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Changes to government departments

HM Treasury

The Chancellor has announced a new Office for Budget Responsibility to assess the state of the nation's finances.

Department for Education

A new Department for Education (DfE) has been created, replacing the old Department for Children Schools and Families.

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Cabinet and ministerial appointments

The Cabinet and full list of ministers

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Prime Minister David Cameron has now formed his new Cabinet.

A total of five Cabinet posts will be filled by Liberal Democrats. This includes the appointment of Nick Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, as Deputy Prime Minister.

Cabinet appointments

• Prime Minister - David Cameron (Conservative)
  
• Deputy Prime Minister - Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat)
  
• Foreign Secretary - William Hague (Conservative)
  
• Chancellor of the Exchequer - George Osborne (Conservative)
  
• Secretary of State for Justice - Kenneth Clarke (Conservative)
  
• Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities - Theresa May (Conservative)
  
• Secretary of State for Defence - Dr Liam Fox (Conservative)
  
• Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills - Dr Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)
  
• Secretary of State for Work and Pensions - Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative)
  
• Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change - Chris Huhne (Liberal Democrat)
  
• Secretary of State for Health - Andrew Lansley CBE (Conservative)
  
• Secretary of State for Education - Michael Gove (Conservative)
  
• Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government - Eric Pickles (Conservative)
  
• Secretary of State for Transport - Philip Hammond (Conservative)
  
• Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Caroline Spelman (Conservative)
  
• Secretary of State for International Development - Andrew Mitchell (Conservative)
  
• Secretary of State for Northern Ireland - Owen Paterson (Conservative)
  
• Secretary of State for Scotland - Michael Moore (Liberal Democrat)
  
• Secretary of State for Wales - Cheryl Gillan (Conservative)
  
• Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport - Jeremy Hunt (Conservative)
  
• Chief Secretary to the Treasury - Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat)
  
• Leader of the House of Lords - Lord Strathclyde (Conservative)
  
• Minister without Portfolio (Minister of State) - Baroness Warsi (Conservative)

Also attending Cabinet meetings

• Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General - Francis Maude (Conservative)
  
• Minister of State – Cabinet Office - Oliver Letwin (Conservative)
  
• Minister of State (Universities and Science) – Department for Business, Innovation and Skills - David Willetts (Conservative)
  
• Leader of the House of Commons - Sir George Young (Conservative)
  
• Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip - Patrick McLoughlin (Conservative)
  

Invited to attend Cabinet meetings when required

• Attorney General - Dominic Grieve QC (Conservative)
  

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