Minister for Europe

The Minister of State for Europe is an informal name for a position in the Government of the United Kingdom, in charge of affairs with the European Union.

The office is generally, formally one of a number of Ministers of State within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Despite being a junior ministerial role, the position has sometimes conferred the right to attend meetings of the Cabinet, which is occasionally granted to other such Ministers at the Prime Minister's discretion. This first occurred when Denis MacShane was replaced by Douglas Alexander after the 2005 general election, although Alexander's successor ceased to have this right. The Minister of State is also responsible for the British Overseas Territories of Gibraltar and Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus.

When Chris Bryant MP held the office it was not as a Minister of State but a more junior Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State.

In July 2016, following the EU membership referendum, David Davis (previously Europe Minister 1994–1997) was appointed Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, a new cabinet post heading its own department. The current minister is assigned to this new department, rather than under the FCO and its new Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson.

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