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The Cabinet

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced his new Cabinet. He has appointed Nick Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrats as his Deputy Prime Minister.

The Cabinet is the supreme decision-making body in government. Every week during Parliament, Secretaries of State from all departments and some other ministers meet in the Cabinet room in Downing Street to discuss the big issues of the day.

The Prime Minister chairs the meetings, selects its members, and also recommends their appointment as ministers by the Monarch. The Secretary of the Cabinet is responsible for preparing records of its discussions and decisions.

Full members of the Cabinet

Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
David Cameron

Deputy Prime Minister
Nick Clegg

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Vince Cable

Chancellor of the Exchequer
George Osborne

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
William Hague

Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor
Ken Clarke

Secretary of State for the Home Department
Theresa May

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Caroline Spelman

Secretary of State for International Development
Andrew Mitchell

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Eric Pickles

Secretary of State for Education
Michael Gove

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Chris Huhne

Secretary of State for Health
Andrew Lansley

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Owen Paterson

Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Lord Strathclyde

Minister for the Cabinet Office, and for the Olympics and Paymaster General
Jeremy Hunt

Secretary of State for Scotland
Michael Moore (replaced Danny Alexander - 29 May 2023)

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Iain Duncan Smith

Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Danny Alexander (replaced David Laws - 29 May 2023)

Secretary of State for Wales
Cheryl Gillan

Secretary of State for Defence
Liam Fox

Secretary of State for Transport
Philip Hammond

Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
Jeremy Hunt

Minister without Portfolio (Minister of State)
Baroness Warsi

Other Cabinet attendees

Chief Whip
Patrick McLoughlin

Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General
Francis Maude

Minister of State – Cabinet Office
Oliver Letwin

Minister of State (Universities and Science) – Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
David Willetts

Leader of the House of Commons
Sir George Young

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip
Patrick McLoughlin

Invited to attend Cabinet meetings when required

Attorney General
Dominic Grieve QC

Departmental ministers

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Minister of State - David Lidington MP
Minister of State - Jeremy Browne MP
Minister of State - The Rt Hon Lord Howell (unpaid)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Henry Bellingham MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Alistair Burt MP

HM Treasury

Financial Secretary – Mark Hoban MP
Economic Secretary – Justine Greening MP
Exchequer Secretary – David Gauke MP

Ministry of Justice

Minister of State – The Rt Hon Lord McNally
Minister of State – Nick Herbert MP (jointly with the Home Office)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Crispin Blunt MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Jonathan Djanogly MP

Home Office

Minister of State (Minister for Security) – Baroness Neville-Jones
Minister of State (Minister for Immigration) – Damian Green MP
Minister of State (Minister for Police) – Nick Herbert MP (jointly with the Ministry of Justice)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) – Lynne Featherstone MP

Ministry of Defence

Minister of State (Minister for the Armed Forces) – Nick Harvey MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Gerald Howarth MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Andrew Robathan MP

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Minister of State (Minister for Universities and Science) – David Willetts MP (attends Cabinet)
Minister of State – Mark Prisk MP
Minister of State – John Hayes MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Edward Davey MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – John Penrose MP (jointly with the Department for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sports)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Wilcox

Department for Work and Pensions

Minister of State – Chris Grayling MP
Minister of State – Steve Webb MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Maria Miller MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Welfare Reform) – Lord Freud (unpaid)

Department for Energy and Climate Change

Minister of State – Charles Hendry MP
Minister of State – Gregory Barker MP

Department of Health

Minister of State – Paul Burstow MP
Minister of State – Simon Burns MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Anne Milton MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Earl Howe

Department for Education

Minister of State – Sarah Teather MP
Minister of State – Nick Gibb MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Tim Loughton MP

Department for Communities and Local Government

Minister of State – Greg Clark MP
Minister of State – Grant Shapps MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Andrew Stunell OBE MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Bob Neill MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Hanham CBE

Department for Transport

Minister of State – Theresa Villiers MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Norman Baker MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Mike Penning MP

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Minister of State – James Paice MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Richard Benyon MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Henley

Department for International Development

Minister of State – Alan Duncan MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Stephen O’Brien MP

Northern Ireland

Minister of State – Hugo Swire MP

Scotland Office

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – David Mundell MP

Wales Office

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – David Jones MP

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – John Penrose MP (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Hugh Robertson MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – The Hon Ed Vaizey MP

Office of the Leader of the Commons

Parliamentary Secretary (Deputy Leader) – David Heath CBE MP (unpaid)

Cabinet Office

Parliamentary Secretary – Mark Harper MP
Parliamentary Secretary – Nick Hurd MP

Law Officers

Solicitor General – Edward Garnier QC MP
Advocate General for Scotland – The Rt Hon Lord Wallace of Tankerness QC

Whips – House of Commons

Deputy Chief Whip (Treasurer of HM Household) – John Randall MP
Deputy Chief Whip (Comptroller of HM Household) – Alistair Carmichael MP
Government Whip (Vice Chamberlain of HM Household) – Mark Francois MP

Whips – House of Lords

Lords Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms) – The Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE
Deputy Chief Whip (Captain of The Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard) – Lord Shutt of Greetland OBE