| Post: | Minister of State for Competitiveness |
| Appointer: | Elizabeth II |
| Abolished: | 11 May 2010 |
| Last: | Shriti Vadera, Baroness Vadera |
| Formation: | 12 July 2007 |
| Inaugural: | Ian McCartney |
| Appointerpost: | the Sovereign, on the advice of the Prime Minister |
| Style: | The Honourable |
| Department: | Department of Trade and Industry (1997–2007) Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (2007–2009) |
| Insigniacaption: | Royal Arms as used by Her Majesty's Government |
| Insignia: | Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (2022).svg |
| Image Caption: | Baroness Vadera |
The Minister of State for Competitiveness was an office held by a member of the United Kingdom government and appointed by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
The position was created within the Department of Trade and Industry following Tony Blair's victory in the 1997 general election and was initially held by Ian McCartney.[1] The office was vacant between 1999 and 2001. From 2001 to 2002, it was held by Douglas Alexander and, from 2002 to 2004, by Stephen Timms; both having additional responsibility for .[2] [3]
Following Gordon Brown's election as Labour leader and Prime Minister in July 2007, the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform was created and the position was re-established and held again by Timms until January 2008.[4] [5] [6] He was succeeded by Baroness Vadera, who served in the more junior role of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State with additional responsibilities for small business, deregulation, the British Business Council and the Cabinet Office. She left the post in June 2009, when the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform was merged with the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.[7] [8]
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State for Competitiveness | |||||||
| Ian McCartney MP for Makerfield | 5 May 1997 | 28 July 1999 | Labour | Blair I | |||
| Minister of State for e-Commerce and Competitiveness | |||||||
| Douglas Alexander MP for Paisley South | 11 June 2001 | 29 May 2002 | Labour | Blair II | |||
| Stephen Timms MP for East Ham | 29 May 2002 | 9 September 2004 | Labour | Blair II | |||
| Minister of State for Competitiveness | |||||||
| Stephen Timms MP for East Ham | 12 July 2007 | 25 January 2008 | Labour | Brown | |||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Competitiveness, Deregulation and British Business Council Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Competitiveness and Small Business | |||||||
| Shriti Vadera, Baroness Vadera | 25 January 2008 | 9 June 2009 | Labour | Brown | |||