Cameron Ministry 90th cabinet of the United Kingdom (since 1707) |
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Date formed | 11 May 2010 |
People and organizations | |
Head of government | David Cameron |
Deputy Head of government | Nick Clegg |
Head of state | Elizabeth II |
Current number of ministers | 23 (in and attending cabinet) |
Member party | Conservative Party Liberal Democrats |
Status in legislature | Coalition |
Opposition cabinet | Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet |
Opposition party | Labour Party |
Opposition leader | Ed Miliband |
History | |
Election(s) | United Kingdom general election, 2010 |
Legislature term(s) | 5 years |
Budget(s) | June 2010, 2011 |
Incoming formation | Con-Lib Dem Coalition |
Previous | Brown Ministry |
David Cameron is Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, after being invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new government after the resignation as Prime Minister of Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010. Leading a coalition government formed by the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats, the coalition cabinet is composed of eighteen Conservatives and five Liberal Democrats.[1] It is the first coalition cabinet in the United Kingdom since the 1940–1945 coalition during the Second World War.
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The last Parliament was dissolved on 12 April 2010 in advance of the May 2010 general election. After the resulting hung parliament, no single party has an overall majority in the House of Commons. In the Conservative – Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement of 11 May 2010, the two parties formed a coalition government.[2][3] The new Parliament met on 18 May for the swearing-in of Peers in the House of Lords and newly elected and returning Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, and the election for the Speakership of the House of Commons. The Queen's Speech on 25 May listed the government's legislative agenda.
The Liberal Democrats have five Cabinet seats including Nick Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister; if a Liberal Democrat minister resigns or is removed from office, another party member must be appointed to the Cabinet.[4] Each cabinet committee has a chair from one party and a deputy chair from the other; there is also a cabinet committee specifically overseeing the operation of the coalition. Both parties' ministers share collective responsibility for the government's positions, although the coalition agreement details several issues in which the parties agree to differ; the Liberal Democrats abstain from voting in such cases. Clegg, as Deputy Prime Minister, takes Prime Minister's Questions (PMQ) when Cameron is unavailable.[4]
While the government's frontbenchers sit together in the House of Commons and the two parties act as a bloc during PMQ,[5] the Liberal Democrat and Conservative backbenchers sit apart and have their own whips,[5] and the two parties still compete in by-elections.[4]
Minister in the House of Commons | |
Minister in the House of Lords | |
Conservative | |
Liberal Democrat | |
Ministers in and attending Cabinet in bold |
Prime Minister and Cabinet Office | |||||
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Post | Minister | Term | |||
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service |
The Rt Hon. David Cameron MP | 2010– | |||
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Lord President of the Council (with special responsibility for political and constitutional reform) |
The Rt Hon. Nick Clegg MP. | 2010– | |||
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | The Rt Hon. Desmond Swayne TD MP | 2010– | |||
Chief Parliamentary and Political Adviser to the Deputy PM Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister (also with Whips Office) |
Norman Lamb MP | 2010– | |||
Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General (attends Cabinet) |
The Rt Hon. Francis Maude MP | 2010– | |||
Minister providing support to the Deputy PM in the Cabinet Office (also in Treasury) | The Rt Hon. David Laws MP | 2010 | |||
The Rt Hon. Danny Alexander MP | 2010– | ||||
Minister of State for Government Policy (providing policy advice to the PM; attends Cabinet) |
The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP | 2010– | |||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Civil Society | The Hon. Nick Hurd MP | 2010– | |||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Political and Constitutional Reform |
Mark Harper MP | 2010– | |||
Minister without Portfolio (unpaid) | The Rt Hon. The Baroness Warsi PC | 2010– |
Business, Innovation and Skills | ||||
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Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills | The Rt Hon. Dr Vince Cable MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Universities and Science (attends Cabinet) | The Rt Hon. David Willetts MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Skills and Lifelong Learning (jointly with Education) | John Hayes MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Business and Enterprise | Mark Prisk MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Decentralisation and Cities (jointly with Communities) | The Rt Hon. Dr. Greg Clark MP | 2011– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs |
Edward Davey MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries (jointly with Culture) |
The Hon. Ed Vaizey MP | 2010- | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | The Baroness Wilcox | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Trade and Investment (jointly with Foreign Office) (unpaid) | The Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint | 2011– |
Communities and Local Government | ||||
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Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | The Rt Hon. Eric Pickles MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Decentralisation and Cities (jointly with Business) | The Rt Hon. Dr. Greg Clark MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Housing and Local Government | The Rt Hon. Grant Shapps MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State for Community Cohesion | Andrew Stunell OBE MP | 2010– | ||
Bob Neill MP | 2010– | |||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | The Baroness Hanham | 2010– |
Culture, Media and Sport | ||||
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Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport | The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tourism and Heritage | John Penrose MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport and the Olympics | Major Hugh Robertson MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries |
The Hon. Ed Vaizey MP | 2010– |
Defence | ||||
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Post | Minister | Term | ||
Secretary of State for Defence | The Rt Hon. Dr Liam Fox MP | 2010-2011 | ||
The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP | 2011– | |||
Minister of State for the Armed Forces | Nick Harvey MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Security Strategy | Gerald Howarth MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans |
The Rt Hon. Major Andrew Robathan MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology |
Peter Luff MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (also with Whips Office) | The Lord Astor of Hever | 2010– |
Education | ||||
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Secretary of State for Education | The Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Children and Families | Sarah Teather MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Schools | Nick Gibb FCA MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Apprenticeships (16–18) and Careers Advice (jointly with Business) |
John Hayes FRSA MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Tim Loughton MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | The Lord Hill of Oareford | 2010– |
