Ministerial role
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Organisations:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Current role holder:
The Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP
Responsibilities
The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Current role holder
The Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP
Claire Coutinho was appointed Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on 31 August 2023.
She was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education from 26 October 2022 to 30 August 2023.
She was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions from 21 September to 27 October 2022.
Claire was elected Conservative MP for East Surrey on 12 December 2019.
Previous holders of this role
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The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP
2023 to 2023