Prime Ministerial Trade Envoys are MPs who voluntarily take this position to promote British trade abroad, under the Department for International Trade. These envoys may promote trade with a country, or a group of countries, typically where they would be experts in.
They seek to, in places and markets that have been identified to have promising potential of economic development and growth, expand and build upon this growth and enhance it further. Not only do they assist in developing markets abroad, they also help UK based businesses by providing the opportunity to tap into this market.
Why might this interest you as a social science student, why may you aspire to be a Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy? Should you find yourself to be an MP, you may find this role suitable for several different reasons. You would be using diplomatic skills to develop both economies of different countries and the UK’s as well, improving mutually beneficial bilateral relations. You would also get to experience different cultures, deepening your understanding.