Government of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024
This article is about the people in Rishi Sunak's government. For the events of Sunak's tenure as prime minister, see
Premiership of Rishi Sunak .
The Sunak ministry began on 25 October 2022 when Rishi Sunak was invited by King Charles III to succeed Liz Truss as prime minister of the United Kingdom . Truss resigned as leader of the Conservative Party the previous day after Sunak was elected unopposed as her successor. The Sunak ministry was formed from the 2019 Parliament of the United Kingdom , as a Conservative majority government . Sunak reshuffled his cabinet twice, first in February 2023 and later in November 2023 .
On 22 May 2024, Sunak announced a general election on 4 July,[ 1] Labour Party won a landslide victory, leading to the formations of the Starmer ministry and the Sunak shadow cabinet .[ 2]
Cabinets
Changes
Changes
Dominic Raab resigned as Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary on 21 April 2023 after an inquiry into allegations of bullying.[ 9] Oliver Dowden and as Justice Secretary by Alex Chalk .[ 10]
Sunak's cabinet in December 2022
Changes
Changes
List of ministers
Minister in the House of Commons
Minister in the House of Lords
Cabinet ministers and ministers that attend cabinet are listed in bold
Prime Minister and Cabinet Office
Departments of state
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to February 2023 Culture, Media and Sport from February 2023
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP September 2022 – February 2023
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP February 2023 – July 2024
Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure (Oct 2022 to Feb 2023) Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries (from Feb 2023)
Julia Lopez MP September 2022 – May 2023
The Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP (unpaid), (covering Julia Lopez's maternity leave)
May 2023 – December 2023
Julia Lopez MP December 2023 – July 2024
The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy also Minister for London
Paul Scully MP October 2022 – February 2023
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts and Heritage and DCMS Lords Minister
The Rt Hon The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
October 2022 – July 2024
Minister on leave
Julia Lopez MP May 2023 – December 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
The Rt Hon James Cleverly TD VR MP September 2022 – November 2023
The Rt Hon The Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton PC November 2023 – July 2024
Deputy Foreign Secretary
The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP April 2024 – July 2024
Minister of State for Development and Africa
October 2022 – July 2024
Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, (Commonwealth from November 2023) and the United Nations
The Rt Hon The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (unpaid)
June 2017 – July 2024
Minister of State for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment
The Rt Hon The Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park PC (unpaid)
September 2022 – June 2023
Minister of State for Climate, Environment and Energy
The Rt Hon The Lord Benyon PC (unpaid, jointly with Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
November 2023 – July 2024
Minister of State for Indo-Pacific
The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP October 2022 – July 2024
Minister of State for Europe
Nus Ghani MP March 2024 – July 2024
David Rutley MP October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Europe
Leo Docherty MP October 2022 – March 2024
Law officers
Parliament
2023 August mini-reshuffle
On 31 August 2023, Sunak carried out a mini-reshuffle.[ 17] Ben Wallace resigned as Secretary of State for Defence and was replaced by Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Grant Shapps .[ 18] Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Families and Wellbeing Claire Coutinho .[ 19] David Johnston .[ 20]
2024 March mini-reshuffle
On 26 March 2024, Sunak carried out a mini-reshuffle.[ 21] Robert Halfon resigned as Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education and was replaced by Luke Hall .[ 22] James Heappey resigned as Minister of State for the Armed Forces and was replaced by Leo Docherty .[ 23] Nus Ghani was appointed the new Minister of State for Europe in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office .[ 24] Kevin Hollinrake was promoted to minister of state in the Department for Business and Trade but kept his responsibility for the postal affairs portfolio.[ 25] Alan Mak was promoted to being a parliamentary Under-Secretary of State jointly in the Department for Business and Trade and the Cabinet Office .[ 26] Conservative Party , backbench MPs Jonathan Gullis and Angela Richardson were made deputy party chairs.[ 27]
Departures from the Sunak ministry
November 2023 cabinet reshuffle.
Ministers
Non-ministerial appointments
Non-ministerial appointments
Parliamentary Private Secretaries
Office or ministerial team
Incumbent
Parliamentary Private Secretary
Tenure
No.10 Downing Street
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak
The Rt Hon Craig Williams
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister
Dominic Raab
Laura Farris
October 2022 – July 2024
Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Oliver Dowden
Peter Gibson
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General
Jeremy Quin
James Daly
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister without Portfolio and Chairman of the Conservative Party
Nadhim Zahawi
Ben Spencer
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Cabinet Office
Ruth Edwards
October 2022 – July 2024
Department for Health and Social Care
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Steve Barclay
Angela Richardson
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Health and Social Care
Duncan Baker
October 2022 – July 2024
HM Treasury
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Jeremy Hunt
Gareth Davies
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury
John Glen
Anthony Mangnall
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to HM Treasury
Paul Howell
October 2022 – July 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
James Cleverly
Gagan Mohindra
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Cherilyn Mackrory
October 2022 – July 2024
Home Office
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Suella Braverman
James Sunderland
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Office
Shaun Bailey
October 2022 – July 2024
Ministry of Justice
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Dominic Raab
Gareth Bacon
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Ministry of Justice
Aaron Bell
October 2022 – July 2024
Ministry of Defence
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Defence
Ben Wallace
Ian Levy
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
Mark Eastwood
October 2022 – July 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
Michael Gove
David Johnston
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Grant Shapps
Luke Evans
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Jane Stevenson
October 2022 – January 2024
Department for International Trade
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for International Trade , President of the Board of Trade and Minister for Equalities
Kemi Badenoch
Alexander Stafford
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for International Trade
Department for Work and Pensions
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Mel Stride
James Wild
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Work and Pensions
Mark Logan
October 2022 – July 2024
Department for Education
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Education
Gillian Keegan
Suzanne Webb
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Education
Robbie Moore
October 2022 – July 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Thérèse Coffey
Jerome Mayhew
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Transport
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Transport
Mark Harper
Simon Jupp
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Transport
Kieran Mullan
October 2022 – July 2024
Northern Ireland Office
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Chris Heaton-Harris
Tom Hunt
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Northern Ireland Office
October 2022 – July 2024
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Scotland
Alister Jack
Robin Millar (shared)
October 2022 – June 2023
Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Wales
David TC Davies
Robin Millar (shared)
October 2022 – June 2023
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Michelle Donelan
Paul Bristow
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Simon Baynes
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary House Leaders
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council
Penny Mordaunt
Nicola Richards
October 2022 – July 2024
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The Lord True
Chris Clarkson
October 2022 – July 2024
Attorney General's Office
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland
Victoria Prentis
Anna Firth
October 2022 – July 2024
Party Officers
Second Church Estates Commissioner
References
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