Ministerial role

Minister of State (Development and Africa)

Organisations: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Responsibilities

The Minister deputises for the Foreign Secretary in the House of Commons.

The Minister’s responsibilities include:

  • Africa
  • International Development Strategy, Official Development Assistance (ODA), Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI)
  • British Investment Partnerships
  • international finance
  • global education, gender and equality (including scholarships)
  • global health
  • humanitarian and migration
  • safeguarding
  • research and evidence (including the Chief Scientific Adviser)

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP

    2022 to 2024