The Minister of State for the Home Office, previously the Minister of State for Home Affairs, is a mid-level position in the Home Office in the British government. The office has been held by David Hanson, Baron Hanson of Flint since the 9 July 2024.
Responsibilities The current Minister has following responsibilities:
fraud departmental finance contract management (including asylum accommodation contracts) public safety, national security and migration and borders business in the Lords corporate and delivery overseas territories digital and technology data and identity analysis, science and research public appointments and sponsorship inquiries the Union and devolution Home Office interests in free trade agreements
List of ministers Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political party Notes Dennis Vosper 28 October 1960 27 June 1961 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs David Renton 27 June 1961 17 July 1962 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe 17 July 1962 21 October 1963 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs Patrick Vanden-Bempde-Johnstone, 4th Baron Derwent 23 October 1963 16 October 1964 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs Alice Bacon 16 October 1964 29 August 1967 LabourMinister of State for Home Affairs Victor Collins, Baron Stonham 29 August 1967 13 October 1969 LabourMinister of State for Home Affairs Shirley Williams 13 October 1969 23 June 1970 LabourMinister of State for Home Affairs Richard Sharples 23 June 1970 7 April 1972 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs David Hennessy, 3rd Baron Windlesham 23 June 1970 26 March 1972 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs Mark Carlisle 7 April 1972 4 March 1974 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs Mark Colville, 4th Viscount Colville of Culross 21 April 1972 4 March 1974 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs Alex Lyon 8 March 1974 14 April 1976 LabourMinister of State for Home Affairs John Harris, Baron Harris of Greenwich 8 March 1974 3 January 1979 LabourMinister of State for Home Affairs Brynmor John 14 April 1976 4 May 1979 LabourMinister of State for Home Affairs Terence Boston, Baron Boston of Faversham 3 January 1979 4 May 1979 LabourMinister of State for Home Affairs Leon Brittan 4 May 1979 5 January 1981 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs Patrick Mayhew 5 January 1981 13 June 1983 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton 11 September 1984 25 March 1985 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs Giles Shaw 11 September 1984 10 September 1986 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs David Mellor 10 September 1986 13 June 1987 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs John Patten 13 June 1987 10 April 1992 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness 10 September 1986 10 January 1988 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs Robert Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers 10 January 1988 20 July 1994 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs David Mellor 27 October 1989 22 June 1990 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs Angela Rumbold 23 July 1990 14 April 1992 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs Michael Jack 14 April 1992 27 May 1993 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs Michael Forsyth 20 July 1994 5 June 1995 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs David Maclean 27 May 1993 2 May 1997 ConservativeMinister of State for Home AffairsAlun Michael2 May 199727 October 1998LabourMinister of State for Home Affairs and Deputy Home SecretaryPaul Boateng27 October 199811 June 2001LabourMinister of State for Home Affairs and Deputy Home Secretary office not in use 11 June 2001 29 May 2002 Charlie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton 29 May 2002 12 June 2003 LabourMinister of State for Criminal Justice System Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal 12 June 2003 28 June 2007 LabourMinister of State for Criminal Justice and Offender ManagementCrime Reduction from May 2007 to June 2007 Vernon Coaker 2 July 2007 5 October 2008 Labour Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction Alan Campbell5 October 200811 May 2010LabourParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction James Brokenshire11 May 201011 May 2011LabourParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction Angela Browning, Baroness Browning 1 May 2011 16 September 2011 ConservativeMinister of State for Crime Prevention and Antisocial Behaviour Reduction Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley 16 September 2011 4 September 2012 ConservativeMinister of State for Crime Prevention and Antisocial Behaviour Reduction Jeremy Browne 4 September 2012 7 October 2013 Liberal DemocratsMinister of State for Crime Prevention Norman Baker 7 October 2013 3 November 2014 Liberal DemocratsMinister of State for Crime Prevention Lynne Featherstone 4 November 2014 8 May 2015 Liberal DemocratsMinister of State for Crime Prevention Michael Bates, Baron Bates 14 May 2015 31 March 2016 ConservativeMinister of State for Home Affairs Richard Keen, Baron Keen of Elie 1 April 2016 17 July 2016 ConservativeGovernment Spokesperson for the Home Office Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford 17 July 2016 7 September 2022 ConservativeMinister of State for Home AffairsCountering Extremism (2016–2019) Andrew Sharpe, Baron Sharpe of Epsom20 September 20225 July 2024ConservativeParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department David Hanson, Baron Hanson of Flint 9 July 2024 incumbent Labour Minister of State for the Home Office
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