Martin Callanan, , has been appointed
Minister of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union
(DExEU), replacing Joyce Anelay, .
, who has spent 15 years as a
Member of the European Parliament, previously served as the
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of Aviation, International
and Security at the Department for Transport.
Baroness Anelay joined DExEU in June 2017, and she has
spent 20 years on the front bench.
, Secretary of State for
Exiting the European Union, said:
"Joyce has made an invaluable contribution to ensuring a
successful departure from the EU through her work
representing Britain abroad, and representing the Department
in the House of Lords.
"She's been a great part of our Ministerial team and a good
friend. I wish her all the best as she returns to the back
benches where she will bring an unparalleled level of
experience to the task of scrutinising Brexit legislation on
its way through the House of Lords.
"I'm delighted to welcome to the Department — he
brings with him a wealth of experience in Brussels and a
proven ability in political leadership. I look forward to
working together as a Ministerial team to continue delivering
the important task of negotiating our exit from the European
Union and making a success of Brexit."
Baroness Anelay said:
“It has been a huge privilege to work with and see
first-hand the dedication of my Ministerial colleagues and the
Civil Service as we deliver on the referendum result and
negotiate the UK’s exit from the EU.
“I’m immensely proud of what the Government has achieved
while I have been a part of it, and am grateful for having been
given the opportunity to serve.”
Baroness Anelay was raised to the peerage in 1996 and
served as an Opposition Spokesperson for various departments
until being appointed Opposition Chief Whip in 2007.
She was appointed the Prime Minister’s Special
Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict in
June 2015. Prior to this she was Chief Whip in the House of
Lords and Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms.
She was made a Privy Counsellor in 2009.
In August 2014, she was appointed Minister of State at
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and from July to October
2016 she had additional responsibility at the Department for
International Development.
was a Member of the
European Parliament for the North East England constituency
from 1999, re-elected in 2004 and 2009.
He became the leader of the European Conservatives and
Reformists group from 2011-2014.
He was created a Life Peer on 24 September 2014 taking the
title Baron Callanan, of Low Fell in the County of Tyne and
Wear.
