Ministerial role
Minister of State (Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security) at the Department for Business and Trade
Current role holder:
The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include:
- trade strategy
- free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations
- UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) Implementation
- Digital Trade Agreements
- UK Conformity Assessment (UKCA)
- Mutual Recognition Agreements
- Windsor Framework
- investor treaties and disputes
- investor screening
- UK Internal Market
- trade defence
- bilateral trade relations
- World Trade Organization (WTO), G7, G20, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Commonwealth
- trade remedies
- tariffs and disputes
- global supply chains
- economic security
- Export Control Joint Unit
- sanctions
The Minister of State is responsible for the following public bodies:
- Trade Remedies Authority
Current role holder
The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP
Douglas Alexander was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade on 6 July 2024.
He was appointed Minister of State in the Cabinet Office on 10 February 2025.
He was elected as the MP for Lothian East in July 2024.