Press release

Ministerial appointments: 9 November 2017

The Queen has approved a number of appointments to government.

• From: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, Department for International Development, Department for Work and Pensions and Home Office
• Published: 9 November 2017

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

The Queen has been pleased to approve the following appointments:

• Penny Mordaunt MP as Secretary of State for International Development.
• Sarah Newton MP as Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions.
• Victoria Atkins MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Home Office.

Further information

• Penny Mordaunt MP was previously Minister of State for Department for Work and Pensions
• Sarah Newton MP was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Home Office.

Published 9 November 2017