The Rt Hon Rory Stewart OBE

Biography

Rory Stewart was Secretary of State for International Development from 1 May 2019 to 24 July 2019.

He was previously Minister of State for the Ministry of Justice from January 2018 to May 2019. Rory was previously joint Minister of State for the Department for International Development and Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from June 2017 to January 2018.

He was Minister of State at the Department for International Development from 17 July 2016. He was elected the Conservative MP for Penrith and The Border in May 2010.

Political Career

Rory served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) from May 2015 until July 2016.

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• Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak: Update on UK Response
  • 18 July 2019
  • Written statement
• International Development Secretary tells world leaders “significant challenges” remain for us all to meet Global Goals
  • 17 July 2019
  • News story
• New UK aid funding to tackle Ebola in DRC
  • 16 July 2019
  • News story
• UK aid’s biggest ever single direct commitment to tackle climate change in Africa
  • 13 July 2019
  • Press release
• Rory Stewart calls for urgent funding on visit to Ebola-hit region in DRC
  • 08 July 2019
  • Press release
• International Development Secretary Rory Stewart visits Jordan in first foreign visit in role
  • 04 July 2019
  • Press release
• Climate Resilience
  • 03 July 2019
  • Speech
• New UK aid support to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
  • 29 June 2019
  • Press release
• PM calls on G20 leaders to step up the fight against deadly diseases
  • 28 June 2019
  • Press release
• Secretary of State Rory Stewart launches UK review of progress towards the Global Goals
  • 26 June 2019
  • News story

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