UK Government Foreign Policy Ministers
A simple guide to all UK Government Foreign Policy Ministers across the FCO, DfID, MoD and DIT. Who are they, and what department do they work in?
The UK Government has recently announced its new ministers, and the BFPG has, for your convenience, put all the foreign policy related ministers (Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department for International Development, Department for International Trade, Ministry of Defence) in one place.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP – Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. Supported by Harriet Baldwin MP (Minister of State for Africa, also DfID), the Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan KCMG MP (Europe and the Americas), Dr Andrew Murrison MP (Middle East, also DfID), the Rt Hon Mark Field MP (Asia and the Pacific), and Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Commonwealth and the UN).
Department for International Development
The Rt Hon Rory Stewart OBE MP – Secretary of State for International Development. Supported by Harriet Baldwin MP and Dr Andrew Murrison MP (both also FCO), and Baroness Sugg CBE (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State).
Ministry of Defence
The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP – Secretary of State for Defence. Supported by the Rt Hon Earl Howe (Minister of State for Defence), Mark Lancaster TD MP (Armed Forces), the Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood MP (Defence People and Veterans), and Stuart Andrew MP (Defence Procurement).
Department for International Trade
The Rt Hon Liam Fox MP – Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade. Supported by George Hollingbery MP (Minister of State for Trade Policy) and Graham Stuart MP (Minister for Investment).