Minister for Security and Immigration

The Minister for Security and Immigration was a junior ministerial position in the Home Office. The post was created on 8 February 2014 by combining the roles of Minister for Security and Minister of State for Immigration, following the resignation of the Minister for Immigration Mark Harper MP. James Brokenshire MP, then the Minister for Security, assumed the enlarged role. Brokenshire has a permanent seat on the National Security Council (NSC).^[1]

In 2015, the post was abolished, and two new roles were formed - Minister for Security and Minister of State for Immigration.

The minister is responsible for overseeing HM Passport Office, UK Visas and Immigration and Border Force.^[2]

Ministers

Name (Portfolio)		Portrait	Term of office		Political party	Prime Minister	Home Secretary
	James Brokenshire (Crime and Security, Security and Immigration)[3]		8 February 2014	14 July 2016	Conservative	Cameron	May

References

Home Office
Headquarters: 2 Marsham Street Home Secretary: Amber Rudd
Ministers	Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service Minister of State for Security Minister of State for Immigration two Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State
Divisions	Border Force HM Passport Office Immigration Enforcement National DNA Database UK Visas and Immigration
Non-departmental public bodies	Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs Animals in Science Committee Disclosure and Barring Service Gangmasters Licensing Authority Independent Police Complaints Commission Investigatory Powers Tribunal National DNA Database Ethics Group Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner Security Industry Authority