Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

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United Kingdom
Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
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Incumbent
Vacant
since 6 June 2025
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Style Minister
Nominator Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Appointer The Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
Website Official website

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.

Contents

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: [1]

List of ministers of state

Minister of StateTerm of officePolitical partyPrime minister
Minister of State for Energy and e-Commerce
Mike O'Brien 2.jpg Mike O'Brien 10 September 200411 May 2005 Labour Tony Blair
Minister of State for Energy
Malcolm Wicks MP.jpg Malcolm Wicks 11 May 200510 November 2006 Labour Tony Blair
Official portrait of Lord Truscott crop 2, 2019.jpg Peter Truscott, Baron Truscott 10 November 200628 June 2007 Labour Tony Blair
Malcolm Wicks MP.jpg Malcolm Wicks 28 June 20075 October 2008 Labour Gordon Brown
Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change
Mike O'Brien 2.jpg Mike O'Brien 5 October 20088 June 2009 Labour Gordon Brown
Joan Ruddock.jpg Joan Ruddock 8 June 200911 May 2010 Labour Gordon Brown
Charles Hendry, Minister of State of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.jpg Charles Hendry 12 May 20104 September 2012 Conservative David Cameron
Minister of State for Energy
Official portrait of Mr John Hayes crop 2.jpg John Hayes 4 September 201228 March 2013 Conservative David Cameron
Official portrait of Sir Michael Fallon crop 2.jpg Michael Fallon 28 March 201315 July 2014 Conservative David Cameron
Official portrait of Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP crop 2.jpg Matt Hancock 15 July 201411 May 2015 Conservative David Cameron
Official portrait of Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP crop 2.jpg Andrea Leadsom 11 May 201514 July 2016 Conservative David Cameron
Minister of State for Energy and Intellectual Property
Official portrait of Baroness Neville-Rolfe crop 2.jpg Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Baroness Neville-Rolfe 17 July 201621 December 2016 Conservative Theresa May
Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry [a]
Official portrait of Mr Nick Hurd crop 2.jpg Nick Hurd 17 July 201612 June 2017 Conservative Theresa May
Claire perry (cropped).jpg Claire Perry 12 June 20179 January 2018 Conservative Theresa May
Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth
Claire perry (cropped).jpg Claire Perry 9 January 201824 July 2019 Conservative Theresa May
Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth
Official portrait of Kwasi Kwarteng crop 2.jpg Kwasi Kwarteng 24 July 20198 January 2021 Conservative Boris Johnson
Official portrait of Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan crop 2.jpg Anne-Marie Trevelyan 8 January 202115 September 2021 Conservative Boris Johnson
Official portrait of Greg Hands crop 2.jpg Greg Hands 16 September 20216 September 2022 Conservative Boris Johnson
Minister of State for Climate Sept to Oct 2022
Minister of State for Energy and Climate Oct 2022 to Feb 2023
Official portrait of Graham Stuart crop 2.jpg Graham Stuart 6 September 20227 February 2023 Conservative Liz Truss
Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Official portrait of Graham Stuart crop 2.jpg Graham Stuart 7 February 202312 April 2024 Conservative Rishi Sunak
Official portrait of Justin Tomlinson MP crop 2.jpg Justin Tomlinson 12 April 20245 July 2024 Conservative Rishi Sunak
Official portrait of Lord Hunt of Kings Heath crop 2.jpg Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath 9 July 202422 May 2025 Labour Keir Starmer
Official portrait of Baroness Curran crop 2, 2025.jpg Margaret Curran, Baroness Curran 22 May 20256 June 2025 Labour Keir Starmer

Notes

  1. While the office did not have energy in its title, its portfolio responsibilities included: [2]
    • industrial strategy
    • climate change
    • carbon budgets
    • international climate change, including International Climate Fund
    • climate science and innovation
    • green finance
    • energy efficiency and heat, including fuel poverty
    • industry and enterprise
    • advanced manufacturing
    • materials
    • automotive

References

  1. "Minister of State (Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero) - GOV.UK".
  2. "Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

See also