Sunak ministry

The Sunak ministry began on 25 October 2022 when Rishi Sunak was invited by King Charles III to succeed Liz Truss as prime minister of the United Kingdom. Truss resigned as leader of the Conservative Party the previous day after Sunak was elected as her successor. The Sunak ministry was formed from the 2019 Parliament of the United Kingdom, as a Conservative majority government.

Sunak ministry

Cabinet of United Kingdom
2022–present
Rishi Sunak chairing the first meeting of his cabinet
Date formed25 October 2022
People and organisations
MonarchCharles III
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Deputy Prime MinisterDominic Raab (2022–2023)
Oliver Dowden (2023–present)
Ministers removed4 resigned
Member party
  •   Conservative Party
Status in legislatureMajority
352 / 650(54%)
Opposition cabinet
Opposition party
Opposition leader
History
Legislature term(s)2019–present
Budget(s)
PredecessorTruss ministry

Cabinets

October 2022 – February 2023

Sunak Cabinet[1]
Portfolio Portrait Minister Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister
First Lord of the Treasury
Minister for the Civil Service
Minister for the Union
The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP October 2022  present
Deputy Prime Minister
Secretary of State for Justice
Lord Chancellor
The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP October 2022  April 2023
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Second Lord of the Treasury
The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP October 2022   present
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs The Rt Hon James Cleverly TD VR MP September 2022  present
Secretary of State for the Home Department The Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Defence The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP July 2019  August 2023
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP October 2022  present
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President of the Council
The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP September 2022  present
Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
The Rt Hon The Lord True CBE PC September 2022  present
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP October 2022  February 2023
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for International Trade The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP September 2022  February 2023
President of the Board of Trade September 2022  present
Minister for Women and Equalities October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The Rt Hon Mel Stride MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Education The Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Transport The Rt Hon Mark Harper MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP September 2022  February 2023
Minister without Portfolio
Party Chairman
The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP (unpaid) October 2022  January 2023
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP September 2022  present
Secretary of State for Scotland The Rt Hon Alister Jack DL MP July 2019  present
Secretary of State for Wales The Rt Hon David TC Davies MP October 2022  present
Also attending cabinet meetings
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
Chief Whip of the House of Commons
The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP October 2022  present
Chief Secretary to the Treasury The Rt Hon John Glen MP (unpaid) October 2022  present
Attorney General for England and Wales
Advocate General for Northern Ireland
The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC MP October 2022  present
Minister for the Cabinet Office
Paymaster General
The Rt Hon Jeremy Quin MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Immigration The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Security The Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP September 2022  present
Minister of State without Portfolio The Rt Hon Sir Gavin Williamson CBE MP October 2022  November 2022
Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs The Rt Hon Johnny Mercer MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Development and Africa The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP October 2022  present

Changes

February 2023 – April 2023

Second Sunak Cabinet[6]
Portfolio Portrait Minister Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister
First Lord of the Treasury
Minister for the Civil Service
Minister for the Union
The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP October 2022  present
Deputy Prime Minister
Secretary of State for Justice
Lord Chancellor
The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP October 2022  April 2023
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Second Lord of the Treasury
The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs The Rt Hon James Cleverly TD VR MP September 2022  present
Secretary of State for the Home Department The Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Defence The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP July 2019  August 2023
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office February 2023  present
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP February 2023  August 2023
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP February 2023  present
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP October 2022  present
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President of the Council
The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP September 2022  present
Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
The Rt Hon The Lord True CBE PC September 2022  present
Secretary of State for Business and Trade The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP February 2023  present
President of the Board of Trade September 2022  present
Minister for Women and Equalities October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The Rt Hon Mel Stride MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Education The Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Transport The Rt Hon Mark Harper MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP February 2023  present
Minister without Portfolio
Party Chairman
The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP (unpaid) February 2023   present
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP September 2022  present
Secretary of State for Scotland The Rt Hon Alister Jack DL MP July 2019  present
Secretary of State for Wales The Rt Hon David TC Davies MP October 2022  present
Also attending cabinet meetings
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
Chief Whip of the House of Commons
The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP October 2022  present
Chief Secretary to the Treasury The Rt Hon John Glen MP (unpaid) October 2022  present
Attorney General for England and Wales
Advocate General for Northern Ireland
The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC MP October 2022  present
Minister for the Cabinet Office
Paymaster General
The Rt Hon Jeremy Quin MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Immigration The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Security The Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP September 2022  present
Minister of State for Development and Africa The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs The Rt Hon Johnny Mercer MP October 2022  present

