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Minister of State for International Environment
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent Vacant since 25 October 2022
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Reports to	Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nominator	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Appointer	The King (on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	2019
First holder	The Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

The Minister of State for International Environment is a junior ministerial position in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. It is currently vacant since October 2022.

Responsibilities

The minister’s responsibilities include:

• International environment, climate, biodiversity and conservation
• Animal Welfare
• Forestry policy – domestic and international
• International Whaling Commission
• International ocean (including ocean and climate, marine biodiversity (including overseas territories marine biodiversity), marine litter and blue finance)
• Illegal wildlife trade, Corridors, Kaza
• Green recovery
• International green finance
• Lead for Forestry Commission
• Lords Minister for environment, including Environment Bill

List of ministers

Name		Portrait	Term of office		Political party	P.M.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment and International Development
	The Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park		13 July 2019	13 February 2020	Conservative		Johnson
Minister of State for the Pacific and the International Environment
	The Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park		13 February 2020	15 September 2022	Conservative		Johnson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Environment
	The Lord Benyon		20 September 2022	31 October 2022	Conservative		Truss

See also

• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Minister of State for Food
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Growth and Rural Affairs

References

v t e Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Headquarters: Nobel House, Smith Square
Ministers	Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister of State for Food, Farming and the Environment Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Environment and Rural Affairs Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs
Non-ministerial	The Water Services Regulation Authority Forestry Commission
Executive agencies	Animal and Plant Health Agency Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Rural Payments Agency Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Non-departmental public bodies	Executive Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Consumer Council for Water Environment Agency Joint Nature Conservation Committee Marine Management Organisation National Forest Company Natural England Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Sea Fish Industry Authority Advisory Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment Independent Agricultural Appeals Panel Science Advisory Council Veterinary Products Committee Tribunal Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal
Other	Broads Authority Covent Garden Market Authority Dartmoor National Park Authority Drinking Water Inspectorate Exmoor National Park Authority Lake District National Park Authority New Forest National Park Authority North York Moors National Park Authority Northumberland National Park Authority Peak District National Park Authority South Downs National Park Authority UK Co-ordinating Body Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom
• Ministerial offices in the United Kingdom
• 2019 establishments in the United Kingdom