| Post: | Minister of State for Industry |
| Insignia: | Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (2022).svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government |
| Department: | Department for Business and Trade Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Incumbent: | Sarah Jones |
| Incumbentsince: | 8 July 2024 |
| Style: | Minister |
| Type: | Minister of the Crown |
| Status: | Minister of State |
| Member Of: | His Majesty's Government |
| Reports To: | Secretary of State for Business and Trade Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Seat: | Westminster |
| Nominator: | Prime Minister |
| Appointer: | The Monarch |
| Termlength: | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Salary: | £115,824 per annum [1] (including £86,584 MP salary)[2] |
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 of the Minister of State for Industry in DBT include:[3]
(DBT Responsibilities)
(DESNZ Responsibilities)
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | Ministry | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry and Energy | |||||||
| Jesse Norman | 18 July 2016 | 14 June 2017 | May | ||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry | |||||||
| Richard Harrington | 14 June 2017 | 25 March 2019 | May | ||||
| Andrew Stephenson | 4 April 2019 | 25 July 2019 | |||||
| Nadhim Zahawi | 25 July 2019 | 15 September 2021 | Johnson | ||||
| Johnson | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Nus Ghani | 7 February 2023 | 26 March 2024 | Sunak | ||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry and Economic Security | |||||||
| Alan Mak | 26 March 2024 | 5 July 2024 | Sunak | ||||
| Minister of State for Industry | |||||||
| Sarah Jones | 8 July 2024 | Incumbent | Starmer | ||||
| Post: | Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Investment Security Unit |
| Insignia: | Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (2022).svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government |
| Department: | Cabinet Office |
| Incumbent: | Vacant |
| Incumbentsince: | 5 July 2024 |
| Style: | The Right Honourable |
| Type: | Minister of the Crown |
| Status: | Minister of State |
| Member Of: | His Majesty's Government |
| Reports To: | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office |
| Seat: | Westminster |
| Nominator: | Prime Minister |
| Appointer: | The Monarch |
| Termlength: | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Salary: | £115,824 per annum [4] (including £86,584 MP salary)[5] |
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]
| 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 | ||||