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Gavin Barwell served as Minister of State for Housing, Planning and Minister for London at the Department for Communities and Local Government from July 2016 until June 2017. He was elected Conservative MP for Croydon Centra…

Geoffrey Cox was Attorney General from 9 July 2018 to 13 February 2020.

George Eustice was Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 13 February 2020 to 6 September 2022. He was previously Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) f…

George Osborne served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from May 2010 until July 2016. He was also First Secretary of State from May 2015 until July 2016. He was elected the Conservative MP for Tatton, Cheshire in June 2001. Ed…

Gillian Keegan was Secretary of State for Education between 25 October 2022 and 5 July 2024. She was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Africa) at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Offi…

The Rt Hon Gisela Stuart is the lead Non-executive Board Member for the Cabinet Office. She served as the Labour Member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston from 1997 until 2017, during which time she was a Health Minister…

Gordon Brown served as Prime Minister between 2007 to 2010. Read more about the life and achievements of Gordon Brown in our past Prime Ministers section.

Graham Stuart was Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero from 7 February 2023 to 12 April 2024. He was previously Minister of State in the Department for Busines…

The Rt Hon Grant Shapps was Secretary of State for Defence between 31 August 2023 and 5 July 2024. Previously he was Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero from 7 February 2023 to 31 August 2023. He was previous…

The Rt Hon Greg Clark is Executive Chair of the University of Warwick’s Innovation District. From 2025, he will be Chair of the Japan Society and Chair of the Society of Chemical Industry. Greg served as Secretary of State f…

The Rt Hon Greg Hands was Minister of State for Trade Policy in the Department for Business and Trade, and Minister for London, between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Minister without Portfolio at the Ca…

The Rt Hon Greg Knight was appointed Government Whip (Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household) in 2012. He was elected as the Conservative MP for East Yorkshire in May 2010. Education Greg was educated at Alderman Newton’s Grammar …

Gregory Barker was Minister of State for Climate Change from 2010 to 2014. He was elected Conservative MP for Bexhill and Battle on 7 June 2001. Education Gregory was educated at Steyning Grammar School, Lancing College, and…

Heidi Alexander MP was appointed as the Secretary of State for Transport on 29 November 2024. She was previously the Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice from the 8 July 2024 to 29 November 2024. She was elected as t…

Hilary Benn was appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 5 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Leeds Central in 1999 and is now the MP for Leeds South. During the last Labour Government he served as a Ministe…

Hugh Robertson was appointed as Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in October 2013. He was elected Conservative MP for Faversham and Mid Kent on 7 June 2001. Education Hugh was educated at The King’s Sc…

The Rt Hon Hugo Swire served as Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from September 2012 until July 2016. He served as Minister of State for Northern Ireland from May 2010 until September 2012. In 2011, M…

Iain Duncan Smith was the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from May 2010 until March 2016. He was elected Conservative MP for Chingford and Woodford Green in April 1992. Education Iain was educated at Dunchurch Colle…

Ian Blackford has been a member of Parliament for Ross, Skye and Lochaber since May 2015. From June 2017 until December 2022 Ian was the Westminster Leader of the SNP Parliamentary group. Prior to entering Parliament Ian spe…

Ian Murray was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland on 5 July 2024. He has been the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South continuously since May 2010. Background Ian was born and raised in the Wester Hailes area of E…

Rt Hon Jack Straw was appointed in July 2015 as a Member of the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information. He was Foreign Secretary 2001 to 2006, Home Secretary 1997 to 2001, and Leader of the Commons 2006 to 2007 und…

Jacob Rees-Mogg was Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 6 September 2022 to 25 October 2022. He was previously Minister of State (Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government efficiency) …

Jake Berry was Minister without Portfolio at the Cabinet Office between 6 September 2022 and 25 October 2022. He was previously Minister of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth at the Cabinet Office and the Min…

James Brokenshire was appointed Minister of State at the Home Office on 13 February 2020. He was previously Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government from April 2018 to July 2019. He was Secretary of S…

James Cleverly was Secretary of State for the Home Department between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs between 6 September 2022 and 13 N…

