First May ministry#Cabinet
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|caption = May holding her first cabinet meeting
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|date_dissolved = {{End date|2017|6|11|df=y}}
|government_head_title = Prime Minister
|government_head = Theresa May
|government_head_history = Premiership of Theresa May
|state_head_title = Monarch
|state_head = Elizabeth II
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|legislature_term = 2015–2017{{refn|Although the 56th Parliament was due to last until 2020, May successfully sought the backing of Parliament for a snap election on 19 April 2017.{{cite news |title=General election campaigning begins as MPs back June poll |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-39643804 |work=BBC News |date=19 April 2017 |access-date=21 July 2017 |archive-date=4 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704022407/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-39643804 |url-status=live }}|group=note}}
|opposition_cabinet = Corbyn Shadow Cabinet
|opposition_party = {{Unbulleted list | {{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} Labour Party}}
|opposition_leader = Jeremy Corbyn
|incoming_formation = 2016 Conservative leadership election
|outgoing_formation =
|last_election = 2017 general election
|budget = March 2017 budget
|previous = Second Cameron ministry
|successor = Second May ministry
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Theresa May formed the first May ministry in the United Kingdom on 13 July 2016, after having been invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new government. Then the Home Secretary, May's appointment followed the resignation of then Prime Minister David Cameron.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36778350 |title=David Cameron says being PM 'the greatest honour' in final Downing Street speech |work=BBC News |date=13 July 2016 |access-date=13 July 2016 |archive-date=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713212411/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36778350 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/13/theresa-may-becomes-britains-prime-minister |title=Theresa May becomes Britain's prime minister |work=The Guardian |author=Stewart, Heather |date=13 July 2016 |access-date=13 July 2016 |archive-date=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713235732/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/13/theresa-may-becomes-britains-prime-minister |url-status=live }} The ministry, a Conservative majority government, succeeded the second Cameron ministry which had been formed following the 2015 general election. Cameron's government was dissolved as a result of his resignation in the immediate aftermath of the June 2016 referendum on British withdrawal from the European Union.
After the 2017 snap general election resulted in a hung parliament, May formed a new minority government with support from the Democratic Unionist Party.{{cite news |title=May to form 'government of certainty' with DUP backing |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election-2017-40219030 |work = BBC News|access-date=20 January 2022 |date=9 June 2017}}
History
May announced her choices for Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary in the evening of 13 July: Philip Hammond, Amber Rudd, and Boris Johnson were respectively appointed to the first three posts, while Michael Fallon continued as Defence Secretary.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36789972 |title=Boris Johnson made foreign secretary by Theresa May |work=BBC News |date=13 July 2016 |access-date=20 January 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-appointments-july-2016 |title=Ministerial appointments: July 2016 |publisher=Prime Minister's Office |work=gov.uk |date=13 July 2016 |access-date=13 July 2016 |archive-date=13 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713222636/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-appointments-july-2016 |url-status=live }} David Davis was appointed to the new post of Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, while Liam Fox became Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade. Greg Clark, who was made business secretary, was mistakenly appointed as President of the Board of Trade by the Privy Council, and held the appointment for four days before the mistake was corrected.{{cite news |last1=May |first1=Callum |title=Minister Greg Clark was briefly given wrong job |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36869726 |access-date=20 January 2022 |work=BBC News |date=22 July 2016 }}
May's choices for the remaining cabinet posts were announced on 14 July.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36790710 |title=Theresa May shakes up government with new-look cabinet |work=BBC News |date=14 July 2016 |access-date=14 July 2016 |archive-date=14 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714031632/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36790710 |url-status=live }} Justine Greening, previously international development secretary, was promoted to education secretary, and the vacancy left by Greening was filled by Priti Patel. Liz Truss, formerly environment secretary, was given the justice portfolio. Andrea Leadsom, previously a junior energy minister, and also the final opponent of Theresa May in the 2016 Conservative leadership election, was made environment secretary. James Brokenshire and Karen Bradley, both formerly junior ministers at the Home Office, were given the posts of Northern Ireland and culture, media and sport respectively. Damian Green took the post of work and pensions secretary, and Chris Grayling was made transport secretary. Finally, Sajid Javid was given the communities and local government brief, The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park became Lords Leader and David Lidington became Commons Leader.
Jeremy Hunt, Alun Cairns, and David Mundell retained the posts of health secretary, Welsh secretary, and Scottish secretary, respectively, which they had held during the second Cameron ministry. In contrast, May sacked six ministers from Cameron's Cabinet: Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, Justice Secretary Michael Gove, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, Education Secretary Nicky Morgan, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Letwin and Leader of the House of Lords Baroness Stowell of Beeston.
