The minister of state for security is a ministerial position in the

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, falling under the Home Office. The post was created by then-Prime Minister

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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. The current incumbent is

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, appointed by

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in 2022. He previously served as Chair of the

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from 2017 to 2022. Tugendhat continued in his post under the Sunak ministry that succeeded the short-lived

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. 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

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positions, and as such its holder is often invited to attend cabinet meetings.

Ministers

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