Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union

Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Incumbent
Dominic Raab
since 9 July 2018
Department for Exiting the European Union
Style Brexit Secretary
(informal)
The Right Honourable
(within the UK and the Commonwealth)
Member of Cabinet
Reports to Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Seat Westminster, London
Appointer The Monarch
on advice of the Prime Minister
Term length At Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation 13 July 2016
First holder David Davis
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Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union or, informally, Brexit Secretary,[1] is the Secretary of State responsible for the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, informally referred to as "Brexit". The secretary will oversee withdrawal negotiations following a nationwide referendum on 23 June 2016, in which a majority voted in favour of exiting the EU.[2][3] The office-holder is a member of the Cabinet.

The position was created at the outset of the premiership of Theresa May, who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 13 July 2016.[4] May reportedly ordered civil servants to find a building to house a new Department for Exiting the European Union, to be headed by the Secretary of State.[5] The headquarters of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) at Whitehall Place, which was to be vacated once the DECC was merged into the newly created Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, was viewed as a potential site for the department.[3] The department now occupies 9 Downing Street.

The inaugural holder was David Davis MP,[4] a longtime Eurosceptic who campaigned for the UK to leave the EU.[6] Davis is a former chairman of the Conservative Party who served in the government of John Major as Minister of State for Europe (1994–97) and in the Shadow Cabinet of David Cameron as Shadow Home Secretary.[7]

Davis resigned on 8 July 2018 shortly before midnight; Dominic Raab was appointed on 9 July as his replacement.[8]

List of Secretaries of State for Exiting the European Union

Colour key (for political parties):
  Conservative

Portrait Name Term of Office Party Prime Minister Ref.
David Davis
MP for Haltemprice and Howden		 13 July 2016 8 July 2018 Conservative Theresa May [9]
Dominic Raab
MP for Esher and Walton		 9 July 2018 Incumbent [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cecil, Nicholas (14 July 2016). "Brexit Secretary David Davis says UK 'will quit the EU in December 2018'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. ↑ James, William; Holden, Michael (13 July 2016). "'Charming Bastard' David Davis to lead Brexit talks". Reuters. Retrieved 9 July 2018. .
  3. 1 2 Foster, Matt (14 July 2016). "New Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy swallows up DECC and BIS — full details and reaction". Civil Service World. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. 1 2 "New ministerial appointment July 2016: Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union" (Press release). Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Taylor, Adam (14 July 2016). "David Davis: The man in charge of getting Britain out of the E.U." Washington Post. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Crace, John (4 February 2016). "David Davis spells out his EU strategy: be more like Canada". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Theresa May's cabinet: Who's in and who's out?". BBC News. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "PM replaces Davis with Raab as she battles Brexit crisis". Sky News. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Rt Hon David Davis MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP". UK Parliament. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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