Ministerial role

Minister of State (Minister for Trade Policy)

Organisations: Department for International Trade

Responsibilities

The Minister of State for Trade Policy supports the Secretary of State with:

  • support on all free trade agreements (FTAs)
  • support on World Trade Organization (WTO), G7, G20, OECD, Commonwealth and wider multilateral engagement
  • market access strategy
  • FTA implementation
  • the Board of Trade
  • union policy
  • chairing the XWH Inter-Ministerial Trade Advisory Group (IMTAG)
  • external engagement via the:
    • Strategic Trade Advisory Group
    • sectoral trade advisory groups
    • trade union advisory groups
    • civil society and think tank roundtables

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Greg Hands

    2022 to 2023

  2. The Rt Hon Conor Burns

    2022 to 2022

  3. The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt

    2021 to 2022

  4. The Rt Hon Greg Hands

    2020 to 2021