# Foreign Secretary (United Kingdom)

The secretary of state for foreign, Commonwealth and development affairs, also known as the foreign secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The role is seen as one of the most senior ministers in the UK Government and is a Great Office of State. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom and National Security Council, and reports directly to the prime minister.
The officeholder works alongside the other Foreign Office ministers. The corresponding shadow minister is the Shadow Foreign Secretary. The Foreign Affairs Select Committee also evaluates the secretary of state's performance.
The current foreign secretary is David Lammy. He was appointed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer on 5 July 2024.

## Responsibilities

In contrast to what is generally known as a foreign minister in many other countries, the Foreign Secretary's remit includes:
* British relations with foreign countries and governments
* Promotion of British interests abroad
* Matters pertaining to the Commonwealth of Nations and the Overseas Territories
* Oversight for the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)

## Residence

The official residence of the foreign secretary is 1 Carlton Gardens, in London. The foreign secretary also has the use of Chevening House, a country house in Kent, South East England, and works from the Foreign Office in Whitehall.

## History

History of English and British government departments with responsibility for foreign affairs and those with responsibility for the colonies, dominions and the Commonwealth :
| Northern Department 1660–1782 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | Southern Department 1660–1768 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | Southern Department 1660–1768 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | — |
| Northern Department 1660–1782 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | Southern Department 1768–1782 Secretaries — Undersecretaries 1782: diplomatic responsibilities transferred to new Foreign Office | Colonial Office 1768–1782 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | — |
| Foreign Office 1782–1968 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries | Home Office 1782–1794 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | Home Office 1782–1794 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | | — |
| Foreign Office 1782–1968 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries | Colonial Office 1854–1925 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | Colonial Office 1854–1925 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | India Office 1858–1937 Secretaries — Undersecretaries |
| Foreign Office 1782–1968 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries | Colonial Office 1925–1966 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries | Dominions Office 1925–1947 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | India Office 1858–1937 Secretaries — Undersecretaries |
| Foreign Office 1782–1968 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries | Colonial Office 1925–1966 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries | Dominions Office 1925–1947 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | India Office and Burma Office 1937–1947 Secretaries — Undersecretaries |
| Commonwealth Relations Office 1947–1966 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries ||
| Commonwealth Office 1966–1968 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries |||
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1968–2020 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries ||||
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Since 2020 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries ||||
The title of secretary of state in the government of England dates back to the early 17th century. The position of secretary of state for foreign affairs was created in the British governmental reorganisation of 1782, in which the Northern Department and Southern Department became the Foreign Office and Home Office respectively. The India Office was closed down in 1947. It had been a constituent predecessor department of the Foreign Office, like the Colonial Office and the Dominions Office.
Eventually, the position of secretary of state for foreign and Commonwealth affairs came into existence in 1968 with the merger of the functions of secretary of state for foreign affairs and the secretary of state for Commonwealth affairs into a single department of state. Margaret Beckett, appointed in 2006 by Tony Blair, was the first woman to hold the post.
The post of Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs was created in 2020 when position holder Dominic Raab absorbed the responsibilities of the secretary of state for international development.

