Andrew Griffith replaced as City minister by former HSBC executive
Former City minister Andrew Griffith (pictured)
Bim Afolami, former corporate lawyer at Freshfield Bruckhaus Derringer and HSBC executive within restructuring and strategy, has taken on the role. He was elected as MP for Hitchin and Harpenden in 2017.
Griffith was promoted to financial secretary to the Treasury under the government of Liz Truss, before being moved to economic secretary to the Treasury by Sunak on 27 October last year.
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Griffith's new role is minister of state for science, research and innovation, replacing MP George Freeman.
In a LinkedIn post, Griffith said: «We are on the forefront of revolutionary technological development and I look forward to building on my work as City minister to unleash capital to support these exciting opportunities.»
Sunak's reshuffle yesterday (13 November) also saw Laura Trott removed as pensions minister and promoted to a role in the Treasury.
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