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Prime Minister's Trade Envoy programme appointments

The Prime Minister has today made three re-appointments and one new appointment to his Trade Envoy programme.

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Department for International Trade, Department for Business and Trade, Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP
Published
28 March 2023
Last updated
28 March 2023 — See all updates
This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

The Prime Minister has today made three re-appointments to his Trade Envoy programme.

The re-appointments are:

  • Rt Hon David Mundell MP as the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to New Zealand,
  • Heather Wheeler MP as the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Cambodia & Laos,
  • Laurence Robertson MP as the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Angola, Zambia with the addition of Ethiopia.

The Prime Minister has also appointed Gareth Johnson MP as his Trade Envoy to the United Arab Emirates.

Trade Envoys support the UK economy by supporting British businesses to take advantage of the opportunities arising from the UK’s global trade agenda. They champion Global Britain and promote the UK as a destination of choice for inward investment across all regions of the UK, helping to level up the country.

The new appointments will extend the total number of Trade Envoys to 35 parliamentarians, covering 65 markets.

The Trade Envoys will work with the Department for Business and Trade’s global network to strengthen the UK’s trade and investment relationships within their appointed markets and break down barriers to doing business for UK firms.

Notes to editors:

  • The role as a Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy is unpaid and voluntary with cross-party membership from both Houses.

Updates to this page

Published 28 March 2023
Last updated 28 March 2023 + show all updates

  1. Amended to reflect that Laurence Robertson MP has been re-appointed as the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Angola, Zambia with the addition of Ethiopia.

  2. First published.