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 NamePortraitTerm of officePolitical partyP.M. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment and International DevelopmentThe Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park 13 July 201913 February 2020ConservativeJohnson Minister of State for the Pacific and the International EnvironmentThe Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park 13 February 202015 September 2022ConservativeJohnson Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International EnvironmentThe Lord Benyon20 September 202231 October 2022ConservativeTruss
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
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