Second May ministry
Second May ministry | |
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_(St_Edwards_Crown).svg){kind=small} Cabinet of the United Kingdom | |
| 2017–2019 | |
 The May Cabinet's first meeting after the 2017 general election | |
| Date formed | 11 June 2017 |
| Date dissolved | 24 July 2019 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Prime Minister's history | Premiership of Theresa May |
| First Secretary | Damian Green (2017) |
| Ministers removed | 60 resignations (in total) 16 cabinet members resigned |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | 317 / 650 (49%) |
| Opposition cabinet | Corbyn Shadow Cabinet |
| Opposition party | |
| Opposition leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| History | |
| Election | 2017 general election |
| Legislature terms | 2017–2019 |
| Budgets | |
| Predecessor | First May ministry |
| Successor | First Johnson ministry |
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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]
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 former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.[4][5]
History
[edit]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
[edit]June 2017 – January 2018
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Changes
[edit]- 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
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Changes
[edit]- Following a scandal about immigrant removal targets, Amber Rudd resigned from her post of Home Secretary on 29 April 2018.[37] She was replaced by Sajid Javid, whose former post of Housing Secretary was filled by James Brokenshire.[38]
- Brexit Secretary David Davis resigned from his post on 8 July 2018.[39] In his letter of resignation, he cited dissatisfaction with the 6 July "Chequers Agreement” plan for Britain's relationship with the European Union after exit.[40] Minister of State for Housing and Planning Dominic Raab was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Davis the next day.[41] Kit Malthouse replaced Raab as Housing Minister.[42]
- Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigned from his post on 9 July 2018, reportedly also over dissatisfaction with the Chequers Agreement.[43] Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt was appointed to replace Johnson, whilst Hunt's former post was filled by Culture Secretary Matthew Hancock. Attorney General Jeremy Wright replaced Hancock as Culture Secretary, and backbencher Geoffrey Cox replaced Wright as Attorney General.[44]
- Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab and Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey resigned on 15 November 2018 following the publication of the draft EU withdrawal agreement the previous day.[45] On 16 November, Amber Rudd was invited to return to cabinet to fill the post of Work and Pensions Secretary, whilst Steve Barclay was appointed as Brexit Secretary.[46][47]
- Following an inquiry into a leak of information from a meeting of the National Security Council, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson was removed from his post on 1 May 2019. He was replaced by Penny Mordaunt, with her former post of International Development Secretary filled by Rory Stewart.[48]
- Andrea Leadsom resigned from her post of Leader of the House of Commons on 22 May 2019.[49] She was replaced by treasury minister Mel Stride,[50] whose post was filled by Minister of State for Transport Jesse Norman. His post was filled by Michael Ellis, and his post was filled by Rebecca Pow.
List of ministers
[edit]| Minister in the House of Commons | Minister in the House of Lords | ||
Ministers that attend cabinet are listed in bold
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Prime Minister, the Cabinet Office and non-Departmental ministers
[edit]| Cabinet Office | ||||
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| Post | Minister | Term | ||
| 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 | |||
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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 | |||
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Caroline Nokes MP | June 2017 – January 2018 | ||
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Oliver Dowden CBE MP | January 2018 – July 2019 | ||
| Non-Departmental ministers | ||||
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| Minister without Portfolio | The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP (unpaid; also Chairman of the Conservative Party) |
January 2018 - July 2019 | ||
Departments of state
[edit]| Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | |||
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| 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 | ||
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Margot James MP | July 2016 – January 2018 | |
| Andrew Griffiths MP | January–July 2018 | ||
| Kelly Tolhurst MP | July 2018 – July 2019 | ||
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Richard Harrington MP | June 2017 – January 2018 | |
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Richard Harrington MP | January 2018 – March 2019 | |
| Andrew Stephenson MP | April–July 2019 | ||
(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 | |
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Harriett Baldwin MP | July 2016 – January 2018 | |
| Guto Bebb MP | January–July 2018[51] | ||
| Stuart Andrew MP | July 2018 – July 2019 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | |
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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) | |||
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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 | ||
(jointly with Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from June 2019) |
Jake Berry MP | June 2017 – July 2019 | |
|
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 | |
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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 | |
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Victoria Atkins MP (also Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability at the Home Office) |
January 2018 – July 2019 | |
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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 | ||
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The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP | July 2016 – September 2017 | |
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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 CVO | April 2016 – September 2017 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Mark Garnier MP | July 2016 – September 2017 | |
| Minister for Investment | September–October 2017 | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Investment | October 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 Justice | Dr 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 | |
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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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 | ||
|
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 | ||
| Vacant | November 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 MP | Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
| Chris Skidmore FRHistS FSA FRSA MP | Vice Chairman for Policy | |
| Kemi Badenoch MP | Vice 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 MP | Vice Chairman for Communities | |
| Helen Grant MP | ||
| Andrew Jones MP | Vice Chairman for Business Engagement | |
| Marcus Jones MP | Vice Chairman for Local Government | |
| James Morris MP | Vice Chairman for Training and Development | |
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