Minister for Europe

Minister for Europe

The Minister for Europe is an executive position in the Government of the United Kingdom, in charge of affairs with the European Union. The office is usually a junior Minister of State position in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. But, when Denis MacShane was replaced by Douglas Alexander after the 2005 general election, Alexander held the post with the right to attend Cabinet meetings, a right also held by some other Ministers of State. This right did not survive Alexander as his replacement did not have the right. Moreover, his replacement, Chris Bryant, was not a Minister of State but a more junior Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State.[1] The current minister is David Lidington.[2]

List of Ministers for Europe

Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political party Prime Minister
Douglas Hurd Douglas Hurd, November 2007.jpg May 1979 June 1983 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
Malcolm Rifkind Malcolm rifkind.JPG June 1983 11 January 1986 Conservative
Lynda Chalker No image.svg January 1986 24 July 1989 Conservative
Francis Maude Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office.jpg 1989 28 November 1990 Conservative
Tristan Garel-Jones No image.svg 28 November 1990 1993 Conservative John Major
David Heathcoat-Amory David Heathcoat-Amery.JPG 1993 1994 Conservative
David Davis David Davis MP, March 2008.jpg 1994 May 1997 Conservative
Doug Henderson No image.svg 5 May 1997 28 July 1998 Labour Tony Blair
Joyce Quin No image.svg 28 July 1998 28 July 1999 Labour
Geoff Hoon Geoff Hoon Headshot.jpg 28 July 1999 11 October 1999 Labour
Keith Vaz Keith Vaz, September 2008.jpg 11 October 1999 11 June 2000 Labour
Peter Hain Peter Hain.png 11 June 2000 24 October 2002 Labour
Denis MacShane DenisMacShane.jpg 28 October 2002 11 May 2005 Labour
Douglas Alexander Douglas Alexander at the India Economic Summit 2008.jpg 11 May 2005 8 May 2006 Labour
Geoff Hoon Geoff Hoon Headshot.jpg 8 May 2006 27 June 2007 Labour
Jim Murphy Jmurphy g.jpg 28 June 2007 3 October 2008 Labour Gordon Brown
Caroline Flint No image.svg 3 October 2008 5 June 2009 Labour
Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead No image.svg 5 June 2009 13 October 2009 Labour
Chris Bryant No image.svg 13 October 2009 12 May 2010 Labour
David Lidington David Lidington.JPG 12 May 2010 Incumbent Conservative David Cameron

References

  1. ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6871302.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=2015164
  2. ^ http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/topstorynews/2010/05/her-majestys-government-49840

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