Ministers

Read biographies and responsibilities of Cabinet ministers and all ministers by department, as well as the whips who help co-ordinate parliamentary business.

Cabinet ministers

• Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC MP

  The Rt Hon

  Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Minister for the Union

  

• Angela Rayner MP

  The Rt Hon

  Deputy Prime Minister; Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

  

• Rachel Reeves MP

  The Rt Hon

  Chancellor of the Exchequer

  

• Pat McFadden MP

  The Rt Hon

  Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations

  

• David Lammy MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

  

• Yvette Cooper MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for the Home Department

  

• John Healey MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Defence

  

• Shabana Mahmood MP

  The Rt Hon

  Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

  

• Wes Streeting MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

  

• Bridget Phillipson MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister for Women and Equalities, Secretary of State for Education

  

• Ed Miliband MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

  

• Liz Kendall MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

  

• Jonathan Reynolds MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Business and Trade, President of the Board of Trade

  

• Peter Kyle MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

  

• Louise Haigh MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Transport

  

• Steve Reed OBE MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  

• Lisa Nandy MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

  

• Hilary Benn MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

  

• Ian Murray MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Scotland

  

• Jo Stevens MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Wales

  

• Lucy Powell MP

  The Rt Hon

  Lord President of the Council, Leader of the House of Commons

  

• Baroness Smith of Basildon

  The Rt Hon

  Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House of Lords

  

Also attends Cabinet

• Sir Alan Campbell MP

  The Rt Hon

  Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

  

• Darren Jones MP

  The Rt Hon

  Chief Secretary to the Treasury

  

• Lord Hermer KC

  The Rt Hon

  Attorney General

  

• Anneliese Dodds MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Development), Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

  

Ministers by department

Cabinet Office

• Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC MP

  The Rt Hon

  Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Minister for the Union

• Pat McFadden MP

  The Rt Hon

  Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations

• Nick Thomas–Symonds MP

  The Rt Hon

  Paymaster General, Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations)

• Ellie Reeves MP

  Minister without PortfolioUnpaid

• Georgia Gould MP

  Parliamentary Secretary

• Abena Oppong-Asare MP

  Parliamentary Secretary

HM Treasury

• Rachel Reeves MP

  The Rt Hon

  Chancellor of the Exchequer

• Darren Jones MP

  The Rt Hon

  Chief Secretary to the Treasury

• Lord Livermore

  Financial Secretary to the Treasury

• James Murray MP

  Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury

• Tulip Siddiq MP

  Economic Secretary to the Treasury

• Emma Reynolds MP

  Parliamentary Secretary

• Poppy Gustafsson OBE

  Minister of State (Minister for Investment)Unpaid

Foreign, Commonwealth
& Development Office

• David Lammy MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

• Anneliese Dodds MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Development)

• Stephen Doughty MP

  Minister of State (Europe, North America and Overseas Territories)

• Catherine West MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific)

• Lord Collins of Highbury

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Africa)Unpaid

• Hamish Falconer MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan)Unpaid

• Baroness Chapman of Darlington

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Latin America and Caribbean)

Home Office

• Yvette Cooper MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for the Home Department

• Dan Jarvis MBE MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Security)

• Dame Angela Eagle DBE MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Border Security and Asylum)

• Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Policing, Fire and Crime Prevention)

• Lord Hanson of Flint

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Lords Minister)Unpaid

• Jess Phillips MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls)

• Seema Malhotra MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Migration and Citizenship)

Ministry
of Defence

• John Healey MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Defence

• Lord Coaker

  Minister of State (Minister for the House of Lords)

• Maria Eagle MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry)

• Luke Pollard MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for the Armed Forces)

• Alistair Carns OBE MC MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Veterans and People)

Ministry
of Justice

• Shabana Mahmood MP

  The Rt Hon

  Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

• Lord Timpson OBE

  Minister of StateUnpaid

• Heidi Alexander MP

  Minister of State

• Alex Davies-Jones MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

• Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of StateUnpaid

• Sir Nic Dakin MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of StateUnpaid

Ministry of Housing,
Communities &
Local Government

• Angela Rayner MP

  The Rt Hon

  Deputy Prime Minister; Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

• Matthew Pennycook MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Housing and Planning)

• Jim McMahon OBE MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Local Government and English Devolution)

• Rushanara Ali MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Homelessness and Democracy )

• Alex Norris MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Local Growth and Building Safety)

• Baroness Taylor of Stevenage

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lords Minister for Housing and Local Government)Unpaid

• Lord Khan of Burnley

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lords Minister for Faith, Communities and Resettlement)

Department
of Health &
Social Care

• Wes Streeting MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

• Karin Smyth MP

  Minister of State for Health (Secondary Care)

• Stephen Kinnock MP

  Minister of State for Care

• Andrew Gwynne MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention

• Baroness Merron

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health

Department
for Education

• Bridget Phillipson MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister for Women and Equalities, Secretary of State for Education

