Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy was a senior UK Cabinet position responsible for overseeing business policy, industrial strategy, and the energy sector before its functions were reorganized into newer departments.

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instanceOf United Kingdom cabinet position
ministerial office
abolishedDate 2023-02-07
abolishedYear 2023
alsoKnownAs Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
surface form: BEIS Secretary of State
appointedBy British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
appointedOnAdviceOf Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
createdBy Theresa May
department Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
firstHolder Greg Clark
formationDate 2016-07-14
formationYear 2016
hasCabinetRank full cabinet member
jurisdiction UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
lastHolder Grant Shapps
memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
nativeLanguageName Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy self-link
officeHoldersInclude Alok Sharma
Grant Shapps
Greg Clark
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Kwasi Kwarteng
partOf British Cabinet
surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
politicalLevel senior minister of the Crown
precededBy Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
surface form: Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
reportsTo British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
responsibleFor business policy in the United Kingdom
climate and energy security policy
competition and markets policy
corporate governance policy
energy policy in the United Kingdom
industrial decarbonisation policy
industrial strategy in the United Kingdom
oversight of the UK energy market
regulation of companies in the United Kingdom
research and development policy
science and innovation policy
support for small and medium-sized enterprises
seat Westminster, London, England
surface form: Westminster, London
status defunct office
style The Right Honourable
succeededBy Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
termLength at His Majesty's pleasure
usedIn United Kingdom constitutional law

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Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero precededByOffice Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Ed Miliband positionHeld Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills replacedBy Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Minister of State for Industry reportsTo Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy alsoKnownAs Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
this entity surface form: BEIS Secretary of State
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy nativeLanguageName Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy self-link
Grant Shapps positionHeld Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Andrea Leadsom positionHeld Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Secretary of State for Business and Trade predecessorOffice Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy lastIncumbentMinisterialTitle Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy