Minister for Northern Ireland

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, normally referred to as the Northern Ireland Minister, is a junior official within the Government of the Model House of Commons. The Minister is not a member of the Cabinet and reports to the Minister of State for the Home Office.

The Minister is accountable to the Model House of Commons and is the chief minister in the Northern Ireland Office, within the Home Office.

Following devolution, the Minister is now generally limited to representing Northern Ireland in the UK government, overseeing the operation of the devolved administration and a number of reserved and excepted matters which remain the sole competence of the UK Government e.g. security, human rights, certain public inquiries and the administration of elections.