Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero explained

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Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Insignia:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (2022).svg
Insigniacaption:Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Department:Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Incumbent:The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Incumbentsince:9 July 2024
Style:Minister
Nominator:Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Appointer:The Monarch
Termlength:At His Majesty's pleasure

The Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero is a mid-level position in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in the Government of the United Kingdom.

The role used to be part of the portfolio belonging to the secretary of state and minister of state at the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Until 2023, the minister worked at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

History

The role was formerly known as Minister of State for Energy at the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Anne-Marie Trevelyan replaced Kwasi Kwarteng as Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in January 2021.

Greg Hands replaced Trevelyan at the 2021 British cabinet reshuffle.

Responsibilities

The minister is responsible for the following:[1]

List of ministers of state

Minister of StateTerm of officePolitical partyPrime minister
Minister of State for Energy and e-Commerce
Mike O'Brien10 September 200411 May 2005LabourTony Blair
Minister of State for Energy
Malcolm Wicks11 May 200510 November 2006LabourTony Blair
The Lord Truscott10 November 200628 June 2007LabourTony Blair
Malcolm Wicks28 June 20075 October 2008LabourGordon Brown
Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change
Mike O'Brien5 October 20088 June 2009LabourGordon Brown
Joan Ruddock8 June 200911 May 2010LabourGordon Brown
Charles Hendry12 May 20104 September 2012ConservativeDavid Cameron
Minister of State for Energy
John Hayes4 September 201228 March 2013ConservativeDavid Cameron
Michael Fallon28 March 201315 July 2014ConservativeDavid Cameron
Matt Hancock15 July 201411 May 2015ConservativeDavid Cameron
Andrea Leadsom11 May 201514 July 2016ConservativeDavid Cameron
Minister of State for Energy and Intellectual Property
The Baroness Neville-Rolfe17 July 201621 December 2016ConservativeTheresa May
Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry
Nick Hurd17 July 201612 June 2017ConservativeTheresa May
Claire Perry12 June 20179 January 2018ConservativeTheresa May
Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth
Claire Perry9 January 201824 July 2019ConservativeTheresa May
Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth
Kwasi Kwarteng24 July 20198 January 2021ConservativeBoris Johnson
Anne-Marie Trevelyan8 January 202115 September 2021ConservativeBoris Johnson
Greg Hands16 September 20216 September 2022ConservativeBoris Johnson
Minister of State for Climate Sept to Oct 2022
Minister of State for Energy and Climate Oct 2022 to Feb 2023
Graham Stuart6 September 20227 February 2023ConservativeLiz Truss
Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Graham Stuart7 February 202312 April 2024ConservativeRishi Sunak
Justin Tomlinson12 April 20245 July 2024ConservativeRishi Sunak
The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath9 July 2024IncumbentLabourKeir Starmer

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minister of State (Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth) - GOV.UK. 2020-10-24. www.gov.uk. en.