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Senior ministerial position in the Government of the United Kingdom
The
minister of state for security
is a senior ministerial position in the
government of the United Kingdom
, falling under the
Home Office
. The post was created by then-Prime Minister
Gordon Brown
on 3 June 2009 by splitting the now-defunct post of the minister for security, counter-terrorism, crime and policing between this post (then called Minister for Security and Counter-Terrorism) and the new post of
Minister for Crime and Policing
.
The current incumbent is
Tom Tugendhat
, appointed by
Liz Truss
in 2022. He previously served as Chair of the
Foreign Affairs Select Committee
from 2017 to 2022. Tugendhat continued in his post under the
Sunak ministry
that succeeded the short-lived
Truss ministry
.
In
a cabinet reshuffle
on 15 September 2021, the ministerial title changed to Minister of State for Security and Borders.
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The post is generally seen as one of the most senior
Minister of State
positions, and as such its holder is often invited to attend cabinet meetings.
The office is shadowed by the
Shadow Minister for Security
who sits on the
Official Opposition frontbench
.
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