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Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security

UK government position

Summary

UK government position

FieldValue
postUnited Kingdom
Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security
insigniaCoat of arms of the United Kingdom (2022, lesser arms).svg
insigniacaptionRoyal Arms of His Majesty's Government
departmentDepartment for Business and Trade
imageChris Bryant MP July 2024 Official portrait 2 (cropped).jpg
incumbentSir Chris Bryant
incumbentsince6 September 2025
styleMinister
nominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
appointerThe Monarch
appointer_qualifiedon advice of the Prime Minister
firstDerick Heathcoat-Amory
formation3 September 1953
website

Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security

The Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security, formerly Minister of State for Trade Policy and Minister of State for Trade, is a mid-level role at the Department for Business and Trade in the Government of the United Kingdom. It is currently held by Sir Chris Bryant, who took the office on 6 September 2025.

History

Although a Minister of State position, it was considered to be one of the most important jobs outside Cabinet rank as when Douglas Alexander became Minister of State for Trade in September 2004, he was given a special provision to attend the Cabinet meetings.

This position replaced the office of Secretary for Overseas Trade, created in 1917.

The subsequent role of Minister of State for Investment was created in 2021.

The minister formerly worked at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Department for International Trade.

List of ministers

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[[File:Derick Heathcoat-Amory cropped.png60px]]Derick Heathcoat-Amory3 September 195318 October 1954ConservativeWinston Churchill
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]Derek Walker-Smith18 October 19546 April 1955Conservative
[[File:Derick Heathcoat-Amory cropped.png60px]]Derick Heathcoat-Amory6 April 195516 January 1957ConservativeAnthony Eden
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]Derek Walker-Smith16 January 195717 September 1957ConservativeHarold Macmillan
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]John Vaughan-Morgan17 September 195722 October 1959Conservative
[[File:Frederick Erroll, 1st Baron Erroll of Hale.jpg60px]]Frederick Erroll22 October 19599 October 1961Conservative
[[File:Sir Keith Joseph visits Llangefni and Caernarfon (1469270) Crop (cropped).jpg80x80px]]Keith Joseph9 October 196116 July 1962Conservative
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]Alan Green16 July 196223 October 1963Conservative
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]The Lord Derwent6 September 196223 October 1963Conservative
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]The Lord Drumalbyn23 October 196316 October 1964ConservativeAlec Douglas-Home
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]Edward du Cann23 October 196316 October 1964Conservative
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]George Darling20 October 19646 April 1968LabourHarold Wilson
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]Edward Redhead20 October 196411 October 1965Labour
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]Roy Mason20 October 19647 January 1967Labour
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]The Lord Brown11 October 196519 June 1970Labour
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]Joseph Mallalieu7 January 19671 July 1968Labour
[[File:Dell, Edmund cropped, Bestanddeelnr 930-1791.jpg60px]]Edmund Dell6 April 196813 October 1969Labour
[[File:Official portrait of Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank crop 2.jpg60px]]William Rodgers1 July 196813 October 1969Labour
[[File:Goronwy Roberts.jpg60px]]Goronwy Roberts13 October 196919 June 1970Labour
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]Frederick Corfield24 June 197015 October 1970ConservativeEdward Heath
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]Michael Noble15 October 19705 November 1972Conservative
[[File:Geoffrey Howe (1985).jpg60px]]Geoffrey Howe5 November 19724 March 1974Conservative
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]Eric Deakins4 March 19745 April 1976LabourHarold Wilson
[[File:Stanley Clinton-Davis (1985).jpg60px]]Stanley Clinton-Davis4 March 19744 May 1979Labour
[[File:Michael Meacher official portrait.jpg60px]]Michael Meacher5 April 19764 May 1979LabourJames Callaghan
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]Cecil Parkinson7 May 197914 September 1981ConservativeMargaret Thatcher
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]Peter Rees14 September 19819 June 1983Conservative
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]Paul Channon9 June 198324 January 1986Conservative
[[File:Alan Clark 1993.jpg60px]]Alan Clark24 January 198625 July 1989Conservative
