Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency
| United Kingdom Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency | |
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 Royal Arms as used by the Her Majesty's Government | |
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| Cabinet Office | |
| Style | Brexit Opportunities Minister (informal) |
| Status |
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| Reports to | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
| Seat | Westminster, London |
| Appointer | The British Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | The Lord Agnew of Oulton |
| Formation | 13 February 2020 |
| Website | gov.uk |
The minister of state for Brexit opportunities and government efficiency is a ministerial office in the Cabinet Office in the Government of the United Kingdom.[1] This position was created (as "Minister for Efficiency and Transformation") by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in February 2020 as a renaming of Minister of State for the Treasury with new responsibilities. It was a joint office with HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office from 2020 to 2022. After Jacob Rees-Mogg was appointed in February 2022, the role was made a full member of the Cabinet; he is based solely at the Cabinet Office.
Responsibilities[]
Current responsibilities include:[2]
- supporting the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- public value and planning and performance
- supporting procurement and other government functional activity relating to COVID-19.
The responsibilities under Lord Agnew were:[2]
- supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury to deliver cross-government and public sector reform and efficiency, including public value and planning and performance
- supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster with oversight of the corporate functions and operation of the spending controls, including in relation to COVID-19
- HMT Lords Spokesperson
The House of Lords states the responsibility of Treasury spokesperson in the House of Lords is yet to be filled.[3]
Officeholders[]
| Minister of State for Efficiency and Transformation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Term of office | Political party | |||
| The Lord Agnew of Oulton[4] | 
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13 February 2020 | 24 January 2022[5] | Conservative | |
| Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency | |||||
| Name | Term of office | Political party | |||
| Jacob Rees-Mogg | 
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8 February 2022 | Incumbent | Conservative | |
References[]
- ^ "HM Treasury". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ a b "Minister of State (Minister for Efficiency and Transformation) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
This article contains text from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
- ^ "Spokespersons in the House of Lords". Parliament of the United Kingdom.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Lord Agnew of Oulton - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Conservative minister resigns in anger over Covid fraud". BBC News. 24 January 2022.
- HM Treasury
- Ministerial offices in the United Kingdom
- Cabinet Office (United Kingdom)