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Majesty's Government</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br />Vacant<br /></div>since 5 July 2024</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Office" title="Northern Ireland Office">Northern Ireland Office</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Minister</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nominator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister of the United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data">The <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">Monarch</a><br />on advice of the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/At_His_Majesty%27s_pleasure" title="At His Majesty's pleasure">At His Majesty's pleasure</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/northern-ireland-office">Official website</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The role of <b>Minister of State for Northern Ireland</b> is a mid-level position in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Office" title="Northern Ireland Office">Northern Ireland Office</a> in the British government. It is currently vacant, after the <a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2024 United Kingdom general election">2024 general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Responsibilities">Responsibilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_of_State,_Northern_Ireland&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities: </p><p>Driving economic and domestic policy </p> <ul><li>Long-term economic recovery from COVID-19<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Promotion of the economy, levelling up and innovation - including City Deals and the Shared Prosperity Fund<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Leading the department's work on the most critical constitution and rights issues in NI<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Supporting the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Northern_Ireland" title="Secretary of State for Northern Ireland">secretary of state</a> in their responsibilities, including: </p> <ul><li>Legacy stakeholder engagement</li> <li>Strengthening and sustaining the Union in Northern Ireland<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Vital security casework</li> <li>Building substantive relationships across sectors and communities<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Leading workstreams on <a href="/wiki/New_Decade,_New_Approach" title="New Decade, New Approach">New Decade, New Approach</a> agreement and the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Protocol" title="Northern Ireland Protocol">NI Protocol</a><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_ministers_of_state_for_Northern_Ireland">List of ministers of state for Northern Ireland</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_of_State,_Northern_Ireland&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of ministers of state for Northern Ireland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Name </th> <th>Portrait </th> <th>Entered office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Political party </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Channon" title="Paul Channon">Paul Channon</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>26 March 1972 </td> <td>5 November 1972 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Hennessy,_3rd_Baron_Windlesham" title="David Hennessy, 3rd Baron Windlesham">The Lord Windlesham</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>26 March 1972 </td> <td>5 June 1973 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/William_van_Straubenzee" title="William van Straubenzee">William van Straubenzee</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 November 1972 </td> <td>4 March 1974 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Howell,_Baron_Howell_of_Guildford" title="David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford">David Howell</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Lord_Howell_of_Guildford_2020_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Howell_of_Guildford_2020_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Howell_of_Guildford_2020_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Howell_of_Guildford_2020_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Howell_of_Guildford_2020_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Howell_of_Guildford_2020_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Howell_of_Guildford_2020_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td>5 November 1972 </td> <td>8 January 1974 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Stan_Orme" title="Stan Orme">Stan Orme</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>7 March 1974 </td> <td>8 April 1976 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Roland_Moyle" title="Roland Moyle">Roland Moyle</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>27 June 1974 </td> <td>10 September 1976 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Concannon" title="Don Concannon">Don Concannon</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>14 April 1976 </td> <td>4 May 1979 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Mond,_4th_Baron_Melchett" title="Peter Mond, 4th Baron Melchett">The Lord Melchett</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>10 September 1976 </td> <td>4 May 1979 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Alison" title="Michael Alison">Michael Alison</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>7 May 1979 </td> <td>15 September 1981 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Rossi" title="Hugh Rossi">Hugh Rossi</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>7 May 1979 </td> <td>5 January 1981 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Grey_Ruthven,_2nd_Earl_of_Gowrie" class="mw-redirect" title="Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie">The Earl of Gowrie</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>15 September 1981 </td> <td>10 June 1983 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Adam_Butler_(politician)" title="Adam Butler (politician)">Adam Butler</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>5 January 1981 </td> <td>11 September 1984 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Murray,_8th_Earl_of_Mansfield" title="William Murray, 8th Earl of Mansfield">The Earl of Mansfield</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>13 June 1983 </td> <td>12 April 1984 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhodes_Boyson" title="Rhodes Boyson">Rhodes Boyson</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rhodes_Boyson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Rhodes_Boyson.jpg/60px-Rhodes_Boyson.