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

• Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC MP

  The Rt Hon

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

  

• Angela Rayner MP

  The Rt Hon

  Deputy Prime Minister; Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

  

• Rachel Reeves MP

  The Rt Hon

  Chancellor of the Exchequer

  

• Pat McFadden MP

  The Rt Hon

  Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations

  

• David Lammy MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

  

• Yvette Cooper MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for the Home Department

  

• John Healey MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Defence

  

• Shabana Mahmood MP

  The Rt Hon

  Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

  

• Wes Streeting MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

  

• Bridget Phillipson MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities

  

• Ed Miliband MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

  

• Liz Kendall MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

  

• Jonathan Reynolds MP

  The Rt Hon

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

  

• Peter Kyle MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

  

• Heidi Alexander MP

  Secretary of State for Transport

  

• Steve Reed OBE MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  

• Lisa Nandy MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

  

• Hilary Benn MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

  

• Ian Murray MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Scotland

  

• Jo Stevens MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Wales

  

• Lucy Powell MP

  The Rt Hon

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

  

• Baroness Smith of Basildon

  The Rt Hon

  Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House of Lords

  

Also attends Cabinet

• Sir Alan Campbell MP

  The Rt Hon

  Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

  

• Darren Jones MP

  The Rt Hon

  Chief Secretary to the Treasury

  

• Lord Hermer KC

  The Rt Hon

  Attorney General

  

• Ellie Reeves MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister without PortfolioUnpaid

  

• Baroness Chapman of Darlington

  Minister of State (International Development, Latin America and Caribbean)

  

Ministers by department

Cabinet Office

• Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC MP

  The Rt Hon

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

• Pat McFadden MP

  The Rt Hon

  Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations

• Nick Thomas–Symonds MP

  The Rt Hon

  Paymaster General, Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations)

• Ellie Reeves MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister without PortfolioUnpaid

• Georgia Gould MP

  Parliamentary Secretary

• Abena Oppong-Asare MP

  Parliamentary Secretary

• Douglas Alexander MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security) at the Department for Business and Trade, Minister of State at the Cabinet Office

HM Treasury

• Rachel Reeves MP

  The Rt Hon

  Chancellor of the Exchequer

• Darren Jones MP

  The Rt Hon

  Chief Secretary to the Treasury

• Lord Livermore

  Financial Secretary to the Treasury

• James Murray MP

  Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury

• Emma Reynolds MP

  Economic Secretary to the Treasury

• Torsten Bell MP

  Parliamentary Secretary

• Baroness Gustafsson of Chesterton CBE

  Minister of State (Minister for Investment)Unpaid

Foreign, Commonwealth
& Development Office

• David Lammy MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

• Baroness Chapman of Darlington

  Minister of State (International Development, Latin America and Caribbean)

• Stephen Doughty MP

  Minister of State (Europe, North America and Overseas Territories)

• Catherine West MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific)

• Lord Collins of Highbury

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Africa)

• Hamish Falconer MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan)

Home Office

• Yvette Cooper MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for the Home Department

• Dan Jarvis MBE MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Security)

• Dame Angela Eagle DBE MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Border Security and Asylum)

• Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Policing and Crime Prevention)

• Lord Hanson of Flint

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Lords Minister)Unpaid

• Jess Phillips MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls)

• Seema Malhotra MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Migration and Citizenship)

Ministry
of Defence

• John Healey MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Defence

• Lord Coaker

  Minister of State (Minister for the House of Lords)

• Maria Eagle MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry)

• Luke Pollard MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for the Armed Forces)

• Alistair Carns DSO OBE MC MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Veterans and People)

Ministry
of Justice

• Shabana Mahmood MP

  The Rt Hon

  Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

• Lord Timpson OBE

  Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing ReoffendingUnpaid

• Sarah Sackman KC MP

  Minister of State

• Alex Davies-Jones MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

• Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of StateUnpaid

• Sir Nic Dakin MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of StateUnpaid

Ministry of Housing,
Communities &
Local Government

• Angela Rayner MP

  The Rt Hon

  Deputy Prime Minister; Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

• Matthew Pennycook MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Housing and Planning)

• Jim McMahon OBE MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Local Government and English Devolution)

• Rushanara Ali MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Homelessness and Democracy )

• Alex Norris MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Building Safety, Fire and Local Growth)

• Baroness Taylor of Stevenage

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lords Minister for Housing and Local Government)Paid as a whip

• Lord Khan of Burnley

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

Department
of Health &
Social Care

• Wes Streeting MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

• Karin Smyth MP

  Minister of State for Health (Secondary Care)

• Stephen Kinnock MP

  Minister of State for Care

• Baroness Merron

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health

• Ashley Dalton MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention

Department
for Education

• Bridget Phillipson MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities

• Baroness Smith of Malvern

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities), Minister of State (Minister for Skills)

• Catherine McKinnell MP

  Minister of State (Minister for School Standards)

• Stephen Morgan MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Early Education)

