Post: | Minister of State for International Trade |
Insignia: | Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (2022, lesser arms).svg |
Insigniacaption: | Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government |
Department: | Department for Business and Trade |
Style: | Minister |
Nominator: | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Appointer: | The Monarch |
Appointer Qualified: | on advice of the Prime Minister |
Termlength: | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Formation: | 2020 |
Abolished: | 2023 |
Website: | https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--139 |
The Minister of State for International Trade (Minister for International Trade) was a mid-level position in the Department for Business and Trade of the Government of the United Kingdom.[1] From 2016 to 2023, the minister worked in the Department for International Trade.
The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:[2]
He also supports the Secretary of State with:
Under-Secretary | Took office | Left office | Political party | Prime Minister | |||||
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Ranil Jayawardena | 5 May 2020 | 6 September 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss | |||||
James Duddridge | 8 September 2022 | 26 October 2022 | Conservative | Liz Truss | |||||
Nigel Huddleston | 30 October 2022 | 13 November 2023 | Conservative | Rishi Sunak |