Cabinet of the United Kingdom
In the government of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a group of Ministers led and chosen by the Prime Minister.
They are the main decision-makers in the British government. People in the cabinet have to be members of either the House of Commons or the House of Lords. There are currently 22 Cabinet positions in the government of the United Kingdom.
All of the current Cabinet members are also members of the governing Conservative Party.
Cabinet Ministers
As of 31 December 2023:
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The Right Honourable Rishi Sunak Member of Parliament for Richmond (Yorks) (born 1980) |
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Union Minister for the Civil Service |
Cabinet Office | 25 October 2022 |
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The Right Honourable Jeremy Hunt MP for South West Surrey (born 1966) |
Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury |
HM Treasury | 14 October 2022 |
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The Right Honourable Oliver Dowden MP for Hertsmere (born 1978) |
Deputy Prime Minister Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
Cabinet Office | 25 October 2022 |
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The Right Honourable David Cameron Member of the House of Lords (born 1966) |
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs |
Foreign Office | 13 November 2023 |
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The Right Honourable James Cleverly MP for Braintree (born 1969)[1] |
Secretary of State for the Home Department |
Home Office | 13 November 2023 |
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The Right Honourable Alex Chalk MP for Cheltenham (born 1976) |
Secretary of State for Justice Lord Chancellor |
Cabinet Office Department of Justice |
21 April 2023 |
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Grant Shapps MP for Welwyn Hatfield |
Secretary of State for Defence |
Ministry of Defence | 31 August 2023 |
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The Right Honourable Victoria Atkins MP for Louth and Horncastle (born 1976) |
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Department of Health and Social Care | 13 November 2023 |
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Claire Coutinho MP for East Surrey |
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 31 August 2023 |
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The Right Honourable Penny Mordaunt MP for Portsmouth North (born 1973) |
Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council |
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons[lower-alpha 1] | 6 September 2022 |
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The Right Honourable Nicholas True The Lord True CBE (born 1951) |
Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal |
Office of the Leader of the House of Lords[lower-alpha 2] | 6 September 2022 |
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The Right Honourable Michael Gove MP for Surrey Heath (born 1967) |
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities |
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 25 October 2022 |
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The Right Honourable Kemi Badenoch MP for Saffron Walden (born 1980) |
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy President of the Board of Trade Minister for Equalities |
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | 7 February 2023 |
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The Right Honourable Mel Stride MP for Central Devon (born 1961) |
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions |
Department for Work and Pensions | 25 October 2022 |
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The Right Honourable Gillian Keegan MP for Chichester (born 1968) |
Secretary of State for Education |
Department for Education | 25 October 2022 |
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The Right Honourable Steve Barclay MP for North East Cambridgeshire (born 1972) |
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 13 November 2023 |
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The Right Honourable Mark Harper MP for Forest of Dean (born 1970) |
Secretary of State for Transport |
Department for Transport | 25 October 2022 |
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The Right Honourable Chris Heaton-Harris MP for Daventry (born 1967) |
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland Office | 6 September 2022 |
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The Right Honourable Michelle Donelan MP for Chippenham (born 1984) |
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 20 July 2023 |
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The Right Honourable Lucy Frazer MP for South East Cambridgeshire (born 1972) |
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport |
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | 7 February 2023 |
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The Right Honourable Alister Jack MP for Dumfries and Galloway (born 1963) |
Secretary of State for Scotland |
Scotland Office | 24 July 2019 |
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The Right Honourable David TC Davies MP for Monmouth (born 1970) |
Secretary of State for Wales |
Wales Office | 25 October 2022 |
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The Right Honourable Simon Hart MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (born 1977) |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Government Chief Whip) |
HM Treasury[lower-alpha 3] | 25 October 2022 |
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The Right Honourable Laura Trott MP for Sevenoaks (born 1984) |
Chief Secretary to the Treasury | HM Treasury | 13 November 2023 |
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The Right Honourable Victoria Prentis MP for Banbury (born 1971) |
Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
Attorney General's Office | 25 October 2022 |
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The Right Honourable John Glen MP for Salisbury (born 1974) |
Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General |
Cabinet Office | 13 November 2023 |
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The Right Honourable Esther McVey MP for Wirral West (born 1967) |
Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet Office | Cabinet Office | 13 November 2023 |
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The Right Honourable Johnny Mercer MP for Plymouth Moor View (born 1981) |
Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs | Cabinet Office | 25 October 2022 |
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The Right Honourable Andrew Mitchell MP for Sutton Coldfield (born 1956) |
Minister of State for Development | Foreign Office | 25 October 2022 |
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The Right Honourable Tom Tugendhat MBE MP for Tonbridge and Malling (born 1973) |
Minister of State for Security | Home Office | 6 September 2022 |
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The Right Honourable Michael Tomlinson MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole (born 1977) |
Minister of State for Illegal Migration | Home Office | 7 December 2023 |
Notes
- The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is a ministerial department of the Cabinet Office.
- The Office of the Leader of the House of Lords is a ministerial department of the Cabinet Office.
- Technically a part of the Treasury, but de facto a part of a semi-independent whips office supported by the Cabinet Office
References
- "Grants Shapps replaces Suella Braverman as home secretary". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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