Changes

  • Dominic Raab resigned as Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary on 21 April 2023 after an inquiry into allegations of bullying.[7] He was replaced as Deputy Prime Minister by Oliver Dowden and as Justice Secretary by Alex Chalk.[8]

April 2023 – present

Portfolio Portrait Minister Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister
First Lord of the Treasury
Minister for the Civil Service
Minister for the Union
The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP October 2022  present
Deputy Prime Minister The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP April 2023  present
Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office February 2023  present
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster October 2022  present
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Second Lord of the Treasury
The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs The Rt Hon James Cleverly TD VR MP September 2022  present
Secretary of State for the Home Department The Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Defence The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP July 2019  August 2023
The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP August 2023  present
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP February 2023  August 2023
The Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP August 2023  present
Secretary of State for Justice
Lord Chancellor
The Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP April 2023  present
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP (Minister On Leave from 28 April to 20 July 2023) February 2023  present
The Rt Hon Chloe Smith MP April 2023  July 2023
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP October 2022  present
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President of the Council
The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP September 2022  present
Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
The Rt Hon The Lord True CBE PC September 2022  present
Secretary of State for Business and Trade The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP February 2023  present
President of the Board of Trade September 2022  present
Minister for Women and Equalities October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The Rt Hon Mel Stride MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Education The Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Transport The Rt Hon Mark Harper MP October 2022  present
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP February 2023  present
Minister without Portfolio
Party Chairman
The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP (unpaid) February 2023   present
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP September 2022  present
Secretary of State for Scotland The Rt Hon Alister Jack DL MP July 2019  present
Secretary of State for Wales The Rt Hon David TC Davies MP October 2022  present
Also attending cabinet meetings
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
Chief Whip of the House of Commons
The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP October 2022  present
Chief Secretary to the Treasury The Rt Hon John Glen MP (unpaid) October 2022  present
Attorney General for England and Wales
Advocate General for Northern Ireland
The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC MP October 2022  present
Minister for the Cabinet Office
Paymaster General
The Rt Hon Jeremy Quin MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Immigration The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Security The Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP September 2022  present
Minister of State for Development and Africa The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs The Rt Hon Johnny Mercer MP October 2022  present

Changes

List of ministers

Minister in the House of Commons Minister in the House of Lords
Cabinet ministers and ministers that attend cabinet are listed in bold

Prime Minister and Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office
Post Minister Term
The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP October 2022  present
Deputy Prime Minister The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP April 2023  present
Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office February 2023  present
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster October 2022  present
The Rt Hon Jeremy Quin MP October 2022  present
Minister without Portfolio The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP
(unpaid; Chairman of the Conservative Party)
October 2022  February 2023
The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP
(unpaid; Chairman of the Conservative Party)
February 2023  present
Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs The Rt Hon Johnny Mercer MP October 2022  present
Minister of State without Portfolio The Rt Hon Sir Gavin Williamson CBE MP October 2022  November 2022
Minister of State at the Cabinet Office The Rt Hon Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG (unpaid) September 2022  present
Minister of State at the Cabinet Office for the Investment Security Unit Nus Ghani MP (jointly with Business and Trade) February 2023  present
Parliamentary Secretary Alex Burghart MP October 2022  present

