Secretary of State for International Trade
| Secretary of State for International Trade | |
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| Style | International Trade Secretary (informal) The Right Honourable (UK and the Commonwealth) |
| Status | Secretary of state Minister of the Crown |
| Member of | Cabinet Privy Council Board of Trade |
| Reports to | The Prime Minister |
| Seat | Westminster |
| Appointer | The Crown on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's Pleasure |
| Formation | 13 July 2016 |
| First holder | Liam Fox |
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The secretary of state for international trade, also referred to as the international trade secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the business of the Department for International Trade and UK Export Finance.[1] The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom, 12th in the ministerial ranking.[2] Since the office's inception, the incumbent has concurrently been appointed President of the Board of Trade.
The office holder works alongside the other International Trade ministers. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow secretary of state for international trade. The Secretary of State is also scrutinised by the International Trade Select Committee.[3]
The incumbent is Anne-Marie Trevelyan, following her appointment by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in September 2021.
Responsibilities[]
Corresponding to what is generally known as a commerce minister in many other countries, the international trade secretary's remit includes:
- Forming new free trade agreements for the United Kingdom
- Managing the development of freeports across Britain
- Maintaining current trade agreements with other countries
- Supporting British businesses with international trade[4]
History[]
The office was created by Prime Minister Theresa May shortly after she took office on 13 July 2016, following the 2016 EU referendum. The office's powers were taken from the trade functions of the secretary of state for business, innovation and skills,[5] which was recreated as the secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy[6] as part of a wider government reorganisation.
List of secretaries of state[]
Colour key (for political parties):
Conservative
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Length of term | Party | Ministry | ||
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The Right Honourable Dr Liam Fox[7] MP for North Somerset (born 1961) |
13 July 2016 | 24 July 2019 | 3 years and 11 days | Conservative | May I | |
| | May II | ||||||
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The Right Honourable Liz Truss[8] MP for South West Norfolk (born 1975) |
24 July 2019 | 15 September 2021 | 2 years, 1 month and 22 days | Conservative | Johnson I | |
| Johnson II | |||||||
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The Right Honourable Anne-Marie Trevelyan[9] MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed (born 1969) |
15 September 2021 | Incumbent | 4 months and 16 days* | Conservative | ||
* Incumbent's length of term last updated: 31 January 2022.
See also[]
- Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade
- First Lord of Trade
- Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Secretary for Overseas Trade
- Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (position established concurrently)
References[]
- ^ "Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade". gov.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Her Majesty's Government: The Cabinet". parliament.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Committee to question Liz Truss on work of her Department". parliament.uk. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
The International Trade Committee will meet on Wednesday 4 November, to take virtual evidence from the Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP.
- ^ "Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade". gov.uk.
- ^ The Secretaries of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for International Trade and for Exiting the European Union and the Transfer of Functions (Education and Skills) Order 2016 Article 9(1).
- ^ The Secretaries of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for International Trade and for Exiting the European Union and the Transfer of Functions (Education and Skills) Order 2016 Article 3.
- ^ "Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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