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Ministerial appointments: September 2021
The Queen has been pleased to approve the following government appointments.
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
- Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP
Ministry of Justice
- Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor (paid), and Secretary of State for Justice* – Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP
- Minister of State – Kit Malthouse MP (jointly with the Home Office)**
- Minister of State, and Minister for Afghan resettlement (jointly with the Home Office and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) – Victoria Atkins MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Tom Pursglove MP (jointly with the Home Office)
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* – James Cartlidge MP (and Assistant Government Whip (paid))
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Wolfson of Tredegar QC*
HM Treasury
- Chancellor of the Exchequer – Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP
- Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Simon Clarke MP**
- Financial Secretary to the Treasury – Rt Hon Lucy Frazer QC MP
- Minister of State – Lord Agnew of Oulton DL (jointly with the Cabinet Office)*
- Minister of State (Economic Secretary to the Treasury) – John Glen MP*
- Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury – Helen Whately MP†
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth and Development Affairs, and Minister for Women and Equalities – Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP
- Minister of State – Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP
- Minister of State – Rt Hon James Cleverly MP
- Minister of State – Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (and the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)*
- Minister of State – Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Vicky Ford MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Wendy Morton MP
- Minister of State (Minister for Equalities) – Kemi Badenoch MP (jointly with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Women) – Baroness Stedman–Scott OBE DL (jointly with the Department for Work and Pensions)
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) – Mike Freer MP (jointly with the Department for International Trade)
Home Office
- Secretary of State for the Home Department – Rt Hon Priti Patel MP
- Minister of State – Kit Malthouse MP (jointly with the Ministry of Justice)**
- Minister of State, Minister for Security and Borders – Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP
- Minister of State – Baroness Williams of Trafford
- Minister of State – Lord Greenhalgh (jointly with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)* *. Minister of State – Victoria Atkins MP (jointly with the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Rachel Maclean MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Kevin Foster MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Tom Pursglove MP (jointly with the Ministry of Justice)
Ministry of Defence
- Secretary of State for Defence – Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP
- Minister of State – Jeremy Quin MP
- Minister of State – Baroness Goldie DL*
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – James Heappey MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Leo Docherty MP (jointly with the Cabinet Office)
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations – Rt Hon Michael Gove MP
- Minister of State – Kemi Badenoch MP (jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Minister for Equalities))
- Minister of State – Rt Hon Christopher Pincher MP
- Minister of State – Victoria Atkins MP (jointly with the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office)
- Minister of State – Lord Greenhalgh (jointly with the Home Office)*
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Eddie Hughes MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Neil O’Brien MP
Department of Health and Social Care
- Secretary of State for Health and Social Care – Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP
- Minister of State – Edward Argar MP
- Minister of State – Gillian Keegan MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Maggie Throup MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Maria Caulfield MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Kamall
Cabinet Office
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for the Cabinet Office – Rt Hon Stephen Barclay MP
- COP 26 President – Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP
- Minister of State – Rt Hon Lord Frost CMG
- Minister of State, Minister without Portfolio – Nigel Adams MP**
- Paymaster General – Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP
- Minister of State – Lord Agnew of Oulton (jointly with HM Treasury)*
- Minister of State – Lord True CBE
- Parliamentary Secretary – Leo Docherty MP (jointly with the Ministry of Defence)
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP
- Minister of State – Rt Hon Greg Hands MP
- Minister of State – Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Kt (jointly with the Department for International Trade)*
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* – Lee Rowley (and Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip) (paid))
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, and Minister for London – Paul Scully MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Science, Research and Innovation – George Freeman MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Callanan
Department for International Trade
- Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade – Rt Hon Anne–Marie Trevelyan MP
- Minister of State – Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP
- Minister of State – Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Kt (jointly with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)*
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Mike Freer MP (jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Minister for Equalities))
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Ranil Jayawardena MP
Department for Work and Pensions
- Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP
- Minister of State – Chloe Smith MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Mims Davies MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Guy Opperman MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – David Rutley MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Stedman–Scott OBE DL (jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Department for Education
- Secretary of State for Education – Nadhim Zahawi MP
- Minister of State – Michelle Donelan MP**