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Rhodes_Boyson.jpg/90px-Rhodes_Boyson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Rhodes_Boyson.jpg/120px-Rhodes_Boyson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="406" data-file-height="557" /></a></span> </td> <td>11 September 1984 </td> <td>10 September 1986 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Scott" title="Nicholas Scott">Nicholas Scott</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>10 September 1986 </td> <td>13 June 1987 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Stanley_(Tonbridge_and_Malling_MP)" title="John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling MP)">John Stanley</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>13 June 1987 </td> <td>25 July 1988 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_Stewart,_Baron_Stewartby" title="Ian Stewart, Baron Stewartby">Ian Stewart</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>25 July 1988 </td> <td>25 July 1989 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Cope,_Baron_Cope_of_Berkeley" title="John Cope, Baron Cope of Berkeley">John Cope</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Lord_Cope_of_Berkeley_crop_3,_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Cope_of_Berkeley_crop_3%2C_2019.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Cope_of_Berkeley_crop_3%2C_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Cope_of_Berkeley_crop_3%2C_2019.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Cope_of_Berkeley_crop_3%2C_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Cope_of_Berkeley_crop_3%2C_2019.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Cope_of_Berkeley_crop_3%2C_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1500" /></a></span> </td> <td>25 July 1989 </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Mawhinney" title="Brian Mawhinney">Brian Mawhinney</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td> <td>14 April 1992 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Ganzoni,_2nd_Baron_Belstead" title="John Ganzoni, 2nd Baron Belstead">The Lord Belstead</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>28 November 1990 </td> <td>14 April 1992 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Atkins_(politician)" title="Robert Atkins (politician)">Robert Atkins</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Robert_Atkins_(Martin_Rulsch)_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Sir_Robert_Atkins_%28Martin_Rulsch%29_1.jpg/60px-Sir_Robert_Atkins_%28Martin_Rulsch%29_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Sir_Robert_Atkins_%28Martin_Rulsch%29_1.jpg/90px-Sir_Robert_Atkins_%28Martin_Rulsch%29_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Sir_Robert_Atkins_%28Martin_Rulsch%29_1.jpg/120px-Sir_Robert_Atkins_%28Martin_Rulsch%29_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2525" data-file-height="4079" /></a></span> </td> <td>14 April 1992 </td> <td>11 January 1994 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Mates" title="Michael Mates">Michael Mates</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>15 April 1992 </td> <td>24 June 1993 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Wheeler_(British_politician)" title="John Wheeler (British politician)">John Wheeler</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>25 June 1993 </td> <td>2 May 1997 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Ancram" title="Michael Ancram">Michael Ancram</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_The_Marquess_of_Lothian_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Official_portrait_of_The_Marquess_of_Lothian_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_The_Marquess_of_Lothian_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Official_portrait_of_The_Marquess_of_Lothian_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_The_Marquess_of_Lothian_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Official_portrait_of_The_Marquess_of_Lothian_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_The_Marquess_of_Lothian_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td>11 January 1994 </td> <td>2 May 1997 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Adam_Ingram_(Labour_politician)" title="Adam Ingram (Labour politician)">Adam Ingram</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 May 1997 </td> <td>7 June 2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Kennedy_(politician)" title="Jane Kennedy (politician)">Jane Kennedy</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jane_Kennedy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Jane_Kennedy.jpg/60px-Jane_Kennedy.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Jane_Kennedy.jpg/90px-Jane_Kennedy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Jane_Kennedy.jpg/120px-Jane_Kennedy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </td> <td>7 June 2001 </td> <td>13 June 2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Spellar" title="John Spellar">John Spellar</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_John_Spellar_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Official_portrait_of_John_Spellar_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_John_Spellar_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Official_portrait_of_John_Spellar_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_John_Spellar_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Official_portrait_of_John_Spellar_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_John_Spellar_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1554" data-file-height="2072" /></a></span> </td> <td>13 June 2003 </td> <td>10 May 2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Hanson_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Hanson (politician)">David Hanson</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_David_Hanson_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Official_portrait_of_David_Hanson_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_David_Hanson_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Official_portrait_of_David_Hanson_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_David_Hanson_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Official_portrait_of_David_Hanson_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_David_Hanson_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1554" data-file-height="2072" /></a></span> </td> <td>11 May 2005 </td> <td>8 May 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Goggins" title="Paul Goggins">Paul Goggins</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>8 May 2007 </td> <td>11 May 2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugo_Swire" title="Hugo Swire">Hugo Swire</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Lord_Swire_crop_2,_2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Swire_crop_2%2C_2023.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Swire_crop_2%2C_2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Swire_crop_2%2C_2023.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Swire_crop_2%2C_2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Swire_crop_2%2C_2023.