Secretary of State for International Trade

Secretary of State for International Trade	Secretary of State for International Trade	Secretary of State for International Trade	Secretary of State for International Trade	Secretary of State for International Trade
 	 	 	 	
Incumbent 	Incumbent 	 	 	
Mattmars 	Mattmars 	 	 	
since 15th November 2020 	since 15th November 2020 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
Category 	Cabinet Position 	 	 	
Style 	The Right HonourableTrade Secretary 	 	 	
Inaugural holder 	NDGAARONDI 	 	 	
Number of Trade Secretaries 	4 	 	 	
The Trade Secretary, known in full as the Secretary of State for International Trade, is a senior official within the Government of the United Kingdom and head of the Department for International Trade. The office is a cabinet-level position. The position of Trade Secretary is currently held by Mattmars, who was appointed to the role by Prime Minister Saracen's Fez on 15th November 2020.
== Responsibilities ==
The Trade Secretary is responsible for:
* Developing, coordinating and delivering a new trade policy for the United Kingdom
* Preparing for and then negotiating free trade agreements and market access deals with non-EU countries
The Trade Secretary often works closely with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy due to the overlap between their respective roles.
== List of Trade Secretaries ==
StatusRed was appointed as the first Trade Secretary for the Labour Party in May 2015, and since them there have been 3 other Trade Secretaries.
Trade Secretary	Alternative role 	Party	Party 	Took office 	Left office
StatusRed 	Secretary of State for International Trade and Development	 	Labour 	May 2015 	July 2015
cranbrook_aspie	Secretary of State for the Economy, Trade and Industry 	 	Socialist 	August 2017 	November 2017
Connor27 	Secretary of State for International Trade and Development	 	Conservative	May 2020 	November 2020
Mattmars 	 	 	Labour 	November 2020	Incumbent
Category:Cabinet positions