In addition, May appointed Fiona Hill and Nick Timothy as Downing Street Chiefs of Staff.{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=George |title=Nick Timothy: Theresa May's political 'brain' |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/29fa0986-49cf-11e6-b387-64ab0a67014c.html#axzz4ES4sl9yz |work=Financial Times |date=14 July 2016 |access-date=15 July 2016 |archive-date=17 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717103209/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/29fa0986-49cf-11e6-b387-64ab0a67014c.html#axzz4ES4sl9yz |url-status=live }} Both had been political advisers to her at the Home Office, then worked outside government for a brief period before coming back to work on her leadership campaign.{{cite news |author=Hardman, Isabel |title=Beware the aides of May! The people who'll really run the new government |url=http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/07/mays-man-influence/ |work=The Spectator |date=16 July 2016 |access-date=1 October 2019 |author-link=Isabel Hardman |archive-date=29 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929112408/https://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/07/mays-man-influence/ |url-status=live }}{{cite press release |title= Downing Street political advisers |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/downing-street-political-advisers |website=Gov.uk |date=14 July 2016 |access-date=17 September 2020 |archive-date=10 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010232740/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/downing-street-political-advisers |url-status=live }}
Cabinet
List of ministers
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= Prime Minister and the Cabinet Office =
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| colspan=5 | Prime Minister and Cabinet Office |
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! Minister ! Term |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | style="width: 320px;" | Theresa May | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | style="width: 320px;" | Sir Patrick McLoughlin | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Minister for the Cabinet Office | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Leader of the House of Commons | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office | July 2016–June 2017 |
= Departments of state =
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! colspan="4" | Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | style="width: 320px;" | Greg Clark | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation | Jo Johnson (jointly with Education) | May 2015–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Energy and Intellectual Property | Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Baroness Neville-Rolfe | July 2016 – Dec 2016 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Intellectual Property | David Prior, Baron Prior of Brampton | Dec 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | July 2016–June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | Communities and Local Government |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | style="width: 320px;" | Sajid Javid | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Housing and Planning | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | May 2015–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities | Nick Bourne, Baron Bourne of Aberystwyth, (also with Wales) | July 2016–June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | Culture, Media and Sport |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | style="width: 320px;" | Karen Bradley | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Digital and Culture | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | May 2015–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Joanna Shields, Baroness Shields | May 2015 – Dec 2016 |
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! colspan="4" | Defence |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Secretary of State for Defence | style="width: 320px;" | Sir Michael Fallon | July 2014–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Defence | Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe | May 2015–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel | May 2015–June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | Education and Equalities |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Secretary of State for Education | style="width: 320px;" | Justine Greening | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation | Jo Johnson | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for School Standards | July 2014–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Vulnerable Children and Families | May 2015–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women, Equalities and Early Years | May 2015–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the School System | John Nash, Baron Nash (unpaid) | Oct 2013–June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | style="width: 320px;" | Andrea Leadsom | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | October 2013–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment and Rural Life Opportunities | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity | John Gardiner, Baron Gardiner of Kimble | July 2016–June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | Exiting the European Union |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union | style="width: 320px;" | David Davis | July 2016–June 2017 |
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|Minister of State |July 2016–June 2017 |
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|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |July 2016–June 2017 |
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|Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | George Bridges, Baron Bridges of Headley |July 2016–June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | style="width: 320px;" | Boris Johnson | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Europe and the Americas | Sir Alan Duncan | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN | Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St John's | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | July 2016–June 2017 |
| style="width:1px; background:#090;" |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | July 2016–June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | Government Equalities Office |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Minister for Women and Equalities | style="width: 320px;" | Justine Greening | July 2016-June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women, Equalities and Early Years | May 2015-June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | Health |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Secretary of State for Health | style="width: 320px;" | Jeremy Hunt | September 2012–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Health | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Innovation | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Community Health and Care | July 2016–June 2017 |
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|rowspan="2"| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | David Prior, Baron Prior of Brampton | May 2015 – Dec 2016 |
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| James O'Shaughnessy, Baron O'Shaughnessy (also a whip) | Dec 2016–June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | Home Office |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Secretary of State for the Home Department | style="width: 320px;" | Amber Rudd | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Security | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Services | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Immigration | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Countering Extremism | Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Vulnerability, Safeguarding and Countering Extremism | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Internet Safety and Security | Joanna Shields, Baroness Shields | July 2016–June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | International Development |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Secretary of State for International Development | style="width: 320px;" | Priti Patel | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State | July 2016–June 2017 |
