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Ministerial appointments: February 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson made government appointments.

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Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson
Published
13 February 2020
This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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

  • Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP

HM Treasury

  • Chancellor of the Exchequer – Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP
  • Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Rt Hon Stephen Barclay MP**
  • Financial Secretary to the Treasury – Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP
  • Minister of State – Lord Agnew of Oulton DL (jointly with the Cabinet Office)*
  • Economic Secretary to the Treasury – John Glen MP†
  • Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury – Kemi Badenoch MP† (jointly with the Department for International Trade (Minister for Equalities))

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

  • Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and First Secretary of State – Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP
  • Minister of State – Rt Hon James Cleverly MP (jointly with the Department for International Development)
  • Minister of State – Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (and the Department for International Development and the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)*
  • Minister of State – Nigel Adams MP (jointly with the Department for International Development)
  • Minister of State – Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (jointly with the Department for International Development)
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – James Duddridge MP (jointly with the Department for International Development)
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Wendy Morton MP (jointly with the Department for International Development)
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Sugg CBE (jointly with the Department for International Development)

Home Office

  • Secretary of State for the Home Department – Rt Hon Priti Patel MP
  • Minister of State – Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP
  • Minister of State – Kit Malthouse MP (jointly with the Ministry of Justice)
  • Minister of State – Baroness Williams of Trafford
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Victoria Atkins MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Kevin Foster MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Chris Philp MP (jointly with the Ministry of Justice)  

Cabinet Office

  • Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office – Rt Hon Michael Gove MP
  • Paymaster General – Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP
  • Minister of State – Chloe Smith MP
  • Minister of State – Lord Agnew of Oulton (jointly with HM Treasury)*
  • Minister of State – Lord True CBE
  • Minister without Portfolio* – Amanda Milling MP
  • Parliamentary Secretary – Julia Lopez MP
  • Parliamentary Secretary – Johnny Mercer MP (jointly with the Ministry of Defence)

Ministry of Justice

  • Lord Chancellor (paid), and Secretary of State for Justice* – Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP
  • Minister of State – Lucy Frazer QC MP
  • Minister of State – Kit Malthouse MP (jointly with the Home Office)
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Alex Chalk MP* (and Assistant Government Whip (paid))
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Chris Philp MP (jointly with the Home Office)

Ministry of Defence

  • Secretary of State for Defence – Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP
  • Minister of State – Jeremy Quin MP
  • Minister of State – Baroness Goldie DL*
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – James Heappey MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Johnny Mercer MP (jointly with the Cabinet Office)

Department of Health and Social Care

  • Secretary of State for Health and Social Care – Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP
  • Minister of State – Edward Argar MP
  • Minister of State – Helen Whately MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Jo Churchill MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Nadine Dorries MP

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

  • Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and Minister for COP 26 – Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP
  • Minister of State – Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Nadhim Zahawi MP*
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Amanda Solloway MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, and Minister for London – Paul Scully MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Callanan 

Department for International Trade

  • Secretary of State for International Trade, and President of the Board of Trade, and Minister for Women and Equalities – Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP
  • Minister of State – Rt Hon Conor Burns MP
  • Minister of State – Rt Hon Greg Hands MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Graham Stuart MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) – Kemi Badenoch MP (jointly with HM Treasury)
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Women)* – Baroness Berridge (jointly with the Department for Education*; and Baroness in Waiting (paid))

Department for Work and Pensions

  • Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP
  • Minister of State – Justin Tomlinson MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Mims Davies MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Guy Opperman MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Will Quince MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Stedman-Scott OBE

Department for Education

  • Secretary of State for Education – Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP
  • Minister of State – Michelle Donelan MP
  • Minister of State – Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Gillian Keegan MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Vicky Ford MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Berridge* (jointly with the Department for International Trade (Minister for Women)*; and Baroness in Waiting (paid))

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  • Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – George Eustice MP
  • Minister of State – Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development)*
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Rebecca Pow MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Gardiner of Kimble
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Victoria Prentis MP

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

  • Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government – Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP
  • Minister of State – Simon Clarke MP
  • Minister of State – Rt Hon Christopher Pincher MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Luke Hall MP

