The Minister of State for Trade Policy is a mid-level role at the

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in the

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. It is currently held by

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, who took the office on 9 October 2022. The minister deputizes for the

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History

Although only a

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position, it was considered to be one of the most important jobs outside Cabinet rank as when

Douglas Alexander Douglas Garven Alexander (born 26 October 1967) is a Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, previously Paisley South, from 1997 until his defeat in 2015. During this time, he served as ...

became Minister of State for Trade in September 2004, he was given a special provision to attend the Cabinet meetings. The subsequent role of Minister of State for Investment was created in 2021. The minister formerly worked at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

List of ministers

Minister of State for Investment

Notes

References

External links

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