Secretary of State for International Development

The Secretary of State for International Development, also referred to as the International Development Secretary, is a senior Minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and head of the Department for International Development (DFID). The office forms part of the British Cabinet.

Her Majesty's Principal
Secretary of State for International Development
Royal Arms of Her Majesty's Government
Incumbent
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
since 13 February 2020
Department for International Development
StyleInternational Development Secretary
(informal)
The Right Honourable
(UK and the Commonwealth)
StatusMinister of the Crown
Member ofCabinet
Privy Council
National Security Council
Reports toThe Prime Minister
SeatWestminster
AppointerThe Crown
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's Pleasure
Formation18 October 1964
First holderBarbara Castle
DeputyMinister of State for International Development
Websitewww.dfid.gov.uk
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The current Secretary of State for International Development is Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP since her appointment by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in February 2020. The department is due to be merged into the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in September 2020.

Responsibilities

Corresponding to what is generally known as an international development minister in many other countries, the International Development Secretary's remit includes:

History

A separate Ministry of Overseas Development was established by Harold Wilson when he came to office in 1964. The first three holders of the office served in the Cabinet, but from 29 August 1967 the office was demoted. Under Edward Heath, the Ministry was re-incorporated into the FCO on 15 October 1970. Wilson again established the Ministry in 1974, but later merged it into the FCO once again: from 10 June 1975 to 8 October 1979 the Foreign Secretary served as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Minister for Overseas Development in the cabinet, while the Minister for Overseas Development held the rank of Minister of State within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The Minister of State had day-to-day responsibility. Under the Labour government of the 1970s, Reg Prentice sat in the Cabinet during his term.[2] The current post was created in 1997 when the Department for International Development was made independent of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).

In June 2020, it was announced the Department for International Development would be dissolved, and its operations would be merged into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The process is believed to be completed by September 2020, with Anne-Marie Trevelyan remaining in place as International Development Secretary until that time. [3]

List of Ministers and Secretaries of State

Ministers of Overseas Development (1964–1970)
Minister of Overseas Development
Name Term of office Party Prime Minister
Barbara Castle 18 October 1964 23 December 1965 Labour Harold Wilson
Anthony Greenwood 23 December 1965 11 August 1966 Labour
Arthur Bottomley 11 August 1966 29 August 1967 Labour
Reginald Prentice 29 August 1967 6 October 1969 Labour
Judith Hart 6 October 1969 19 June 1970 Labour
Richard Wood 23 June 1970 15 October 1970 Conservative Edward Heath

Ministers for Overseas Development (1970–1997)
Minister for Overseas Development at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Name Term of office Party Prime Minister
Richard Wood 15 October 1970 4 March 1974 Conservative Edward Heath
Judith Hart 7 March 1974 10 June 1975 Labour Harold Wilson
Reginald Prentice 10 June 1975 21 December 1976
(resigned)		 Labour
James Callaghan
Frank Judd 21 December 1976 21 February 1977 Labour
Judith Hart 21 February 1977 4 May 1979 Labour
Neil Marten 6 May 1979 6 January 1983 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
Tim Raison 6 January 1983 10 September 1986 Conservative
Chris Patten 10 September 1986 24 July 1989 Conservative
The Baroness Chalker of Wallasey
( MP for Wallasey until 1992)		 24 July 1989 2 May 1997 Conservative
John Major

Secretaries of State for International Development (1997–present)
Secretary of State for International Development
Portrait Name Term of office Party Prime Minister
Clare Short 3 May 1997 12 May 2003 Labour Tony Blair
The Baroness Amos 12 May 2003 6 October 2003 Labour
Hilary Benn 6 October 2003 27 June 2007 Labour
Douglas Alexander 28 June 2007 11 May 2010 Labour Gordon Brown
Andrew Mitchell 12 May 2010 4 September 2012 Conservative David Cameron
(Coalition)
Justine Greening 4 September 2012 14 July 2016 Conservative
David Cameron
(II)
Priti Patel 14 July 2016 8 November 2017 Conservative Theresa May
(I)
Theresa May
(II)
Penny Mordaunt 9 November 2017 1 May 2019 Conservative
Rory Stewart 1 May 2019 24 July 2019 Conservative
Alok Sharma 24 July 2019 13 February 2020 Conservative Boris Johnson
Anne-Marie Trevelyan 13 February 2020 Incumbent Conservative
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References
  1. https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/secretary-of-state-for-international-development
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. https://www.itv.com/news/2020-06-16/department-for-international-development-dfid-to-merge-with-foreign-office/
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