The Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero is a post in the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet. The Shadow Secretary originally helped hold the

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and junior ministers to account and is the lead spokesperson on energy and

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issues for his or her party. The post currently holds the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (concurrently with the shadow business secretary) and the

Minister of State for Energy and Climate The minister of state for energy and climate is a mid-level position in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in the Government of the United Kingdom. It is currently held by Graham Stuart. The role used to be part of the ...

to account in Parliament. A previous Official Opposition post of Shadow Secretary of State for Energy existed until the

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was merged into the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in 1992. In 2008, the

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was split from the DTI's successor department, effectively reviving the former department and the need for an Opposition shadow. Following

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's appointment as Prime Minister in July 2016, the department was disbanded and merged with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to form the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with the consequent ending of this shadow post. It was revived during the

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and given to

Ed Miliband Edward Samuel "Ed" Miliband (born 24 December 1969) is a British politician serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero since 2021. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster North since 2005. Miliban ...

, the former Labour Leader, who was then serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy before his appointment.

Shadow Secretary of State for Energy (1974–1992)

Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (2008–2016)

Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero (2021-present)

Shadow Secretary of State for Energy (1974–1992)

Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (2008–2016)

Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero (2021-present)

See also