Minister of State for Trade Policy

The Minister of State for Trade Policy is a mid-level role at the Department for International Trade in the Government of the United Kingdom. It has been held by Penny Mordaunt since September 2021.[1] The minister deputises for the Secretary of State for International Trade.

"Trade Minister" redirects here. For general usage, see Commerce minister.

Minister of State for Trade Policy
Royal Arms of Her Majesty's Government
Incumbent
Penny Mordaunt MP
since 16 September 2021
Department for International Trade
StyleMinister
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Formation3 September 1953
First holderDerick Heathcoat-Amory
Websitehttps://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/minister-of-state--111

History

Although only 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.

The role has been known as the Minister of State for Investment.

The minister formerly worked at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

List of ministers
Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political party Prime Minister
Minister of State for Trade
Derick Heathcoat-Amory 3 September 1953 18 October 1954 Conservative Winston Churchill
Derek Walker-Smith 18 October 1954 6 April 1955 Conservative Winston Churchill
Derick Heathcoat-Amory 6 April 1955 16 January 1957 Conservative Anthony Eden
Derek Walker-Smith 16 January 1957 17 September 1957 Conservative Harold Macmillan
John Vaughan-Morgan 17 September 1957 22 October 1959 Conservative Harold Macmillan
Frederick Erroll 22 October 1959 9 October 1961 Conservative Harold Macmillan
Sir Keith Joseph 9 October 1961 16 July 1962 Conservative Harold Macmillan
Alan Green 16 July 1962 23 October 1963 Conservative Harold Macmillan
The Lord Derwent 6 September 1962 23 October 1963 Conservative Harold Macmillan
The Lord Drumalbyn 23 October 1963 16 October 1964 Conservative Alec Douglas-Home
Edward du Cann 23 October 1963 16 October 1964 Conservative Alec Douglas-Home
George Darling 20 October 1964 6 April 1968 Labour Harold Wilson
Edward Redhead 20 October 1964 11 October 1965 Labour Harold Wilson
Roy Mason 20 October 1964 7 January 1967 Labour Harold Wilson
The Lord Brown 11 October 1965 19 June 1970 Labour Harold Wilson
Joseph Mallalieu 7 January 1967 1 July 1968 Labour Harold Wilson
Edmund Dell 6 April 1968 13 October 1969 Labour Harold Wilson
William Rodgers 1 July 1968 13 October 1969 Labour Harold Wilson
Goronwy Roberts 13 October 1969 19 June 1970 Labour Harold Wilson
Frederick Corfield 24 June 1970 15 October 1970 Conservative Edward Heath
Michael Noble 15 October 1970 5 November 1972 Conservative Edward Heath
Sir Geoffrey Howe[lower-alpha 1] 5 November 1972 4 March 1974 Conservative Edward Heath
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade
Eric Deakins 4 March 1974 5 April 1976 Labour Harold Wilson
Stanley Clinton-Davis 4 March 1974 4 May 1979 Labour Harold Wilson
Michael Meacher 5 April 1976 4 May 1979 Labour James Callaghan
Minister of State for Trade
Cecil Parkinson 7 May 1979 14 September 1981 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
Peter Rees 14 September 1981 9 June 1983 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
Paul Channon 9 June 1983 24 January 1986 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
Alan Clark 24 January 1986 25 July 1989 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
The Lord Trefgarne 25 July 1989 23 July 1990 Conservative Margaret Thatcher
Tim Sainsbury 23 July 1990 14 April 1992 Conservative John Major
Richard Needham 14 April 1992 6 July 1995 Conservative John Major
Anthony Nelson 6 July 1995 2 May 1997 Conservative John Major
The Lord Clinton-Davis 2 May 1997 28 July 1998 Labour Tony Blair
Brian Wilson 28 July 1998 28 July 1999 Labour Tony Blair
Richard Caborn 28 July 1999 11 June 2001 Labour Tony Blair
The Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean 11 June 2001 13 June 2003 Labour Tony Blair
Mike O'Brien 13 June 2003 9 September 2004 Labour Tony Blair
Douglas Alexander 9 September 2004 11 May 2005 Labour Tony Blair
Ian Pearson 11 May 2005 8 May 2006 Labour Tony Blair
Ian McCartney[lower-alpha 2] 8 May 2006 28 June 2007 Labour Tony Blair
The Lord Jones of Birmingham 29 June 2007 3 October 2008 Independent[lower-alpha 3] Gordon Brown
Gareth Thomas[lower-alpha 4] 3 October 2008 5 June 2009 Labour Gordon Brown
Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Business
The Lord Davies of Abersoch 14 January 2009 11 May 2010 Labour Gordon Brown
Minister of State for Business and Enterprise
Mark Prisk[lower-alpha 5] 11 May 2010 11 January 2011 Conservative David Cameron
Minister of State for Trade and Investment
The Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint 11 January 2011 11 December 2013 Conservative David Cameron
The Lord Livingston of Parkhead 11 December 2013 11 May 2015 Conservative David Cameron
The Lord Maude of Horsham 11 May 2015 10 February 2016 Conservative David Cameron
The Lord Price[lower-alpha 6] 4 April 2016 3 September 2017 Conservative Theresa May
Minister of State for Trade
The Baroness Fairhead 28 September 2017 7 May 2019 Conservative Theresa May
Minister of State for Trade Policy
Greg Hands 15 July 2016 21 June 2018 Conservative Theresa May
George Hollingbery 21 June 2018 25 July 2019 Conservative Theresa May
Conor Burns 25 July 2019 4 May 2020 Conservative Boris Johnson
Greg Hands 13 February 2020 15 September 2021 Conservative Boris Johnson
Penny Mordaunt 16 September 2021 Present Conservative Boris Johnson

Minister of State for Investment
Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political party Prime Minister
Minister of State for Investment
The Lord Grimstone of Boscobel 18 March 2020 Present Conservative Boris Johnson

Notes
  1. Attended Cabinet.
  2. Attended Cabinet.
  3. Jones sat on the Labour benches in the House of Lords, but never joined the party.
  4. Thomas apparently continued as a Trade Minister after the appointment of Davies. BERR described him simply as Minister for Trade, rather than Minister for Trade and Investment, as he was prior to Davies' appointment.[2]
  5. He handled UK Trade & Investment until Green entered the government.
  6. Baroness Anelay of St John's was given Maude's responsibilities on an interim basis until Price took up the role in March 2016.[3]

References
  1. "Reshuffle sees Portsmouth MP Penny Mordaunt out as paymaster general in move to trade". www.portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. BERR - Ministerial TeamArchived 2008-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Ministerial appointment: Mark Ian Price". Retrieved 10 February 2016.


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