Enterprise Champion
Government position in the UK
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Enterprise Champion or Enterprise Tsar[1] is a position within the UK Government responsible for promoting entrepreneurship and advising the Department for Business and Trade. The role is currently held by Alan Sugar, the businessman and star of BBC One's The Apprentice, who also held the position for one year during the Brown ministry (2007–10).[2] During this time, he was ennobled as Lord Sugar.[3]
| Enterprise Champion to the Business Secretary | |
|---|---|
| Reports to | Secretary of State for Business and Trade |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Formation | 5 June 2009 |
| First holder | Alan Sugar |
Sugar was also kept on by Conservative Party prime ministers David Cameron in the 2015 United Kingdom general election and by Theresa May after the Brexit referendum.[4][5][6][7]
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