The Queen has been pleased to approve the following Ministerial appointments:
Cabinet
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service
- The Rt Hon David Cameron MP
Deputy Prime Minister, Lord President of the Council (with special responsibility for political and constitutional reform)
- The Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP
First Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- The Rt Hon William Hague MP
Chancellor of the Exchequer
- George Osborne MP
Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice
- The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP
Secretary of State for the Home Department; and Minister for Women and Equalities
- The Rt Hon Theresa May MP
Secretary of State for Defence
- Dr Liam Fox MP
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
- Dr Vincent Cable MP
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
- Chris Huhne MP
Secretary of State for Health
- Andrew Lansley CBE MP
Secretary of State for Education
- Michael Gove MP
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
- Eric Pickles MP
Secretary of State for Transport
- Philip Hammond MP
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Caroline Spelman MP
Secretary of State for International Development
- Andrew Mitchell MP
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- Owen Paterson MP
Secretary of State for Scotland (and providing ministerial support to the Deputy Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office)
- Danny Alexander MP
Secretary of State for Wales
- Cheryl Gillan MP
Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
- Jeremy Hunt MP
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- David Laws MP
Leader of the House of Lords, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- The Rt Hon Lord Strathclyde
Minister without Portfolio (Minister of State) *
- Baroness Warsi
* Unpaid
Also attending Cabinet meetings:
Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General
The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP
Minister of State – Cabinet Office (providing policy advice to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office)
The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP
Minister of State (Universities and Science) – Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
David Willetts MP
Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal
The Rt Hon Sir George Young Bt MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip
The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP
Also invited to attend Cabinet meetings when required:
Attorney-General
Dominic Grieve QC MP
Privy Council
The Queen has also been pleased to approve that the following be sworn of Her Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council:
George Osborne MP
Dr Liam Fox MP
Dr Vince Cable MP
Eric Pickles MP
Jeremy Hunt MP
Chris Huhne MP
Michael Gove MP
Caroline Spelman MP
Andrew Lansley CBE MP
Andrew Mitchell MP
Danny Alexander MP
David Laws MP
Philip Hammond MP
Dominic Grieve QC MP
Owen Paterson MP
Cheryl Gillan MP
Baroness Warsi
Department appointments
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Minister of State – David Lidington MP
- Minister of State – Jeremy Browne MP
HM Treasury
- Financial Secretary – Mark Hoban MP
- Economic Secretary – Justine Greening MP†
- Exchequer Secretary – David Gauke MP†
Ministry of Justice
- Minister of State – The Rt Hon Lord McNally
- Minister of State – Nick Herbert MP (jointly with the Home Office)
Home Office
- Minister of State (Minister for Security) – Baroness Neville-Jones
- Minister of State (Minister for Immigration) – Damian Green MP
- Minister of State (Minister for Police) – Nick Herbert MP (jointly with the Ministry of Justice)
Ministry of Defence
- Minister of State (Minister for the Armed Forces) – Nick Harvey MP
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
- Minister of State (Minister for Universities and Science) – David Willetts MP**
- Minister of State – Mark Prisk MP
- Minister of State – John Hayes MP
Department for Work and Pensions
- Minister of State – Chris Grayling MP
- Minister of State – Steve Webb MP
Department for Energy and Climate Change
- Minister of State – Charles Hendry MP
- Minister of State – Gregory Barker MP
Department of Health
- Minister of State – Paul Burstow MP
- Minister of State – Simon Burns MP
Department for Education
- Minister of State – Sarah Teather MP
- Minister of State – Nick Gibb MP
Department for Communities and Local Government
- Minister of State – Greg Clark MP
- Minister of State – Grant Shapps MP
Department for Transport
- Minister of State – Theresa Villiers MP
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Minister of State – James Paice MP
Department for International Development
- Minister of State – Alan Duncan MP
Northern Ireland
- Minister of State – Hugo Swire MP
Law Officers
- Solicitor General – Edward Garnier QC MP
Whips – House of Lords
- Lords Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms) – The Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE
** attends Cabinet
† paid as a Parliamentary Secretary
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