Secretary of State for the Home Department
The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP
Biography
Yvette Cooper was appointed Secretary of State for the Home Department on 5 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley in July 2024.
Secretary of State for the Home Department
The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for all Home Office business, including:
- overarching responsibility for the departmental portfolio and oversight of the ministerial team
- Cabinet
- National Security Council (NSC)
- public appointments
- oversight of the Security Service