Ministers

Read biographies and responsibilities of Cabinet ministers and all ministers by department, as well as the whips who help co-ordinate parliamentary business.

Cabinet ministers

• Rishi Sunak MP

  The Rt Hon

  Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Minister for the Union

  

• Oliver Dowden CBE MP

  The Rt Hon

  Deputy Prime Minister; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office

  

• Jeremy Hunt MP

  The Rt Hon

  Chancellor of the Exchequer

  

• James Cleverly MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

  

• Suella Braverman KC MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for the Home Department

  

• Grant Shapps MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Defence

  

• Alex Chalk KC MP

  The Rt Hon

  Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

  

• Michelle Donelan MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

  

• Michael Gove MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; Minister for Intergovernmental Relations

  

• Steve Barclay MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

  

• Penny Mordaunt MP

  The Rt Hon

  Lord President of the Council, Leader of the House of Commons

  

• Lord True CBE

  The Rt Hon

  Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House of Lords

  

• Kemi Badenoch MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Business and Trade, President of the Board of Trade, Minister for Women and Equalities

  

• Claire Coutinho MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

  

• Thérèse Coffey MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  

• Mel Stride MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

  

• Gillian Keegan MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Education

  

• Mark Harper MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Transport

  

• Lucy Frazer KC MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

  

• Greg Hands MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister without PortfolioUnpaid

  

• Chris Heaton-Harris MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

  

• Alister Jack MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Scotland

  

• David TC Davies MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Wales

  

Also attends Cabinet

• Simon Hart MP

  The Rt Hon

  Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

  

• John Glen MP

  The Rt Hon

  Chief Secretary to the TreasuryUnpaid

  

• Victoria Prentis KC MP

  The Rt Hon

  Attorney General

  

• Jeremy Quin MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General

  

• Robert Jenrick MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Immigration)

  

• Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Security)

  

• Andrew Mitchell MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Development and Africa)

  

• Johnny Mercer MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Veterans’ Affairs)

  

Ministers by department

Cabinet Office

• Rishi Sunak MP

  The Rt Hon

  Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Minister for the Union

• Oliver Dowden CBE MP

  The Rt Hon

  Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office

• Jeremy Quin MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General

• Johnny Mercer MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Veterans’ Affairs)

• Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG

  Minister of StateUnpaid

• Alex Burghart MP

  Parliamentary Secretary

• Greg Hands MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister without PortfolioUnpaid

• Nusrat Ghani MP

  Minister of State for the Investment Security Unit

HM Treasury

• Jeremy Hunt MP

  The Rt Hon

  Chancellor of the Exchequer

• John Glen MP

  The Rt Hon

  Chief Secretary to the TreasuryUnpaid

• Victoria Atkins MP

  Financial Secretary to the Treasury

• Andrew Griffith MP

  Economic Secretary to the TreasuryUnpaid

• Gareth Davies MP

  Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury

• Baroness Penn

  Treasury Lords Minister

Foreign, Commonwealth
& Development Office

• James Cleverly MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

• Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

  Minister of State (Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and United Nations)Unpaid

• Andrew Mitchell MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Development and Africa)

• Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Indo-Pacific)

• Leo Docherty MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Europe)

• David Rutley MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Americas and Caribbean)

Home Office

• Suella Braverman KC MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for the Home Department

• Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Security)

• Robert Jenrick MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Immigration)

• Chris Philp MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire)

• Sarah Dines MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding)

• Lord Murray of Blidworth

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Migration and Borders (Lords Minister)

• Lord Sharpe of Epsom OBE

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry
of Defence

• Grant Shapps MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Defence

• James Heappey MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Armed Forces)

• James Cartlidge MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Defence Procurement)

• Dr Andrew Murrison MP

  The Rt Hon

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families)

• Baroness Goldie DL

  Minister of StateUnpaid

Department for
Energy Security
& Net Zero

• Claire Coutinho MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

• Graham Stuart MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero)

• Andrew Bowie MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Nuclear and Networks)

• Amanda Solloway MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Consumers and Affordability)

• Lord Callanan

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance)

Ministry
of Justice

• Alex Chalk KC MP

  The Rt Hon

  Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

• Edward Argar MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State

• Damian Hinds MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State

• Mike Freer MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

• Lord Bellamy KC

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of StateUnpaid

Department for
Science, Innovation
& Technology

• Michelle Donelan MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

• George Freeman MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Science, Research and Innovation)

• Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure)

• Paul Scully MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy)

• Viscount Camrose

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for AI and Intellectual Property)Unpaid

Department for Levelling Up,
Housing & Communities

• Michael Gove MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; Minister for Intergovernmental Relations

• Rachel Maclean MP

  Minister of State (Housing and Planning)

• Felicity Buchan MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Housing and Homelessness)

