Ministerial role
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Decarbonisation)
Organisations:
Department for Transport
Current role holder:
Keir Mather MP
Responsibilities
The Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Decarbonisation is responsible for:
- aviation and airport expansion
- maritime
- decarbonisation and electric vehicles (EVs)
- freight and borders
- security
Current role holder
Keir Mather MP
Keir Mather was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport on 7 September 2025.
He was previously Assistant Whip, House of Commons between 10 July 2024 and 7 September 2025. He was elected as the MP for Selby in July 2024.