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in the

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History

The office was known as Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific under

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and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Asia and the Pacific from

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and under

Heather Wheeler Heather Kay Wheeler (née Wilkinson; born 14 May 1959) is a British Conservative Party politician, who was first elected at the 2010 general election as the member of Parliament (MP) for South Derbyshire, taking the seat from the Labour Party ...

. The office was known as Minister of State for Asia under

Nigel Adams Nigel Adams (born 30 November 1966) is a British politician who served as Minister of State without Portfolio at the Cabinet Office from 2021 to 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Selby and Ai ...

and

Amanda Milling Amanda Anne Milling (born 12 March 1975) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cannock Chase since the 2015 general election. She served as Minister without Portfolio in the UK cabinet and, alongside Ben Elliot, as ...

and later Minister of State for Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East when it was held by Milling.

Responsibilities

The minister's responsibilities include: *North East Asia and China *South East Asia *Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands *energy, climate and environment *global health

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