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Ministerial appointments: 11 August 2014

Two new ministerial appointments have been announced.

• From: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 11 August 2014

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The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the following ministerial appointments:

• James Duddridge MP has been appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office following the departure from government of Mark Simmonds MP

• Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth has been appointed as a Government Whip, House of Lords (Lord in Waiting)

Further information

Lord Bourne replaces Lord Bates, who was last week appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Home Office.

Published 11 August 2014