Second May ministry

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Second May ministry
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Cabinet of the United Kingdom
2017–2019
May's Cabinet Meeting after 2017 general election.jpg
The May Cabinet's first meeting after the 2017 general election
Date formed11 June 2017 (2017-06-11)
Date dissolved24 July 2019 (2019-07-24)
People and organisations
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Theresa May
Prime Minister's history 2016–2019
First Secretary Damian Green (2017)
Ministers removed 60 resignations (in total)
16 cabinet members resigned
Member party
  •   Conservative Party
Status in legislature
317 / 650(49%)
Opposition cabinet Corbyn Shadow Cabinet
Opposition party
Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn
History
Election(s) 2017 general election
Legislature term(s) 57th UK Parliament
Budget(s)
Predecessor First May ministry
Successor First Johnson ministry

The second May ministry was formed on 11 June 2017 after Theresa May returned to office following the June 2017 snap general election. The election resulted in a hung parliament with the Conservative Party losing its governing majority in the House of Commons. On 9 June 2017, May announced her intention to form a Conservative minority government, reliant on the confidence and supply of the Democratic Unionist Party; a finalised agreement between the two parties was signed and published on 26 June 2017. [1] [2]

Contents

May announced on 24 May 2019 that she would resign as Leader of the Conservative Party on 7 June. [3] She remained in office as caretaker prime minister during the resulting Conservative Party leadership election, before officially resigning on 24 July, after which she was succeeded as Prime Minister by Boris Johnson. [4] [5]

History

The 2017 snap election resulted in a hung parliament, with the Conservative Party holding the most seats in the House of Commons, but without an overall majority. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) had suggested that it would be able to provide a coalition or confidence and supply arrangement depending on negotiations. [6] Theresa May, the incumbent Conservative prime minister, announced her intention on 9 June 2017 to form a new minority government with support from the DUP. [7] Both parties indicated that this support would be in the form of a confidence and supply agreement, rather than a formal coalition.

On 10 June, a survey of 1,500 ConservativeHome readers found that almost two-thirds of Conservative Party members wanted Theresa May to resign. [8] A YouGov poll of 1,720 adults for the Sunday Times had 48% saying Theresa May should resign, with 38% against. [9] A Survation poll of 1,036 adults online for the Mail on Sunday had 49% of people wanting her resignation, with 38% against. [9]

On 10 June 2017, 10 Downing Street issued a statement saying that a Conservative–DUP agreement had been reached in principle. [10] A few hours later, the statement was retracted when it was said that it had been "issued in error" and that talks between the two parties were still ongoing. [11] Former Prime Minister John Major was concerned that a deal between the Conservatives and DUP could endanger the Northern Irish peace process. [12]

On 11 June 2017, former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne described May as a "dead woman walking". [13] The Secretary of State for Justice, David Lidington, dismissed speculation about May's future as "gossipy stories". [14] Senior Labour politicians stated that they planned to challenge the Conservative minority government early and to put forward alternative policies in their reply to the Queen's Speech. Jeremy Corbyn said he believed there was a majority in parliament for many issues on which Labour "is sympathetic", giving as examples the repeal of the Under-occupancy penalty ('bedroom tax'), and maintaining the triple lock on pensions and the winter fuel allowance. In an interview on 11 June, Corbyn stated that he expected another election to be held within a year. [15] [16]

Michael Gove said that the minority government would probably reduce austerity and increase spending on public services. [17] Stephen Bush of the New Statesman also expected less austerity, saying that if voters saw continued austerity in England, Scotland and Wales while the government spent generously in Northern Ireland to maintain the pact with the DUP then the Conservatives would become more unpopular. [18] A 1% pay cap on public sector workers was under review according to 10 Downing Street. [19] and increasing numbers of high ranking Conservatives wanted to end it. [20]

On the afternoon of 11 June, Theresa May finalised the composition of her cabinet. [21] The senior positions of Chancellor, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary, as well as the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, had already been confirmed on 9 June with all four incumbents staying in office. The reshuffle saw prominent Brexiteer MPs, such as Boris Johnson and David Davis, retain their roles, but also resulted in the promotion of Damian Green and David Gauke, both of whom had supported the remain side during the EU referendum. [22] Junior ministerial roles were allocated the following day, with a full list of new ministerial and government appointments confirmed on 12 June. [23]

On 3 July 2017, polls suggested that May's popularity had dropped drastically since the election on 8 June. 60% of voters viewed May less favourably than they had during the election, and she had a net disapproval rating of 20%: 31% approved her leadership, while 51% disapproved. [24] By 7 July, YouGov gave Labour an eight-point lead over the Conservatives (46% to 38%). A New Statesman article argued that a factor in this lead was Office for National Statistics figures showing household disposable incomes falling faster than at any time since 2011. [25]

