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 |
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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 |
Footnotes
- ↑ BBC.com: Profiles
- ↑ BBC.com: Northern Ireland Secretary resigns