Minister of State for Immigration

The minister of state for immigration is a senior minister of state in the Home Office of the Government of the United Kingdom.

United Kingdom
Minister of State for Immigration
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Incumbent
Robert Jenrick
since 25 October 2022
Home Office
UK Visas and Immigration
StyleThe Right Honourable
(Formal prefix)
Immigration Minister
(Informal)
Member ofUK Government
Reports toThe Home Secretary
SeatWestminster, London
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderThe Rt Hon. Timothy Raison
Formation4 May 1979
WebsiteOfficial Website

From June 2017 to July 2019 and since October 2022, the minister has attended cabinet meetings.

The role was known as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Future Borders and Immigration from 2020 to 2021 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safe and Legal Migration from 2021 to 2022.

Responsibilities

As of 2022 the minister has responsibility for legal migration, illegal migration and asylum,[1] including:

  • UK points-based system
  • Simplifying the immigration system and immigration rules
  • Current and future visa system
  • Asylum
  • Net migration
  • EU Settlement Scheme
  • Nationality
  • Windrush
  • Modern slavery

List of ministers for immigration
Name Portrait Term of office Political party Prime Minister Notes
Minister of State for the Home Office
Tim Raison 6 May 1979 6 January 1983 Conservative Margaret Thatcher Minister of State with responsibility for the Immigration and Nationality Department
David Waddington 6 January 1983 13 June 1987
Tim Renton 13 June 1987 25 July 1989
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office
Peter Lloyd 25 July 1989 28 November 1990 Conservative Margaret Thatcher Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with responsibility for the Immigration and Nationality Department
28 November 1990 15 April 1992 John Major
Charles Wardle 15 April 1992 20 July 1994
Minister of State for the Home Office
The Baroness Blatch 20 July 1994 2 May 1997 Conservative John Major Minister of State with responsibility for the Immigration and Nationality Department
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration
Michael O'Brien 5 May 1997 8 June 2001 Labour Tony Blair
Minister of State for Asylum and Immigration
Barbara Roche 28 July 1999 11 June 2001 Labour Tony Blair
The Lord Rooker 11 June 2001 29 May 2002
Minister of State for Citizenship, Immigration and Community Cohesion
Beverley Hughes 29 May 2002 13 June 2003 Labour Tony Blair
Minister of State for Citizenship, Immigration and Counter-Terrorism[2]
Beverley Hughes 13 June 2003 1 April 2004 Labour Tony Blair Resigned over illegal immigration visa scandal[3]
Minister of State for Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality[4][5]
Des Browne 1 April 2004 6 May 2005 Labour Tony Blair
Tony McNulty 16 May 2005 23 May 2006
Minister of State for Citizenship, Immigration and Nationality
Liam Byrne 23 May 2006 27 June

2007

 Labour Tony Blair
Minister of State for Borders and Immigration[2][6]
Liam Byrne 27 June

2007

 3 October 2008 Labour Gordon Brown
Phil Woolas 3 October 2008 11 May 2010
Minister of State for Immigration[7][8]
Damian Green 13 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative David Cameron
Mark Harper 4 September 2012 8 February 2014
Minister of State for Security and Immigration
James Brokenshire 8 February 2014 14 July 2016 Conservative David Cameron
Minister of State for Immigration
Robert Goodwill 16 July 2016 11 June 2017 Conservative Theresa May
Brandon Lewis 11 June 2017 8 January 2018 Attends Cabinet[9]
Caroline Nokes 8 January 2018 24 July 2019 Attends Cabinet
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration[10]
Seema Kennedy 26 July 2019 16 December 2019 Conservative Boris Johnson
Kevin Foster 16 December 2019 14 February 2020
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Future Borders and Immigration (Until December 2021)[11]
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safe and Legal Migration (From December 2021)[12]
Kevin Foster 14 February 2020 7 September 2022 Conservative Boris Johnson
Minister of State for Immigration[1]
Tom Pursglove 7 September 2022 25 October 2022 Conservative Liz Truss
Robert Jenrick 25 October 2022 Incumbent Conservative Rishi Sunak Attends Cabinet

References
  1. Home Office, Ministerial role: Minister of State (Minister for Immigration), accessed 25 October 2022
  2. "Baroness Hughes of Stretford". Archived from the original on 2010-12-27. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  3. "Hughes resigns over visa scam row". April 1, 2004 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "Lord Browne of Ladyton". Archived from the original on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  5. "Tony McNulty, former MP, Harrow East". TheyWorkForYou.
  6. "Rt Hon Liam Byrne". Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  7. Page 40"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2011-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Damian Green". Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  9. "Government response to Catherine West's letter on international students". Catherine West MP. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  10. "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Immigration)". gov.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  11. "Home Office". gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  12. "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Safe and Legal Migration)". gov.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
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