The Minister of State for International Environment is a junior ministerial position in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. It is currently vacant since October 2022.

Minister of State for International Environment
Incumbent
Vacant
since 25 October 2022
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Reports toSecretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe King
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Formation2019
First holderThe Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

Responsibilities

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The minister’s responsibilities include:

  • International environment, climate, biodiversity and conservation
  • Animal Welfare
  • Forestry policy – domestic and international
  • International Whaling Commission
  • International ocean (including ocean and climate, marine biodiversity (including overseas territories marine biodiversity), marine litter and blue finance)
  • Illegal wildlife trade, Corridors, Kaza
  • Green recovery
  • International green finance
  • Lead for Forestry Commission
  • Lords Minister for environment, including Environment Bill

List of ministers

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Name Portrait Term of office Political party P.M.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment and International Development
The Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park   13 July 2019 13 February 2020 Conservative Johnson
Minister of State for the Pacific and the International Environment
The Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park   13 February 2020 15 September 2022 Conservative Johnson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Environment
The Lord Benyon   20 September 2022 31 October 2022 Conservative Truss

See also

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References

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