Department for Business and Trade
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It was established on 7 February 2023 by a cabinet reshuffle under the Rishi Sunak premiership. The new department absorbed the functions of the former Department for International Trade and some of the functions of the former Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy.
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Formed | 7 February 2023 |
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Type | UK Government Department |
Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
Headquarters | Old Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place, London, SW1A 2DY |
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The department is headed by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, assisted by a number of junior ministers. The present incumbent and the first to hold the role is Kemi Badenoch; she is also President of the Board of Trade and Minister for Women and Equalities. Badenoch was previously the final Secretary of State at the Department for Business and Trade.