• Anneliese Dodds MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

• Baroness Smith of Malvern

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Skills)

• Catherine McKinnell MP

  Minister of State (Minister for School Standards)

• Stephen Morgan MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Early Education)

• Janet Daby MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families)

• Seema Malhotra MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities)

• Dame Nia Griffith DBE MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities)

• Sir Stephen Timms MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability)

Department for
Energy Security
& Net Zero

• Ed Miliband MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

• Sarah Jones MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Industry)

• Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero)Unpaid

• Kerry McCarthy MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Climate)

• Michael Shanks MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Energy)

• Miatta Fahnbulleh MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Consumers)

Department
for Work &
Pensions

• Liz Kendall MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

• Sir Stephen Timms MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability)

• Alison McGovern MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Employment)

• Baroness Sherlock OBE

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Lords)Unpaid

• Andrew Western MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Transformation)

• Emma Reynolds MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Pensions)

Department for
Business & Trade

• Jonathan Reynolds MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Business and Trade, President of the Board of Trade

• Gareth Thomas MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports

• Douglas Alexander MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security)

• Sarah Jones MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Industry)

• Justin Madders MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets)

• Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Legislation)Unpaid

• Poppy Gustafsson OBE

  Minister of State (Minister for Investment)Unpaid

Department for
Science, Innovation
& Technology

• Peter Kyle MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

• Lord Vallance

  Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation

• Sir Chris Bryant MP

  Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms

• Feryal Clark MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Digital Government

• Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online SafetyUnpaid

Department
for Transport

• Louise Haigh MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Transport

• Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE

  Minister of State (Minister for Rail)

• Simon Lightwood MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Local Transport)

• Lilian Greenwood MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Future of Roads)

• Mike Kane MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Security)

Department
for Environment,
Food & Rural Affairs

• Steve Reed OBE MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• Daniel Zeichner MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs)

• Emma Hardy MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Water and Flooding)

• Mary Creagh CBE MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Nature)Unpaid

• Baroness Hayman of Ullock

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lords Minister)

Department
for Culture,
Media & Sport

• Lisa Nandy MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

• Sir Chris Bryant MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism)

• Stephanie Peacock MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth)

• Baroness Twycross

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Gambling and Lords Minister)Unpaid

Northern
Ireland
Office

• Hilary Benn MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

• Fleur Anderson MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Scotland Office

• Ian Murray MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Scotland

• Kirsty McNeill MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Wales Office

• Jo Stevens MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Wales

• Dame Nia Griffith DBE MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Office of the
Leader of the
House of Commons

• Lucy Powell MP

  The Rt Hon

  Lord President of the Council, Leader of the House of Commons

Office of the
Leader of the
House of Lords

• Baroness Smith of Basildon

  The Rt Hon

  Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House of Lords

• Lord Collins of Highbury

  Deputy Leader of the House of LordsUnpaid

Attorney
General's
Office

• Lord Hermer KC

  The Rt Hon

  Attorney General

• Sarah Sackman KC MP

  Solicitor General

Office of the
Advocate General
for Scotland

• Baroness Smith of Cluny KC

  HM Advocate General for Scotland

UK Export
Finance

• Gareth Thomas MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports

• Jonathan Reynolds MP

  The Rt Hon

  President of the Board of Trade

Whips

House of Commons

• Sir Alan Campbell MP

  The Rt Hon

  Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

• Mark Tami MP

  The Rt Hon

  Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip)

• Samantha Dixon MP

  Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip)

• Chris Elmore MP

  Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip)

Junior Lords of the Treasury

• Sir Nic Dakin MP

  Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)

• Vicky Foxcroft MP

  Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)

• Jeff Smith MP

  Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)

• Anna Turley MP

  Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)

• Taiwo Owatemi MP

  Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)

Assistant Whips

• Christian Wakeford MP

  Assistant Whip, House of Commons

• Gen Kitchen MP

  Assistant Whip, House of Commons

• Keir Mather MP

  Assistant Whip, House of Commons

• Gerald Jones MP

  Assistant Whip, House of Commons

• Anna McMorrin MP

  Assistant Whip, House of Commons

• Martin McCluskey MP

  Assistant Whip, House of Commons

• Kate Dearden MP

  Assistant Whip, House of Commons

House of Lords

• Lord Kennedy of Southwark

  The Rt Hon

  Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentleman at Arms (Lords Chief Whip)

• Baroness Wheeler MBE

  Captain of The King’s Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard (Lords Deputy Chief Whip)

Baronesses and Lords in Waiting

• Lord Cryer

  Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)Unpaid

• Lord Collins of Highbury

  Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)

• Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

  Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)

• Baroness Taylor of Stevenage

  Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip)

• Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

  Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip)

• Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

  Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip)

• Baroness Twycross

  Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip) Unpaid

• Lord Leong CBE

  Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)Unpaid

• Baroness Blake of Leeds

  Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip) Unpaid