Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for South and Central Asia, North Africa, United Nations and the Commonwealth)

Responsibilities

The Minister’s responsibilities include:

  • India and Indian Ocean
  • Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia
  • North Africa
  • multilateral engagement (including G7)
  • the Commonwealth
  • open societies (including Westminster Foundation for Democracy)
  • Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI)
  • humanitarian issues
  • Protocol

Previous holders of this role

  1. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon KCMG

    2020 to 2022