May reshuffled her cabinet on 8–9 January 2018. [26] Amidst the rejection in three successive votes by parliament of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, she negotiated to leave the European Union. She announced on 24 May 2019 that she would resign as leader of the Conservative Party on 7 June, though she continued to serve as a caretaker until Boris Johnson was elected leader and asked to form a new government on 24 July 2019. [3]

Lord Faulks maintains he tried to introduce a public register of overseas property owners to prevent money laundering in the UK. Faulks alleges May's government put pressure on him to withdraw the measures claiming it would be addressed in future legislation. Faulks maintains no such legislation happened. Faulks said, “I was obviously misled because nothing has subsequently happened. I can only think a deluded desire to protect the City of London has led to all these delays. (...) Quite frankly, I was leant on. I was leant on by No 10 Downing Street and summoned to a meeting of officials from all sorts of different departments, who told me it was very unfortunate that I was going to do this because the matter was in hand.” [27]

Cabinets

June 2017 – January 2018

First Cabinet of Second May Ministry [28] [29]
PortfolioPortraitMinisterTerm
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister
First Lord of the Treasury
Minister for the Civil Service
Commonwealth Chair-in-Office (2018–2019)
Theresa May Official (cropped).jpg Theresa May MP 2016–2019
First Secretary of State
Minister for the Cabinet Office
Official portrait of Damian Green crop 2.jpg Damian Green MP 2017
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Second Lord of the Treasury
Official portrait of Mr Philip Hammond crop 2.jpg Philip Hammond MP 2016–2019
Secretary of State for the Home Department Official portrait of Amber Rudd crop 2.jpg Amber Rudd MP 2016–2018
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson FCA.jpg Boris Johnson MP 2016–2018
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Official portrait of Mr David Davis crop 2.jpg David Davis MP 2016–2018
Secretary of State for Defence Official portrait of Sir Michael Fallon crop 2.jpg Sir Michael Fallon MP 2014–2017
Official portrait of Gavin Williamson crop 2.jpg Gavin Williamson CBE MP 2017–2019
Secretary of State for Health Official portrait of Mr Jeremy Hunt crop 2.jpg Jeremy Hunt MP 2012–2018
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Secretary of State for Justice
Official portrait of Mr David Lidington crop 2.jpg David Lidington CBE MP 2017–2018
Secretary of State for Education
Minister for Women and Equalities
Official portrait of Justine Greening crop 2.jpg Justine Greening MP 2016–2018
Secretary of State for International Trade
President of the Board of Trade
Official portrait of Dr Liam Fox crop 2.jpg Liam Fox MP 2016–2019
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Official portrait of Greg Clark crop 2.jpg Greg Clark MP 2016–2019
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Official portrait of Michael Gove crop 2.jpg Michael Gove MP 2017–2019
Secretary of State for Transport Official portrait of Chris Grayling crop 2.jpg Chris Grayling MP 2016–2019
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Official portrait of Sajid Javid MP.jpg Sajid Javid MP 2016–2018
Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
Official portrait of Baroness Evans of Bowes Park crop 2.jpg The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park PC 2016–2022
Secretary of State for Scotland Official portrait of David Mundell crop 2.jpg David Mundell MP 2015–2019
Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns 2016.jpg Alun Cairns MP 2016–2019
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Official portrait of James Brokenshire crop 2.jpg James Brokenshire MP 2016–2018
Secretary of State for International Development Priti Patel 2016.jpg Priti Patel MP 2016–2017
Penny Mordaunt in 2019 (cropped).jpg Penny Mordaunt MP 2017–2019
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Official portrait of Karen Bradley crop 2.jpg Karen Bradley MP 2016–2018
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Official portrait of Mr David Gauke crop 2.jpg David Gauke MP 2017–2018
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chairman of the Conservative Party (unpaid)
Official portrait of Sir Patrick McLoughlin crop 2.jpg Sir Patrick McLoughlin MP 2016–2018
Also attending cabinet meetings
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President of the Council
Official portrait of Andrea Leadsom crop 2.jpg Andrea Leadsom MP 2017–2019
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Official portrait of Elizabeth Truss crop 2.jpg Liz Truss MP 2017–2019
Chief Whip in the House of Commons
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
Official portrait of Gavin Williamson crop 2.jpg Gavin Williamson CBE MP 2016–2017
Official portrait of Julian Smith crop 2.jpg Julian Smith MP 2017–2019
Attorney General Jeremy Wright MP.jpg Jeremy Wright QC MP 2014–2018
Minister of State for Immigration Official portrait of Brandon Lewis crop 3.jpg Brandon Lewis MP 2017–2018
Minister of State for Employment Official portrait of Damian Hinds crop 2.jpg Damian Hinds MP 2016–2018

Changes

  • Following allegations of sexual misconduct, Michael Fallon resigned from his post of Defence Secretary on 1 November 2017. [30] He was replaced by Gavin Williamson. [31] Williamson was replaced as Chief Whip by Julian Smith.
  • After it was revealed that Priti Patel held unsanctioned meetings with Israeli politicians and officials whilst on a family holiday, thereby violating the Ministerial Code, she was forced to resign from her post of International Development Secretary on 8 November 2017. [32] She was replaced by Penny Mordaunt. [33]
  • Following an inquiry that found that he had violated the Ministerial Code, Damian Green resigned from his post on 20 December 2017. [34]

January 2018 – July 2019

Second Cabinet of Second May Ministry [35] [36]
PortfolioPortraitMinisterTerm
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister
First Lord of the Treasury
Minister for the Civil Service
Theresa May Official (cropped).jpg Theresa May MP 2016–2019
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Minister for the Cabinet Office
Official portrait of Mr David Lidington crop 2.jpg David Lidington CBE MP 2018–2019
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Second Lord of the Treasury
Official portrait of Mr Philip Hammond crop 2.jpg Philip Hammond MP 2016–2019
Secretary of State for the Home Department Official portrait of Amber Rudd crop 2.jpg Amber Rudd MP 2016–2018
Official portrait of Sajid Javid MP.jpg Sajid Javid MP 2018–2019
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson FCA.jpg Boris Johnson MP 2016–2018
Official portrait of Mr Jeremy Hunt crop 2.jpg Jeremy Hunt MP 2018–2019
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Official portrait of Mr David Davis crop 2.jpg David Davis MP 2016–2018
Official portrait of Dominic Raab crop 2.jpg Dominic Raab MP 2018
Official portrait of Stephen Barclay crop 2.jpg Steve Barclay MP 2018–2020
Secretary of State for Defence Official portrait of Gavin Williamson crop 2.jpg Gavin Williamson CBE MP 2017–2019
Penny Mordaunt in 2019 (cropped).jpg Penny Mordaunt MP 2019
Secretary of State for Justice
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Official portrait of Mr David Gauke crop 2.jpg David Gauke MP 2018–2019
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Official portrait of Mr Jeremy Hunt crop 2.jpg Jeremy Hunt MP 2012–2018
Official portrait of Matt Hancock crop 2.jpg Matt Hancock MP 2018–2021
Secretary of State for Education Official portrait of Damian Hinds crop 2.jpg Damian Hinds MP 2018 – July 2019
Secretary of State for International Trade
President of the Board of Trade
Official portrait of Dr Liam Fox crop 2.jpg Liam Fox MP 2016 – July 2019
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Official portrait of Greg Clark crop 2.jpg Greg Clark MP 2016–2019
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Official portrait of Michael Gove crop 2.jpg Michael Gove MP 2017–2019
Secretary of State for Transport Official portrait of Chris Grayling crop 2.jpg Chris Grayling MP 2016 – July 2019
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Official portrait of Sajid Javid MP.jpg Sajid Javid MP 2016–2018
Official portrait of James Brokenshire crop 2.jpg James Brokenshire MP 2018 – July 2019
Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
Official portrait of Baroness Evans of Bowes Park crop 2.jpg The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park PC 2016–2019
Secretary of State for Scotland Official portrait of David Mundell crop 2.jpg David Mundell MP 2015–2019
Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns 2016.jpg Alun Cairns MP 2016–2019
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Karen Bradley MP 2015.jpg Karen Bradley MP 2018–2019
Secretary of State for International Development Penny Mordaunt in 2019 (cropped).jpg Penny Mordaunt MP 2017–2019
Official portrait of Rory Stewart crop 2.jpg Rory Stewart OBE MP 2019
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Official portrait of Matt Hancock crop 2.jpg Matt Hancock MP 2018
Jeremy Wright MP.jpg Jeremy Wright QC MP 2018–2019
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Official portrait of Esther McVey crop 2.jpg Esther McVey MP 2018
Official portrait of Amber Rudd crop 2.jpg Amber Rudd MP 2018–2019
Chairman of the Conservative Party
Minister without portfolio
(unpaid)
Official portrait of Brandon Lewis crop 2.jpg Brandon Lewis MP 2018–2019
Also attending cabinet meetings
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President of the Council
Official portrait of Andrea Leadsom crop 2.jpg Andrea Leadsom MP 2017–2019
Official portrait of Mel Stride crop 2.jpg Mel Stride MP 2019
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Official portrait of Elizabeth Truss crop 2.jpg Liz Truss MP 2017–2019
Chief Whip in the House of Commons
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
Official portrait of Julian Smith crop 2.jpg Julian Smith MP 2017–2019
Attorney General Jeremy Wright MP.jpg Jeremy Wright QC MP 2014–2018
Official portrait of Mr Geoffrey Cox crop 2.jpg Geoffrey Cox QC MP 2018–2019
Minister of State for Immigration Official portrait of Caroline Nokes.jpg Caroline Nokes MP 2018 – July 2019
Minister of State for Energy & Clean Growth Claire perry.jpg Claire Perry MP 2017–2019

