Minister of State for Trade

The Minister of State for Trade (or Minister of State for Investment as it is currently known) is an executive position in the Government of the United Kingdom, in both the Department for International Trade and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

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

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

Ministers of State for Trade
Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political party Notes
Derick Heathcoat-Amory 3 September 1953 18 October 1954 Conservative
Derek Walker-Smith 18 October 1954 6 April 1955 Conservative
Derick Heathcoat-Amory 6 April 1955 16 January 1957 Conservative
Derek Walker-Smith 16 January 1957 17 September 1957 Conservative
John Vaughan-Morgan 17 September 1957 22 October 1959 Conservative
Frederick Erroll 22 October 1959 9 October 1961 Conservative
Sir Keith Joseph 9 October 1961 16 July 1962 Conservative
Alan Green 16 July 1962 23 October 1963 Conservative
The Lord Derwent 6 September 1962 23 October 1963 Conservative
The Lord Drumalbyn 23 October 1963 16 October 1964 Conservative
Edward du Cann 23 October 1963 16 October 1964 Conservative
George Darling 20 October 1964 6 April 1968 Labour
Edward Redhead 20 October 1964 11 October 1965 Labour
Roy Mason 20 October 1964 7 January 1967 Labour
The Lord Brown 11 October 1965 19 June 1970 Labour
Joseph Mallalieu 7 January 1967 1 July 1968 Labour
Edmund Dell 6 April 1968 13 October 1969 Labour
William Rodgers 1 July 1968 13 October 1969 Labour
Goronwy Roberts 13 October 1969 19 June 1970 Labour
Frederick Corfield 24 June 1970 15 October 1970 Conservative
Michael Noble 15 October 1970 5 November 1972 Conservative
Sir Geoffrey Howe 5 November 1972 4 March 1974 Conservative Attended Cabinet
Eric Deakins 4 March 1974 5 April 1976 Labour Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade
Stanley Clinton-Davis 4 March 1974 4 May 1979 Labour Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade
Michael Meacher 5 April 1976 4 May 1979 Labour Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade
Cecil Parkinson 7 May 1979 14 September 1981 Conservative
Peter Rees 14 September 1981 9 June 1983 Conservative
Paul Channon 9 June 1983 24 January 1986 Conservative
Alan Clark 24 January 1986 25 July 1989 Conservative
The Lord Trefgarne 25 July 1989 23 July 1990 Conservative
Tim Sainsbury 23 July 1990 14 April 1992 Conservative
Richard Needham 14 April 1992 6 July 1995 Conservative
Anthony Nelson 6 July 1995 2 May 1997 Conservative
The Lord Clinton-Davis 2 May 1997 28 July 1998 Labour
Brian Wilson 28 July 1998 28 July 1999 Labour
Richard Caborn 28 July 1999 11 June 2001 Labour
The Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean 11 June 2001 13 June 2003 Labour
Mike O'Brien 13 June 2003 9 September 2004 Labour
Douglas Alexander 9 September 2004 11 May 2005 Labour
Ian Pearson 11 May 2005 8 May 2006 Labour
Ian McCartney 8 May 2006 28 June 2007 Labour Attended Cabinet
The Lord Jones of Birmingham 29 June 2007 3 October 2008 Independent Sat on the Labour benches in the House of Lords, but never joined the party.
Gareth Thomas 3 October 2008 5 June 2009 Labour Thomas apparently continued as a Trade Minister after the appointment of Lord Davies. BERR described him simply as 'Minister for Trade' rather than 'Minister for Trade and Investment' as he was prior to Davies' appointment.[1]
The Lord Davies of Abersoch 14 January 2009 11 May 2010 Labour as 'Minister for Trade, Investment and Business'[1]
Mark Prisk 11 May 2010 11 January 2011 Conservative Styled as 'Minister of State for Business and Enterprise'. Handled UK Trade & Investment until Lord Green entered the government
The Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint 11 January 2011 11 December 2013 Conservative as 'Minister of State for Trade and Investment'
The Lord Livingston of Parkhead 11 December 2013 11 May 2015 Conservative [2]
The Lord Maude of Horsham 11 May 2015 10 February 2016 Conservative as 'Minister of State for Trade and Investment'. Baroness Anelay of St John’s DBE will be given Lord Maude's responsibilities on an interim basis until Mark Price CVO takes up the role in March 2016.[3]
The Lord Price 4 April 2016 3 September 2017 Conservative as 'Minister of State for Trade and Investment'. Baroness Anelay of St John’s DBE will be given Lord Maude's responsibilities on an interim basis until Mark Price CVO takes up the role in March 2016.[4]
The Baroness Fairhead 28 September 2017 7 May 2019 Conservative as 'Minister of State for Trade'
Greg Hands 13 February 2020 Present Conservative as 'Minister of State for Trade Policy'
The Lord Grimstone of Boscobel 18 March 2020 Present Conservative as 'Minister of State for Investment'

References
  1. BERR - Ministerial Team Archived 2008-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Gov.uk Minister of State for Trade and Investment
  3. "Ministerial appointment: Mark Ian Price". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. "Ministerial appointment: Mark Ian Price". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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