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(Redirected from Minister of State for Asia, Energy, Climate and Environment) United Kingdom government ministerial position in the Foreign Office
United Kingdom
Minister of State for Climate, Environment and Energy
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent
Vacant
since 5th July 2024
StyleMinister
Reports toForeign Secretary
Environment Secretary
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerThe King
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
WebsiteOfficial website

The Minister of State for Climate, Environment and Energy was a mid-level position in His Majesty's Government based in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

History

The office was known as Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific under Mark Field and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Asia and the Pacific from Henry Bellingham to Alok Sharma and under Heather Wheeler. The office was known as Minister of State for Asia under Nigel Adams and Amanda Milling and later Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East when it was held by Milling.

When held by The Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, the office was known as Minister of State for Asia, Energy, Climate and Environment between September and October 2022 and Minister of State for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment from October 2022 to June 2023.

List

Name Portrait Term of office Political party P.M. F.Sec.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Asia and the Pacific
Role formed out of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe and Asia
Henry Bellingham 14 May 2010 5 September 2012 Conservative Cameron Hague
Mark Simmonds 5 September 2012 11 August 2014 Conservative Cameron Hague
James Duddridge 11 August 2014 15 July 2015 Conservative Cameron Hague
Grant Shapps 15 July 2015 26 October 2015 Conservative Cameron Hammond
James Duddridge 26 October 2015 17 July 2016 Conservative Cameron Hammond
Alok Sharma 17 July 2016 13 June 2017 Conservative May Johnson
Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific
Mark Field 13 June 2017 25 July 2019 Conservative May
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Asia and the Pacific
Heather Wheeler 26 July 2019 13 February 2020 Conservative Johnson Raab
Minister of State for Asia
Nigel Adams 13 February 2020 15 September 2021 Conservative Johnson Raab
Amanda Milling 16 September 2021 8 February 2022 Conservative Johnson Truss
Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East
Amanda Milling 8 February 2022 7 September 2022 Conservative Johnson Truss
Minister of State for Asia, Energy, Climate and Environment
The Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park 22 September 2022 25 October 2022 Conservative Truss Cleverly
Minister of State for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment
The Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park 25 October 2022 30 June 2023 Conservative Sunak Cleverly
Minister of State for Climate, Environment and Energy
The Lord Benyon 14 November 2023 5 July 2024 Conservative Sunak Lord Cameron

Notes

  1. Suspended from 21 June 2019

References

  1. "Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  2. "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Asia and the Pacific)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  3. "The Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  4. "Minister of State (Minister for Asia)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
  5. "Minister of State (Minister for Asia and the Middle East)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-10-19.

See also

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ministers
Civil Service
Executive agencies
Executive non-departmental
public bodies
Other bodies
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