Changes

List of ministers

Minister in the House of CommonsMinister in the House of Lords
Ministers that attend cabinet are listed in bold

Prime Minister, the Cabinet Office and non-Departmental ministers

Cabinet Office
PostMinisterTerm
The Rt Hon Theresa May MP July 2016 – July 2019
Minister for the Cabinet Office The Rt Hon Damian Green MP June–December 2017
The Rt Hon David Lidington CBE MP
(also Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster)
January 2018 – July 2019
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP
(unpaid; also Chairman of the Conservative Party)
July 2016 – January 2018
The Rt Hon David Lidington CBE MP
(also Minister for the Cabinet Office)
January 2018 – July 2019
Chris Skidmore MP July 2016 – January 2018
Chloe Smith MP January 2018 – July 2019
Kevin Foster MP (interim)
(unpaid; maternity cover for Chloe Smith; also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Wales Office, and an Assistant Whip)
April–July 2019
Caroline Nokes MP June 2017 – January 2018
Oliver Dowden CBE MP January 2018 – July 2019
Non-Departmental ministers
Minister without Portfolio The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP
(unpaid; also Chairman of the Conservative Party)
January 2018 - July 2019

Departments of state

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy The Rt Hon Dr Greg Clark MP July 2016 – July 2019
Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry The Rt Hon Claire Perry MP June 2017 – January 2018
Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth The Rt Hon Claire Perry MP January 2018 – July 2019
Chris Skidmore MP (interim)
(cover for Claire Perry while on Leave of Absence)
May–July 2019
Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation
(jointly with Education)
Jo Johnson MP May 2015 – January 2018
Sam Gyimah MP January–November 2018
Chris Skidmore MP December 2018 – July 2019
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
  • Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility
Margot James MP July 2016 – January 2018
Andrew Griffiths MP January–July 2018
Kelly Tolhurst MP July 2018 – July 2019
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
  • Minister for Industry and Energy
Richard Harrington MP June 2017 – January 2018
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
  • Minister for Business and Industry
Richard Harrington MP January 2018 – March 2019
Andrew Stephenson MP April–July 2019
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth
(jointly with Housing, Communities & Local Government)
Jake Berry MP June–July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Rt Hon The Lord Prior of Brampton December 2016 – October 2017
The Rt Hon The Lord Henley PC October 2017 – July 2019
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport The Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP July 2016 – January 2018
The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP January–July 2018
The Rt Hon Jeremy Wright MP July 2018 – July 2019
Minister of State for Digital and Creative Industries The Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP July 2016 – January 2018
Margot James MP January 2018 – 18 July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport and Civil Society Tracey Crouch MP May 2015 – November 2018
Mims Davies MP November 2018 – July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Tourism John Glen MP June 2017 – January 2018
Michael Ellis MP January 2018 – May 2019
Rebecca Pow MP May–July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Rt Hon The Lord Ashton of Hyde July 2016 – July 2019
Defence
Secretary of State for Defence The Rt Hon Sir Michael Fallon KCB MP July 2014 – November 2017
The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP November 2017 – May 2019
The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP
(also Minister for Women and Equalities since Apr 2018)
May–July 2019
Minister of State for the Armed Forces Col The Rt Hon Mark Lancaster TD MP June 2017 – July 2019
Minister of State for Defence The Rt Hon The Earl Howe PC
(unpaid; also Deputy Lords Leader)
May 2015 – July 2019
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
  • Minister for Defence Procurement
Harriett Baldwin MP July 2016 – January 2018
Guto Bebb MP January–July 2018 [51]
Stuart Andrew MP July 2018 – July 2019
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
  • Minister for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel
Capt The Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood MP June 2017 – July 2019
Education
Secretary of State for Education The Rt Hon Justine Greening MP
(also Minister for Women & Equalities)
July 2016 – January 2018
The Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP January 2018 – July 2019
Minister of State for School Standards The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP
(also Minister for Equalities at the GEO until Jan 2018)
July 2014 – July 2019
Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation
(jointly with BEIS)
Jo Johnson MP May 2015 – January 2018
Sam Gyimah MP January–November 2018
Chris Skidmore MP December 2018 – July 2019
Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills The Rt Hon Anne Milton MP
(also Minister for Women at the GEO until Jan 2018)
June 2017 – 23 July 2019
Minister of State for Vulnerable Children and Families Robert Goodwill MP June 2017 – January 2018
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families Nadhim Zahawi MP January 2018 – July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the School System The Rt Hon The Lord Nash
(unpaid)
October 2013 – September 2017
The Rt Hon The Lord Agnew of Oulton
(unpaid)
September 2017 – July 2019
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP June 2017 – July 2019
Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food George Eustice MP October 2013 – February 2019
Robert Goodwill MP March–July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment and Rural Life Opportunities Dr Thérèse Coffey MP July 2016 – July 2018
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment Dr Thérèse Coffey MP July 2018 – July 2019
David Rutley MP (interim)
(unpaid; cover for Thérèse Coffey; also a Whip)
May–July 2018
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity The Rt Hon The Lord Gardiner of Kimble July 2016 – July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Food and Animal Welfare David Rutley MP
(also a Whip)
September 2018 – July 2019
Government Equalities Office
Minister for Women and Equalities The Rt Hon Justine Greening MP
(also Education Secretary)
July 2016 – January 2018
The Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP
(also Home Secretary)
January–April 2018
The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP
(also International Development Secretary to May 2019, Defence Secretary from May 2019)
April 2018 – July 2019
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
  • Minister for Women
(jointly with International Development since Jul 2018)
The Rt Hon Anne Milton MP
(also Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills at DfE)
June 2017 – January 2018
Victoria Atkins MP
(also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability at the Home Office)
January 2018 – July 2019
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
  • Minister for Equalities
(jointly with International Development since Jul 2018)
The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP
(also Minister of State for School Standards at DfE)
June 2017 – January 2018
The Rt Hon The Baroness Williams of Trafford
(also Minister of State for Countering Extremism at the Home Office)
January 2018 – July 2019
Exiting the European Union
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union The Rt Hon David Davis MP July 2016 – July 2018
The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP July–November 2018
The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP November 2018 – July 2019
Minister of State The Rt Hon The Baroness Anelay of St John's DBE PC June–October 2017
The Rt Hon The Lord Callanan October 2017 – July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Hon Robin Walker MP July 2016 – July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Steve Baker MP June 2017 – July 2018
Christopher Heaton-Harris MP July 2018 – April 2019
James Cleverly MP April–July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Suella Braverman MP January–November 2018
Kwasi Kwarteng MP November 2018 – July 2019
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP July 2016 – July 2018
The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP July 2018 – July 2019
Minister of State for Europe and the Americas The Rt Hon Alan Duncan KCMG MP July 2016 – 22 July 2019
Minister of State for the Middle East The Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP
(also Minister of State for International Development at DFID)
June 2017 – March 2019
The Rt Hon Mark Field MP (Interim)March–May 2019
Surgeon Commander Dr Andrew Murrison MP
(also Minister of State for International Development at DFID)
May–July 2019
Minister of State for the Commonwealth & The UN The Rt Hon The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon June 2017 – July 2019
Minister of State for Asia & The Pacific The Rt Hon Mark Field MP
(unpaid since Jan 2018, Suspended from 21 June 2019)
June 2017 – July 2019
Minister of State for Africa Rory Stewart OBE MP
(also Minister of State for International Development at DFID)
June 2017 – January 2018
Harriett Baldwin MP
(also Minister of State at DFID)
January 2018 – July 2019
Health and Social Care
Health (until January 2018)
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP September 2012 – July 2018
The Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP July 2018 – June 2021
Minister of State for Health Philip Dunne MP July 2016 – January 2018
Steve Barclay MP January–November 2018
Stephen Hammond MP November 2018 – July 2019
Minister of State for Care Caroline Dinenage MP January 2018 – July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health and Inequalities Jackie Doyle-Price MP June 2017 – July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Primary Care Steve Brine MP June 2017 – March 2019
