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Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom

Not to be confused with the former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.

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]

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The incumbent Secretary of State is Claire Countinho of the Conservative Party.

History

On 7 February 2023, a government reshuffle meant that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy was split up into separate departments.[4][5] 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.[5]

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.[6] The department was tasked by the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, with "securing our long-term energy supply, bringing down bills and halving inflation".[5]

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See also

References

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