# Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy

A Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy is a position in British foreign policy, within the Department for International Trade since 2016, and formerly with the UK Trade & Investment government department from 2003 to 2016.
Trade Envoys are appointed by the Prime Minister in order to promote British business and trade interests abroad. The Special Representative for International Trade and Investment is a currently dormant position previously held by a member of the British Royal Family, who had the responsibility of representing the Sovereign for trade purposes. Following the 2012 Cabinet reshuffle, Ken Clarke was made a roving trade envoy, focusing on promoting British expertise to emerging economies, in particular China and Brazil.
Between September 2012 and November 2013, Lord Marland served as the Prime Minister's trade envoy. Upon his suggestion, and in collaboration with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the post was expanded in November 2012, when David Cameron announced the creation of eight new trade envoys to selected high-growth and developing markets. Additional representatives of the British government were appointed in March 2014 following the success of the initial programme. On 23 August 2021 a further set of envoys were announced, including prominent Brexiteers Lord Botham and Kate Hoey. The appointment of Ian Botham as a Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy was viewed by some people as unexpected, as he has no experience of economic or trade matters. When he was first appointed to the House of Lords, Botham had said that he would join discussions "“when they are debating something I know about – like sport or the countryside", but that there was "[n]ot much point if it’s a trade deal with Japan.”
In January 2025, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds appointed 32 trade envoys, covering 79 markets.

## Current Prime Ministerial Trade Envoys

United Kingdom Prime Ministerial Trade Envoys :
| Region/Market | Trade Envoy | Political Affiliation | Appointed |
| Africa ||||
| North Africa | Sarah Olney MP for Richmond Park (born 1977) | Liberal Democrats | |
| Egypt | Yasmin Qureshi MP for Bolton South and Walkden (born 1963) | Labour Party | |
| Southern Africa | Calvin Bailey MP for Leyton and Wanstead (born 1977/78) | Labour Party | |
| Morocco and Francophone West Africa | Ben Coleman MP for Chelsea and Fulham (born unknown) | Labour Party | |
| Ethiopia | Baroness Ramsey of Wall Heath Life peer (born unknown) | Labour Party | |
| Ghana | Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP for Clapham and Brixton Hill (born 1985) | Labour Party | |
| Nigeria | Florence Eshalomi MP for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green (born 1980) | Labour Party | |
| East Africa | Kate Osamor MP for Edmonton and Winchmore Hill (born 1968) | Labour Co-op | |
| South Africa | Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP for Tooting (born 1978) | Labour Party | |
| Oceania ||||
| Australia | Baron Spellar Life peer and former MP for Warley and Birmingham Northfield (born 1947) | Labour Party | |
| New Zealand | Carolyn Harris MP for Neath and Swansea East (born 1960) | Labour Party | |
| East and Southeast Asia ||||
| The Republic of Korea | Baron Watson of Wyre Forest Life peer, former MP for West Bromwich East and former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (born 1967) | Labour Party | |
| Taiwan | Baron Faulkner of Worcester Life peer (born 1946) | Labour Party | |
| Indonesia and ASEAN | Naz Shah MP for Bradford West (born 1973) | Labour Party | |
| Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos | Matt Western MP for Warwick and Leamington (born 1962) | Labour Party | |
| Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Brunei | George Freeman MP for Mid Norfolk (born 1967) | Conservative Party | |
| Japan | Sharon Hodgson MP for Washington and Gateshead South (born 1966) | Labour Party | |
| South Asia ||||
| Pakistan | Mohammad Yasin MP for Bedford (born 1971) | Labour Party | |
| Sri Lanka | Baron Hannett of Everton Life Peer (born 1953) | Labour Party | |
| Bangladesh | Baroness Winterton of Doncaster Life Peer, former MP for Doncaster Central and former Chairman of Ways and Means (born 1958) | Labour Party | |
| West and Central Asia ||||
| Türkiye | Afzal Khan MP for Manchester Rusholme (born 1958) | Labour Co-op | |
| Israel | Baron Austin of Dudley Life Peer and former MP for Dudley North (born 1965) | Crossbencher (formerly Labour Party) | 5 October 2020 (4 years ago) (2020-10-05) |
| Azerbaijan and Central Asia | Baron Alderdice Life peer, former MLA for Belfast East, former Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly and former Leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (born 1955) | Liberal Democrats and Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | |
| Jordan, Kuwait and Palestine Territories | Baron McNicol of West Kilbride Life peer and former General Secretary of the Labour Party (born 1969) | Labour Party | |
| Europe ||||
| Ukraine | Alex Sobel MP for Leeds Central and Headingley (born 1975) | Labour Co-op | |
| Switzerland & Liechtenstein | David Pinto-Duschinsky MP for Hendon (born 1974) | Labour Party | |
| North America ||||
| Mexico | Dan Carden MP for Liverpool Walton (born 1986) | Labour Party | |
| Commonwealth Caribbean | Paulette Hamilton MP for Birmingham Erdington (born 1962) | Labour Party | |
| Central America | Jessica Morden MP for Newport East (born 1968) | Labour Party | |
| South America ||||
| Southern Cone | Fabian Hamilton MP for Leeds North East (born 1955) | Labour Party | |
| Andean | Baron Liddle Life peer (born 1947) | Labour Party | |
| Brazil | Josh MacAlister MP for Whitehaven and Workington (born unknown) | Labour Party | |