Anne-Marie Trevelyan has been appointed as the new secretary of state for transport.
The MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed, who is the former secretary of state for international trade and president of The Board of Trade, said she was 'thrilled' with her new role.
'Transport is crucial to our lives - bringing people together, creating jobs & connecting the UK with the world,' she tweeted late on Tuesday night.
'Looking forward to getting to work on the many challenges & opportunities transport brings.'
I’m thrilled to have been appointed Transport Sec ??????????????
— Anne-Marie Trevelyan (@annietrev) September 6, 2022
Transport is crucial to our lives - bringing people together, creating jobs & connecting the UK with the world.
Looking forward to getting to work on the many challenges & opportunities transport brings. https://t.co/NTf0tvC3v4
Ms Trevelyan has risen quickly through the parliamentary ranks having only been first elected MP for the Berwick-upon-Tweed constituency at the 2015 general election.
Since then she has held a handful of senior posts starting with a place on the influential House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee, making use of her training as a chartered accountant.
In 2019, she was appointed minister for defence procurement, and later minister of state for the armed forces.
She then moved to secretary of state for international development, and in November 2020 was appointed the UK’s international champion on adaptation and resilience for the COP26 Presidency.
In January 2021, Anne-Marie was appointed minister for business, energy and clean growth and in September 2021, was promoted back to the Cabinet as trade secretary.
On her website, she states her areas of interest 'include rural broadband, dualling the A1, continuing to bring investment to north Northumberland, and the armed forces covenant'.
