Information about the OeE
The Office of the e-Envoy was set up in September 1999 as part of the Cabinet Office, and is headed by Andrew Pinder who was appointed e-Envoy in January 2001. The creation of the Office of the e-Envoy (OeE) followed a central recommendation of the Performance and Innovation Unit's report e-commerce@its.best.uk.
The Rt. Hon. Patricia Hewitt MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, is the e-Minister with overall responsibility for the Government's e-agenda. She champions the e-agenda at Cabinet level, provides the Prime Minister with monthly progress reports, and takes overall responsibility for the Government's e-strategy. Stephen Timms MP, Minister of State for e-Commerce and Competitiveness, takes the day-to-day lead on e-commerce issues. In the Cabinet Office, The Lord Macdonald of Tradeston CBE and Douglas Alexander MP have responsibility for e-government issues.