The minister of state for Brexit opportunities and government efficiency was a ministerial office in the Cabinet Office in the Government of the United Kingdom.[1][2] This position was created (as "Minister for Efficiency and Transformation") by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in February 2020 as a renaming of Minister of State for the Treasury with new responsibilities. It was a joint office with HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office from 2020 to 2022. After Jacob Rees-Mogg was appointed in February 2022, the role was made a full member of the Cabinet; he was based solely at the Cabinet Office. Following Rees-Mogg's departure on 6 September 2022, to become Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy under Liz Truss, no replacement was appointed and office was abolished.[3]
| United Kingdom Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency | |
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| Cabinet Office | |
| Style | Brexit Opportunities Minister (informal) |
| Status | |
| Reports to | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
| Seat | Westminster, London |
| Appointer | The British monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | The Lord Agnew of Oulton |
| Formation | 13 February 2020 |
| Final holder | Jacob Rees-Mogg |
| Abolished | 6 September 2022 |
| Website | gov.uk |
Responsibilities
editResponsibilities of the post included:[4]
- Brexit Opportunities
- Spend controls[5] (including controls reform)
- Public bodies
- Government reform
- Procurement Bill
- Places for Growth (a team within the Cabinet Office which aims to relocate Civil Service roles away from London to the regions and nations of the UK)[6]
- Commercial and commercial models
- Functions:- Commercial Tackling Fraud, Error and Debt; and Grants Government Property Agency Office of Government Property
- Infrastructure and Projects Authority (jointly with HMT)
Officeholders
edit| Name | Term of office | Political party | |||
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| Minister of State for Efficiency and Transformation | |||||
| The Lord Agnew of Oulton[7] | .jpg)
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13 February 2020 | 24 January 2022[8] | Conservative | |
| Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency | |||||
| Jacob Rees-Mogg | 
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8 February 2022 | 6 September 2022 | Conservative | |
References
edit- ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency)". Cabinet Office, UK Government. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Our ministers". Treasury, UK Government. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021.
Lord Agnew, Minister of State (Minister for Efficiency and Transformation), Unpaid (accessed 7 August 2021)
- ^ "Brexit 'opportunities' role ditched with no replacement for Jacob Rees-Mogg". The Independent. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "Minister of State (Minister for Efficiency and Transformation) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
This article contains text from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.
- ^ Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office Controls, last updated 26 October 2021, accessed 15 August 2022
- ^ Morgan, Tamsin (30 August 2018). "The Places for Growth Programme: driving growth across the UK". Civil Service blog, UK Government.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Lord Agnew of Oulton - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Conservative minister resigns in anger over Covid fraud". BBC News. 24 January 2022.