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|rowspan="2"| Minister of State | Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St John's | July–October 2016 |
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| October 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | July 2016–June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | International Trade |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Secretary of State for International Trade | style="width: 320px;" | Liam Fox | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Trade and Investment | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Trade Policy | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | July 2016–June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | Justice |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain | style="width: 320px;" | Liz Truss | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Courts and Justice | Sir Oliver Heald | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims, Youth and Family Justice | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| MoJ Spokesperson for the Lords | Richard Keen, Baron Keen of Elie | July 2016–June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | Northern Ireland |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | style="width: 320px;" | James Brokenshire | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Andrew Dunlop, Baron Dunlop | July 2016–June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | Scotland |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Secretary of State for Scotland | style="width: 320px;" | David Mundell | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Andrew Dunlop, Baron Dunlop | July 2016–June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | Transport |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Secretary of State for Transport | style="width: 320px;" | Chris Grayling | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State | July 2016–June 2017 |
| style="width:1px; background:#090;" |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | May 2015–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon | May 2015–June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | Treasury |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Chancellor of the Exchequer | style="width: 320px;" | Philip Hammond | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Economic Secretary to the Treasury (City Minister) | July 2016–June 2017 |
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|rowspan="2"| Commercial Secretary to the Treasury | Jim O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Gatley | July 2016 – Sept 2016 |
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| Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Baroness Neville-Rolfe | Dec 2016–June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | Wales |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Secretary of State for Wales | style="width: 320px;" | Alun Cairns | March 2016–June 2017 |
| style="width:1px; background:#090;" |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Guto Bebb | March 2016–June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Nick Bourne, Baron Bourne of Aberystwyth | May 2015–June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | Work and Pensions |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | style="width: 320px;" | Damian Green | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Employment | July 2016–June 2017 |
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| Minister of State for Welfare Reform | David Freud, Baron Freud | May 2015–31 Dec 2016 |
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| Parliamentary under-Secretary of State | Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley (also a whip) (unpaid) | 21 Dec 2016–June 2017 |
| style="width:1px; background:#090;" |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery | July 2016–June 2017 |
| style="width:1px; background:#090;" |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions | July 2016–June 2017 |
= Law officers =
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| colspan="4" |Attorney General's Office |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Attorney General for England and Wales | style="width: 320px;" | Jeremy Wright | July 2014–June 2017 |
| style="width:1px; background:#090;" |
| Solicitor General for England and Wales | July 2014–June 2017 |
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| colspan="4" |Office of the Advocate General for Scotland |
|---|
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| style="width: 450px;" | Advocate General for Scotland | style="width: 450px;" | Richard Keen, Baron Keen of Elie | May 2015–June 2017 |
= Parliament =
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! colspan="4" | House Leaders |
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| Leader of the House of Lords | Natalie Evans, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | July 2016 – June 2017 |
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| Deputy Leader of the House of Lords | Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe | May 2015 – June 2017 |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Leader of the House of Commons | style="width: 320px;" | David Lidington | July 2016 – June 2017 |
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| Parliamentary Secretary | Michael Ellis (unpaid) | July 2016 – June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | House of Commons Whips |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Chief Whip of the House of Commons | style="width: 320px;" | Gavin Williamson | July 2016 – June 2017 |
| Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Commons Treasurer of the Household | May 2015 – June 2017 |
| Comptroller of the Household Whip | July 2016 – June 2017 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Whip | July 2016 – June 2017 |
| rowspan="6" | Lords Commissioners of the Treasury Whips | September 2012 – June 2017 |
| Steve Barclay
| July 2016 – June 2017 |
| Guto Bebb (also with Wales Office) | March 2016 – June 2017 |
| Guy Opperman
| July 2016 – June 2017 |
| Andrew Griffiths (unpaid)
| July 2016 – June 2017 |
| Robert Syms
| July 2016 – June 2017 |
| rowspan="8" | Assistant Whips
| July 2016 – June 2017 |
| Heather Wheeler
| July 2016 – June 2017 |
| Graham Stuart
| July 2016 – June 2017 |
| Steve Brine (unpaid)
| July 2016 – June 2017 |
| Mark Spencer
| July 2016 – June 2017 |
| Christopher Pincher
| July 2016 – June 2017 |
| Jackie Doyle-Price
| May 2015 – June 2017 |
| Michael Ellis (also Deputy Commons Leader) | July 2016 – June 2017 |
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! colspan="4" | House of Lords Whips |
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| style="width: 450px;" | Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms | style="width: 320px;" | John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Holbeach | August 2014 – June 2017 |
| Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords | Patrick Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown | July 2016 – June 2017 |
| rowspan="10" | Lords and Baronesses in Waiting Whips | Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde | July 2014 – June 2017 |
| Carlyn Chisholm, Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen (unpaid)
| May 2015 – December 2016 |
| Annabel Goldie, Baroness Goldie (unpaid from Dec 2016)
| July 2016 – June 2017 |
| Peta Buscombe, Baroness Buscombe (unpaid)
| December 2016 – June 2017 |
| Charlotte Vere, Baroness Vere of Norbiton (unpaid)
| December 2016 – June 2017 |
| Nosheena Mobarik, Baroness Mobarik (unpaid)
| July 2016 – April 2017 |
| James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie
| May 2015 – June 2017 |
| George Young, Baron Young of Cookham
| July 2016 – June 2017 |
| Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley (also with Work & Pensions from Dec 2016)
| November 2016 – June 2017 |
| James O'Shaughnessy, Baron O'Shaughnessy (also with Health)
| December 2016 – June 2017 |
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