Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Americas, Caribbean and the Overseas Territories)
Responsibilities
The Minister’s responsibilities include:
- Americas and Caribbean
- Overseas Territories
- Gibraltar
- consular policy
- Parliament
- Devolution
- departmental operations
- legal
- Ministerial Disability Champion
Current role holder
David Rutley MP
David Rutley was appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office on 27 October 2022.
He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Welfare Delivery) at the Department for Work and Pensions between 17 September 2021 and 20 September 2022.
He was a Government Whip from 15 June 2017 to 16 September 2021. He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 3 September 2018 to 27 July 2019.
Education
David received a BSc (Econ) from the London School of Economics and a MBA from Harvard Business School.
Political career
David was first elected to Parliament in the 2010 General Election as the Conservative MP for Macclesfield. He has previously served on the Treasury Select Committee and as Parliamentary Private Secretary to several Secretaries of State.
Career outside politics
David spent most of his career in business and worked as a senior executive in major companies, including Asda, PepsiCo International, Halifax General Insurance and Barclays. From 1994 to 1996 he worked as a Special Adviser at the Treasury, the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Agriculture.
Personal life
David enjoys an active family life with his wife, Rachel, and their 4 children. He is a keen mountaineer and rock climber and enjoys skiing and bird watching.
Follow David on Twitter: @davidrutley