Minister of State for Legal Migration and the Border
Appearance
Minister of State for Immigration | |
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![]() Arms of Her Majesty's Government | |
Home Office | |
Appointer | David Cameron |
Inaugural holder | The Rt Hon. Timoth Raison |
Formation | 4 May 1979 |
Website | www.homeoffice.gov.uk |
The Minister of State for Immigration was a Minister of State in the Home Office of the Government of the United Kingdom. The position was merged with that of Minister for Security following the resignation of Mark Harper MP after a scandal on 8 February 2014. The new position of Minister for Security and Immigration is held by James Brokenshire MP.
Ministers of State for Immigration
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Name | Portrait | Term of office | Political party | Notes | ||
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style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Tim Raison | 6 May 1979 | 6 January 1983 | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with responsibility for the Immigration and Nationality Department | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | David Waddington | 6 January 1983 | 13 June 1987 | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with responsibility for the Immigration and Nationality Department | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Tim Renton | 13 June 1987 | 25 July 1989 | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with responsibility for the Immigration and Nationality Department | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Peter Lloyd | 25 July 1989 | 15 April 1992 | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with responsibility for the Immigration and Nationality Department | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Charles Wardle | 15 April 1992 | 20 July 1994 | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with responsibility for the Immigration and Nationality Department | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Emily Blatch | 20 July 1994 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with responsibility for the Immigration and Nationality Department | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Michael O'Brien | ![]() |
5 May 1997 | 28 July 1999 | Labour | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Barbara Roche | 28 July 1999 | 11 June 2001 | Labour | Minister of State for Asylum and Immigration | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Lord Rooker | ![]() |
11 June 2001 | 29 May 2002 | Labour | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Beverley Hughes | ![]() |
29 May 2002 | 1 April 2004 | Labour | Minister of State for Citizenship, Immigration and Community Cohesion (2002-2003) Minister of State for Citizenship, Immigration and Counter-Terrorism (2003-2004) [1] Resigned over illegal immigration visa scandal[2] |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Des Browne | ![]() |
1 April 2004 | 6 May 2005 | Labour | Minister of State for Citizenship, Immigration and Nationality[3] |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Tony McNulty | ![]() |
16 May 2005 | 23 May 2006 | Labour | Minister of State for Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality[4] |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Liam Byrne | 23 May 2006 | 3 October 2008 | Labour | Minister of State for Citizenship, Immigration and Nationality (2006-2007) Minister of State for Borders and Immigration (2007-2008)[5] | |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Phil Woolas | 3 October 2008 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | Minister of State for Borders and Immigration | |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Damian Green | ![]() |
13 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | Minister of State for Immigration[6][7] |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Mark Harper | ![]() |
4 September 2012 | 8 February 2014 | Conservative | Minister of State for Immigration |