Ministerial role

Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Organisations: Department for Business and Trade and UK Defence and Security Exports
Current role holder: »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP

Responsibilities

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Secretary of State has overall responsibility for the Department for Business and Trade. Responsibilities include:

  • overall responsibility for delivery and strategy
  • cross-government business engagement
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  • FTA negotiations, mandates, and decisions
  • WTO, G7, and G20 ministerial meetings
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Current role holder

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP

Jonathan Reynolds was appointed Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade on 5 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Stalybridge and Hyde in May 2010.

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Previous holders of this role

  1. »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP

    2023 to 2024