Her Majesty's Government
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A coalition government formed of the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrat Party
The Cabinet
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service | Rt Hon David Cameron MP (Con) |
| Deputy Prime Minister, Lord President of the Council (with special responsibility for political and constitutional reform) | Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP (LD) |
| First Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Rt Hon William Hague MP (Con) |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Rt Hon George Osborne MP (Con) |
| Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice | Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP (Con) |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department; and Minister for Women and Equalities | Rt Hon Theresa May MP (Con) |
| Secretary of State for Defence | Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP (Con) |
| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills | Rt Hon Dr Vincent Cable MP (LD) |
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP (Con) |
| Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP (LD) |
| Secretary of State for Health | Rt Hon Andrew Lansley CBE MP (Con) |
| Secretary of State for Education | Rt Hon Michael Gove MP (Con) |
| Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP (Con) |
| Secretary of State for Transport | Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP (Con) |
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Rt Hon Caroline Spelman MP (Con) |
| Secretary of State for International Development | Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP (Con) |
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP (Con) |
| Secretary of State for Scotland (and providing ministerial support to the Deputy Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office) | Michael Moore MP (LD) |
| Secretary of State for Wales | Rt Hon Cheryl Gillan MP (Con) |
| Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport | Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP (Con) |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP (LD) |
| Leader of the House of Lords, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Rt Hon Lord Strathclyde (Con) |
| Minister without Portfolio (Minister of State) (Unpaid) | Rt Hon Baroness Warsi* (Con) |
Also attending Cabinet meetings
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General | Rt Hon Francis Maude MP** (Con) |
| Minister of State – Cabinet Office (providing policy advice to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office) | Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP** (Con) |
| Minister of State (Universities and Science) – Department for Business, Innovation and Skills | David Willetts MP (Con) |
| Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal | Rt Hon Sir George Young Bt MP** (Con) |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip | Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP (Con) |
Also invited to attend Cabinet meetings when required
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Attorney-General | Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP*** (Con) |
Departments of State and Ministers
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Rt Hon Williams Hague MP (Con) |
| Minister of State (Europe and NATO) | David Lidington MP (Con) |
| Minister of State (South East Asia/Far East, Caribbean, Central/South America, Australasia and Pacific) | Jeremy Browne MP (LD) |
| Minister of State | Rt Hon Lord Howell of Guildford* (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Africa and the United Nations) | Henry Bellingham MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Afghanistan/South Asia, counter terrorism/proliferation, North America, Middle East and North Africa) | Alistair Burt MP (Con) |
HM Treasury
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Rt Hon George Osborne MP (Con) |
| Financial Secretary | Mark Hoban MP (Con) |
| Economic Secretary | Justine Greening MP† (Con) |
| Exchequer Secretary | David Gauke MP† (Con) |
| Commercial Secretary | Sir James Sassoon‡ |
Ministry of Justice
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice | Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke MP (Con) |
| Minister of State | Rt Hon Lord McNally (LD) |
| Minister of State (jointly with the Home Office) | Nick Herbert MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Prisons and Probation) | Crispin Blunt MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (HM Courts Service and Legal Aid) | Jonathan Djanogly MP (Con) |
Home Office
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Rt Hon Theresa May MP (Con) |
| Minister of State (Security) | Baroness Neville-Jones (Con) |
| Minister of State (Immigration) | Damian Green MP (Con) |
| Minister of State (Police) (jointly with the Ministry of Justice) | Nick Herbert MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | James Brokenshire MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Lynne Featherstone MP (LD) |
Ministry of Defence
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Defence | Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP (Con) |
| Minister of State (Armed Forces) | Nick Harvey MP (LD) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Gerald Howarth MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Andrew Robathan MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Peter Luff MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Lord Astor of Hever DL‡ (Con) |
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills | Rt Hon Dr Vincent Cable MP (LD) |
| Minister of State (Universities and Science) | David Willetts MP** (Con) |
| Minister of State (Business and Enterprise) | Mark Prisk MP (Con) |
| Minister of State (Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning) | John Hayes MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs) | Edward Davey MP (LD) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Culture, Communications and Creative Industries (jointly with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport)) | Ed Vaizey MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Baroness Wilcox (Con) |
Department for Work and Pensions
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP (Con) |
| Minister of State (Employment) | Chris Grayling MP (Con) |
| Minister of State (Pensions) | Steve Webb MP (LD) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Disabled People) | Maria Miller MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Welfare Reform) | Lord Freud* (Con) |
Department for Energy and Climate Change
