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Further new ministerial appointments announced on 15 July 2016

A number of ministerial appointments have been announced including ministers for the Home Office, DCMS, the Treasury, DfT and DWP.

The Queen has been pleased to approve the following ministerial appointments:

  • Brandon Lewis MP as Minister of State for Policing and the Fire Service at the Home Office
  • Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP as Minister of State responsible for digital policy at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Jane Ellison MP as Financial Secretary to the Treasury
  • Jo Johnson MP as joint Minister of State at the Department for Education and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, leading on universities and science
  • Rt Hon John Hayes as Minister of State at the Department for Transport
  • Damian Hinds MP as Minister of State for the Department of Work and Pensions
  • Rt Hon Greg Hands MP as Minister of State in the Department for International Trade
  • Robert Goodwill MP as Minister of State for immigration in the Home Office

The following ministers have left the government:

  • Ed Vaizey MP

No further ministerial announcements will be made this evening.

Published 16 July 2016