The Minister of State for Industry is a mid-level role in the Department for Business and Trade and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero of His Majesty's Government. It has been held by Sarah Jones since 8 July 2024.

Since 2024, the Minister has belonged to two government departments.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the Minister of State for Industry in DBT include:[3]

(DBT Responsibilities)

  • advanced manufacturing
  • automotive
  • aerospace
  • defence
  • consumer goods
  • chemicals and plastics
  • construction
  • infrastructure
  • maritime and shipbuilding
  • steel
  • materials and critical minerals
  • Industrial Development Advisory Board

(DESNZ Responsibilities)

  • Office For Clean Energy Jobs
  • green finance
  • green jobs and skills
  • carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS)
  • carbon leakage
  • hydrogen
  • industrial decarbonisation and emissions trading, including fuel switching, business and commercial buildings decarbonisation
  • energy sector supply chains
  • green growth sectors
  • clean energy investments
  • mineworkers’ pensions

List of Ministers

Name Portrait Term of office Ministry
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry and Energy
Jesse Norman 18 July 2016 14 June 2017 May
(I)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry
Richard Harrington 14 June 2017 25 March 2019 May
(II)
Andrew Stephenson 4 April 2019 25 July 2019
Nadhim Zahawi 25 July 2019 15 September 2021 Johnson
(I)
Johnson
(II)
Lee Rowley 17 September 2021 6 July 2022
Minister of State for Industry
Jackie Doyle-Price 7 September 2022 27 October 2022 Truss
Minister of State for Industry and Investment Security
Nus Ghani 27 October 2022 7 February 2023 Sunak
Minister of State for Industry and Economic Security
Also Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit
Nus Ghani 7 February 2023 26 March 2024 Sunak
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry and Economic Security
Also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Investment Security Unit
Alan Mak 26 March 2024 5 July 2024 Sunak
Minister of State for Industry
Sarah Jones 8 July 2024 Incumbent Starmer

Minister for the Investment Security Unit

Following the reorganisation of government departments in February 2023 the minister in charge of the Investment Security Unit was moved from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to the Cabinet Office.[3]

The Investment Security Unit is responsible for identifying, addressing and mitigating national security risks to the UK arising when a person gains control of a qualifying asset or qualifying entity as set out in the National Security and Investment Act.[3]

Ministers

Name Portrait Term of office Ministry
Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit
Nus Ghani 7 February 2023 26 March 2024 Sunak
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Investment Security Unit
Alan Mak 26 March 2024 5 July 2024 Sunak

References

  1. ^ "Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23" (PDF). 15 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Pay and expenses for MPs". parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Minister for Industry - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2024. Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
  4. ^ "Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23" (PDF). 15 December 2022.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Industry
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