Ministerial role
Minister of State (Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, United Nations and the Commonwealth)
Organisations:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Responsibilities
The Minister deputises for the Foreign Secretary in the House of Lords.
The Minister’s responsibilities include:
- Middle East and North Africa
- Afghanistan and Pakistan
- India
- the Commonwealth
- United Nations and multilateral organisations (except the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and Council of Europe)
- open societies and human rights
Previous holders of this role
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Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon KCMG
2022 to 2024