Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Not to be confused with the former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.
United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent
Ed Miliband
since 5 July 2024
StyleEnergy Secretary
(informal)
The Right Honourable
(within the UK and Commonwealth)
TypeMinister of the Crown
StatusSecretary of State
Member of
Reports toThe Prime Minister
SeatWestminster
NominatorThe Prime Minister
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term lengthAt His Majesty's Pleasure
Formation7 February 2023
First holderGrant Shapps
Salary£159,038 per annum (2022)[1]
(including £86,584 MP salary)[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero is a Secretary of State in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.[3]

The incumbent Secretary of State is Ed Miliband of the Labour Party.[4]

History

On 7 February 2023, a government reshuffle meant that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy was split up into separate departments.[5][6] The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero took on the energy portfolio and policy functions from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.[6]

Grant Shapps was appointed the first Secretary of State for the department, having previously been the last holder of the office of Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2022 to 2023.[7] The department was tasked by the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, with "securing our long-term energy supply, bringing down bills and halving inflation".[6]

List

Secretary of State Took office Left office Political party Ministry
Grant Shapps
MP for Welwyn Hatfield 		7 February 2023 31 August 2023 Conservative Sunak
Claire Coutinho
MP for East Surrey 		31 August 2023 5 July 2024
Ed Miliband
MP for Doncaster North 		5 July 2024 Incumbent Labour Starmer

See also

References

  1. ^ "Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23" (PDF). 15 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Pay and expenses for MPs". parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Secretary of State - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  5. ^ "Sunak reshuffle: Shapps named energy secretary in department shake-up". BBC News. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Making government deliver for the British people". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  7. ^ "The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 February 2023.