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New ministerial appointments

Details of ministerial appointments have been announced.

• From: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
• Published: 3 February 2012

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Following the decision of the Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP to resign from the government, The Queen has been pleased to approve the following ministerial appointments:

• Ed Davey MP to become Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
• Norman Lamb MP to become a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
• Jenny Willott MP to become an Assistant Government Whip

Published 3 February 2012