for International Development and the Middle East
	Andrew Murrison		9 May 2019	13 February 2020	Conservative		Johnson	Raab
Minister of State for Middle East, North Africa and North America
	James Cleverly		13 February 2020	8 February 2022	Conservative		Johnson	Raab Truss
Role split and merged into Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East and Minister of State for Europe and North America
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for North America, Sanctions and Consular Policy Role formed out of Minister of State for Europe and North America
	Rehman Chishti		8 July 2022	7 September 2022	Conservative		Johnson	Truss
Minister of State for the Americas and the Overseas Territories
	Jesse Norman		7 September 2022	26 October 2022	Conservative		Truss	Cleverly
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas and Caribbean
	David Rutley		27 October 2022	14 November 2023	Conservative		Sunak	Cleverly
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas, Caribbean and Overseas Territories
	David Rutley		14 November 2023	5 July 2024	Conservative		Sunak	Cameron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Latin America and Caribbean
	The Baroness Chapman of Darlington		18 July 2024	Incumbent	Labour		Starmer	Lammy