July 2022 British cabinet reshuffle
{{Short description|Last cabinet reshuffle undertaken by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson}}
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Boris Johnson carried out the third significant reshuffle of his majority government (the Second Johnson ministry) from 5 to 8 July 2022, having last done so in September 2021. This was a direct result of the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis in which more than a third of ministers and parliamentary private secretaries resigned from their positions.
Initial changes were made following the resignations of Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, within hours of each other on 5 July.{{cite web |last=Cowburn |first=Ashley |date=5 July 2022 |title=Rishi Sunak resigns as chancellor in devastating blow to Boris Johnson |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rishi-sunak-resigns-chancellor-boris-johnson-b2116399.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705174013/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rishi-sunak-resigns-chancellor-boris-johnson-b2116399.html |archive-date=5 July 2022 |access-date=6 July 2022 |website=The Independent}} Nadhim Zahawi was appointed to replace Sunak and Stephen Barclay to replace Javid. Later changes were announced after it was announced that Johnson would resign as Leader of the Conservative Party, triggering a leadership election. Michelle Donelan resigned two days after being appointed to replace Nadhim Zahawi in his former role as Secretary of State for Education. Michael Gove had been dismissed by Johnson on 6 July due to perceived disloyalty to the Prime Minister.{{cite news|last=Elgot|first=Jessica|date=6 July 2022|title=Michael Gove sacked 'for disloyalty': allies reveal how it happened|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/06/michael-gove-sacked-for-disloyalty-allies-reveal-how-it-happened|work=The Guardian|access-date=6 July 2022|archive-date=6 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706210916/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/06/michael-gove-sacked-for-disloyalty-allies-reveal-how-it-happened|url-status=live}} Simon Hart also resigned as Secretary of State for Wales on 6 July and Brandon Lewis resigned as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 7 July. Gove, Hart and Lewis were replaced by backbench MPs Greg Clark, Robert Buckland and Shailesh Vara respectively.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-07 |title='I'm sad to be giving up': Johnson confirms he is resigning as prime minister |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2022-07-07/boris-johnson-set-to-resign-say-reports |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=ITV News |language=en}}
The ministry served as a caretaker government until Liz Truss was elected in the Conservative Party leadership election and was sworn in as prime minister.{{Cite web |last=Maddox |first=Bronwen |date=7 July 2022 |title=A Boris Johnson caretaker government can cause real problems |url=https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/blog/boris-johnson-caretaker-government |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=Institute for Government}}
Cabinet-level changes
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! scope="col" style="background:#ccc;"| Position before reshuffle ! scope="col" style="background:#ccc;"| Position after reshuffle |
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| 75px | Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP | Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Resigned from the government |
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| Rt Hon Stephen Barclay MP | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
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| Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP | Minister of State for Crime and Policing{{efn|group=note|name=a|Attending Cabinet}} |
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| 75px | Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP | Resigned from the government |
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| Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP |
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| style="background:#FBB9B2;" rowspan="2" | Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP | style="height: 4em;" | Minister of State for Higher and Further Education{{efn|group=note|name=a}} | style="height: 4em;" | Secretary of State for Education |
| style="height: 4em; background:#FBB9B2;" | Secretary of State for Education
| style="height: 4em; background:#FBB9B2;" | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Lt Col Rt Hon James Cleverly TD VR MP |
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| 75px | Rt Hon Michael Gove MP | Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | Dismissed from the government |
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| 75px | Rt Hon Greg Clark MP | Backbench MP | Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities |
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| 75px | Rt Hon Simon Hart MP | Secretary of State for Wales | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KBE QC MP | Backbench MP |
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| 75px | Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP | Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Shailesh Vara MP | Backbench MP |
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| 75px | Andrew Stephenson MP | Minister of State for Transport | Minister without Portfolio{{efn|group=note|name=a}} |
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| 75px | Johnny Mercer MP | Backbench MP | Minister for Veterans’ Affairs{{efn|group=note|name=a}} |
Junior ministerial changes
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| scope="col" style="background:#ccc;" colspan=2| Minister
! scope="col" style="background:#ccc;"| Position before reshuffle ! scope="col" style="background:#ccc;"| Position after reshuffle |
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| 75px | Tom Pursglove MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice and Tackling Illegal Migration |
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| 75px | Simon Baynes MP | Backbench MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice and Tackling Illegal Migration |
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| 75px | Andrea Jenkyns MP | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills, Further and Higher Education |
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| 75px | Graham Stuart MP | Backbench MP |
