Minister of State for International Environment
British Government diplomacy position
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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.
NominatorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
AppointerThe King (on the advice of the Prime Minister)
| Minister of State for International Environment | |
|---|---|
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Incumbent since 25 October 2022Vacant | |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
| Reports to | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Appointer | The King (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 2019 |
| First holder | The Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park |
Responsibilities
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
| 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 | |||