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Ministerial Appointments: October - November 2022
The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments.
The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments:
- Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP as Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
- Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP as Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice
- Rt Hon Simon Hart MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
- Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP as Minister without Portfolio
- Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP as Secretary of State for the Home Department
- Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Gillian Keegan MP as Secretary of State for Education
- Rt Hon Mel Stride MP as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
- Rt Hon Michael Gove MP as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
- David TC Davies MP as Secretary of State for Wales
- Victoria Prentis MP as Attorney General
- Jeremy Quin MP as Paymaster General, and Minister for the Cabinet Office. He will attend Cabinet.
- Rt Hon Mark Harper MP as Secretary of State for Transport
- John Glen MP as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. He will attend Cabinet.
- Rt Hon Johnny Mercer MP as a Minister of State (Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) in the Cabinet Office. He will attend Cabinet.
- Rt Hon Sir Gavin Williamson CBE MP as a Minister of State (Minister without Portfolio) in the Cabinet Office. He will attend Cabinet.
- Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP as a Minister of State (Minister for Immigration) in the Home Office. He will attend Cabinet.
- Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP as a Minister of State (Minister for Development) in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He will attend Cabinet.
- Alex Chalk KC MP as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
- Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP as a Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Rt Hon Chris Philp MP as a Minister of State in the Home Office
- Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities;
- Helen Whately MP as a Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care
- George Freeman MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Education
- Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Education
- Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Transport
- Victoria Atkins MP as Financial Secretary to the Treasury
- Andrew Griffith MP as Economic Secretary to the Treasury
- Rt Hon Edward Argar MP as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice
- Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice
- Marcus Jones MP as Treasurer of His Majesty’s Household (Deputy Chief Whip)
- Tom Pursglove MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions
- Guy Opperman MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions
- Leo Docherty MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Kevin Hollinrake MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Laura Trott MBE MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Work and Pensions
- Claire Coutinho MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Education
- Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) in the Department for International Trade
- Paul Scully MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson MP as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
- Huw Merriman MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Transport
- Sarah Dines MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Home Office
- Dr James Davies MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Wales Office
- Mims Davies MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Work and Pensions
- Fay Jones MP as an Assistant Government Whip
- Julie Marson MP as an Assistant Government Whip
- David Rutley MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Alex Burghart MP as a Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office
- Maria Caulfield MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care, and a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Women) in the Department for International Trade
- John Lamont MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Scotland Office
- Robert Largan MP as an Assistant Government Whip
- Rebecca Pow MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- James Cartlidge MP as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
- Scott Mann MP as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
- Mike Wood MP as an Assistant Government Whip
- Andrew Bowie MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for International Trade;
- Steve Double MP as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury).
- Richard Holden MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Transport.
- Rt Hon Dr Andrew Murrison MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Defence
- Felicity Buchan MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Nigel Huddleston MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for International Trade, in addition to his current role as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
- Baroness Penn as a Parliamentary Secretary in HM Treasury;
- Baroness Stedman–Scott OBE DL as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Work and Pensions;
- Lord Murray of Blidworth as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Home Office;
- Rt Hon Lord Benyon as a Minister of State in the Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs;
- Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
- Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE as a Minister of State in the Department for International Trade.
- Lord Caine as a Lord in Waiting (Lords Whip), in addition to his role as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Northern Ireland Office.
The following have been re-appointed:
- Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP re-appointed as Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Rt Hon James Cleverly MP re-appointed as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
- Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP re-appointed as Secretary of State for Defence
- Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP re-appointed as Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons
- Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP re-appointed as Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade. She also becomes Minister for Women and Equalities
- Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP re-appointed as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP re-appointed as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- Rt Hon Alister Jack MP re-appointed as Secretary of State for Scotland
- Rt Hon Lord True CBE re-appointed as Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords
- Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE MP re-appointed as a Minister of State (Minister for Security) in the Home Office. He attends Cabinet.
- Rt Hon Greg Hands MP re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Department for International Trade
- Steve Baker MP re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Northern Ireland Office
- Rt Hon Baroness Williams of Trafford re-appointed as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms (Lords Chief Whip)
- Rt Hon James Heappey MP re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
- Will Quince MP re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care
- Nusrat Ghani MP re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Julia Lopez MP re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Michael Tomlinson MP re-appointed as Solicitor General
- Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP re-appointed as a Minister of State (Minister for Climate) in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Mike Freer MP re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice
- Lee Rowley MP re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Neil O’Brien OBE MP re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care
- Rebecca Harris MP re-appointed as Comptroller of His Majesty’s Household (Government Whip)
- Jo Churchill MP re-appointed as Vice-Chamberlain of His Majesty’s Household (Government Whip)
- Nigel Huddleston MP re-appointed as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
- Trudy Harrison MP re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Amanda Solloway MP re-appointed as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
- Stuart Anderson MP re-appointed as an Assistant Government Whip
- Jacob Young MP re-appointed as an Assistant Government Whip
- Dehenna Davison MP re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Joy Morrissey MP re-appointed as an Assistant Government Whip
- Lord Bellamy KC re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice
- Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith re-appointed of Richmond Park as a Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Lord Sharpe of Epsom OBE re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Home Office
- Baroness Goldie DL re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
- Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Cabinet Office
- Rt Hon Earl Howe GBE re-appointed as a Minister of State (Deputy Leader of the House of Lords)
- Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Lord Callanan re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Lord Markham CBE re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care
- Baroness Barran MBE re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Education
- Baroness Vere of Norbiton re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Transport
- Lord Offord of Garvel re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Scotland Office;
- Lord Caine as re-appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Northern Ireland Office;
- Earl of Courtown re-appointed as Captain of The King’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (Deputy Chief Whip);
- Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist re-appointed as a Baroness in Waiting (Lords Whip)
- Lord Davies of Gower re-appointed as a Lord in Waiting (Lords Whip);
- Lord Harlech re-appointed as a Lord in Waiting (Lords Whip);
- Viscount Younger of Leckie re-appointed as a Lord in Waiting (Lords Whip);
- Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC re-appointed as HM Advocate General for Scotland.
Updates to this page
Published 25 October 2022
Last updated 24 November 2022 + show all updates
Last updated 24 November 2022 + show all updates
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