List of Ministers for Northern Ireland

Overview of all British Minister for Northern Ireland ( English Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland ) since the creation of the Office in 1972:

Surname	Term of office (beginning)	Term of office (end)	Political party
William Whitelaw	March 24, 1972	2nd December 1973	Conservative
Francis Pym	2nd December 1973	March 4th 1974	Conservative
Merlyn Rees	March 5th 1974	September 10, 1976	Labor
Roy Mason	September 10, 1976	4th May 1979	Labor
Humphrey Atkins	May 5th 1979	September 14, 1981	Conservative
James Prior	September 14, 1981	September 11, 1984	Conservative
Douglas Hurd	September 11, 1984	3rd September 1985	Conservative
Tom King	3rd September 1985	July 24, 1989	Conservative
Peter Brooke	July 24, 1989	April 10, 1992	Conservative
Patrick Mayhew	April 10, 1992	May 2, 1997	Conservative
Mo Mowlam	May 3, 1997	October 11, 1999	Labor
Peter Mandelson	October 11, 1999	January 24, 2001	Labor
John Reid	January 25, 2001	October 24, 2002	Labor
Paul Murphy	October 24, 2002	May 6, 2005	Labor
Peter Hain	May 6, 2005	June 27, 2007	Labor
Shaun Woodward	June 27, 2007	May 11, 2010	Labor
Owen Paterson	May 12, 2010	4th September 2012	Conservative
Theresa Villiers	4th September 2012	July 14, 2016	Conservative
James Brokenshire	July 14, 2016	January 8, 2018	Conservative
Karen Bradley	January 8, 2018	July 24, 2019	Conservative
Julian Smith	July 24, 2019	February 13, 2020	Conservative
Brandon Lewis	February 13, 2020	officiating	Conservative

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