Minister of State for Investment

United Kingdom
Minister of State for Investment
Incumbent
Vacant
since 21 July 2026
Department for Business and Trade
HM Treasury
StyleThe Right Honourable (within the UK and Commonwealth)
TypeMinister of the Crown
StatusMinister of State
Member ofHis Majesty's Government
Reports toSecretary of State for Business and Trade
Chancellor of the Exchequer
SeatWestminster
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Salary£83,048 per annum (2022)[1]
(including £86,584 MP salary)[2]

The Minister of State for Investment was a junior ministerial position in His Majesty's Government Department, appointed jointly to the Department of Business and Trade and HM Treasury.[3]

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:[4]

  • Office for Investment
  • Investor Relations
  • Investment events
  • Investment delivery
  • Life sciences
  • GREAT Board

Ministers of State for Investment

Minister of State Entered office Left office Political party Ministry
Gerry Grimstone, Baron Grimstone of Boscobel 18 March 2020 7 July 2022 Conservative Johnson
(II)
Dominic Johnson, Baron Johnson of Lainston 2 October 2022 28 October 2022 Conservative Truss
24 November 2022 5 July 2024 Conservative Sunak
Poppy Gustafsson, Baroness Gustafsson 10 October 2024 5 September 2025 Labour Keir Starmer
Jason Stockwood, Baron Stockwood 6 September 2025 21 July 2026 Labour
Merged with Minister of State for Science, Innovation and Investment

References

  1. ↑ "Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23" (PDF). 15 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Pay and expenses for MPs". parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Minister of State (Minister for Investment) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
  4. ↑ "Minister of State for Investment - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2023. Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.