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.
| United Kingdom Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 5 July 2024Ed Miliband | |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | |
| Style |
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| Type | Minister of the Crown |
| Status | Secretary of State |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | The Prime Minister |
| Seat | Westminster |
| Nominator | The Prime Minister |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Term length | At His Majesty's Pleasure |
| Formation | 8 January 1974 |
| First holder | Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (as Secretary of State for Energy) |
| Salary | £159,038 per annum (2022) (including £86,584 MP salary) |
| Website | www |
The incumbent Secretary of State is Ed Miliband of the Labour Party.
History
Between 1974 and 1992, the post was known as Secretary of State for Energy.
Under the Conservative government of Sir John Major in 1992 the Department of Energy was merged into the Department of Trade and Industry.
The position of Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change was created on 3 October 2008 when then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown reshuffled his Cabinet. Immediately prior to the creation of the new department, energy policy was the responsibility of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
Former Labour leader Ed Miliband was the inaugural secretary of state at DECC. After Labour lost the 2010 general election and the Cameron–Clegg coalition was formed, Chris Huhne was appointed as his successor. On 3 February 2012, Huhne resigned from the post after it was announced that he would be prosecuted for perverting the course of justice, in relation to accusations that he passed on speeding penalties to his ex-wife to avoid losing his own licence. The post was taken over by Ed Davey on the same day, and served until the Liberal Democrats left government, and Davey lost his seat, in 2015.
Amber Rudd was the final secretary of state at DECC, until she became Home Secretary. The post was formed into the new Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy by new prime minister Theresa May in July 2016.
On 7 February 2023, a government reshuffle meant that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy was split up into separate departments. 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.
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. The department was tasked by the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, with "securing our long-term energy supply, bringing down bills and halving inflation".
List
Secretary of State for Energy (1974–1992)
Colour key (for political parties):
Conservative Labour
| Secretary of State | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington | 8 January 1974 | 4 March 1974 | Conservative | Edward Heath | ||||
| Eric Varley MP for Chesterfield | 5 March 1974 | 10 June 1975 | Labour | Harold Wilson | ||||
| Tony Benn MP for Chesterfield | 10 June 1975 | 4 May 1979 | ||||||
| James Callaghan | ||||||||
| David Howell MP for Guildford | 5 May 1979 | 14 September 1981 | Conservative | Margaret Thatcher | ||||
| Nigel Lawson MP for Blaby | 14 September 1981 | 11 June 1983 | ||||||
| Peter Walker MP for Worcester | 11 June 1983 | 13 June 1987 | ||||||
| Cecil Parkinson MP for Hertsmere | 13 June 1987 | 24 July 1989 | ||||||
| John Wakeham MP for South Colchester and Maldon | 24 July 1989 | 11 April 1992 | ||||||
| John Major | ||||||||
| Department abolished 1992. Functions transferred to the Department of Trade and Industry. | ||||||||
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (2008–2016)
Colour key (for political parties):
Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
| Secretary of State | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Miliband MP for Doncaster North | 3 October 2008 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | Gordon Brown | ||||
| Chris Huhne MP for Eastleigh | 12 May 2010 | 3 February 2012 | Liberal Democrats | David Cameron (Coalition) | ||||
| Ed Davey MP for Kingston and Surbiton | 3 February 2012 | 8 May 2015 | ||||||
| Amber Rudd MP for Hastings and Rye | 11 May 2015 | 14 July 2016 | Conservative | David Cameron (II) | ||||
| Department abolished 2016, merged into Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. | ||||||||
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (2023–present)
Colour key (for political parties):
Conservative Labour
| Secretary of State | Term of 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 | |||
Timeline
See also
- Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change – ministerial position from 2008 to 2016.
- Minister of State for Energy
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