What is Secretary of State for Transport?
{{Infobox Political post |post = <small>[[United Kingdom]]</small><br />Secretary |body = State for Transport |nativename = |flag = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg{{!}}border |flagsize = 110px |flagcaption = [[Flag of the United Kingdom]] |insignia = Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government).svg |insigniacaption = Arms of [[Government of the United Kingdom|His Majesty's Government]] |department = [[Department for Transport]] |image = Louise Haigh Official Cabinet Portrait, July 2024 Crop 1.png |alt = |incumbent = [[Louise Haigh]] |incumbentsince = 5 July 2024 |style = ''[[The Right Honourable]]''<br /><small>(Formal prefix)</small><br />''Transport Secretary'' |residence = |nominator = |nominatorpost = |appointer = [[Charles III]] |appointerpost = [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|the Sovereign]], on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] |termlength = |inaugural = [[Eric Geddes]] |formation = 19 May 1919 |last = |abolished = |succession = |deputy = |salary = |website = [https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport www.gov.uk] }} {{PoliticsUK}} The '''Secretary of State for Transport''' is the member of the cabinet responsible for the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Department for Transport]]. The role has had a high turnover as new appointments are blamed for the failures of decades of their predecessors. The office used to be called the Minister of Transport, and has been merged with the [[Department for the Environment]] at various times. [[Category:Members of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom]] {{Department for Transport (United Kingdom)}} {{multistub|politics|UK}}