[[File:Official portrait of Lord Trefgarne 2020 crop 2.jpg60px]]The Lord Trefgarne25 July 198923 July 1990Conservative
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]Tim Sainsbury23 July 199014 April 1992ConservativeJohn Major
[[File:Richard Needham, 1989 (cropped).jpg60px]]Richard Needham14 April 19926 July 1995Conservative
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]Anthony Nelson6 July 19952 May 1997Conservative
[[File:Stanley Clinton-Davis (1985).jpg60px]]The Lord Clinton-Davis2 May 199728 July 1998LabourTony Blair
[[File:Blank.svg60px]]Brian Wilson28 July 199828 July 1999Labour
[[File:Richard Caborn.jpg60px]]Richard Caborn28 July 199911 June 2001Labour
[[File:Official portrait of Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean crop 2.jpg60px]]The Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean11 June 200113 June 2003Labour
[[File:Mike O'Brien 2.jpg60px]]Mike O'Brien13 June 20039 September 2004Labour
[[File:Douglas Alexander at the India Economic Summit 2008.jpg60px]]Douglas Alexander9 September 200411 May 2005Labour
[[File:Ianperason.jpg60px]]Ian Pearson11 May 20058 May 2006Labour
[[File:Minister of State for Trade, UK, Mr. Ian McCartney, in New Delhi on November 27, 2006 (cropped).jpg60px]]Ian McCartney8 May 200628 June 2007Labour
[[File:Lord Jones 2.jpg60px]]The Lord Jones of Birmingham29 June 20073 October 2008IndependentGordon Brown
[[File:Official portrait of Gareth Thomas crop 2.jpg60px]]Gareth Thomas3 October 20085 June 2009Labour
[[File:Davies lord Mervyn.jpg60px]]The Lord Davies of Abersoch14 January 200911 May 2010LabourGordon Brown
[[File:Official portrait of Mr Mark Prisk crop 2.jpg60px]]Mark Prisk11 May 201011 January 2011ConservativeDavid Cameron
[[File:Official portrait of Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint crop 2.jpg60px]]The Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint11 January 201111 December 2013ConservativeDavid Cameron
[[File:official portrait of Lord Livingston of Parkhead crop 2.jpg60px]]The Lord Livingston of Parkhead11 December 201311 May 2015Conservative
[[File:Official portrait of Lord Maude of Horsham crop 2, 2024.jpg60px]]The Lord Maude of Horsham11 May 201510 February 2016ConservativeDavid Cameron
[[File:Lordprice.jpg60px]]The Lord Price4 April 20163 September 2017ConservativeTheresa May
[[File:Official portrait of Baroness Fairhead crop 2, 2021.jpg60px]]The Baroness Fairhead28 September 20177 May 2019ConservativeTheresa May
[[File:Official portrait of Greg Hands crop 2.jpg60px]]Greg Hands15 July 201621 June 2018ConservativeTheresa May
[[File:British Minister of State for Trade Policy George Hollingbery at the meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen 20180925 (cropped).jpg80x80px]]George Hollingbery21 June 201825 July 2019Conservative
[[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Conor Burns MP crop 2.jpg80x80px]]Conor Burns25 July 20194 May 2020ConservativeBoris Johnson
[[File:Minister Hands (3 of 4) (52038422155) (cropped).jpg79x79px]]Greg Hands13 February 202015 September 2021Conservative
[[File:Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt.jpg60px]]Penny Mordaunt16 September 20216 September 2022Conservative
[[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Conor Burns MP crop 2.jpg60px]]Conor Burns7 September 20227 October 2022ConservativeConservative Party (UK)}}"Liz Truss
Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Greg Hands Official Cabinet Portrait, February 2023 (cropped).jpg79x79px]]Greg Hands9 October 20227 February 2023Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"Rishi Sunak
Vacant7 February 202313 November 2023
[[File:Greg Hands Official Cabinet Portrait, February 2023 (cropped).jpg79x79px]]Greg Hands13 November 20235 July 2024Conservative
[[File:Official portrait of Douglas Alexander MP crop 2, 2024.jpg60px]]Douglas Alexander6 July 20246 September 2025LabourLabour Party (UK)}}"Keir Starmer
[[File:Chris Bryant MP July 2024 Official portrait 2 (cropped).jpg60px]]Sir Chris Bryant6 September 2025PresentLabour

Minister of State for Investment

Minister of StateEntered officeLeft officePolitical partyPrime MinisterConservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"[[File:Dominic R.A. Johnson.jpg60px]]Conservative Party (UK)}}"Conservative Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"Labour Party (UK)}}"
[[File:Lord Grimstone (cropped).jpg60px]]The Lord Grimstone of Boscobel18 March 20207 July 2022ConservativeBoris Johnson
The Lord Johnson of Lainston2 October 202228 October 2022ConservativeLiz Truss
24 November 20225 July 2024ConservativeRishi Sunak
[[File:Poppy Gustafsson at the Council of Nations and Regions meeting 2024.jpgframeless80x80px]]The Baroness Gustafsson10 October 2024IncumbentLabourKeir Starmer

Notes

References

References

  1. "Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security - GOV.UK".
  2. [http://www.berr.gov.uk/aboutus/ministerialteam/index.html BERR - Ministerial Team]{{Webarchive. link. (2008-12-23)
  3. "Ministerial appointment: Mark Ian Price".
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