Departments of state

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Department dissolved February 2023)
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP October 2022  February 2023
Minister of State for Energy and Climate The Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP September 2022  February 2023
Minister of State for Industry and Investment Security Nus Ghani MP September 2022  February 2023
Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation George Freeman MP October 2022  February 2023
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business Kevin Hollinrake MP October 2022  February 2023
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Corporate Responsibility The Rt Hon Lord Callanan February 2020  February 2023
Business and Trade from February 2023
Minister for Women and Equalities The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP February 2023  present
Minister of State for Industry and Economic Security Nus Ghani MP (jointly with Cabinet Office) February 2023  present
Minister of State for International Trade Nigel Huddleston MP February 2023  present
Minister of State for Investment The Rt Hon Lord Johnson of Lainston (unpaid) February 2023  present
Minister of State for Regulatory Reform The Rt Hon Earl of Minto March 2023  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Enterprise and Markets and Small Business Kevin Hollinrake MP February 2023  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports The Rt Hon Lord Offord of Garvel April 2023  Present
Defence
Secretary of State for Defence The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP July 2019  August 2023
The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP August 2023  present
Minister of State for the Armed Forces The Rt Hon James Heappey MP February 2020  present
Minister of State for Defence The Rt Hon Baroness Goldie DL (unpaid) July 2019  present
Minister of State for Defence Procurement Alex Chalk KC MP October 2022  April 2023
James Cartlidge MP April 2023  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families The Rt Hon Andrew Murrison MP October 2022  present
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to February 2023, Culture, Media and Sport from February 2023
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP September 2022  February 2023
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP February 2023  present
Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure to February 2023
Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries from February 2023
Julia Lopez MP September 2022  May 2023
The Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP (Acting, covering Julia Lopez's Maternity Leave) May 2023  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism and Civil Society, and Minister for Equalities to February 2023
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Gambling and Civil Society, and Minister for Equalities from February 2023
The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP October 2022  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy Paul Scully MP October 2022  February 2023
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts and Heritage and DCMS Lords Minister The Rt Hon Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay October 2022  present
Minister on leave Julia Lopez MP May 2023  present
Education
Secretary of State for Education The Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education The Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Schools The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP October 2022  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Families and Wellbeing Claire Coutinho MP October 2022  August 2023
David Johnston OBE MP August 2023  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the School System and Student Finance The Rt Hon Baroness Barran MBE (unpaid) September 2021  present
Energy Security and Net Zero
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP February 2023  August 2023
The Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP August 2023  present
Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero The Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP February 2023  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nuclear and Networks Andrew Bowie MP February 2023  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Consumers and Affordability Amanda Solloway MP (also a Whip) February 2023  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance The Rt Hon Lord Callanan February 2023  present
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Biosecurity, Marine and Rural Affairs The Rt Hon Lord Benyon PC (unpaid) October 2022  present
Minister of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP September 2022  present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Land Use Trudy Harrison MP September 2022  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environmental Quality and Resilience Rebecca Pow MP October 2022  present
Equalities Office
Minister for Women and Equalities The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP October 2022  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women Maria Caulfield MP October 2022  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP October 2022  present
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development The Rt Hon James Cleverly TD VR MP September 2022  present
Minister of State for Development and Africa The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the United Nations The Rt Hon Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (unpaid) June 2017  present
Minister of State for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park PC (unpaid) September 2022  June 2023
Minister of State for Indo-Pacific The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP October 2022  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Americas and Caribbean David Rutley MP October 2022  present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Europe Leo Docherty MP October 2022  present
Health and Social Care
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Social Care Helen Whately MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care Will Quince MP September 2022  present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Primary Care and Public Health Neil O'Brien OBE MP September 2022  present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Minister for the Lords The Rt Hon Lord Markham CBE (unpaid) September 2022  present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women's Health Strategy Maria Caulfield MP October 2022  present
Home Office
Secretary of State for the Home Department The Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Security The Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP September 2022  present
Minister of State for Immigration The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire The Rt Hon Chris Philp MP October 2022  present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Home Department The Rt Hon Lord Sharpe of Epsom OBE September 2022  present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Safeguarding Sarah Dines MP October 2022  present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Migration and Borders The Rt Hon Lord Murray of Blidworth October 2022  present
International Trade (Department dissolved February 2023)
The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP, also Minister for Women and Equalities September 2022  February 2023
Minister of State for Trade Policy The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP October 2022  February 2023
Minister of State for Investment The Rt Hon Lord Johnson of Lainston (unpaid) November 2022  February 2023
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports Andrew Bowie MP October 2022  February 2023
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade Nigel Huddleston MP (paid as a whip) October 2022  February 2023
Parliamentary Under Secretary for Equalities The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP October 2022  February 2023
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women Maria Caulfield MP October 2022  February 2023
Justice
Deputy Prime Minister The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP October 2022  April 2023
The Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP April 2023  present
Minister of State for Victims and Sentencing The Rt Hon Edward Argar MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation The Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP October 2022  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice The Rt Hon Lord Bellamy KC (unpaid) June 2022  present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Services Mike Freer MP September 2022  present
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Housing and Planning The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP October 2022  February 2023
Rachel Maclean MP February 2023  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government and Building Safety Lee Rowley MP September 2022  present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up Dehenna Davison MP September 2022  September 2023
Jacob Young MP September 2023  present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Housing and Homelessness Felicity Buchan MP October 2022 - present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Faith & Communities and Lords Minister The Rt Hon Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE September 2022  present
Northern Ireland Office
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP September 2022  present
Minister of State for Northern Ireland The Rt Hon Steve Baker MP September 2022  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The Rt Hon Lord Caine (unpaid) November 2021  present
Science, Innovation and Technology
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP February 2023  present
The Rt Hon Chloe Smith MP (Acting, covering Michelle Donelan's Maternity Leave) April 2023  July 2023
Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation George Freeman MP February 2023  present
Minister of State for Data and Digital Infrastructure Julia Lopez MP March 2023  May 2023
The Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP (Acting, covering Julia Lopez's Maternity Leave) May 2023  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and Digital Economy Paul Scully MP February 2023  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Intellectual Property The Rt Hon Viscount Camrose (unpaid) March 2023  present
Minister on Leave The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP April 2023  July 2023
Julia Lopez MP May 2023  present
Scotland Office
Secretary of State for Scotland The Rt Hon Alister Jack DL MP July 2019  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland John Lamont MP October 2022  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland The Rt Hon Lord Offord of Garvel (unpaid) October 2021  Present
Transport
Secretary of State for Transport The Rt Hon Mark Harper MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Decarbonisation and Technology The Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Rail and HS2 Huw Merriman MP October 2022  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation, Maritime and Security The Rt Hon Baroness Vere of Norbiton April 2019  present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Roads and Local Transport Richard Holden MP October 2022  present
Treasury
The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP October 2022  present
Chief Secretary to the Treasury The Rt Hon John Glen MP (unpaid) October 2022  present
Financial Secretary to the Treasury Victoria Atkins MP October 2022  present
Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister Andrew Griffith MP (unpaid) October 2022  present
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury James Cartlidge MP October 2022  April 2023
Gareth Davies MP April 2023  present
Parliamentary Secretary, Treasury Lords Minister The Rt Hon Baroness Penn October 2022  present
Wales Office
Secretary of State for Wales The Rt Hon David TC Davies MP October 2022  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Dr James Davies MP October 2022  present
Work and Pensions
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The Rt Hon Mel Stride MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Employment Guy Opperman MP October 2022  present
Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work Tom Pursglove MP October 2022  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression Mims Davies MP October 2022  present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions Laura Trott MBE MP October 2022  present
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Minister for Lords The Rt Hon Baroness Stedman-Scott OBE DL October 2022  January 2023
The Rt Hon Viscount Younger of Leckie January 2023  present

