# Minister of State for Home Affairs (United Kingdom)

The Minister of State for the Home Office, previously the Minister of State for Home Affairs, is a mid-level position in the Home Office in the British government. The office has been held by David Hanson, Baron Hanson of Flint since the 9th July 2024.

## Responsibilities

The current Minister has following responsibilities:
* migration and borders ‘shadow’ in the Lords
* migration and borders legislation
* customer services (UKVI, HMPO, GRO and Windrush Compensation Scheme) operations
* cross-cutting legal issues and oversight of HOLA
* EU Settlement Scheme
* Common Travel Area
* NI Protocol

## List of ministers

| Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Notes |
| Dennis Vosper | 28 October 1960 | 27 June 1961 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| David Renton | 27 June 1961 | 17 July 1962 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| The Earl Jellicoe | 17 July 1962 | 21 October 1963 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| The Lord Derwent | 23 October 1963 | 16 October 1964 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| Alice Bacon | 16 October 1964 | 29 August 1967 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| The Lord Stonham | 29 August 1967 | 13 October 1969 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| Shirley Williams | 13 October 1969 | 23 June 1970 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| Richard Sharples | 23 June 1970 | 7 April 1972 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| The Lord Windlesham | 23 June 1970 | 26 March 1972 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| Mark Carlisle | 7 April 1972 | 4 March 1974 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| The Viscount Colville of Culross | 21 April 1972 | 4 March 1974 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| Alex Lyon | 8 March 1974 | 14 April 1976 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| The Lord Harris of Greenwich | 8 March 1974 | 3 January 1979 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| Brynmor John | 14 April 1976 | 4 May 1979 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| The Lord Boston of Faversham | 3 January 1979 | 4 May 1979 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| Leon Brittan | 4 May 1979 | 5 January 1981 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| Patrick Mayhew | 5 January 1981 | 13 June 1983 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| The Lord Elton | 11 September 1984 | 25 March 1985 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| Giles Shaw | 11 September 1984 | 10 September 1986 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| David Mellor | 10 September 1986 | 13 June 1987 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| John Patten | 13 June 1987 | 10 April 1992 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| The Earl of Caithness | 10 September 1986 | 10 January 1988 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| The Earl Ferrers | 10 January 1988 | 20 July 1994 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| David Mellor | 27 October 1989 | 22 June 1990 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| Angela Rumbold | 23 July 1990 | 14 April 1992 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| Michael Jack | 14 April 1992 | 27 May 1993 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| Michael Forsyth | 20 July 1994 | 5 June 1995 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| David Maclean | 27 May 1993 | 2 May 1997 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| Alun Michael | 2 May 1997 | 27 October 1998 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs and Deputy Home Secretary |
| Paul Boateng | 27 October 1998 | 11 June 2001 | Labour | Minister of State for Home Affairs and Deputy Home Secretary |
| office not in use | 11 June 2001 | 29 May 2002 | | |
| The Lord Falconer of Thoroton | 29 May 2002 | 12 June 2003 | Labour | Minister of State for Criminal Justice System |
| The Baroness Scotland of Asthal | 12 June 2003 | 28 June 2007 | Labour | Minister of State for Criminal Justice and Offender Management |
| office not in use | 28 June 2007 | 1 May 2011 | | |
| The Baroness Browning | 1 May 2011 | 16 September 2011 | Conservative | Minister of State for Crime Prevention and Antisocial Behaviour Reduction |
| The Lord Henley | 16 September 2011 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | Minister of State for Crime Prevention and Antisocial Behaviour Reduction |
| Jeremy Browne | 4 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 | Liberal Democrats | Minister of State for Crime Prevention |
| Norman Baker | 7 October 2013 | 3 November 2014 | Liberal Democrats | Minister of State for Crime Prevention |
| Lynne Featherstone | 4 November 2014 | 8 May 2015 | Liberal Democrats | Minister of State for Crime Prevention |
| The Lord Bates | 14 May 2015 | 31 March 2016 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| The Lord Keen of Elie Advocate General for Scotland | 1 April 2016 | 17 July 2016 | Conservative | Government Spokesperson for the Home Office |
| The Baroness Williams of Trafford | 17 July 2016 | 7 September 2022 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |
| The Lord Murray of Blidworth | 7 October 2022 | 30 October 2022 | Conservative | Minister of State for Home Affairs |