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP (LD) |
| Minister of State (Renewable Energy) | Charles Hendry MP (Con) |
| Minister of State (Climate Change) | Gregory Barker MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Lord Marland* (Con) |
Department of Health
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Health | Rt Hon Andrew Lansley CBE MP (Con) |
| Minister of State (Care Services) | Paul Burstow MP (LD) |
| Minister of State (Health) | Simon Burns MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Public Health) | Anne Milton MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Quality) | Earl Howe (Con) |
Department for Education
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Education | Rt Hon Michael Gove MP (Con) |
| Minister of State (Children and Families) | Sarah Teather MP (LD) |
| Minister of State (Schools) | Nick Gibb MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Tim Loughton MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Lord Hill of Oareford CBE (Con) |
Department for Communities and Local Government
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP (Con) |
| Minister of State (Decentralisation) | Greg Clark MP (Con) |
| Minister of State (Housing and Local Government) | Grant Shapps MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Andrew Stunell OBE MP (LD) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Bob Neill MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Baroness Hanham CBE (Con) |
Department for Transport
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Transport | Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP (Con) |
| Minister of State (Rail and Aviation) | Theresa Villiers MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Regional and Local Transport) | Norman Baker MP (LD) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Roads and Motoring) | Mike Penning MP (Con) |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Rt Hon Caroline Spelman MP (Con) |
| Minister of State (Agriculture and Food) | James Paice MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Natural Environment and Fisheries) | Richard Benyon MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Lord Henley (Con) |
Department for International Development
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for International Development | Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP (Con) |
| Minister of State | Alan Duncan MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Stephen O’Brien MP (Con) |
Northern Ireland
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP (Con) |
| Minister of State | Hugo Swire MP (Con) |
Scotland
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Scotland | Michael Moore MP (LD) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | David Mundell MP (Con) |
Wales
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Wales | Rt Hon Cheryl Gillan MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | David Jones MP (Con) |
Culture, Media and Sport
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport | Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | John Penrose MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Hugh Robertson MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State | Mark Francois MP (Con) |
Office of the Leader of the House of Lords
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Leader of the House of Lords, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Rt Hon Lord Strathclyde (Con) |
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Leader of the House of Commons | Rt Hon Sir George Young Bt MP** (Con) |
| Parliamentary Secretary (Deputy Leader) | David Heath CBE MP* (LD) |
Cabinet office
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Minister of State (providing policy advice to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office) | Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP** (Con) |
| Parliamentary Secretary (Political and Constitutional Reform) | Mark Harper MP (Con) |
| Parliamentary Secretary | Nick Hurd MP (Con) |
Law Officers
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Attorney-General | Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP*** (Con) |
| Solicitor-General | Edward Garnier QC MP (Con) |
| Advocate General for Scotland | Rt Hon Lord Wallace of Tankerness QC (LD) |
Whips - House of Commons
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip | Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP (Con) |
| Deputy Chief Whip (Treasurer of HM Household) | John Randall MP (Con) |
| Deputy Chief Whip (Comptroller of HM Household) | Alistair Carmichael MP (LD) |
| Government Whip (Vice Chamberlain of HM Household) | Mark Francois MP (Con) |
Junior Lords of the Treasury
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) | Michael Fabricant MP (Con) |
| Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) | Angela Watkinson MP (Con) |
| Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) | Jeremy Wright MP (Con) |
| Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) | Brooks Newmark MP* (Con) |
| Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) | James Duddridge MP (Con) |
Assistant Whips
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Assistant Whip | Philip Dunne MP* (Con) |
| Assistant Whip | Stephen Crabb MP (Con) |
| Assistant Whip | Robert Goodwill MP (Con) |
| Assistant Whip | Shailesh Vara MP (Con) |
| Assistant Whip | Bill Wiggin MP (Con) |
| Assistant Whip | Chloe Smith MP (Con) |
| Assistant Whip (and Chief Parliamentary and Political Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister) | Norman Lamb MP (LD) |
| Assistant Government Whip | Mark Hunter MP (LD) |
Whips - House of Lords
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Lords Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of the Gentlemen at Arms) | Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE (Con) |
| Deputy Chief Whip (Captain of The Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard) | Rt Hon Lord Shutt of Greetland OBE (LD) |
Baronesses and Lords in Waiting
| Position | Minister |
|---|---|
| Baroness in Waiting | Baroness Northover* (LD) |
| Baroness in Waiting | Baroness Rawlings (Con) |
| Baroness in Waiting | Baroness Verma (Con) |
| Lord in Waiting | Earl Attlee (Con) |
| Lord in Waiting | Lord Astor of Hever DL (Con) |
| Lord in Waiting | Lord De Mauley TD (Con) |
| Lord in Waiting | Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE* (Con) |
| Lord in Waiting | Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD) |
* unpaid
** attends Cabinet
*** attends Cabinet when Ministerial responsibilities are on the agenda
† paid as a Parliamentary Secretary
‡ unpaid Parliamentary Secretary
