Secretary of State for International Development, Rt Hon. Penny Mordaunt, said in her opening statement:
"I am honoured to have been appointed International Development Secretary by the Prime Minister. I look forward to working with the fantastic and dedicated DfID team to build a safer, healthier world for us all and giving the British people every reason to feel pride in what we do."
For more information on her appointment, please see the original article here.
You can read more about her early activities as Secretary of State for International Development here.