Northern Ireland Office

The following have been appointed by the Prime Minister to serve as Ministers in the Northern Ireland Office.

David Hanson (Minister of State) will support the Secretary of State on Political Development and will have responsibility for Criminal Justice, the Department for Social Development (DSD) and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL).

Lord Rooker (Minister of State) will take responsibility for Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM), Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP), Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) and the Department of Environment (DOE).

Angela Smith (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State) who stays at the Northern Ireland Office will take responsibility for the Department of Education (DE), Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) and the Department for Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI).

Shaun Woodward (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State) will be the new Security Minister as well as taking responsibility for the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) and the Department for Regional Development (DRD).