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Ministerial Appointments: February 2022

The Queen has been pleased to approve the following appointments.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

The Queen has been pleased to approve the following appointments:

  • The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP to be a Minister of State (Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government efficiency) in the Cabinet Office. He will be a member of the Cabinet.
  • The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP to be Lord President and Leader of the House of Commons. He will attend Cabinet.
  • Chris Heaton-Harris MP to be Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip). He will attend Cabinet.
  • The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP to be a Minister of State (Minister for Housing) in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
  • The Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP becomes Minister for the Cabinet Office, in addition to his current role as Paymaster General. He will attend Cabinet.
  • Heather Wheeler MP to be a Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office, in addition to her current role as an Assistant Government Whip.
  • The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP will become Minister of State (Minister for Europe) in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
  • Wendy Morton MP to be a Minister of State in the Department for Transport.
  • The Rt Hon Christopher Pincher MP to be Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip).
  • Gareth Johnson MP to become a Lord Commissioner (Government Whip) (previously an Assistant Government Whip).
  • Sarah Dines MP to become an Assistant Government Whip.

The following have left the government:

  • Craig Whittaker MP

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Published 8 February 2022