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| 75px | Rehman Chishti MP | Backbench MP | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for North America, Sanctions and Consular Policy |
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| 75px | Trudy Harrison MP |
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| 75px | Karl McCartney JP MP | Backbench MP |
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| 75px | Leo Docherty MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans |
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| 75px | Alex Chalk QC MP | Solicitor General for England and Wales | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Edward Timpson CBE MP | Backbench MP |
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| 75px | Will Quince MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families | Resigned from government |
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| 75px | Brendan Clarke-Smith MP | Backbench MP | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families |
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| 75px | Robin Walker MP | Minister of State for School Standards | Resigned from government |
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| 75px | Will Quince MP | Backbench MP |
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| 75px | John Glen MP | Economic Secretary to the Treasury | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Richard Fuller MP | Backbench MP |
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| 75px | Stuart Andrew MP | Minister of State for Housing | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Marcus Jones MP |
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| 75px | Victoria Atkins MP | Minister of State for Prisons and Probation | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Stuart Andrew MP | Backbench MP |
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| 75px | Jo Churchill MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptation | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Kemi Badenoch MP | Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Paul Scully MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets | Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities |
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| 75px | Jane Hunt MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Cabinet Office | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets |
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| 75px | Neil O'Brien OBE MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, The Union and Constitution | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Lia Nici MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, The Union and Constitution |
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| 75px | Alex Burghart MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Lee Rowley MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Julia Lopez MP | Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Matt Warman MP | Backbench MP | Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure |
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| 75px | Mims Davies MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Julie Marson MP | Backbench MP |
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| 75px | Rachel Maclean MP | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Amanda Solloway MP |
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| 75px | Mike Freer MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports | Resigned from the government |
| 75px
| Andrew Griffith MP |
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| 75px | Edward Argar MP | Minister of State for Health | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Maria Caulfield MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety and Primary Care |
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| 75px | James Morris MP | Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety and Primary Care |
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| 75px | Helen Whately MP | Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Alan Mak MP |
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| 75px | Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP | Minister of State for Security and Borders | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Stephen McPartland MP | Backbench MP |
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| 75px | George Freeman MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation | Resigned from the government |
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| rowspan="2" | Guy Opperman MP | style="background:#FBB9B2; height: 4em;" | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion | style="background:#FBB9B2; height: 4em;" | Resigned from the government |
| style="background:#A2E2AA; height: 4em;" | Backbench MP
| style="background:#A2E2AA; height: 4em;" | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion |
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| 75px | Chris Philp MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Damian Collins MP | Backbench MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy |
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| 75px | James Cartlidge MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Sarah Dines MP |
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| 75px | Rebecca Pow MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment | Resigned from the government |
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| 75px | Steve Double MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment |
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| 75px | James Heappey MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces |
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| 75px | Peter Bone FCA MP | Backbench MP |
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| 75px | Minister of State for Building Safety and Fire | Resigned from the government |
Whips' Office appointments
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| scope="col" style="background:#ccc;" colspan=2| Whip
! scope="col" style="background:#ccc;"| Previous position ! scope="col" style="background:#ccc;"| New position |
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| 75px
| Michael Tomlinson MP |
| 75px
| Craig Whittaker MP | Backbench MP |
| 75px
| James Duddridge MP |
| 75px
| Stuart Anderson MP | Backbench MP |
| 75px
| Joy Morrissey MP |
| 75px
| Rt Hon Sir David Evennett MP | Backbench MP |
| 75px
| Adam Holloway MP | Backbench MP |
| 75px
| Suzanne Webb MP | Backbench MP |
| 75px
| David Morris MP | Backbench MP |
References
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Notes
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