Reshuffle May 2015: Confirmation of Appointments to Government

The Prime Minister's Office has confirmed ministerial positions across all departments...

* unpaid
** attends Cabinet
† paid as a Parliamentary Secretary

Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service

• Rt Hon David Cameron MP

HM Treasury

• First Secretary of State*, and Chancellor of the Exchequer – Rt Hon George Osborne MP
• Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Rt Hon Greg Hands MP**
• Financial Secretary – David Gauke MP
• Exchequer Secretary – Damian Hinds MP †
• Economic Secretary – Harriett Baldwin MP†

Home Office

• Secretary of State for the Home Department – Rt Hon Theresa May MP
• Minister of State – Rt Hon Mike Penning MP (jointly with the Ministry of Justice)
• Minister of State – Rt Hon John Hayes MP
• Minister of State – James Brokenshire MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Karen Bradley MP

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

• Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP
• Minister of State – Rt Hon David Lidington MP
• Minister of State – Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP
• Minister of State (Trade and Investment) – Rt Hon Francis Maude (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
• Minister of State – Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE**
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – James Duddridge MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Tobias Ellwood MP

Ministry of Justice

• Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice* – Rt Hon Michael Gove MP
• Minister of State – Rt Hon Mike Penning MP (jointly with the Home Office)
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Shailesh Vara MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* – Andrew Selous MP (and an Assistant Whip (paid))
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Dominic Raab MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Caroline Dinenage MP (jointly with the Department for Education)

Ministry of Defence

• Secretary of State for Defence – Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP
• Minister of State – Penny Mordaunt MP
• Minister of State – Philip Dunne MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Julian Brazier MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Mark Lancaster MP

Department for Work and Pensions

• Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP
• Minister of State – Priti Patel MP**
• Minister of State – Ros Altmann CBE
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Justin Tomlinson MP
• Department of Health
• Secretary of State for Health – Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP
• Minister of State – Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Jane Ellison MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – George Freeman MP (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Ben Gummer MP

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

• Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons – Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP
• Parliamentary Secretary (Deputy Leader of the House of Commons) - Thérèse Coffey MP

Department for International Development

• Secretary of State for International Development – Rt Hon Justine Greening MP
• Minister of State – Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP
• Minister of State – Rt Hon Desmond Swayne MP

Department for Education

• Secretary of State for Education, and Minister for Women and Equalities – Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP
• Minister of State – Nick Boles MP (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
• Minister of State – Nick Gibb MP
• Minister of State – Edward Timpson MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Sam Gyimah MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Caroline Dinenage MP (jointly with the Ministry of Justice)

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

• Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords – Rt Hon Baroness Stowell of Beeston MBE

Department for Transport

• Secretary of State for Transport – Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Robert Goodwill MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Claire Perry MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Andrew Jones MP

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

• Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, and President of the Board of Trade – Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP
• Minister of State (Trade and Investment) – Rt Hon Francis Maude (jointly with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
• Minister of State – Anna Soubry MP**
• Minister of State – Nick Boles MP (jointly with the Department for Education)
• Minister of State – Ed Vaizey MP (jointly with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
• Minister of State – Jo Johnson MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – George Freeman MP (jointly with the Department of Health)

Northern Ireland Office

• Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Ben Wallace MP

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP
• Minister of State – George Eustice MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Rory Stewart MP OBE
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government – Rt Hon Greg Clark MP
• Minister of State – Brandon Lewis MP
• Minister of State – Mark Francois MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – James Wharton MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Marcus Jones MP

Wales Office

• Secretary of State for Wales – Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Alun Cairns MP* (and Government Whip (paid))

Cabinet Office

• Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, in overall charge of the Cabinet Office – Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP
• Paymaster General, and Minister for the Cabinet Office – Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP**
• Parliamentary Secretary – Rob Wilson MP
• Parliamentary Secretary – John Penrose MP* (and Government Whip (paid))

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

• Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport – John Whittingdale OBE MP
• Minister of State – Ed Vaizey MP (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Tracey Crouch MP

Scotland Office

• Secretary of State for Scotland – Rt Hon David Mundell MP

Department of Energy and Climate Change

• Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change – Amber Rudd MP
• Minister of State – Andrea Leadsom MP

Minister without Portfolio (Minister of State)

• Robert Halfon MP* and **

Law Officers

• Attorney General – Jeremy Wright MP**
• Solicitor General – Robert Buckland MP

Whips – House of Commons

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) – Mark Harper MP**
• Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip) – Anne Milton MP

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