• Jacob Young MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Levelling Up)

• Lee Rowley MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Local Government and Building Safety)

• Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Faith and Communities, and Lords Minister)

Department
of Health &
Social Care

• Steve Barclay MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

• Will Quince MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Health and Secondary Care)

• Helen Whately MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Social Care)

• Neil O'Brien MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Primary Care and Public Health)

• Maria Caulfield MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy)

• Lord Markham CBE

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the Lords)Unpaid

Office of the
Leader of the
House of Commons

• Penny Mordaunt MP

  The Rt Hon

  Lord President of the Council, Leader of the House of Commons

Office of the
Leader of the
House of Lords

• Lord True CBE

  The Rt Hon

  Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House of Lords

• Earl Howe

  The Rt Hon

  Deputy Leader of the House of LordsUnpaid

Department for
Business & Trade

• Kemi Badenoch MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Business and Trade, President of the Board of Trade

• Nusrat Ghani MP

  Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade, Minister for Industry and Economic Security

• Lord Offord of Garvel

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Exports)

• The Earl of Minto

  Minister of State (Minister for Regulatory Reform)

• Kevin Hollinrake MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business)

• Nigel Huddleston MP

  Minister of State (Minister for International Trade)

• Lord Johnson

  Minister of State (Minister for Investment)Unpaid

Department
for Environment
Food & Rural Affairs

• Thérèse Coffey MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• Lord Benyon

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Biosecurity, Marine and Rural Affairs)Unpaid

• Mark Spencer MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries)

• Trudy Harrison MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Natural Environment and Land Use)

• Rebecca Pow MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Environmental Quality and Resilience)

Department
for Work &
Pensions

• Mel Stride MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

• Guy Opperman MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Employment)

• Tom Pursglove MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work)

• Mims Davies MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression)

• Laura Trott MBE MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Pensions)

• Viscount Younger of Leckie

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Lords)

Department
for Education

• Gillian Keegan MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Education

• Nick Gibb MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister of State for Schools)

• Robert Halfon MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education)

• David Johnston OBE MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing)

• Baroness Barran MBE

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the School System and Student Finance)Unpaid

Department
for Transport

• Mark Harper MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Transport

• Huw Merriman MP

  Minister of State (Rail and HS2)

• Jesse Norman MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Decarbonisation and Technology)

• Richard Holden MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Roads and Local Transport)

• Baroness Vere of Norbiton

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Aviation, Maritime and Security)

Department
for Culture,
Media & Sport

• Lucy Frazer KC MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

• Stuart Andrew MP

  The Rt Hon

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport, Gambling and Civil Society, and Minister for Equalities

• Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries

• Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Arts and Heritage and DCMS Lords Minister

Northern
Ireland
Office

• Chris Heaton-Harris MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

• Steve Baker

  Minister of State

• Lord Caine

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Unpaid

Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland

• Alister Jack MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Scotland

• John Lamont MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

• Lord Offord of Garvel

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Unpaid

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales

• David TC Davies MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Wales

• Dr James Davies MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Attorney
General's
Office

• Victoria Prentis KC MP

  The Rt Hon

  Attorney General

• Michael Tomlinson KC MP

  Solicitor General

Office of the
Advocate General
for Scotland

• Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC

  HM Advocate General for Scotland

UK Export
Finance

• Lord Offord of Garvel

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Exports)

• Kemi Badenoch MP

  The Rt Hon

  President of the Board of Trade

Whips

House of Commons

• Simon Hart MP

  The Rt Hon

  Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

• Marcus Jones MP

  The Rt Hon

  Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip)

• Rebecca Harris MP

  Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip)

• Jo Churchill MP

  Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip)

Junior Lords of the Treasury

• Amanda Solloway MP

  Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)Paid as a whip

• Steve Double MP

  Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)

• Scott Mann MP

  Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)

• Andrew Stephenson MP

  The Rt Hon

  Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)

• Stuart Anderson MP

  Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)

Assistant Whips

• Ruth Edwards MP

  Assistant Government Whip

• Joy Morrissey MP

  Assistant Government Whip

• Gagan Mohindra MP

  Assistant Government Whip

• Robert Largan MP

  Assistant Government Whip

• Julie Marson MP

  Assistant Government Whip

• Fay Jones MP

  Assistant Government Whip

• Mike Wood MP

  Assistant Government Whip

House of Lords

• Baroness Williams of Trafford

  The Rt Hon

  Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms (Lords Chief Whip)

• The Earl of Courtown

  Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (Lords Deputy Chief Whip)

Baronesses and Lords in Waiting

• Lord Davies of Gower

  Lord in Waiting

• Lord Harlech

  Lord in Waiting

• Lord Evans of Rainow

  Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)

• Lord Caine

  Lord in Waiting