Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade
The Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP
Biography
Jonathan Reynolds was appointed Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade on 5 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Stalybridge and Hyde in May 2010.
Secretary of State for Business and Trade
The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for the Department for Business and Trade. Responsibilities include:
- overall responsibility for delivery and strategy
- cross-government business engagement
- public appointments
- FTA negotiations, mandates, and decisions
- WTO, G7, and G20 ministerial meetings
- overseas network
Department for Business and Trade and UK Defence and Security Exports