Penny Mordaunt was appointed Minister of State at the Department for International Trade on September 16, 2021.

Minister of State (Minister for Trade Policy)

The Minister of State for Trade Policy’s principal responsibilities include:

• trade defence framework
• World Trade Organization (WTO) engagement and reform
• trade for development
• delivering the Export Support Service

She also supports the Secretary of State with:

• live free trade agreement negotiations
• defending against market-distorting practices
• trade elements of national security policy
• UK Global Tariff (UKGT) policy
• UK trade preferences scheme
• climate change and COP26
• EU member state engagement
• Ministerial Forum for Trade engagement
• departmental legislative activity

Previous roles in government

2020 to 2021 – Paymaster General

2019 to 2019 – Secretary of State for Defence

2018 to 2019 – Minister for Women and Equalities

2017 to 2019 – Secretary of State for International Development

2016 to 2017 – Minister of State (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work)

2015 to 2016 – Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the Armed Forces)

2014 to 2015 – Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government