Secretary of State for Transport

The Secretary of State for Transport, also referred to as the transport secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the policies of the Department for Transport. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom, 16th in the ministerial ranking.
The office holder works alongside the other transport ministers. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow secretary of state for transport.
The incumbent is Deputy Prime Minister Rowan Atkinson CBE, following his appointment by Prime Minister Alexander Redd in December 2019.
== Responsibilities ==
Corresponding to what is generally known as a transport minister in many other countries, the transport secretary's remit includes the following:
* Oversight of railway contracts to private companies (phasing out)
* Matters concerning public ("adopted") road infrastructure and upgrades, including motorways
* Oversight of British Railways, including:
** Provision of transportation
** Quality inquiries and adaptations
** Infrastructure maintenance
** Oversight of planning over routes and automotives
* Oversight of Transport for the North, including:
** High Speed Rail 2
** One North Rail
** Electrification projects
* Oversight of metropolitan and county bus and tram transport provision
* Matters concerning international transport
* Relations with international transport and trade partnerships and routes (Eurostar, the EU), shared with the Foreign Ministry and Ministry for International Trade