The role of Minister of State for Northern Ireland is a mid-level position in the
Northern Ireland Office
The Northern Ireland Office (NIO; , Ulster-Scots: ''Norlin Airlann Oaffis'') is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for handling Northern Ireland affairs. The NIO is led by the Secretary of S ...
in the British government. It is currently vacant, after the
2024 general election.
The role is also known as Deputy Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Responsibilities
The minister has the following ministerial responsibilities:
Driving economic and domestic policy
*Long-term economic recovery from COVID-19
*Promotion of the economy, levelling up and innovation - including City Deals and the Shared Prosperity Fund
*Leading the department's work on the most critical constitution and rights issues in NI
Supporting the
secretary of state in their responsibilities, including:
*Legacy stakeholder engagement
*Strengthening and sustaining the Union in Northern Ireland
*Vital security casework
*Building substantive relationships across sectors and communities
*Leading workstreams on
New Decade, New Approach agreement and the
NI Protocol
List of ministers of state for Northern Ireland
See also
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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
The secretary of state for Northern Ireland (; ), also referred to as Northern Ireland Secretary or SoSNI, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the Northern Ireland Office. The offi ...
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Northern Ireland Office
The Northern Ireland Office (NIO; , Ulster-Scots: ''Norlin Airlann Oaffis'') is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for handling Northern Ireland affairs. The NIO is led by the Secretary of S ...
References
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Northern Ireland Office junior ministers