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Minister of State for Development and Africa

The minister of state for development and Africa,[1] formerly the minister of state for development and the secretary of state for international development, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom.

Minister of State for Development and Africa
Incumbent
Andrew Mitchell
since 25 October 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
StyleThe Right Honourable
(UK and the Commonwealth)
StatusMinister of the Crown
Member ofCabinet
Privy Council
Reports toThe Prime Minister
SeatWestminster
AppointerThe Crown
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's Pleasure
Formation18 October 1964
First holderBarbara Castle
Websitewww.dfid.gov.uk

The officeholder headed the Department for International Development (DFID) as secretary of state from 1997 to 2020. The office formed part of the British Cabinet. The Department for International Development was abolished in September 2020, and Anne-Marie Trevelyan was the final holder of the post.

The post was made a ministerial position attending Cabinet in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in 2022. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow cabinet minister for international development.

Responsibilities Edit

Former Edit

Corresponding to what is generally known as an international development minister in many other countries, the International Development Minister's remit includes:

Current Edit

The Minister of State for Development and Africa's responsibilities are:[1]

  • 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 Chief Scientific Advised)

History Edit

A separate Ministry of Overseas Development was established by Harold Wilson when he came to office in 1964. The first three holders of the office served in the Cabinet, but from 29 August 1967 the office was demoted. Under Edward Heath, the Ministry was re-incorporated into the FCO on 15 October 1970. Wilson again established the Ministry in 1974, but later merged it into the FCO once again: from 10 June 1975 to 8 October 1979 the foreign secretary served as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Minister for Overseas Development in the cabinet, while the minister for overseas development held the rank of Minister of State within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The minister of state had day-to-day responsibility. Under the Labour government of the 1970s, Reg Prentice sat in the Cabinet during his term.[3] The post's last and main format was created in 1997 when the Department for International Development was made independent of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).

In June 2020, it was announced the Department for International Development would be dissolved, and its operations would be merged into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The process was completed by 2 September 2020, with the last international development secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan remaining in place until that time.[4]

The position was revived at a Minister of State attending Cabinet role in 2022.

List of Ministers and Secretaries of State Edit

Minister Term of office Party Prime Minister

Ministers of Overseas Development (1964–1970) Edit

Barbara Castle 18 October 1964 23 December 1965 Labour Harold Wilson
Anthony Greenwood 23 December 1965 11 August 1966 Labour
Arthur Bottomley 11 August 1966 29 August 1967 Labour
Reginald Prentice 29 August 1967 6 October 1969 Labour
Judith Hart 6 October 1969 19 June 1970 Labour
Richard Wood 23 June 1970 15 October 1970 Conservative Edward Heath

Ministers for Overseas Development (1970–1997) Edit

Richard Wood 15 October 1970 4 March 1974 Conservative Edward Heath
Judith Hart 7 March 1974 10 June 1975 Labour Harold Wilson
Reginald Prentice 10 June 1975 21 December 1976
(resigned)
Labour
James Callaghan
Frank Judd 21 December 1976 21 February 1977 Labour
Judith Hart 21 February 1977 4 May 1979 Labour
Neil Marten 6 May 1979 6 January 1983 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
Timothy Raison 6 January 1983 10 September 1986 Conservative
Chris Patten 10 September 1986 24 July 1989 Conservative
Lynda Chalker
(Member of Parliament (MP) for Wallasey until 1992)
24 July 1989 2 May 1997 Conservative
John Major

Secretaries of State for International Development (1997–2020) Edit

  Clare Short 3 May 1997 12 May 2003 Labour Tony Blair
  Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos 12 May 2003 6 October 2003 Labour
  Hilary Benn 6 October 2003 28 June 2007 Labour
  Douglas Alexander 28 June 2007 11 May 2010 Labour Gordon Brown
  Andrew Mitchell 12 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative David Cameron
(Coalition)
  Justine Greening 4 September 2012 14 July 2016 Conservative
David Cameron
(II)
  Priti Patel 14 July 2016 8 November 2017 Conservative Theresa May
(I)
Theresa May
(II)
  Penny Mordaunt 9 November 2017 1 May 2019 Conservative
  Rory Stewart 1 May 2019 24 July 2019 Conservative
  Alok Sharma 24 July 2019 13 February 2020 Conservative Boris Johnson
  Anne-Marie Trevelyan 13 February 2020 2 September 2020 Conservative

Minister of State for Development (2022) Edit

  Vicky Ford 6 September 2022 25 October 2022 Conservative Liz Truss

Minister of State for Development and Africa (2022–present) Edit

  Andrew Mitchell 25 October 2022 Incumbent* Conservative Rishi Sunak

* Incumbent's length of term last updated: 15 October 2023.