## List of foreign secretaries
### Secretaries of state for foreign affairs (1782–1968)

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs :
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Ministry | Monarch (Reign) |
| | Charles James Fox MP for Westminster | 27 March 1782 | 5 July 1782 | Whig | Rockingham II | George III (1760–1820) |
| | Thomas Robinson 2nd Baron Grantham | 13 July 1782 | 2 April 1783 | Whig | Shelburne (Whig–Tory) | George III (1760–1820) |
| | Charles James Fox MP for Westminster | 2 April 1783 | 19 December 1783 | Whig | Fox–North | George III (1760–1820) |
| | George Nugent-Temple-Grenville 3rd Earl Temple | 19 December 1783 | 23 December 1783 | Tory | Pitt I | George III (1760–1820) |
| | His Grace Francis Osborne 5th Duke of Leeds | 23 December 1783 | May 1791 | Tory | Pitt I | George III (1760–1820) |
| | William Grenville 1st Baron Grenville | 8 June 1791 | 20 February 1801 | Tory | Pitt I | George III (1760–1820) |
| ​ | Robert Jenkinson 2nd Earl of Liverpool MP for Rye | 20 February 1801 | 14 May 1804 | Tory | Pitt I | George III (1760–1820) |
| | Robert Jenkinson 2nd Earl of Liverpool MP for Rye | 20 February 1801 | 14 May 1804 | Tory | Addington | George III (1760–1820) |
| | Dudley Ryder 2nd Baron Harrowby | 14 May 1804 | 11 January 1805 | Tory | Pitt II | George III (1760–1820) |
| | Henry Phipps 3rd Baron Mulgrave | 11 January 1805 | 7 February 1806 | Tory | Pitt II | George III (1760–1820) |
| | Charles James Fox MP for Westminster | 7 February 1806 | 13 September 1806 | Whig | All the Talents (Whig–Tory) | George III (1760–1820) |
| | Charles Grey Viscount Howick MP for Northumberland | 24 September 1806 | 25 March 1807 | Whig | All the Talents (Whig–Tory) | George III (1760–1820) |
| | George Canning MP for Newtown (Isle of Wight) → Hastings | 25 March 1807 | 11 October 1809 | Tory | Portland II | George III (1760–1820) |
| | Henry Bathurst 3rd Earl Bathurst | 11 October 1809 | 6 December 1809 | Tory | Perceval | George III (1760–1820) |
| | Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley | 6 December 1809 | 4 March 1812 | Independent | Perceval | George III (1760–1820) |
| | Robert Stewart 2nd Marquess of Londonderry | 4 March 1812 | 12 August 1822 | Tory | Liverpool | George III (1760–1820) |
| | Robert Stewart 2nd Marquess of Londonderry | 4 March 1812 | 12 August 1822 | Tory | Liverpool | George IV |
| | George Canning MP for 3 constituencies respectively | 16 September 1822 | 30 April 1827 | Tory | Liverpool | George IV |
| | John Ward 1st Earl of Dudley | 30 April 1827 | 2 June 1828 | Tory | Canning (Canningite–Whig) | George IV |
| | John Ward 1st Earl of Dudley | 30 April 1827 | 2 June 1828 | Tory | Goderich | George IV |
| ​ | John Ward 1st Earl of Dudley | 30 April 1827 | 2 June 1828 | Tory | Wellington–Peel | George IV |
| | George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl of Aberdeen | 2 June 1828 | 22 November 1830 | Tory | Wellington–Peel | George IV |
| | George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl of Aberdeen | 2 June 1828 | 22 November 1830 | Tory | Wellington–Peel | William IV |
| | Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston MP for 3 constituencies respectively | 22 November 1830 | 14 November 1834 | Whig | Grey | William IV |
| | Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston MP for 3 constituencies respectively | 22 November 1830 | 14 November 1834 | Whig | Melbourne I | William IV |
| | Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington | 14 November 1834 | 18 April 1835 | Tory | Wellington Caretaker | William IV |
| | Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington | 14 November 1834 | 18 April 1835 | Conservative | Peel I | William IV |
| | Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston MP for Tiverton | 18 April 1835 | 2 September 1841 | Whig | Melbourne II | William IV |
| | Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston MP for Tiverton | 18 April 1835 | 2 September 1841 | Whig | Melbourne II | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl of Aberdeen | 2 September 1841 | 6 July 1846 | Conservative | Peel II | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | Henry John Temple 3rd Viscount Palmerston MP for Tiverton | 6 July 1846 | 26 December 1851 | Whig | Russell I | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville | 26 December 1851 | 27 February 1852 | Whig | Russell I | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | James Howard Harris 3rd Earl of Malmesbury | 27 February 1852 | 28 December 1852 | Conservative | Who? Who? | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | Lord John Russell MP for the City of London | 28 December 1852 | 21 February 1853 | Whig | Aberdeen (Peelite–Whig) | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| ​ | George Villiers 4th Earl of Clarendon | 21 February 1853 | 26 February 1858 | Whig | Aberdeen (Peelite–Whig) | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | George Villiers 4th Earl of Clarendon | 21 February 1853 | 26 February 1858 | Whig | Palmerston I | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | James Howard Harris 3rd Earl of Malmesbury | 26 February 1858 | 18 June 1859 | Conservative | Derby–Disraeli II | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | John Russell 1st Earl Russell | 18 June 1859 | 3 November 1865 | Liberal | Palmerston II | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | George Villiers 4th Earl of Clarendon | 3 November 1865 | 6 July 1866 | Liberal | Russell II | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | Edward Stanley Lord Stanley MP for King's Lynn | 6 July 1866 | 9 December 1868 | Conservative | Derby–Disraeli III | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | George Villiers 4th Earl of Clarendon | 9 December 1868 | 6 July 1870 | Liberal | Gladstone I | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville | 6 July 1870 | 21 February 1874 | Liberal | Gladstone I | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | Edward Stanley 15th Earl of Derby | 21 February 1874 | 2 April 1878 | Conservative | Disraeli II | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury | 2 April 1878 | 28 April 1880 | Conservative | Disraeli II | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | Granville Leveson-Gower 2nd Earl Granville | 28 April 1880 | 24 June 1885 | Liberal | Gladstone II | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury | 24 June 1885 | 6 February 1886 | Conservative | Salisbury I | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | Archibald Primrose 5th Earl of Rosebery | 6 February 1886 | 3 August 1886 | Liberal | Gladstone III | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | Stafford Northcote 1st Earl of Iddesleigh | 3 August 1886 | 12 January 1887 | Conservative | Salisbury II | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury | 14 January 1887 | 11 August 1892 | Conservative | Salisbury II | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | Archibald Primrose 5th Earl of Rosebery | 18 August 1892 | 11 March 1894 | Liberal | Gladstone IV | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | John Wodehouse 1st Earl of Kimberley | 11 March 1894 | 21 June 1895 | Liberal | Rosebery | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury | 29 June 1895 | 12 November 1900 | Conservative | Salisbury (III & IV) (Con.–Lib.U.) | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| ​ | Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th Marquess of Lansdowne | 12 November 1900 | 4 December 1905 | Liberal Unionist | Salisbury (III & IV) (Con.–Lib.U.) | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| ​ | Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th Marquess of Lansdowne | 12 November 1900 | 4 December 1905 | Liberal Unionist | Salisbury (III & IV) (Con.–Lib.U.) | Edward VII (1901–1910) |
| | Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th Marquess of Lansdowne | 12 November 1900 | 4 December 1905 | Liberal Unionist | Balfour | Edward VII (1901–1910) |
| | Edward Grey MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed | 10 December 1905 | 10 December 1916 | Liberal | Campbell-Bannerman | Edward VII (1901–1910) |
| ​ | Edward Grey MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed | 10 December 1905 | 10 December 1916 | Liberal | Asquith (I–III) | Edward VII (1901–1910) |
| ​ | Edward Grey MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed | 10 December 1905 | 10 December 1916 | Liberal | Asquith (I–III) | George V |
| | Edward Grey MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed | 10 December 1905 | 10 December 1916 | Liberal | Asquith Coalition (Lib.–Con.–et al.) | George V |
| | Arthur Balfour MP for the City of London | 10 December 1916 | 23 October 1919 | Conservative | Lloyd George (I & II) | George V |
