Ministerial role

Minister of State (Climate, Environment and Energy – joint with FCDO and Defra)

Organisations: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Responsibilities

The Minister’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office responsibilities include:

  • energy, climate and the environment
  • conflict, stabilisation and mediation
  • oceans
  • deputy Minister for Development and Africa

The Minister’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs responsibilities include:

  • international nature and wildlife
  • oceans, domestic and international marine
  • green finance
  • Defra official development assistance (ODA) programme
  • lead for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Lord Benyon

    2023 to 2024