Ian Pearson To Become Construction Minister

Ian Pearson will replace Baroness Vadera as construction minister, the government confirmed this week.The Dudley South MP has previously held ministerial roles for trade, science and climate change.

Vadera, who was appointed UK construction minister in January, has become minister for economic competitiveness.

Pearson has already worked as a trade minister at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, climate change minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and more recently as science minister at the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.

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