Ministerial Appointments: 31 August 2023
The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments.
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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.