Minister of State for Security
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.
| United Kingdom Minister of State for Security | |
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| Home Office | |
| Style | Security Minister (informal) The Right Honourable (within the UK and Commonwealth) |
| Type | Minister of the Crown |
| Status | Minister of State |
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| Reports to | |
| Seat | Westminster |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
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| First holder | Beverley Hughes as Minister of State for Citizenship, Immigration and Counter Terrorism |
| Salary | £115,824 per annum (2022) (including £86,584 MP salary) |
| Website | gov.uk |
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.
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.