Ministerial role

Secretary of State for Transport

Organisations: Department for Transport
Current role holder: Heidi Alexander MP

Responsibilities

The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for all Department for Transport business, including: 

  • overarching responsibility for the departmental portfolio and oversight of the ministerial team 
  • delivering the transport priorities of the government: making transport cheaper, greener, and more reliable 
  • ensuring the transport network is safe and accessible 
  • corporate functions such as oversight of departmental finance and public appointments

Current role holder

Heidi Alexander MP

Heidi Alexander MP was appointed as the Secretary of State for Transport on 29 November 2024.

She was previously the Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice from the 8 July 2024 to 29 November 2024. She was elected as the MP for Swindon South in July 2024.

More about this person

Previous holders of this role

  1. The Rt Hon Louise Haigh MP

    2024 to 2024

  2. The Rt Hon Mark Harper

    2022 to 2024

  3. The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan

    2022 to 2022

  4. The Rt Hon Grant Shapps

    2019 to 2022

  5. The Rt Hon Chris Grayling

    2016 to 2019

  6. The Rt Hon Sir Patrick McLoughlin

    2012 to 2016

  7. The Rt Hon Justine Greening

    2011 to 2012

  8. The Rt Hon Philip Hammond

    2010 to 2011