The minister of state for security is a senior ministerial position in the government of the United Kingdom, falling under the Home Office and Cabinet Office. The post was created by then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 3 June 2009 by splitting the now-defunct post of the minister for security, counter-terrorism, crime and policing between this post (then called Minister for Security and Counter-Terrorism) and the new post of Minister for Crime and Policing.
In a cabinet reshuffle on 15 September 2021, the ministerial title changed to Minister of State for Security and Borders.
The post is generally seen as one of the most senior Minister of State positions, and as such its holder is often invited to attend cabinet meetings.
The office is shadowed by the Shadow Minister for Security who sits on the Official Opposition frontbench.
Ministers Name PortraitTerm of office Political partyPM Home Sec.Minister of State for Citizenship, Immigration and Counter Terrorism Beverley Hughes 29 May 2002 1 April 2004 Labour Blair BlunkettParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Policing, Security and Community Safety Hazel Blears 13 June 2003 5 May 2006 Labour Blair Minister of State for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing Tony McNulty 5 May 2006 3 October 2008 Labour Minister of State for Policing, Crime and Security Vernon Coaker 3 October 2008 3 June 2009 Labour Brown SmithMinister of State for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing David Hanson 10 June 2009 11 May 2010 Labour Brown JohnsonParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Security and Counter-Terrorism Alan West, Baron West of Spithead 28 June 2007 12 May 2010 Labour Brown Minister of State for Security and Counter-Terrorism Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-JonesPage 40 12 May 2010 9 May 2011 Conservative Cameron MayParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime and Security James Brokenshire 9 May 2011 8 February 2014 Conservative Cameron MayMinister of State for Security and Immigration James BrokenshireHome Office: Our Ministers 8 February 2014 14 July 2016 Conservative Cameron MayMinister of State for Security John Hayes 8 May 2015 15 July 2016 Conservative Cameron MayMinister of State for Security and Economic Crime Ben Wallace 17 July 2016 24 July 2019 Conservative May Minister of State for Security and Deputy for Brexit Brandon Lewis 24 July 2019 13 February 2020 Conservative Johnson PatelMinister of State for Security James Brokenshire 13 February 2020 7 July 2021 Conservative Johnson PatelMinister of State for Security and Borders Damian Hinds 13 August 2021 7 July 2022 Conservative Johnson PatelMinister of State for Security Stephen McPartland 7 July 2022 6 September 2022 Conservative Johnson Patel Tom Tugendhat6 September 20225 July 2024 Dan Jarvis6 July 202411 June 2026LabourStarmerCooperMahmoodAngela EagleMinister of State GOC.UK12 June 202620 July 2026MahmoodDan Jarvis21 July 2026IncumbentBurnham
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