Energy and Climate Change | ||||
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Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | The Rt Hon. Chris Huhne MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Climate Change | Gregory Barker MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Energy | Charles Hendry MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | The Lord Marland | 2010– |
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | ||||
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Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | The Rt Hon. Caroline Spelman MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food | The Rt Hon. James Paice MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Fisheries |
Richard Benyon MRICS MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | The Lord Henley | 2010–2011 | ||
The Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 2011– |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office | ||||
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Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs First Secretary of State |
The Rt Hon. William Hague MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State | Jeremy Browne MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State (Europe and NATO) | The Rt Hon. David Lidington MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State | Henry Bellingham MP | 2010– | ||
Alistair Burt MP | 2010– | |||
Minister of State (unpaid) | The Rt Hon. The Lord Howell of Guildford PC | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Trade and Investment (jointly with Business) (unpaid) | The Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint | 2011– |
Government Equalities Office | ||||
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Minister for Women and Equalities (also Secretary of State for the Home Department) | The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities (also with Home Office) |
Lynne Featherstone MP | 2010– |
Health | ||||
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Secretary of State for Health | The Rt Hon. Andrew Lansley CBE MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Health | The Rt Hon. Simon Burns MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Care Services | Paul Burstow MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health | Anne Milton MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Quality | The Earl Howe | 2010– |
Home Office | ||||
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Secretary of State for the Home Department (also Minister for Women and Equalities) | The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Immigration | Damian Green MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Police and Criminal Justice (jointly with Justice) | The Rt Hon. Nick Herbert MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Criminal Information (also with Government Equalities) |
Lynne Featherstone MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction | James Brokenshire MP | 2010–2011 | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime and Security | 2011– | |||
Minister of State for Security and Counter-Terrorism | The Rt Hon. The Baroness Neville-Jones DCMG | 2010–2011 | ||
Minister of State for Crime Prevention and Antisocial Behaviour Reduction | The Rt Hon. The Baroness Browning | 2011 | ||
The Rt Hon. The Lord Henley | 2011– |
International Development | ||||
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Secretary of State for International Development | The Rt Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State | The Rt Hon. Alan Duncan MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Stephen O'Brien MP | 2010– |
Justice | ||||
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Lord Chancellor Secretary of State for Justice |
The Rt Hon. Kenneth Clarke QC MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Police and Criminal Justice (jointly with Home Office) | The Rt Hon. Nick Herbert MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for HM Court Service and Legal Aid | Jonathan Djanogly MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Probation | Captain Crispin Blunt MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State (also Deputy Leader of the Lords) | The Rt Hon. The Lord McNally PC | 2010– |
Northern Ireland | ||||
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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | The Rt Hon. Owen Paterson MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State | The Rt Hon. Hugo Swire MP | 2010– |
Scotland | ||||
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Secretary of State for Scotland | The Rt Hon. Danny Alexander MP | 2010 | ||
The Rt Hon. Michael Moore MP | 2010– | |||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | The Rt Hon. David Mundell MP | 2010– |
Transport | ||||
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Secretary of State for Transport | The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP | 2010–2011 | ||
The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP | 2011– | |||
Minister of State for Rail and Aviation | The Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Regional and Local Transport | Norman Baker MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads and Motoring | Mike Penning MP | 2010– |
Treasury | ||||
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Chancellor of the Exchequer | The Rt Hon. George Osborne MP | 2010– | ||
Chief Secretary to the Treasury (also in Cabinet Office) | The Rt Hon. David Laws MP | 2010 | ||
The Rt Hon. Danny Alexander MP | 2010– | |||
Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Mark Hoban MP | 2010– | ||
Economic Secretary to the Treasury | Justine Greening MP | 2010–2011 | ||
Chloe Smith MP | 2011– | |||
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | David Gauke MP | 2010– | ||
Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (unpaid) | The Lord Sassoon | 2010– |
Wales | ||||
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Secretary of State for Wales | The Rt Hon. Cheryl Gillan MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | David Jones MP | 2010– |
Work and Pensions | ||||
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Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | The Rt Hon. Iain Duncan Smith MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Employment | The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling MP | 2010– | ||
Minister of State for Pensions | Steve Webb MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People | Maria Miller MP | 2010– | ||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Reform (unpaid) | The Lord Freud | 2010– |
Attorney General's Office | ||||
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Attorney General (attends Cabinet when responsibilities are on the agenda) Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
The Rt Hon. Dominic Grieve QC MP | 2010– | ||
Solicitor General | Edward Garnier QC MP | 2010– |
Office of the Advocate General for Scotland | ||||
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Advocate General for Scotland | The Rt Hon. The Lord Wallace of Tankerness PC QC | 2010– |
House Leaders | ||||
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Leader of the House of Commons Lord Privy Seal (attends Cabinet) |
The Rt Hon. Sir George Young Bt MP | 2010– | ||
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (unpaid) | David Heath CBE MP | 2010– | ||
Leader of the House of Lords Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
The Rt Hon. The Lord Strathclyde PC | 2010– | ||
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (also with Justice) | The Rt Hon. The Lord McNally PC | 2010– |
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Preceded by Brown Ministry |
Government of the United Kingdom 2010–present |
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