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Ministerial Appointments: 31 August 2023

The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments.

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Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
Published
31 August 2023
This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments:

  • Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP as Secretary of State for Defence;
  • Claire Coutinho MP as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero;
  • David Johnston OBE MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education.

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Published 31 August 2023