Law officers

Attorney General's Office
Attorney General for England and Wales The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC MP October 2022  present
Solicitor General for England and Wales Michael Tomlinson KC MP September 2022  present
Office of the Advocate General
Advocate General for Scotland The Rt Hon Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC October 2020  present

Parliament

House Leaders
The Rt Hon Lord True CBE PC September 2022  present
The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP September 2022  present
The Rt Hon Earl Howe GBE PC (unpaid) May 2015  present
House of Commons Whips
Title MP Department Term
The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP October 2022  present
The Rt Hon Marcus Jones MP October 2022  present
Rebecca Harris MP FCDO and AG's Office July 2022  present
Jo Churchill MP DWP September 2022  present
Nigel Huddleston MP (paid as a whip) September 2022  February 2023
Amanda Solloway MP (paid as a whip, also with Energy Security and Net Zero) DHSC September 2022  present
The Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson MP HM Treasury October 2022  present
Scott Mann MP Home Office and MoJ October 2022  present
Steve Double MP MoD October 2022  present
Ruth Edwards MP February 2023
Stuart Anderson MP February 2023  present
Assistant Whips Joy Morrissey MP BEIS and Education July 2022  present
Stuart Anderson MP July 2022  February 2023
Jacob Young MP DLuHC and DfT September 2022  September 2023
Fay Jones MP DEFRA October 2022  present
Julie Marson MP Cabinet Office October 2022  present
Robert Largan MP October 2022  present
Mike Wood MP DIT and DCMS October 2022  present
Ruth Edwards MP February 2023  present
Gagan Mohindra MP September 2023  present
House of Lords Whips
The Rt Hon Baroness Williams of Trafford PC September 2022  present
The Rt Hon Earl of Courtown July 2016  present
The Rt Hon Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrish July 2019  June 2023
The Rt Hon Viscount Younger of Leckie February 2020  January 2023
The Rt Hon Lord Davies of Gower September 2022  present
The Rt Hon Lord Harlech September 2022  present
The Rt Hon Lord Caine November 2022  present
The Rt Hon Lord Evans of Rainow January 2023  present
The Rt Hon Baroness Swinburne (unpaid) June 2023  present
The Rt Hon Lord Mott June 2023  present

Departures from the Sunak ministry

List of departures from the Sunak ministry since 25 October 2022:

Ministers

Minister

(Cabinet members shown in bold)

