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Chris McDonald

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Industry), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) & Department for Business and Trade (DBT), UK Government

Chris McDonald MP was appointed Minister for Industry in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) on 11 September 2025. Before becoming an MP Chris spent 20 years working in the steel industry, with a focus on research. In 2008, he became a laboratory manager within the research division of Tata Steel. In 2014 he led the divestment of the Materials Processing Institute from Tata Steel UK, becoming CEO. Chris is also a Fellow at the Royal Academy of Engineering.

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