| ​ | George Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston | 23 October 1919 | 22 January 1924 | Conservative | Lloyd George (I & II) | George V |
| | George Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston | 23 October 1919 | 22 January 1924 | Conservative | Law | George V |
| | George Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston | 23 October 1919 | 22 January 1924 | Conservative | Baldwin I | George V |
| | Ramsay MacDonald MP for Aberavon | 22 January 1924 | 3 November 1924 | Labour | MacDonald I | George V |
| | Austen Chamberlain MP for Birmingham West | 6 November 1924 | 4 June 1929 | Conservative | Baldwin II | George V |
| | Arthur Henderson MP for Burnley | 7 June 1929 | 24 August 1931 | Labour | MacDonald II | George V |
| | Rufus Isaacs 1st Marquess of Reading | 25 August 1931 | 5 November 1931 | Liberal | National I (N.Lab.–Con.–et al.) | George V |
| | John Simon MP for Spen Valley | 5 November 1931 | 7 June 1935 | Liberal National | National II | George V |
| | Samuel Hoare MP for Chelsea | 7 June 1935 | 18 December 1935 | Conservative | National III (Con.–N.Lab.–et al.) | George V |
| ​ | Anthony Eden MP for Warwick & Leamington | 22 December 1935 | 20 February 1938 | Conservative | National III (Con.–N.Lab.–et al.) | George V |
| | Anthony Eden MP for Warwick & Leamington | 22 December 1935 | 20 February 1938 | Conservative | National III (Con.–N.Lab.–et al.) | Edward VIII (1936) |
| ​ | Anthony Eden MP for Warwick & Leamington | 22 December 1935 | 20 February 1938 | Conservative | National III (Con.–N.Lab.–et al.) | George VI |
| ​ | Anthony Eden MP for Warwick & Leamington | 22 December 1935 | 20 February 1938 | Conservative | National IV | George VI |
| ​ | Edward Wood 3rd Viscount Halifax | 21 February 1938 | 22 December 1940 | Conservative | National IV | George VI |
| | Edward Wood 3rd Viscount Halifax | 21 February 1938 | 22 December 1940 | Conservative | Chamberlain War | George VI |
| | Edward Wood 3rd Viscount Halifax | 21 February 1938 | 22 December 1940 | Conservative | Churchill War (All parties) | George VI |
| | Anthony Eden MP for Warwick & Leamington | 22 December 1940 | 26 July 1945 | Conservative | Churchill War (All parties) | George VI |
| | Anthony Eden MP for Warwick & Leamington | 22 December 1940 | 26 July 1945 | Conservative | Churchill Caretaker (Con.–Lib.N.) | George VI |
| | Ernest Bevin MP for Wandsworth Central → Woolwich East | 27 July 1945 | 9 March 1951 | Labour | Attlee (I & II) | George VI |
| | Herbert Morrison MP for Lewisham South | 9 March 1951 | 26 October 1951 | Labour | Attlee (I & II) | George VI |
| | Anthony Eden MP for Warwick & Leamington | 28 October 1951 | 7 April 1955 | Conservative | Churchill III | George VI |
| | Anthony Eden MP for Warwick & Leamington | 28 October 1951 | 7 April 1955 | Conservative | Churchill III | Elizabeth II |
| | Harold Macmillan MP for Bromley | 7 April 1955 | 20 December 1955 | Conservative | Eden | Elizabeth II |
| | Selwyn Lloyd MP for Wirral | 20 December 1955 | 27 July 1960 | Conservative | Eden | Elizabeth II |
| | Selwyn Lloyd MP for Wirral | 20 December 1955 | 27 July 1960 | Conservative | Macmillan (I & II) | Elizabeth II |
| | Alec Douglas-Home 14th Earl of Home | 27 July 1960 | 18 October 1963 | Conservative | Macmillan (I & II) | Elizabeth II |
| | Richard Austen Butler MP for Saffron Walden | 20 October 1963 | 16 October 1964 | Conservative | Douglas-Home | Elizabeth II |
| | Patrick Gordon Walker Neither an MP nor a Lord | 16 October 1964 | 22 January 1965 | Labour | Wilson (I & II) | Elizabeth II |
| | Michael Stewart MP for Fulham | 22 January 1965 | 11 August 1966 | Labour | Wilson (I & II) | Elizabeth II |
| | George Brown MP for Belper | 11 August 1966 | 16 March 1968 | Labour | Wilson (I & II) | Elizabeth II |
| | Michael Stewart MP for Fulham | 16 March 1968 | 17 October 1968 | Labour | Wilson (I & II) | Elizabeth II |
    ^† Died in office.
* ↑ The Prince of Wales served as prince regent from 5 February 1811.
* ↑ Elevated to the Peerage of the United Kingdom in November 1803.
* ↑ Elected to a new constituency in the 1807 general election.
* ↑ Elected to a new constituency in the 1950 general election.
* ↑ Walker was the MP for Smethwick and Labour's shadow Foreign Secretary, prior to the 1964 general election. He lost his seat in the election but was appointed to the post anyway. He resigned after fighting and losing a 1965 by-election in Leyton.

