The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business and Enterprise, previously the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports, is a junior position in the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade of the Government of the United Kingdom.
Responsibilities The minister has responsibility of the following policy areas:
Export policy and promotion, including the export strategy UK Export Finance (UKEF) UK Defence and Security Exports climate change and COP26 GREAT campaign trade missions global events investment policy in the House of Commons
Officeholders
Colour key (for political parties):
Name PortraitTerm of office Political party P.M. President of the Board of TradeParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports Mark Garnier 15 July 2016 9 January 2018 Conservative Theresa May Liam FoxGraham Stuart9 January 201816 September 2021Conservative Boris Johnson Liz Truss Mike Freer 16 September 2021 6 July 2022 Conservative Anne-Marie Trevelyan Andrew Griffith 8 July 2022 7 September 2022 Conservative Marcus Fysh 20 September 2022 27 October 2022 Conservative Liz Truss Kemi Badenoch Andrew Bowie 28 October 2022 7 February 2023 Conservative Rishi Sunak Malcolm Offord, Baron Offord of Garvel 24 April 2023 5 July 2024 ConservativeParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Services, Small Business and Exports Gareth Thomas 9 July 2024 7 September 2025 Labour Keir Starmer Jonathan ReynoldsParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business and Economic TransformationBlair McDougall7 September 202521 July 2026LabourKeir StarmerPeter KyleParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business and EnterpriseSonny Leong, Baron Leong22 July 2026incumbent LabourAndy BurnhamJonathan Reynolds
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