Miatta Fahnbulleh appointed new Secretary of State at DESNZ

Miatta Fahnbulleh MP replaces Ed Miliband as Secretary of State at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

Miatta Fahnbulleh appointed new Secretary of State at DESNZ

In the appointment of his first Cabinet, new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has appointed Peckham MP, Miatta Fahnbulleh to the role of Secretary of State at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), replacing Ed Miliband who has become Foreign Secretary.

Ms Fahnbulleh, returns to the department where she was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Consumers from June 2024 to September 2025.

Martin McCluskey MP remains the Minister of State for Energy Consumers and remains responsible for the Warm Homes Plan.

Michael Shanks MP retains his post as Minister of State responsible for Energy Industry and Infrastructure

Katie White MP has been promoted from unpaid Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Climate to become Minister of State

Blair McDougall MP has been appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State jointly in the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero with the remit for Energy Industry and Business supply chain, the role previously covered by Chris Macdonald MP.

Polly Billington MP is the new Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the House of Commons

Baroness Margaret Curran has become the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the House of Lords

Lord Patrick Vallance has stepped down from his DESNZ roles in the House of Lords, as has Lord Alan Whitehead who was only promoted from his unpaid role to the paid post of Minister of State 4 weeks ago.




Written by: Kenneth Campbell Published at: Mon, Jul 20, 2026 10:13 PM
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