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Minister of State for Competitiveness

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Minister of State for Competitiveness
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Until 2009)
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Since 2009)
StyleThe Honourable
Reports toSecretary of State for Business
AppointerPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
Formation12 July 2007
First holderStephen Timms
Final holderStephen Timms
Abolished11 May 2010[citation needed]
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The Minister of State for Competitiveness was an office of the United Kingdom Government, held by an elected Member of Parliament and appointed by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[citation needed]

The position, created in July 2007, was part of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and was held by The Rt. Hon. Stephen Timms MP until 25 January 2008.[1] He was succeeded by Shriti Vadera, Baroness Vadera (25 January 2008-9 June 2009).[2] On 9 June 2009 the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform was merged with the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.[3]

Ministers of State for Competitiveness 2007–2010

Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government
File:Stephen Timms portrait.jpg Stephen Timms
MP for East Ham
12 July
2007
25 January
2008
Labour Brown
Shriti Vadera, Baroness Vadera Shriti Vadera, Baroness Vadera
25 January
2008
9 June
2009
Labour Brown

References

  1. "Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. Bill, Tom (25 January 2008). "Timms leaves his post as construction minister". Building Magazine. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. "Changes to the machinery of Government". gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2020.


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