Department for Transport

  • Secretary of State for Transport – Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP
  • Minister of State – Andrew Stephenson MP
  • Minister of State – Chris Heaton-Harris MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Kelly Tolhurst MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Rachel Maclean MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Vere of Norbiton

Northern Ireland Office

  • Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE MP
  • Minister of State – Robin Walker MP

Scotland Office

  • Secretary of State for Scotland – Rt Hon Alister Jack MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Douglas Ross MP

Wales Office

  • Secretary of State for Wales – Rt Hon Simon Hart MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* – David TC Davies MP (and Assistant Government 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 Park
  • Minister of State (Deputy Leader of the House of Lords) – Rt Hon Earl Howe CBE*

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

  • Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport – Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP
  • Minister of State – Caroline Dinenage MP
  • Minister of State – Rt Hon John Whittingdale OBE MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Matt Warman MP
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* – Nigel Huddleston MP (and Assistant Government Whip (paid))
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Barran MBE*

Department for International Development

  • Secretary of State for International Development – Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP
  • Minister of State – Rt Hon James Cleverly MP (jointly with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
  • Minister of State – Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)*
  • Minister of State – Nigel Adams MP (jointly with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
  • Minister of State – Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (jointly with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – James Duddridge MP (jointly with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Wendy Morton MP (jointly with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Sugg CBE (jointly with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

  • Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons – Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP**

Whips – House of Commons

  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) – Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP**
  • Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip) – Stuart Andrew MP
  • Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip) – Mike Freer MP
  • Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip) – Marcus Jones MP

Junior Lords of the Treasury

  • Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – James Morris MP
  • Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Rebecca Harris MP
  • Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Iain Stewart MP
  • Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – David Rutley MP
  • Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Maggie Throup MP
  • Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Michael Tomlinson MP*

Assistant Whips (Commons)

  • Assistant Government Whip – Leo Docherty MP
  • Assistant Government Whip – David TC Davies MP (and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Wales Office*)
  • Assistant Government Whip – Alex Chalk MP (and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice*)
  • Assistant Government Whip –Tom Pursglove MP
  • Assistant Government Whip – Maria Caulfield MP
  • Assistant Government Whip – Nigel Huddleston MP (and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport*)
  • Assistant Government Whip – Eddie Hughes MP  

Whips – House of Lords

  • Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms (Lords Chief Whip) – Rt Hon Lord Ashton of Hyde
  • Captain of The Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (Deputy Chief Whip) – Earl of Courtown

Baronesses and Lords in Waiting

  • Baroness in Waiting – Baroness Berridge (and a joint Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* at the Department of Education and at the Department for International Trade)
  • Lord in Waiting – Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
  • Baroness in Waiting – Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE
  • Baroness in Waiting – Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
  • Lord in Waiting – Viscount Younger of Leckie
  • Lord in Waiting – Lord Bethell of Romford*

Law Officers

  • Attorney General – Suella Braverman MP**
  • Solicitor General – Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP
  • HM Advocate General for Scotland and Ministry of Justice spokesperson for the Lords – Rt Hon Lord Keen of Elie QC

*unpaid

** attends Cabinet

† paid as a Parliamentary Secretary

The following have left Government:

  • The Rt Hon Sajid Javid - previously Chancellor of the Exchequer
  • The Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP - previously Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • The Rt Hon Baroness Morgan of Cotes - previously Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
  • The Rt Hon Julian Smith MP - previously Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
  • The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP - previously Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
  • The Rt Hon Geoffrey Cox QC MP – previously Attorney General
  • The Rt Hon Esther McVey MP - previously a Minister of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • The Rt Hon Dr Andrew Murrison MP - previously a joint Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development
  • The Rt Hon Chris Skidmore MP - previously a joint Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and at the Department for Education
  • The Rt Hon Jake Berry MP - previously a joint Minister of State at the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
  • George Freeman MP - previously a Minister of State at the Department for Transport
  • Nusrat Ghani MP - previously a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport
  • Paul Maynard MP - previously a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport
  • Heather Wheeler MP - previously a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  • Lord Duncan of Springbank - previously a joint Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Northern Ireland Office
  • Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford - previously a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care
  • Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen - previously a Baroness in Waiting (Lords Whip)

Updates to this page

Published 13 February 2020