Seema Kennedy MP April–July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Rt Hon The Lord O'Shaughnessy December 2016 – December 2018
The Rt Hon The Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford January–July 2019
Home Office
Secretary of State for the Home Department The Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP
(also Minister for Women and Equalities from Jan 2018)
July 2016 – April 2018
The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP April 2018 – July 2019
Minister of State for Immigration The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP July 2016 – January 2018
The Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP January 2018 – July 2019
Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP July 2016 – July 2019
The Rt Hon Nick Hurd MP June 2017 – July 2019
Minister of State for Countering Extremism The Rt Hon The Baroness Williams of Trafford
(also Minister for Equalities at the GEO since Jan 2018)
July 2016 – July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability Sarah Newton MP July 2016 – November 2017
Victoria Atkins MP
(also Minister for Women at the GEO since Jan 2018)
November 2017 – July 2019
Housing, Communities & Local Government
Communities and Local Government (until January 2018)
The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP July 2016 – January 2018
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government January–April 2018
The Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP April 2018 – July 2019
Minister of State for Housing and Planning Alok Sharma MP June 2017 – January 2018
Dominic Raab MP January–July 2018
Kit Malthouse MP July 2018 – July 2019
Marcus Jones MP May 2015 – January 2018
Rishi Sunak MP January 2018 – July 2019
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth
(jointly with Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from June 2019)
Jake Berry MP June 2017 – July 2019
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
  • Minister for Housing and Homelessness
Heather Wheeler MP January 2018 – July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Nigel Adams MP
(unpaid; standing in for Heather Wheeler; also a Whip)
May–November 2018
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
  • Minister for Faith
The Rt Hon The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
(unpaid; also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office until Oct 2017, and at the Wales Office since)
July 2016 – July 2019
International Development
Secretary of State for International Development The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP July 2016 – November 2017
The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP
(also Minister for Women and Equalities since Apr 2018)
November 2017 – May 2019
Rory Stewart OBE MP May 2019 – July 2019
Minister of State for International Development Rory Stewart OBE MP
(also Minister of State for Africa at the FCO)
July 2016 – January 2018
Minister of State for International Development The Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP
(also Minister of State for the Middle East at the FCO)
June 2017 – March 2019
Surgeon Commander Dr Andrew Murrison MP
(also Minister of State for the Middle East at the FCO)
May–July 2019
Minister of State Harriett Baldwin MP
(also Minister of State for Africa at the FCO)
January 2018 – July 2019
Minister of State for International Development The Rt Hon The Lord Bates PC
(unpaid)
October 2016 – April 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development The Rt Hon The Baroness Sugg CBE
(also a Lords Whip)
April–July 2019
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
  • Minister for Women
(jointly with the GEO, at International Development since Jul 2018)
Victoria Atkins MP
(also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability at the Home Office)
January 2018 – July 2019
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
  • Minister for Equalities
(jointly with the GEO, at International Development since Jul 2018)
The Rt Hon The Baroness Williams of Trafford
(also Minister of State for Countering Extremism at the Home Office)
January 2018 – July 2019
International Trade
The Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP July 2016 – July 2019
The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP July 2016 – September 2017
September 2017 – June 2018
Minister of State for Trade Policy George Hollingbery MP June 2018 – July 2019
Minister of State for Trade Policy The Rt Hon The Lord Price CVOApril 2016 – September 2017
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Mark Garnier MP July 2016 – September 2017
Minister for InvestmentSeptember–October 2017
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for InvestmentOctober 2017 – January 2018
Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion The Rt Hon The Baroness Fairhead CBE
(unpaid since Jan 2018)
October 2017 – May 2019
Minister for Investment Graham Stuart MP January 2018 – July 2019
Justice
The Rt Hon David Lidington CBE MP June 2017 – January 2018
The Rt Hon David Gauke CBE MP January 2018 – July 2019
