Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change was a British government cabinet position from 2008 to 2016. The

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was created on 3 October 2008 when then-

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reshuffled his

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. Between 1974 and 1992, the post was known as Secretary of State for Energy. The Energy and Climate Change Secretary revived the earlier post of the

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as head of the

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, existing from 1974 to 1992. After which, the

was merged into the Department of Trade and Industry under the

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government of Sir John Major in 1992. Sixteen years later, and immediately prior to the creation of the new department,

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was the responsibility of the

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(itself now a defunct government department, superseded by the

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). Former Labour Leader

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was the inaugural Secretary of State at DECC. After Labour lost the 2010 general election and the Cameron-Clegg coalition was formed,

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was appointed as his successor. On 3 February 2012, Huhne resigned from the post after it was announced that he would be prosecuted for perverting the course of justice, in relation to accusations that he passed on speeding penalties to his ex-wife to avoid losing his own licence. The post was taken over by

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on the same day, and served until the Liberal Democrats left government, and Davey lost his seat, in 2015.Chris Huhne quits cabinet over speeding claims charge
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was the final Secretary of State at DECC, until she became

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. The post was formed into the new

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by new Prime Minister

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in July 2016. The role is now part of the portfolio belonging to the

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, Graham Stuart.

List of Secretaries of State

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List of Secretaries of State

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