### Secretaries of state for foreign and Commonwealth affairs (1968–2020)

Post created through the merger of the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs :
| Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Ministry | Sovereign (Reign) |
| | Michael Stewart MP for Fulham (1906–1990) | 17 October 1968 | 19 June 1970 | Labour | Wilson (I & II) | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | Alec Douglas-Home MP for Kinross and Western Perthshire (1903–1995) | 20 June 1970 | 4 March 1974 | Conservative | Heath | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | James Callaghan MP for Cardiff South East (1912–2005) | 5 March 1974 | 5 April 1976 | Labour | Wilson (III & IV) | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | Anthony Crosland MP for Great Grimsby (1918–1977) | 8 April 1976 | 19 February 1977 | Labour | Callaghan | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | David Owen MP for Plymouth Devonport (born 1938) | 22 February 1977 | 4 May 1979 | Labour | Callaghan | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | Peter Carington 6th Baron Carrington (1919–2018) | 4 May 1979 | 5 April 1982 | Conservative | Thatcher I | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | Francis Pym MP for Cambridgeshire (1922–2008) | 6 April 1982 | 11 June 1983 | Conservative | Thatcher I | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | Geoffrey Howe MP for East Surrey (1926–2015) | 11 June 1983 | 24 July 1989 | Conservative | Thatcher II | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| ​ | Geoffrey Howe MP for East Surrey (1926–2015) | 11 June 1983 | 24 July 1989 | Conservative | Thatcher III | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | John Major MP for Huntingdon (born 1943) | 24 July 1989 | 26 October 1989 | Conservative | Thatcher III | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| ​ | Douglas Hurd MP for Witney (born 1930) | 26 October 1989 | 5 July 1995 | Conservative | Thatcher III | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | Douglas Hurd MP for Witney (born 1930) | 26 October 1989 | 5 July 1995 | Conservative | Major I | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| ​ | Douglas Hurd MP for Witney (born 1930) | 26 October 1989 | 5 July 1995 | Conservative | Major II | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | Malcolm Rifkind MP for Edinburgh Pentlands (born 1946) | 5 July 1995 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | Major II | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | Robin Cook MP for Livingston (1946–2005) | 2 May 1997 | 8 June 2001 | Labour | Blair I | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | Jack Straw MP for Blackburn (born 1946) | 8 June 2001 | 5 May 2006 | Labour | Blair II | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| ​ | Jack Straw MP for Blackburn (born 1946) | 8 June 2001 | 5 May 2006 | Labour | Blair III | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | Margaret Beckett MP for Derby South (born 1943) | 5 May 2006 | 27 June 2007 | Labour | Blair III | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | David Miliband MP for South Shields (born 1965) | 28 June 2007 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | Brown | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | William Hague MP for Richmond (Yorks) (born 1961) | 12 May 2010 | 14 July 2014 | Conservative | Cameron–Clegg (Con.–L.D.) | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| ​ | Philip Hammond MP for Runnymede and Weybridge (born 1955) | 14 July 2014 | 13 July 2016 | Conservative | Cameron–Clegg (Con.–L.D.) | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | Philip Hammond MP for Runnymede and Weybridge (born 1955) | 14 July 2014 | 13 July 2016 | Conservative | Cameron II | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | Boris Johnson MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (born 1964) Tenure | 13 July 2016 | 9 July 2018 | Conservative | May I | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| ​ | Boris Johnson MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (born 1964) Tenure | 13 July 2016 | 9 July 2018 | Conservative | May II | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | Jeremy Hunt MP for South West Surrey (born 1966) | 9 July 2018 | 24 July 2019 | Conservative | May II | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| | Dominic Raab MP for Esher and Walton (born 1974) | 24 July 2019 | 2 September 2020 | Conservative | Johnson I | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| ​ | Dominic Raab MP for Esher and Walton (born 1974) | 24 July 2019 | 2 September 2020 | Conservative | Johnson II | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |

### Secretaries of state for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (2020–present)

Post created through the merger of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development.
| Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Ministry | Sovereign (Reign) |
| Dominic Raab MP for Esher and Walton (born 1974) | 2 September 2020 | 15 September 2021 | Conservative | Johnson II | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| Liz Truss MP for South West Norfolk (born 1975) | 15 September 2021 | 6 September 2022 | Conservative | Johnson II | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| James Cleverly MP for Braintree (born 1969) | 6 September 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Truss | |
| James Cleverly MP for Braintree (born 1969) | 6 September 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Truss | Charles III (2022–present) |
| James Cleverly MP for Braintree (born 1969) | 6 September 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Sunak | Charles III (2022–present) |
| David Cameron Sits in the House of Lords (born 1966) Tenure | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Sunak | Charles III (2022–present) |
| David Lammy MP for Tottenham (born 1972) | 5 July 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Starmer | Charles III (2022–present) |