Minister of State for Courts and Justice Dominic Raab MP June 2017 – January 2018
Minister of State for Prisons Rory Stewart OBE MP January 2018 – May 2019
Robert Buckland QC MP May–July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation Sam Gyimah MP July 2016 – January 2018
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims, Youth and Family JusticeDr Phillip Lee MP July 2016 – June 2018
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Lucy Frazer QC MP January 2018 – May 2019
Paul Maynard MP May–July 2019
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Edward Argar MP June 2018 – July 2019
Advocate General for Scotland The Rt Hon The Lord Keen of Elie QC July 2016 – July 2019
Northern Ireland
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP July 2016 – January 2018
The Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP January 2018 – July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Chloe Smith MP
(unpaid; also an Assistant Whip)
June 2017 – January 2018
Minister of State Shailesh Vara MP January–November 2018
John Penrose MP November 2018 – July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Rt Hon The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
(also Minister for Faith at Housing, Communities & Local Govt)
June–October 2017
The Rt Hon The Lord Duncan of Springbank October 2017 – July 2019
Scotland
Secretary of State for Scotland The Rt Hon David Mundell MP July 2016 – July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Rt Hon The Lord Duncan of Springbank June 2017 – July 2019
Transport
Secretary of State for Transport The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP July 2016 – July 2019
Minister of State for Transport Legislation and Maritime The Rt Hon John Hayes CBE MP July 2016 – January 2018
Jo Johnson MP January–November 2018
Minister of State Jesse Norman MP November 2018 – May 2019
Michael Ellis MP May–July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rail, Accessibility and HS2 Paul Maynard MP July 2016 – January 2018
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads, Local Transport and Devolution Jesse Norman MP June 2017 – November 2018
Andrew Jones MP November 2018 – July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport The Rt Hon The Baroness Sugg CBE
(unpaid until Jan 2018; also Lords Whip since)
October 2017 – April 2019
The Rt Hon The Baroness Vere of Norbiton PC
(also a Lords Whip)
April–July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation, International and Security The Rt Hon The Lord Callanan June–October 2017
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Nus Ghani MP
(unpaid; also an Assistant Whip)
January 2018 – July 2019
Treasury
The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP July 2016 – July 2019
Chief Secretary to the Treasury The Rt Hon Liz Truss MP June 2017 – July 2019
The Rt Hon Mel Stride MP June 2017 – May 2019
Jesse Norman MP May–July 2019
Economic Secretary to the Treasury (City Minister) Steve Barclay MP
(paid as a Parliamentary Secretary)
June 2017 – January 2018
John Glen MP
(paid as a Parliamentary Secretary)
January 2018 – July 2019
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Andrew Jones MP
(paid as a Parliamentary Secretary)
June 2017 – January 2018
Robert Jenrick MP
(paid as a Parliamentary Secretary)
January 2018 – July 2019
Wales
Secretary of State for Wales The Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP March 2016 – July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales The Rt Hon The Lord Duncan of Springbank June–October 2017
The Rt Hon The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
(also Minister for Faith at Housing, Communities & Local Govt)
October 2017 – July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales Guto Bebb MP
(unpaid; also a Whip)
March 2016 – January 2018
Stuart Andrew MP
(unpaid; also an Assistant Whip)
January–July 2018
Mims Davies MP
(unpaid; also an Assistant Whip)
July–November 2018
Nigel Adams MP
(unpaid; also an Assistant Whip)
November 2018 April 2019
Kevin Foster MP
(unpaid; also Interim Minister for the Constitution at the Cabinet Office, and an Assistant Whip)
April–July 2019
Work and Pensions
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The Rt Hon David Gauke MP June 2017 – January 2018
The Rt Hon Esther McVey MP January–November 2018
The Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP November 2018 – July 2019
Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work Penny Mordaunt MP July 2016 – November 2017
Sarah Newton MP November 2017 – March 2019
Justin Tomlinson MP April–July 2019
Minister of State for Employment Damian Hinds MP July 2016 – January 2018
Alok Sharma MP January 2018 – July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance Caroline Dinenage MP June 2017 – January 2018
Kit Malthouse MP January–July 2018
Justin Tomlinson MP July 2018 – April 2019
Will Quince MP April–July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion Guy Opperman MP June 2017 – July 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State The Rt Hon The Baroness Buscombe June 2017 – July 2019