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Swire_crop_2%2C_2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td>12 May 2010 </td> <td>4 September 2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Penning" title="Mike Penning">Mike Penning</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Sir_Mike_Penning_MP_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Sir_Mike_Penning_MP_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Sir_Mike_Penning_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Sir_Mike_Penning_MP_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Sir_Mike_Penning_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Sir_Mike_Penning_MP_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Sir_Mike_Penning_MP_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td>4 September 2012 </td> <td>7 October 2013 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Robathan" title="Andrew Robathan">Andrew Robathan</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Lord_Robathan_2020_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Robathan_2020_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Robathan_2020_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Robathan_2020_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Robathan_2020_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Robathan_2020_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Robathan_2020_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td>7 October 2013 </td> <td>14 July 2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Murrison" title="Andrew Murrison">Andrew Murrison</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Andrew_Murrison_-_2019_(47788064862)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Andrew_Murrison_-_2019_%2847788064862%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/60px-Andrew_Murrison_-_2019_%2847788064862%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Andrew_Murrison_-_2019_%2847788064862%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/90px-Andrew_Murrison_-_2019_%2847788064862%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Andrew_Murrison_-_2019_%2847788064862%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/120px-Andrew_Murrison_-_2019_%2847788064862%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="640" /></a></span> </td> <td>14 July 2014 </td> <td>12 May 2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(politician)" title="Ben Wallace (politician)">Ben Wallace</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Ben_Wallace_MP_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Ben_Wallace_MP_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Ben_Wallace_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Ben_Wallace_MP_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Ben_Wallace_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Ben_Wallace_MP_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Ben_Wallace_MP_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td>12 May 2015 </td> <td>17 July 2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Dunlop,_Baron_Dunlop" title="Andrew Dunlop, Baron Dunlop">Andrew Dunlop</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Lord_Dunlop_crop_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Dunlop_crop_3.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Dunlop_crop_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Dunlop_crop_3.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Dunlop_crop_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Dunlop_crop_3.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Dunlop_crop_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1554" data-file-height="1554" /></a></span> </td> <td>17 July 2016 </td> <td>9 June 2017 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="Sources unclear as to whether Undersecretary of state or minister of state for NI (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td>vacant </td> <td> </td> <td>9 June 2017 </td> <td>9 January 2018 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="Sources unclear as to whether Undersecretary of state or minister of state for NI (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Shailesh_Vara" title="Shailesh Vara">Shailesh Vara</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Mr_Shailesh_Vara_MP_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Official_portrait_of_Mr_Shailesh_Vara_MP_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Mr_Shailesh_Vara_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Official_portrait_of_Mr_Shailesh_Vara_MP_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Mr_Shailesh_Vara_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Official_portrait_of_Mr_Shailesh_Vara_MP_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Mr_Shailesh_Vara_MP_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td>9 January 2018 </td> <td>15 November 2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Penrose" title="John Penrose">John Penrose</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_John_Penrose_MP_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Official_portrait_of_John_Penrose_MP_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_John_Penrose_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Official_portrait_of_John_Penrose_MP_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_John_Penrose_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Official_portrait_of_John_Penrose_MP_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_John_Penrose_MP_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td>16 November 2018 </td> <td>25 July 2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Hurd" title="Nick Hurd">Nick Hurd</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Mr_Nick_Hurd_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Official_portrait_of_Mr_Nick_Hurd_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Mr_Nick_Hurd_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Official_portrait_of_Mr_Nick_Hurd_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Mr_Nick_Hurd_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Official_portrait_of_Mr_Nick_Hurd_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Mr_Nick_Hurd_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1554" data-file-height="2072" /></a></span> </td> <td>25 July 2019 </td> <td>16 December 2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Robin_Walker" title="Robin Walker">Robin Walker</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Mr_Robin_Walker_MP_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Official_portrait_of_Mr_Robin_Walker_MP_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Mr_Robin_Walker_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Official_portrait_of_Mr_Robin_Walker_MP_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Mr_Robin_Walker_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Official_portrait_of_Mr_Robin_Walker_MP_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Mr_Robin_Walker_MP_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td>13 February 2020 </td> <td>16 September 2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Conor_Burns" title="Conor Burns">Conor Burns</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Conor_Burns_MP_crop_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Conor_Burns_MP_crop_2.jpg/60px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Conor_Burns_MP_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Conor_Burns_MP_crop_2.jpg/90px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Conor_Burns_MP_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Conor_Burns_MP_crop_2.jpg/120px-Official_portrait_of_Rt_Hon_Conor_Burns_MP_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td>16 September 2021 </td> <td>6 September 2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a 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data-file-height="2000" /></a></span> </td> <td>6 September 2022 </td> <td>5 July 2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>vacant </td> <td> </td> <td>5 July 2024 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minister_of_State,_Northern_Ireland&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a 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