- Minister of State – Robin Walker MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Alex Burghart MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Will Quince MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Barran MBE*
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Rt Hon George Eustice MP
- Minister of State – Victoria Prentis MP
- Minister of State – Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)*
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Rebecca Pow MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Jo Churchill MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Rt Hon Lord Benyon
Department for Transport
- Secretary of State for Transport – Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP
- Minister of State – Andrew Stephenson MP
- Minister of State – Chris Heaton–Harris MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Robert Courts MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Trudy Harrison MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Northern Ireland Office
- Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE MP
- Minister of State – Rt Hon Conor Burns MP
Scotland Office
- Secretary of State for Scotland – Rt Hon Alister Jack MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Iain Stewart MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Malcolm Offord
Wales Office
- Secretary of State for Wales – Rt Hon Simon Hart MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* – David TC Davies MP (and an Assistant Government Whip (paid))
Office of the Leader of the House of Lords
- Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords – Rt Hon Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
- Minister of State (Deputy Leader of the House of Lords) – Rt Hon Earl Howe GBE*
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport – Nadine Dorries MP
- Minister of State – Julia Lopez MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Chris Philp MP
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Nigel Huddleston MP *. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (and Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)) – Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
Minister without Portfolio
- Minister without Portfolio – Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP*
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
- Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons – Rt Hon Jacob Rees–Mogg MP**
Whips – House of Commons
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) – Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP**
- Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip) – Stuart Andrew MP
- Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip) – Marcus Jones MP
- Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip) – James Morris MP
Junior Lords of the Treasury
- Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Amanda Solloway MP
- Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Lee Rowley MP (and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy*)
- Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Michael Tomlinson MP
- Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Alan Mak MP*
- Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Craig Whittaker MP
- Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Rebecca Harris MP
Assistant Whips (Commons)
- Assistant Government Whip – Scott Mann MP
- Assistant Government Whip – David TC Davies MP (and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Wales Office*)
- Assistant Government Whip – James Cartlidge (and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice*)
- Assistant Government Whip – Gareth Johnson MP
- Assistant Government Whip – Heather Wheeler MP
- Assistant Government Whip – Andrea Jenkyns MP
- Assistant Government Whip – Steve Double MP
Whips – House of Lords
- Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms (Lords Chief Whip) – Rt Hon Lord Ashton of Hyde
- Captain of The Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (Deputy Chief Whip) – Earl of Courtown
Baronesses and Lords in Waiting
- Baroness in Waiting – Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE
- Baroness in Waiting – Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
- Baroness in Waiting – Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
- Lord in Waiting (also Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) – Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
- Lord in Waiting – Viscount Younger of Leckie
Law Officers
- Attorney General – Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP**
- Solicitor General – Alex Chalk MP
- HM Advocate General for Scotland – Lord Stewart of Dirleton QC
Ministers on Leave
- Baroness Penn
Privy Council
The Queen has been pleased to approve that the following be sworn of Her Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council:
- Secretary of State for Education – Nadhim Zahawi MP;
- Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport – Nadine Dorries MP;
- Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Simon Clarke MP;
- Minister of State, Department for Education – Michelle Donelan MP;
- Minister of State, jointly at the Home Office and Ministry of Justice – Kit Malthouse MP;
- Minister of State in the Cabinet Office – Nigel Adams MP.
The following have left the government:
- Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP – previously Secretary of State for Education
- Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP – previously Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP – previously Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice
- Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP – previously Minister of State at the Department for Education
- Rt Hon John Whittingdale OBE MP – previously Minister of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP – previously Financial Secretary to the Treasury
- Caroline Dinenage MP – previously Minister of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Luke Hall MP – previously Minister of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Justin Tomlinson MP – previously Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions
- Graham Stuart MP – previously a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for International Trade
- James Duddridge MP – previously a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Matt Warman MP – previously a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- David Duguid MP – previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Scotland Office, and Assistant Government Whip
- Baroness Berridge – previously a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Education and a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Women) at the Department for International Trade
- Lord Bethell – previously a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care
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*unpaid
**attends Cabinet
† paid as a Parliamentary Secretary