Law officers

Attorney General's Office
Attorney General for England and Wales The Rt Hon Jeremy Wright QC MP January 2014 – July 2018
The Rt Hon Geoffrey Cox QC MP July 2018 – July 2019
Solicitor General for England and Wales Robert Buckland QC MP July 2014 – May 2019
Lucy Frazer QC MP May–July 2019
Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
Advocate General for Scotland The Rt Hon The Lord Keen of Elie QC May 2015 – July 2019

Parliament

House Leaders
The Rt Hon The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park PC July 2016 – July 2019
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords The Rt Hon The Earl Howe PC
(unpaid; also Minister of State at Defence)
May 2015 – July 2019
Andrea Leadsom MP June 2017 – May 2019
Mel Stride MP May 2019 – July 2019
  • Parliamentary Secretary
  • Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
Michael Ellis MP
(unpaid until Jul 2017; also a Whip beforehand)
July 2016 – January 2018
Chris Heaton-Harris MP
(also Comptroller of the Household)
January – July 2018
Mark Spencer MP
(also Comptroller of the Household)
July 2018 – July 2019
House of Commons Whips
The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP July 2016 – November 2017
The Rt Hon Julian Smith MP November 2017 – July 2019
Julian Smith MP June–November 2017
The Rt Hon Esther McVey MP November 2017 – January 2018
Christopher Pincher MP January 2018 – July 2019
Christopher Pincher MP June–November 2017
VacantNovember 2017 – January 2018
Christopher Heaton-Harris MP
(also Deputy Leader of the House of Commons)
January–July 2018
Mark Spencer MP
(also Deputy Leader of the House of Commons)
July 2018 – July 2019
Christopher Heaton-Harris MP June 2017 – January 2018
Mark Spencer MP January–July 2018
Andrew Stephenson MP July 2018 – April 2019
Craig Whittaker MP April–July 2019
The Rt Hon David Evennett MP September 2012 – January 2018
Guto Bebb MP
(also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales)
March 2016 – January 2018
Andrew Griffiths MP July 2016 – January 2018
Mark Spencer MP June 2017 – January 2018
Heather Wheeler MP June 2017 – January 2018
David Rutley MP
(unpaid until Jan 2018; also Interim Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Food and Animal Welfare at DEFRA May–July 2018)
June 2017 – July 2019
Andrew Stephenson MP January–July 2018
Paul Maynard MP January 2018 – May 2019
Craig Whittaker MP January 2018 – April 2019
Rebecca Harris MP January 2018 – July 2019
Nigel Adams MP
(unpaid; also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Housing, Communities & Local Government from May 2018)
January–November 2018
Mike Freer MP July 2018 – July 2019
Jeremy Quin MP
(unpaid)
November 2018 – July 2019
Alister Jack MP April–July 2019
Nus Ghani MP
(also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation, International and Security at Transport)
July 2019
Assistant Whips Michael Ellis MP
(unpaid; also Deputy Leader of the House of Commons)
July 2016 – July 2017
Graham Stuart MP July 2016 – January 2018
Chloe Smith MP
(also with Northern Ireland Office)
June 2017 – January 2018
Mike Freer MP June 2017 – July 2018
Rebecca Harris MP June 2017 – January 2018
Nigel Adams MP
(also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales from Nov 2018)
  • June 2017 – January 2018,
  • November 2018 – April 2019
Andrew Stephenson MP June 2017 – January 2018
Craig Whittaker MP June 2017 – January 2018
Stuart Andrew MP
(also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales from Jan 2018)
June 2017 – July 2018
Nus Ghani MP
(also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation, International and Security at Transport)
January 2018 – July 2019
Jo Churchill MP January 2018 – July 2019
Amanda Milling MP January 2018 – July 2019
Kelly Tolhurst MP January–July 2018
Wendy Morton MP
(unpaid until Jul 2018)
January 2018 – July 2019
Mims Davies MP
(also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales from Jul 2018)
January–November 2018
Iain Stewart MP July 2018 – July 2019
Michelle Donelan MP July 2018 – July 2019
Jeremy Quin MP
(unpaid)
July–November 2018
Gareth Johnson MP
(unpaid)
November 2018 – January 2019
Alister Jack MP
(unpaid)
February–April 2019
Matt Warman MP
(unpaid)
April–July 2019
Kevin Foster MP
(also Interim Minister for the Constitution at the Cabinet Office, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Wales Office)
April–July 2019
House of Lords Whips
Chief Whip of the House of Lords

Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
The Rt Hon The Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE PC August 2014 – July 2019
Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords

Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard
The Rt Hon The Earl of Courtown July 2016 – July 2019
The Rt Hon The Baroness Goldie PC July 2016 – July 2019
The Rt Hon The Baroness Vere of Norbiton PC December 2016 – July 2019
The Rt Hon The Viscount Younger of Leckie May 2015 – July 2019
The Rt Hon The Lord Young of Cookham PC July 2016 – July 2019
The Rt Hon The Baroness Sugg CBE PC
  • June–October 2017,
  • January 2018 – July 2019
The Rt Hon The Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen June 2017 – March 2018
The Rt Hon The Baroness Stedman-Scott OBE
(unpaid)
October 2017 – July 2019
The Rt Hon The Baroness Manzoor CBE
(unpaid)
March 2018 – May 2019
The Rt Hon The Baroness Barran MBE
(unpaid)
November 2018 – July 2019
Vice-chairmen of the Conservative Party
James Cleverly TD MPDeputy Chairman of the Conservative Party
Chris Skidmore FRHistS FSA FRSA MPVice Chairman for Policy
Kemi Badenoch MPVice Chairman for Candidates
Tom Pursglove MP (from July 2018)Vice Chairman for Youth
Helen Whately MP (from July 2018)Vice Chairman for Women
Rehman Chishti MPVice Chairman for Communities
Helen Grant MP
Andrew Jones MPVice Chairman for Business Engagement
Marcus Jones MPVice Chairman for Local Government
James Morris MPVice Chairman for Training and Development

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