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.
Old Admiralty Building, Westminster
Image: Kemi Badenoch official Cabinet Portrait; 2022 (cropped)
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February 2023 British cabinet reshuffle
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak carried out the first cabinet reshuffle of his premiership on 7 February 2023. The reshuffle saw a significant restructuring of a number of government departments, and gave Sunak the opportunity to fill the vacancy left by Nadhim Zahawi after he was dismissed as Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio on 29 January 2023, following a scandal surrounding his tax affairs.
Rishi Sunak
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Image: Grant Shapps Official Cabinet Portrait, October 2022 (cropped)
Image: Kemi Badenoch official Cabinet Portrait; 2022 (cropped)