WANTAGE MP Ed Vaizey has been appointed as a minister of state in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
The Government announced today that he will hold the position jointly with his other as Minister of State in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
It has not yet been revealed what Mr Vaizey’s specific brief will be.
The 46-year-old was re-elected as MP for Wantage following the General Election on Thursday with an increased majority.
He was Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries in the coalition government from May 2010 onwards.
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