• Janet Daby MP

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

• Seema Malhotra MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities)

• Dame Nia Griffith DBE MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities)

• Sir Stephen Timms MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability)

Department for
Energy Security
& Net Zero

• Ed Miliband MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

• Sarah Jones MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Industry)

• Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE

  The Rt Hon

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

• Kerry McCarthy MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Climate)

• Michael Shanks MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Energy)

• Miatta Fahnbulleh MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Consumers)

Department
for Work &
Pensions

• Liz Kendall MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

• Sir Stephen Timms MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Social Security and Disability)

• Alison McGovern MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Employment)

• Andrew Western MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Transformation)

• Torsten Bell MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Pensions)

• Baroness Sherlock OBE

  Minister of State (Minister for Lords)

Department for
Business & Trade

• Jonathan Reynolds MP

  The Rt Hon

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

• Gareth Thomas MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports

• Douglas Alexander MP

  The Rt Hon

  Minister of State (Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security) at the Department for Business and Trade

• Sarah Jones MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Industry)

• Justin Madders MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets)

• Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Legislation)Paid as a whip

• Baroness Gustafsson of Chesterton CBE

  Minister of State (Minister for Investment)Unpaid

Department for
Science, Innovation
& Technology

• Peter Kyle MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

• Lord Vallance

  Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation

• Sir Chris Bryant MP

  Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms

• Feryal Clark MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Digital Government

• Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Future Digital Economy and Online SafetyPaid as a whip

Department
for Transport

• Heidi Alexander MP

  Secretary of State for Transport

• Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE

  Minister of State (Minister for Rail)Unpaid

• Simon Lightwood MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Local Transport)

• Lilian Greenwood MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Future of Roads)

• Mike Kane MP

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

Department
for Environment,
Food & Rural Affairs

• Steve Reed OBE MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• Daniel Zeichner MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs)

• Emma Hardy MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Water and Flooding)

• Mary Creagh CBE MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Nature)Unpaid

• Baroness Hayman of Ullock

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Lords Minister)

Department
for Culture,
Media & Sport

• Lisa Nandy MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

• Sir Chris Bryant MP

  Minister of State (Minister for Creative Industries, Arts and Tourism)

• Stephanie Peacock MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth)

• Baroness Twycross

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Gambling and Heritage and Lords Minister)Paid as a whip

Northern
Ireland
Office

• Hilary Benn MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

• Fleur Anderson MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Scotland Office

• Ian Murray MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Scotland

• Kirsty McNeill MP

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Wales Office

• Jo Stevens MP

  The Rt Hon

  Secretary of State for Wales

• Dame Nia Griffith DBE MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Office of the
Leader of the
House of Commons

• Lucy Powell MP

  The Rt Hon

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

Office of the
Leader of the
House of Lords

• Baroness Smith of Basildon

  The Rt Hon

  Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House of Lords

• Lord Collins of Highbury

  Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

Attorney
General's
Office

• Lord Hermer KC

  The Rt Hon

  Attorney General

• Lucy Rigby KC MP

  Solicitor General

Office of the
Advocate General
for Scotland

• Baroness Smith of Cluny KC

  HM Advocate General for Scotland

UK Export
Finance

• Gareth Thomas MP

  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports

• Jonathan Reynolds MP

  The Rt Hon

  President of the Board of Trade

Whips

House of Commons

• Sir Alan Campbell MP

  The Rt Hon

  Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

• Mark Tami MP

  The Rt Hon

  Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip)

• Samantha Dixon MP

  Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip)

• Chris Elmore MP

  Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip)

Junior Lords of the Treasury

• Sir Nic Dakin MP

  Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)

• Vicky Foxcroft MP

  Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)

• Jeff Smith MP

  Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)

• Anna Turley MP

  Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)

• Taiwo Owatemi MP

  Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip)

Assistant Whips

• Christian Wakeford MP

  Assistant Whip, House of Commons

• Gen Kitchen MP

  Assistant Whip, House of Commons

• Keir Mather MP

  Assistant Whip, House of Commons

• Gerald Jones MP

  Assistant Whip, House of Commons

• Anna McMorrin MP

  Assistant Whip, House of Commons

• Martin McCluskey MP

  Assistant Whip, House of Commons

• Kate Dearden MP

  Assistant Whip, House of Commons

House of Lords

• Lord Kennedy of Southwark

  The Rt Hon

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

• Baroness Wheeler MBE

  Captain of The King’s Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard (Lords Deputy Chief Whip)

Baronesses and Lords in Waiting

• Lord Moraes OBE

  Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)Unpaid

• Lord Wilson of Sedgefield

  Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)Unpaid

• Lord Katz MBE

  Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)Unpaid

• Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

  Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)

• Baroness Taylor of Stevenage

  Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip)Paid as a whip

• Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

  Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip)Paid as a whip

• Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

  Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip)

• Baroness Twycross

  Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip) Paid as a whip

• Lord Leong CBE

  Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)Unpaid

• Baroness Blake of Leeds

  Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip) Unpaid