Minister of State (Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security) at the Department for Business and Trade and Minister of State at the Cabinet Office
The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP
Biography
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.
Minister of State (Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security) at the Department for Business and Trade
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
Minister of State at the Cabinet Office
Responsibilities include:
- Supporting the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on Intergovernmental Relations