The Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero is a mid-level position in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in the Government of the United Kingdom.
The role used to be part of the portfolio belonging to the secretary of state and minister of state at the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Until 2023, the minister worked at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
History The role was formerly known as Minister of State for Energy at the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan replaced Kwasi Kwarteng as Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in January 2021.
Greg Hands replaced Trevelyan at the 2021 British cabinet reshuffle. Responsibilities The minister is responsible for the following:
Clean Power 2030 Great British Energy Renewables and biomass Energy systems, the grid and networks Energy market reform, including REMA and Reformed National Pricing Energy security, resilience and preparedness North Sea transition Oil and gas refineries Carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) Greenhouse gas removals (GGRs) Hydrogen Powering AI Energy Independence Bill
List of energy ministers
Name Term of office Political party Prime ministerMinister of State, EnergyDavid Howell8 January 19744 March 1974ConservativeEdward HeathThomas Balogh7 March 19744 December 1975LabourHarold WilsonJohn Smith4 December 197514 April 1976Dickson Mabon14 April 19764 May 1979James CallaghanHamish Gray7 May 1979 13 June 1983ConservativeMargaret ThatcherAlick Buchanan-Smith13 June 198313 June 1987Peter Morrison13 June 198726 July 1990Parliamentary under-Secretary of State, EnergyColin Moynihan24 July 199011 April 1992ConservativeJohn MajorDavid Heathcoat-Amory28 November 1990 11 April 1992Minister of State, EnergyTimothy Eggar15 April 199220 July 1994ConservativeJohn MajorMinister of State for Energy and Competitiveness in EuropeTimothy Eggar20 July 199423 July 1996ConservativeJohn MajorGreg Knight23 July 19962 May 1997David Simon, Baron Simon of HighburyMay 1997 July 1999LabourTony BlairHelen Liddell29 July 199924 January 2001Peter Hain25 January 20017 June 2001Minister of State for Energy and ConstructionBrian Wilson11 June 200113 June 2003LabourTony Blair Minister of State for Energy and e-Commerce Mike O'Brien 10 September 2004 11 May 2005 Labour Tony Blair Minister of State for Energy Malcolm Wicks 11 May 2005 10 November 2006 Labour Tony Blair Peter Truscott, Baron Truscott 10 November 2006 28 June 2007 Malcolm Wicks 28 June 2007 5 October 2008 Gordon Brown Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change Mike O'Brien 5 October 2008 8 June 2009 Labour Gordon Brown Joan Ruddock 8 June 2009 11 May 2010 Charles Hendry 12 May 2010 4 September 2012Conservative David Cameron Minister of State for Energy John Hayes 4 September 2012 28 March 2013Conservative David Cameron Michael Fallon 28 March 2013 15 July 2014 Matt Hancock 15 July 2014 11 May 2015 Andrea Leadsom 11 May 2015 14 July 2016 Minister of State for Energy and Intellectual Property Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Baroness Neville-Rolfe 17 July 2016 21 December 2016Conservative Theresa May Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Intellectual PropertyDavid Prior, Baron Prior of Brampton21 December 201614 June 2017Conservative Theresa May Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry and Energy Richard Harrington, Baron Harrington of Watford 14 June 2017 9 January 2018Conservative Theresa May Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth Claire Perry 9 January 2018 24 July 2019Conservative Theresa May Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth Kwasi Kwarteng 24 July 2019 8 January 2021Conservative Boris JohnsonAnne-Marie Trevelyan8 January 202115 September 2021 Greg Hands 16 September 2021 6 September 2022 Minister of State for Climate Sept to Oct 2022 Minister of State for Energy and Climate Oct 2022 to Feb 2023 Graham Stuart 6 September 2022 7 February 2023Conservative Liz Truss Minister of State for Energy Security and Net ZeroGraham Stuart7 February 202312 April 2024Conservative Rishi SunakJustin Tomlinson12 April 20245 July 2024Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath9 July 202422 May 2025LabourKeir StarmerMargaret Curran, Baroness Curran22 May 20256 June 2025Alan Whitehead, Baron Whitehead11 November 202520 July 2026Minister of State for EnergyMichael Shanks6 September 2025IncumbentLabourKeir StarmerAndy BurnhamMinister of State for Climate Transition Katie White21 July 2026IncumbentLabourAndy Burnham
References
See also
List of government ministers of the United Kingdom Minister of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change Energy minister