References Edit

  1. ^ a b "Minister of State (Development and Africa) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Secretary of State for International Development". GOV.UK.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Department for International Development to merge with Foreign Office". ITV News. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

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The minister of state for development and Africa 1 formerly the minister of state for development and the secretary of state for international development is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom Minister of State for Development and AfricaRoyal Arms of His Majesty s GovernmentIncumbentAndrew Mitchellsince 25 October 2022Foreign Commonwealth and Development OfficeStyleThe Right Honourable UK and the Commonwealth StatusMinister of the CrownMember ofCabinetPrivy CouncilReports toThe Prime MinisterSeatWestminsterAppointerThe Crownon advice of the Prime MinisterTerm lengthAt His Majesty s PleasureFormation18 October 1964First holderBarbara CastleWebsitewww wbr dfid wbr gov wbr ukThe officeholder headed the Department for International Development DFID as secretary of state from 1997 to 2020 The office formed part of the British Cabinet The Department for International Development was abolished in September 2020 and Anne Marie Trevelyan was the final holder of the post The post was made a ministerial position attending Cabinet in the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office in 2022 The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow cabinet minister for international development Contents 1 Responsibilities 1 1 Former 1 2 Current 2 History 3 List of Ministers and Secretaries of State 3 1 Ministers of Overseas Development 1964 1970 3 2 Ministers for Overseas Development 1970 1997 3 3 Secretaries of State for International Development 1997 2020 3 4 Minister of State for Development 2022 3 5 Minister of State for Development and Africa 2022 present 4 ReferencesResponsibilities EditFormer Edit Corresponding to what is generally known as an international development minister in many other countries the International Development Minister s remit includes Oversight of development aid Oversight of international development developing countries Delivery and management of spending 0 7 GNI on development Communications for international development 2 Current Edit The Minister of State for Development and Africa s responsibilities are 1 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 Chief Scientific Advised History EditA separate Ministry of Overseas Development was established by Harold Wilson when he came to office in 1964 The first three holders of the office served in the Cabinet but from 29 August 1967 the office was demoted Under Edward Heath the Ministry was re incorporated into the FCO on 15 October 1970 Wilson again established the Ministry in 1974 but later merged it into the FCO once again from 10 June 1975 to 8 October 1979 the foreign secretary served as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Minister for Overseas Development in the cabinet while the minister for overseas development held the rank of Minister of State within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office The minister of state had day to day responsibility Under the Labour government of the 1970s Reg Prentice sat in the Cabinet during his term 3 The post s last and main format was created in 1997 when the Department for International Development was made independent of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office FCO In June 2020 it was announced the Department for International Development would be dissolved and its operations would be merged into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office The process was completed by 2 September 2020 with the last international development secretary Anne Marie Trevelyan remaining in place until that time 4 The position was revived at a Minister of State attending Cabinet role in 2022 List of Ministers and Secretaries of State EditMinister Term of office Party Prime MinisterMinisters of Overseas Development 1964 1970 EditBarbara Castle 18 October 1964 23 December 1965 Labour Harold WilsonAnthony Greenwood 23 December 1965 11 August 1966 LabourArthur Bottomley 11 August 1966 29 August 1967 LabourReginald Prentice 29 August 1967 6 October 1969 LabourJudith Hart 6 October 1969 19 June 1970 LabourRichard Wood 23 June 1970 15 October 1970 Conservative Edward HeathMinisters for Overseas Development 1970 1997 EditRichard Wood 15 October 1970 4 March 1974 Conservative Edward HeathJudith Hart 7 March 1974 10 June 1975 Labour Harold WilsonReginald Prentice 10 June 1975 21 December 1976 resigned LabourJames CallaghanFrank Judd 21 December 1976 21 February 1977 LabourJudith Hart 21 February 1977 4 May 1979 LabourNeil Marten 6 May 1979 6 January 1983 Conservative Margaret ThatcherTimothy Raison 6 January 1983 10 September 1986 ConservativeChris Patten 10 September 1986 24 July 1989 ConservativeLynda Chalker Member of Parliament MP for Wallasey until 1992 24 July 1989 2 May 1997 ConservativeJohn MajorSecretaries of State for International Development 1997 2020 Edit nbsp Clare Short 3 May 1997 12 May 2003 Labour Tony Blair nbsp Valerie Amos Baroness Amos 12 May 2003 6 October 2003 Labour nbsp Hilary Benn 6 October 2003 28 June 2007 Labour nbsp Douglas Alexander 28 June 2007 11 May 2010 Labour Gordon Brown nbsp Andrew Mitchell 12 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative David Cameron Coalition nbsp Justine Greening 4 September 2012 14 July 2016 ConservativeDavid Cameron II nbsp Priti Patel 14 July 2016 8 November 2017 Conservative Theresa May I Theresa May II nbsp Penny Mordaunt 9 November 2017 1 May 2019 Conservative nbsp Rory Stewart 1 May 2019 24 July 2019 Conservative nbsp Alok Sharma 24 July 2019 13 February 2020 Conservative Boris Johnson nbsp Anne Marie Trevelyan 13 February 2020 2 September 2020 ConservativeMinister of State for Development 2022 Edit nbsp Vicky Ford 6 September 2022 25 October 2022 Conservative Liz TrussMinister of State for Development and Africa 2022 present Edit nbsp Andrew Mitchell 25 October 2022 Incumbent Conservative Rishi Sunak Incumbent s length of term last updated 15 October 2023 References Edit a b Minister of State Development and Africa GOV UK www gov uk Retrieved 7 November 2022 Secretary of State for International Development GOV UK Archived copy Archived from the original on 11 October 2010 Retrieved 16 November 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Department for International Development to merge with Foreign Office ITV News 16 June 2020 Retrieved 2 September 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minister of State for Development and Africa amp oldid 1172509851, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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