United Kingdom Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security | |
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since 6 July 2024 | |
Department for Business and Trade | |
Style | Minister |
Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Formation | 3 September 1953 |
First holder | Derick Heathcoat-Amory |
Website | www |
The Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security,[1] formerly Minister of State for Trade Policy and Minister of State for Trade, is a mid-level role at the Department for Business and Trade in the Government of the United Kingdom. It is currently held by Douglas Alexander, who took the office on 6 July 2024. From 2016 to February 2023, the role was based in the Department for International Trade.