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Ministerial appointments: November-December 2023
The King was pleased to approve the following government appointments.
The King was pleased to approve government appointments. A Ministerial List can be found below:
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
- Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP
Cabinet Office
- Deputy Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office – Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP
- Minister of State (Minister without Portfolio) – Richard Holden MP*
- Paymaster General, and Minister for the Cabinet Office – Rt Hon John Glen MP*†
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Minister of State (Minister without Portfolio) – Rt Hon Esther McVey MP†
- Minister of State (Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) – Rt Hon Johnny Mercer MP†
- Minister of State – Nusrat Ghani MP (jointly with the Department for Business and Trade)
- Minister of State – Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG*
- Parliamentary Secretary – Alex Burghart MP
HM Treasury
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Chancellor of the Exchequer – Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP
- Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Laura Trott MBE MP†
- Minister of State (Financial Secretary to the Treasury) – Nigel Huddleston MP
- Parliamentary Secretary (Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury) – Gareth Davies MP
- Parliamentary Secretary (Economic Secretary to the Treasury) – Bim Afolami MP
- Parliamentary Secretary – Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs – Rt Hon David Cameron
- Minister of State (Minister for Development) – Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP†
- Minister of State – Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP
- Minister of State – Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon*
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Minister of State – Rt Hon Lord Benyon* (jointly with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Leo Docherty MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – David Rutley MP
Home Office
- Secretary of State for the Home Department – Rt Hon James Cleverly MP
- Minister of State (Minister for Security) – Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE MP†
- Minister of State (Minister for Immigration) – Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP†
- Minister of State (Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire) – Rt Hon Chris Philp MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Laura Farris MP (jointly with the Ministry of Justice)
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Sharpe of Epsom OBE
Ministry of Defence
- Secretary of State for Defence – Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP
- Minister of State – Rt Hon James Heappey MP
- Minister of State – James Cartlidge MP
- Minister of State – Earl of Minto*
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Dr Andrew Murrison MP
Ministry of Justice
- Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice – Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP
- Minister of State – Rt Hon Edward Argar MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Mike Freer MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Gareth Bacon MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Laura Farris MP (jointly with the Home Office)
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Bellamy KC*
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology – Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP
- Minister of State – Julia Lopez MP (jointly with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport)X
- Minister of State – Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP (jointly with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport)*X
- Minister of State – Andrew Griffith MP*
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Saqib Bhatti MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Viscount Camrose*
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations – Rt Hon Michael Gove MP
- Minister of State – Lee Rowley MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Felicity Buchan MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Jacob Young MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Simon Hoare MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Penn
Department of Health and Social Care
- Secretary of State for Health and Social Care – Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP
- Minister of State – Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson MP
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Minister of State – Helen Whately MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Maria Caulfield (jointly with the Department for Business and Trade (Minister for Women))
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Markham CBE*
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP
- Minister of State - Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP
- Minister of State – Rt Hon Lord Benyon* (jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Rebecca Pow MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Robbie Moore MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State –Robbie Douglas-Miller OBE**
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
- Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons – Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP
Office of the Leader of the House of Lords
- Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords – Rt Hon Lord True CBE
- Minister of State (Deputy Leader of the House of Lords) – Rt Hon Earl Howe GBE*
Department for Business and Trade
- Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade, and Minister for Women and Equalities – Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP
- Minister of State, and Minister for London – Rt Hon Greg Hands MP
- Minister of State – Nusrat Ghani MP (jointly with the Cabinet Office)
- Minister of State – Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE*
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Kevin Hollinrake MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord Offord of Garvel* (jointly with the Scotland Office)
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) – Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP (jointly with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Women) – Maria Caulfield (jointly with the Department of Health and Social Care)
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero – Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP
- Minister of State – Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Andrew Bowie MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Callanan
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* – Amanda Solloway MP (and a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury))
Department for Work and Pensions
- Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Rt Hon Mel Stride MP
- Minister of State – Tom Pursglove MP
- Minister of State – Jo Churchill MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Mims Davies MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Paul Maynard MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Viscount Younger of Leckie
Department for Education
- Secretary of State for Education – Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP
- Minister of State – Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP
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Minister of State – Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – David Johnston OBE MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Barran MBE*X
Department for Transport
- Secretary of State for Transport – Rt Hon Mark Harper MP
- Minister of State – Huw Merriman MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Anthony Browne MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Guy Opperman MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Davies of Gower
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport – Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP
- Minister of State – Julia Lopez MP (jointly with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)X
- Minister of State – Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP (jointly with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)*X
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP (jointly with the Department for Business and Trade (Minister for Equalities))
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
Northern Ireland Office
- Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP
- Minister of State – Steve Baker MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* – Lord Caine (and a Lord in Waiting)
Scotland Office
- Secretary of State for Scotland – Rt Hon Alister Jack MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – John Lamont MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Offord of Garvel* (jointly with the Department for Business and Trade)
Wales Office
- Secretary of State for Wales – Rt Hon David T C Davies MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Fay Jones MP
Whips – House of Commons
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) – Rt Hon Simon Hart MP†
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Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip) – Marcus Jones MP
- Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip) – Rebecca Harris MP
- Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip) – Stuart Anderson MP
Junior Lords of the Treasury
- Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Rt Hon Dame Amanda Milling MP
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Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Scott Mann MP
- Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Amanda Solloway MP (and a Parliamentary under Secretary of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero*)
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Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Joy Morrissey MP
- Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Mike Wood MP
Assistant Whips (Commons)
- Assistant Government Whip – Ruth Edwards MP
- Assistant Government Whip – Robert Largan MP
- Assistant Government Whip – Gagan Mohindra MP
- Assistant Government Whip – Mark Jenkinson MP
- Assistant Government Whip – Mark Fletcher MP
- Assistant Government Whip – Suzanne Webb MP
- Assistant Government Whip – Aaron Bell MP
Whips – House of Lords
- Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms (Lords Chief Whip) – Rt Hon Baroness Williams of Trafford
- Captain of The King’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (Deputy Chief Whip) – Earl of Courtown
Baronesses and Lords in Waiting
- Lord in Waiting – Lord Harlech
- Lord in Waiting – Lord Evans of Rainow
- Lord in Waiting – Lord Caine (and a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Northern Ireland Office)
- Baroness in Waiting – Baroness Swinburne*
- Lord in Waiting – Lord Gascoigne
- Lord in Waiting – Lord Roborough*
Law Officers
- Attorney General – Rt Hon Victoria Prentis MP†
- Solicitor General – Michael Tomlinson MP
- HM Advocate General for Scotland – Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC
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† attends Cabinet
X Julia Lopez MP has been re-appointed as a Minister of State jointly in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology following her maternity leave.
The Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale MP will continue to be a Minister of State (unpaid) jointly in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology for a short transitional period.
Baroness Barran MBE will act as Government Equalities spokesperson in the Upper House in addition to her current role as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Education.
** His Majesty has also been pleased to confer the dignity of a Barony of the United Kingdom for life upon Robbie Douglas-Miller.
Updates to this page
Published 13 November 2023
Last updated 1 December 2023 + show all updates
Last updated 1 December 2023 + show all updates
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The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments: -Robbie Douglas-Miller OBE as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Lord Roborough as a Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) - Baroness Barran MBE will act as Government Equalities spokesperson in the Upper House in addition to her current role as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Education. - His Majesty has also been pleased to confer the dignity of a Barony of the United Kingdom for life upon Robbie Douglas-Miller.
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