Office Date of resignation Reason
Rt Hon Sir Gavin Williamson CBE MP Minister of State without Portfolio 8 November 2022 Resigned to avoid being a distraction for the government and to concentrate on clearing his name after allegations of bullying.[12]
Rt Hon The Baroness Stedman-Scott OBE DL Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 1 January 2023 Personal reasons.[13]
Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP Chairman of the Conservative Party
Minister without Portfolio
29 January 2023 Dismissed over breaching the Ministerial Code following revelations over his tax affairs.[14]
Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP Deputy Prime Minister
Secretary of State for Justice
Lord Chancellor
21 April 2023 Resigned following bullying probe.[15]
Rt Hon Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrish Baroness in Waiting 2 June 2023 Resigned for unspecified reasons.[16]
Robin Millar MP PPS to the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales 29 June 2023 Resigned in opposition to changes to the sex education curriculum in Northern Ireland.[17]
Rt Hon The Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park PC Minister of State for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment 30 June 2023 Resigned after being accused of undermining the Privileges Committee investigation into Boris Johnson.[18]
The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP Secretary of State for Defence 31 August 2023 Resigned having announced his departure from the government prior to the next cabinet reshuffle.
Dehenna Davison MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up 18 September 2023 Health reasons; chronic migraine.[19]

Non-ministerial appointments

Name Office Date of resignation Reason
Amber de Botton Downing Street Director of Communications 1 September 2023 Resigned.

Non-ministerial appointments

Parliamentary Private Secretaries

Office or ministerial team Incumbent Parliamentary Private Secretary Tenure
No.10 Downing Street
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak The Rt Hon Craig Williams October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab Laura Farris October 2022  present
Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Dowden Peter Gibson October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General Jeremy Quin James Daly October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister without Portfolio and Chairman of the Conservative Party Nadhim Zahawi Ben Spencer October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Cabinet Office Ruth Edwards October 2022  present
Department for Health and Social Care
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Steve Barclay Angela Richardson October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Health and Social Care Duncan Baker October 2022  present
HM Treasury
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt Gareth Davies October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury John Glen Anthony Mangnall October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to HM Treasury Paul Howell October 2022  present
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly Gagan Mohindra October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Cherilyn Mackrory October 2022  present
Home Office
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for the Home Department Suella Braverman James Sunderland October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Office Shaun Bailey October 2022  present
Ministry of Justice
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Dominic Raab Gareth Bacon October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Ministry of Justice Aaron Bell October 2022  present
Ministry of Defence
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace Ian Levy October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Mark Eastwood October 2022  present
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations Michael Gove David Johnston October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Grant Shapps Luke Evans October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Jane Stevenson October 2022  present
Department for International Trade
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for International Trade, President of the Board of Trade and Minister for Equalities Kemi Badenoch Alexander Stafford October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for International Trade
Department for Work and Pensions
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Mel Stride James Wild October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Work and Pensions Mark Logan October 2022  present
Department for Education
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Education Gillian Keegan Suzanne Webb October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Education Robbie Moore October 2022  present
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Thérèse Coffey Jerome Mayhew October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Transport
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper Simon Jupp October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Transport Kieran Mullan October 2022  present
Northern Ireland Office
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton-Harris Tom Hunt October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Northern Ireland Office October 2022  present
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack Robin Millar (shared) October 2022  June 2023
Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Wales David TC Davies Robin Millar (shared) October 2022  June 2023
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Michelle Donelan Paul Bristow October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Simon Baynes October 2022  present
Parliamentary House Leaders
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council Penny Mordaunt Nicola Richards October 2022  present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal The Lord True Chris Clarkson October 2022  present
Attorney General's Office
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland Victoria Prentis Anna Firth October 2022  present

Prime Minister's Office

Prime Minister's Office
Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Elizabeth Perelman October 2022  present
Downing Street Chief of Staff Liam Booth-Smith October 2022  present
Downing Street Director of Communications Amber de Botton October 2022  September 2023
Nerissa Chesterfield September 2023  present
Downing Street Press Secretary Nerissa Chesterfield October 2022  September 2023
Lucy Noakes September 2023  present
Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson Max Blain April 2021  present
Political Secretary to the Prime Minister James Forsyth December 2022  present
Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit Eleanor Shawcross October 2022  present

Party Officers

Party Chairmen
Party Chairman
Minister without Portfolio
The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP October 2022  January 2023
The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP February 2023  present
Deputy Party Chairman Matt Vickers MP October 2022 - present
Nickie Aiken MP February 2023  present
Lee Anderson MP February 2023 - present
Luke Hall MP February 2023 - present
Jack Lopresti MP February 2023 - present
Party Vice-Chairman for Business Saqib Bhatti MP September 2022  present
Party Vice-Chairman for Youth Sara Britcliffe MP September 2022  present
Party Vice-Chairman for Policy Alex Stafford MP September 2022  present

Second Church Estates Commissioner

Commissioner
Second Church Estates Commissioner Andrew Selous MP January 2020  present

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