| United Kingdom Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security | |
|---|---|
since 6 July 2024 | |
| Department for Business and Trade | |
| Style | Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Appointer | TheMonarch on advice of thePrime Minister |
| Formation | 3 September 1953 |
| First holder | Derick Heathcoat-Amory |
| Website | www |
TheMinister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security,[1] formerlyMinister of State for Trade Policy and Minister of State for Trade, is a mid-level role at theDepartment for Business and Trade in theGovernment of the United Kingdom. It is currently held byDouglas Alexander, who took the office on 6 July 2024. From 2016 to February 2023, the role was based in theDepartment for International Trade.
Although aMinister of State position, it was considered to be one of the most important jobs outside Cabinet rank as whenDouglas Alexander became Minister of State for Trade in September 2004, he was given a special provision to attend theCabinet meetings.
This position replaced the office ofSecretary for Overseas Trade, created in 1917.
The subsequent role ofMinister of State for Investment was created in 2021.
The minister formerly worked at theDepartment for Business, Innovation and Skills,Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy andDepartment for International Trade.
| Minister of State | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lord Grimstone of Boscobel | 18 March 2020 | 7 July 2022 | Conservative | Boris Johnson | |||
| The Lord Johnson of Lainston | 2 October 2022 | 28 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss | |||
| 24 November 2022 | 5 July 2024 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | ||||
| Poppy Gustafsson | 10 October 2024 | Incumbent | Labour | Keir Starmer | |||