Minister of State (Minister for Investment)

Lord Stockwood

Biography

Lord Stockwood was appointed Minister of State (Minister for Investment) jointly in the Department for Business and Trade and HM Treasury on 6 September 2025.

Prior to entering government, Lord Stockwood held leadership and board roles at Simply Business, Match.com, Skyscanner, and lastminute.com. He also invested in early-stage technology companies and was a limited partner in several venture funds.

Lord Stockwood is the co-owner and former Chair of Grimsby Town Football Club. He co-founded Our Future, a charity established with local leaders to support long-term renewal in post-industrial towns.

Lord Stockwood has been a Transformational Leadership Fellow at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. In 2018, he published ‘Reboot: A Blueprint for Happy, Human Business in the Digital Age’ and he has written articles for national newspapers on football, politics, and society.

Minister of State (Minister for Investment)

His portfolio includes:

  • Office for Investment  
  • Investor Relations  
  • investment events  
  • investment delivery  
  • life sciences  
  • GREAT Board

More about this role

HM Treasury, Department for Business and Trade, and Office for Investment