Lord Callanan
Minister for Business, Energy and Corporate Responsibility
Lord Callanan was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of Statement at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in February 2020. His responsibilities include leading on BEIS business in the House of Lords, corporate governance and responsibility, and audit, including the Financial Reporting Council. With a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical and electronic engineering, he worked as a project engineer at Scottish and Newcastle breweries from 1986 to 1998 before being elected to the European Parliament in 1999. Callanan was created a Life Peer in 2014.