James Heappey was Minister of State (Minister for Armed Forces) at the Ministry of Defence from 7 July 2022 to 26 March 2024. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Wells Constituency in May 2015. Before entering…

James Paice served as Minister of State for Agriculture and Food from May 2010 to September 2012. He was elected Conservative MP for South East Cambridgeshire on 11 June 1987. James was educated at Framlingham College and Wr…

Jeremy Hunt was Chancellor of the Exchequer between 14 October 2022 and 5 July 2024. He served as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 9 July 2018 to 24 July 2019. He was elected Conservative MP for S…

Jeremy Quin was previously Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office between 25 October 2022 and 13 November 2023. He was Minister of State (Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire) at the Home Office between 7 Sep…

Jesse Norman was Minister of State in the Department for Transport between 26 October 2022 and 13 November 2023. He was previously Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office from 7 September 2022…

Jo Johnson was Minister of State attending Cabinet at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Department for Education from 24 July to 5 September 2019. Jo was Minister of State at the Department for …

Jo Stevens was appointed Secretary of State for Wales on 5 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Cardiff East in July 2024.

John Glen was Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Chief Secretary to the Treasury between 25 October 2022 and 13 November 2023. He was also Minist…

John Hayes was a Minister of State at the Department for Transport from 15 July 2016 to 9 January 2018. He was elected Conservative MP for South Holland and The Deepings in 1997. Education John was educated at Colfe’s Gramma…

John Healey was appointed Secretary of State for Defence on 5 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough in July 2024. He was Shadow Housing Secretary from 2015 to 2020 and Shadow Health Secretary from …

John Randall became Deputy Chief Whip, Comptroller of HM Household in May 2010. He was elected Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip on 6 May 2010. Education John went to Rutland House School in Hillingdon and Merch…

Johnny Mercer was Minister of State (Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) at the Cabinet Office between 25 October 2022 and 5 July 2024. He previously held the same role between 7 July 2022 and 6 September 2022. He was previously…

Jonathan Reynolds was appointed Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade on 5 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Stalybridge and Hyde in May 2010.

The Rt Hon Julian Smith was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 24 July 2019 to 13 February 2020. Julian was previously Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) from 2 November 2017 to 24 July 2019. He w…

Justine Greening was Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities from July 2016 to January 2018. She was elected Conservative MP for Putney, Roehampton and Southfields on 5 May 2005. Education Just…

Karen Bradley was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 8 January 2018 to 24 July 2019. She was Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from July 2016 to January 2018. She was elected Conservative MP …

Kelly Tolhurst was Minister of State (Minister for Schools and Childhood) at the Department for Education from 7 September 2022 to 27 October 2022. She was previously appointed Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip) f…

The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch was Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade between 7 February 2023 and 5 July 2024. She was Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade betwee…

Kenneth Clarke KC served as Conservative MP for Rushcliffe from June 1970 to December 2019. Education He was educated at Nottingham High School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Political career Kenneth was Lord Cha…

Kit Malthouse was Secretary of State for Education between 6 September 2022 and 25 October 2022. He was previously Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 7 July 2022 and 6 September 2022. Prior to this Kit served as: M…

Kwasi Kwarteng was previously appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer from 6 September 2022 to 14 October 2022. He was Secretary of State at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy between 8 January 2021 and…

Lady Arden served as a Justice of the UK Supreme Court from October 2018 to January 2022. Prior to that she was a Judge of the High Court of Justice (1993 to 2000) and a Lady Justice of the Court of Appeal of England and Wal…

Laura Trott was Chief Secretary to the Treasury between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024. She was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions between 27 October 2022 and 13 Novem…

Liam Fox was Secretary of State for International Trade from July 2016 to July 2019. He was elected as the Conservative MP for North Somerset in 1992. Liam attended school at St Bride’s High School before studying medicine a…

Lisa Nandy was appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on 5 July 2024. She studied politics at Newcastle University, graduating in 2001, and obtained a master’s degree in public policy from Birkbeck, Univer…