Department for Business and Trade: Public Appointments
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) annual remuneration, (d) time commitment and (e) expected end date is for each direct ministerial appointment in his Department.
Answered by Kate Dearden
Direct ministerial appointments are published on GOV.UK in line with Cabinet Office best practice.
Current direct ministerial appointments in the department are:
Name(s) and Job Title | Annual Remuneration | Time Commitment | Expected End Date | Press Release Link |
Jon Bolton, | £850 per day | 47 days per annum | 31 December 2025 (TBC) | Link (2025 appointment) |
Nita Clarke Non-Executive Board Member | £15,000 | 20 days per annum | 10 December 2027 | Link (2024 appointment) |
Professor Chris Dungey | Unremunerated | No specific time commitment | 1 December 2026 | Link (2025 appointment) |
Doug Gurr Interim Chair, Competition and Markets Authority | £106,666 | Up to 2 days per week | 21 July 2026 | |
Richard Judge | £500 per day | 1 day per week | 20 October 2026 | Link (2025 appointment) |
Nigel Railton | Up to £150,000 | 2 days per week | 25 May 2028 | Link (2025 appointment) |
Shaheen Sayed | Unremunerated | 50 hours over 1 year appointment | 25 November 2026 | PBS announcement and DSIT AI champions link |
Samantha Seaton Smart Data Council Co-Chair | Unremunerated | 20 days per annum | 17 October 2027 | Link (2025 appointment) |
Professor Sir Steve Smith | Unremunerated | No specific time commitment | 30 September 2026 | |
Omar Ali, Mike Hawes OBE, Dame Vivian Hunt DBE, Allison Kirkby, Paul Lindley OBE, Catherine McGuinness CBE, Michelle Ovens CBE, Mike Soutar, Sarah Walker, Charles Woodburn CBE Board of Trade Advisers | Unremunerated | Meets quarterly. Occasional ad-hoc commitments | 13 March 2026 | Link (2025 appointment) |
Dame Clare Barclay (Chair), Kate Bell, Rt Hon Greg Clark, Professor Dame Diane Coyle, Greg Jackson, Tunde Olanrewaju, Henry G Overman, Henrik L Pedersen, Dr Aislinn Rice, Roy Rickhuss, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell (Deputy Chair) Industrial Strategy Advisory Council, Members | £800 per day | Up to 2-3 days per month | 13 April 2026 (Chair) 17 June 2026 (Members) | Link (2025 appointment) |
Appointees are listed alphabetically by surname.
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