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New Department of Health ministerial team announced

Following the appointment of Theresa May as the Conservative leader and de jure Prime Minister, her Cabinet reshuffle was widely covered at the weekend. The Secretary of State for Health, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP remains in post. News about junior Ministerial appointments has followed, including details of the new Department of Health ministerial team:

• Philip Dunne as Minister of State at the Department of Health (previously Minister of State for Defence Procurement at MoD and has been a junior Whip, and sat on the Treasury, Public Accounts and DWP Select Committees)
• Nicola Blackwood as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health (previously Chair of the Science and Technology Committee, and sat on the Liaison and Home Affairs Select Committees)
• David Mowat as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health (previously a member of the Public Accounts and Scottish Affairs Select Committes)
• Lord Prior of Brampton as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health (has been in this role since May 2015. Previously Chief Executive and Deputy Chair of the Conservative Party and Member of the Trade and Industry Select Committee)

Other Ministerial Appointments:

Further ministerial changes are expected. London MPs are highlighted in yellow for info. Also, for info, Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) is the new Minister for London in the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Attorney-General's Office:

• Robert Buckland QC - Solicitor General

Cabinet Office:

• Chris Skidmore as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Cabinet Office
• Paymaster General, and Minister for the Cabinet Office – Rt Hon Ben Gummer MP***
• Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster* (and Conservative Party Chair) – Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

• Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons – Rt Hon David Lidington MP**
• Parliamentary Secretary (Deputy Leader of the House of Commons) * – Michael Ellis MP (and Assistant Whip (paid))

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

• Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords – Rt Hon Baroness Evans of Bowes Park**
• Deputy Leader of the House of Lords – Rt Hon Earl Howe (and Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence)*

Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy:

• Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – Rt Hon Greg Clark MP
• Nick Hurd (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) as Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Jo Johnson (Orpington) as joint Minister of State at the Department for Education and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, leading on universities and science
• Baroness Neville-Rolfe as Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Margot James as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Department for Communities and Local Government:

• Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government – Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP
• Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) as Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Minister for London at the Department for Communities and Local Government
• Andrew Percy as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government
• Marcus Jones as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government
• Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Wales Office

Department for Culture, Media and Sport:

• Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport – Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP
• Matt Hancock as Minister of State responsible for digital policy at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
• Baroness Shields OBE as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Home Office and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
• Tracey Crouch as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
• Rob Wilson as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
• Lord Ashton of Hyde as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (and a Lord in Waiting)

Department for Education:

• Secretary of State for Education, and Minister for Women and Equalities – Rt Hon Justine Greening MP
• Nick Gibb as Minister of State at the Department for Education
• Edward Timpson as Minister of State at the Department for Education
• Rt Hon Robert Halfon as Minister of State at the Department for Education
• Lord Nash as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education
• Caroline Dinenage as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP
• George Eustice as Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Thérèse Coffey as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Lord Gardiner of Kimble as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Exiting the European Union:

• Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union – Rt Hon David Davis MP
• Rt Hon David Jones as Minister of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union
• Lord Bridges of Headley MBE as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union
• Robin Walker as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union

Department for International Development:

• Secretary of State for International Development – Rt Hon Priti Patel MP**
• Minister of State – Rory Stewart OBE MP
• Minister of State – Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE (jointly with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – James Wharton MP

Department for International Trade:

• Secretary of State for International Trade, and President of the Board of Trade – Rt Hon Liam Fox MP
• Lord Price appointed as Minister of State at the Department for International Trade
• Greg Hands (Chelsea and Fulham) as Minister of State in the Department for International Trade
• Mark Garnier as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for International Trade
• James Wharton as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for International Development

Department for Transport:

• Secretary of State for Transport – Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP
• John Hayes as Minister of State at the Department for Transport
• Paul Maynard as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport
• Andrew Jones as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport
• Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport

Department for Work and Pensions:

• Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Rt Hon Damian Green MP
• Penny Mordaunt as Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions
• Damian Hinds as Minister of State for the Department of Work and Pensions
• Lord Freud as Minister of State for Welfare Reform at the Department for Work and Pensions
• Caroline Nokes as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions
• Richard Harrington as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions

Foreign and Commonwealth Office:

• Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP
• Sir Alan Duncan as Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Baroness Anelay of St Johns as Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development
• Tobias Ellwood as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Alok Sharma as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

HM Treasury:

• Chancellor of the Exchequer – Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP
• Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Rt Hon David Gauke MP
• Jane Ellison (Battersea) as Financial Secretary to the Treasury
• Simon Kirby as Economic Secretary at HM Treasury
• Lord O'Neill of Gatley as Commercial Secretary at HM Treasury

Ministry of Defence:

• Secretary of State for Defence – Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP
• Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) as Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence
• Earl Howe as Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
• Mark Lancaster as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence
• Harriett Baldwin as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Justice:

• Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice* – Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP
• Sir Oliver Heald as Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice
• Sam Gyimah as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice
• Phillip Lee as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice

Northern Ireland Office:

• Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Kris Hopkins MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Dunlop (jointly with the Scotland Office)

Scotland Office:

• Secretary of State for Scotland – Rt Hon David Mundell MP**
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Dunlop (jointly with the Northern Ireland Office)

Wales Office:

• Secretary of State for Wales – Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP**
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* – Guto Bebb MP (and Government Whip (paid))
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (jointly with the Department for Communities and Local Government)

Home Office:

• Secretary of State for the Home Department – Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP
• Brandon Lewis as Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service at the Home Office
• Robert Goodwill as Minister of State for immigration in the Home Office
• Ben Wallace as Minister of State for Security at the Home Office
• Baroness Williams of Trafford as Minister of State at the Home Office
• Sarah Newton as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Home Office

Office of the Advocate-General for Scotland:

• Lord Keen of Elie QC - Advocate General for Scotland

Other appointments:

• Mel Stride - Government Whip (Comptroller of HM Household)
• Julian Smith – Government Whip (Vice Chamberlain of HM Household)
• David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford) - Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
• Stephen Barclay - Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
• Guy Opperman - Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
• Robert Syms - Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
• Andrew Griffiths - Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
• Jackie Doyle-Price - Assistant Government Whip
• Graham Stuart - Assistant Government Whip
• Heather Wheeler - Assistant Government Whip
• Chris Heaton-Harris - Assistant Government Whip
• Mark Spencer - Assistant Government Whip
• Christopher Pincher - Assistant Government Whip
• Steve Brine - Assistant Government Whip
• Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE - Lords Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms)
• Earl of Courtown - Deputy Chief Whip (Captain of The Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard )
• Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen - Baroness in Waiting
• Baroness Goldie - Baroness in Waiting
• Baroness Mobarik CBE - Baroness in Waiting
• Michael Ellis as Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (and Assistant Whip)
• Rt Hon Anne Milton MP - Deputy Chief Whip (Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip)

The following ministers have left the Government:

• Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP
• Rt Hon Michael Gove MP
• Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP
• Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP
• Rt Hon George Osborne MP
• Rt Hon Baroness Stowell
• Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP
• Rt Hon John Whittingdale MP
• Rt Hon Mark Harper MP
• Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP
• Rt Hon Anna Soubry MP
• Rt Hon Mark Francois MP – appointed by the Prime Minister to conduct a review into the use of reserves in the Army.
• George Freeman MP – appointed as Chair of the Prime Minister’s Policy Board
• Rt Hon Sir Desmond Swayne TD MP
• Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP
• Baroness Altmann CBE
• Nick Boles MP
• Julian Brazier MP
• James Duddridge MP
• Charlie Elphicke MP
• Lord Faulks QC
• John Penrose MP
• Claire Perry MP
• Dominic Raab MP
• Andrew Selous MP
• Justin Tomlinson MP
• Ed Vaizey MP
• Shailesh Vara MP
• Baroness Verma

Other appointments have been made:

• Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen as spokesperson on Cabinet Office business in the House of Lords
• George Hollingbery as the Prime Minister's Parliamentary Private Secretary
• Lord Keen of Elie QC as spokesperson on Ministry of Justice business in the House of Lords
• Lord Younger of Leckie as spokesperson on Higher Education business in the House of Lords.

Further information about Ministerial appointments and responsibilities will be available on the Government’s news pages.

Last updated : 20 Jul 2016

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