Minister for Africa

Minister for Africa is a junior position in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the British government. It is currently held by James Duddridge MP who took the office on 13 February 2020.[1]

Minister for Africa
Incumbent
James Duddridge MP

since 13 February 2020
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
WebsiteOfficial website

Responsibilities

The minister is responsible for the following:[2]

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • economic development
  • oversight of international financial institutions
  • CDC (UK government's development finance institution)
  • research and evidence
  • medical procurement
  • wider supply chains

List

Name PortraitTerm of office Political party P.M. F.Sec.
The Lord Malloch-Brown 28 June 2007 24 July 2009 Labour Brown Miliband
The Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead 13 October 2009 11 May 2010
Henry Bellingham 11 May 2010 5 September 2012 Conservative Cameron Hague
Mark Simmonds 5 September 2012 11 August 2014
Hammond
James Duddridge 11 August 2014 16 July 2016
Tobias Ellwood 16 July 2016 13 June 2017 May Johnson
Rory Stewart 15 June 2017 9 January 2018
Harriett Baldwin 9 January 2018 25 July 2019
Hunt
Andrew Stephenson 25 July 2019 13 February 2020 Johnson Raab
James Duddridge 13 February 2020 Incumbent

See also

References

  1. "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Africa)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. "Responsibilities". GOV.UK. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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