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UK Government Changes
Following the appointment of Theresa May as Prime Minister, the Cabinet is as follows:
Rt Hon Theresa May MP - Prime Minister
Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP - Chancellor of the Exchequer
Rt Hon David Gauke MP - Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Boris Johnson MP - Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Amber Rudd MP - Secretary of State for the Home Office
Rt Hon Justine Greening MP - Secretary of State for Education/Minister for Women & Equalities
Greg Clark - Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
David Davis MP - Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Rt Hon Liam Fox MP - Secretary of State for International Trade
Rt Hon Liz Truss MP - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP - Secretary of State for Transport
Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP - Secretary of State for Defence
Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP - Secretary of State for Health
Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP - Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Andrea Leadsom MP - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rt Hon Damian Green MP - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Priti Patel MP - Secretary of State for International Development
Karen Bradley MP - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Rt Hon David Lidington MP - Leader of the House of Commons
James Brokenshire MP - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP - Secretary of State for Wales
Rt Hon David Mundell MP - Secretary of State for Scotland
Rt Hon Gavin Williamson MP - Chief Whip
Rt Hon Jeremy Wright QC MP - Attorney General
Ben Gumner MP - Minister of State for the Cabinet Office
The makeup of Departments is listed below:
Department for Education
Secretary of State for Education, and Minister for Women and Equalities – Rt Hon Justine Greening MPMinister of State – Jo Johnson MP (jointly with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)Minister of State – Nick Gibb MPMinister of State – Edward Timpson MPMinister of State – Rt Hon Robert Halfon MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord NashParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Caroline Dinenage MP
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – Rt Hon Greg Clark MPMinister of State – Jo Johnson MP (jointly with the Department for Education)Minister of State – Nick Hurd MPMinister of State – Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMGParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Margot James MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Jesse Norman MP
HM Treasury
Chancellor of the Exchequer – Rt Hon Philip Hammond MPChief Secretary to the Treasury – Rt Hon David Gauke MPFinancial Secretary – Jane Ellison MPEconomic Secretary – Simon Kirby MPCommercial Secretary – Lord O’Neill of Gatley
Home Office
Secretary of State for the Home Department – Rt Hon Amber Rudd MPMinister of State – Brandon Lewis MPMinister of State – Ben Wallace MPMinister of State – Robert Goodwill MPMinister of State – Baroness Williams of TraffordParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Sarah Newton MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Shields OBE (jointly with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – Rt Hon Boris Johnson MPMinister of State – Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan MPMinister of State – Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE (jointly with the Department for International Development)Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Tobias Ellwood MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Alok Sharma MP
Ministry of Defence
Secretary of State for Defence – Rt Hon Michael Fallon MPMinister of State – Mike Penning MPMinister of State – Rt Hon Earl Howe (and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords)*Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Mark Lancaster TD MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Harriett Baldwin MP
Ministry of Justice
Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice* – Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MPMinister of State – Sir Oliver Heald QC MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Sam Gyimah MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Phillip Lee MP
Department for Exiting the European Union
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union – Rt Hon David Davis MPMinister of State – Rt Hon David Jones MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Bridges of Headley MBEParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Robin Walker MP
Department for International Trade
Secretary of State for International Trade, and President of the Board of Trade – Rt Hon Liam Fox MPMinister of State – Lord Price CVOMinister of State – Rt Hon Greg Hands MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Mark Garnier MP
Department of Health
Secretary of State for Health – Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP**Minister of State – Philip Dunne MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Nicola Blackwood MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – David Mowat MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Prior of Brampton
Department for Work and Pensions
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Rt Hon Damian Green MPMinister of State – Penny Mordaunt MPMinister of State – Damian Hinds MPMinister of State – Lord Freud*Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Caroline Nokes MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Richard Harrington MP
Department for Transport
Secretary of State for Transport – Rt Hon Chris Grayling MPMinister of State – Rt Hon John Hayes MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Paul Maynard MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Andrew Jones MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Department for Communities and Local Government
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government – Rt Hon Sajid Javid MPMinister of State – Gavin Barwell MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Andrew Percy MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Marcus Jones MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (jointly with the Wales Office)
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons – Rt Hon David Lidington MPParliamentary Secretary (Deputy Leader of the House of Commons) * – Michael Ellis MP (and Assistant Whip (paid))
Office of the Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords – Rt Hon Baroness Evans of Bowes ParkDeputy Leader of the House of Lords – Rt Hon Earl Howe (and Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence)
Scotland Office
Secretary of State for Scotland – Rt Hon David Mundell MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Dunlop (jointly with the Northern Ireland Office)
Wales Office
Secretary of State for Wales – Rt Hon Alun Cairns MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State* – Guto Bebb MP (and Government Whip (paid))Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (jointly with the Department for Communities and Local Government)
Northern Ireland Office
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Rt Hon James Brokenshire MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Kris Hopkins MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Dunlop (jointly with the Scotland Office)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MPMinister of State – George Eustice MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Thérèse Coffey MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Gardiner of Kimble
Department for International Development
Secretary of State for International Development – Rt Hon Priti Patel MPMinister of State – Rory Stewart OBE MPMinister of State – Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE (jointly with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – James Wharton MP
Cabinet Office
Paymaster General, and Minister for the Cabinet Office – Rt Hon Ben Gummer MPParliamentary Secretary – Chris Skidmore MP
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport – Rt Hon Karen Bradley MPMinister of State – Rt Hon Matt Hancock MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Tracey Crouch MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Rob Wilson MPParliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Shields OBE (jointly with the Home Office)Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* – Lord Ashton of Hyde (and a Lord in Waiting (paid))Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster* (and Conservative Party Chair) – Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP