Trevelyan, the former secretary of state for international trade, has taken over from Grant Shapps after being appointed to her new role by prime minister Liz Truss on Tuesday evening (6 September).
She tweeted: "I’m thrilled to have been appointed Transport Sec. Transport is crucial to our lives – bringing people together, creating jobs and connecting the UK with the world. Looking forward to getting to work on the many challenges and opportunities transport brings."
Trevelyan is set to attend Truss’s first cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
