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Liz Kendall was appointed Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on 5 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Leicester West in May 2010.

Alok Sharma was appointed full-time President for COP 26 , the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, on 8 January 2021. He was previously Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and President…

The Rt Hon Lord Stunell OBE is a Liberal Democrat Life peer sitting in the House of Lords since 26 October 2015. Lord Stunell previously sat in the House Of Commons as MP for Hazel Grove. His previous roles include: Parliame…

The Rt Hon Lord Andrew Tyrie was chair of the Competition and Markets Authority between June 2018 and September 2020. He is also a Crossbench Member of the House of Lords. Previous career highlights include: Chairman of the …

Lord Ashton of Hyde was Lords Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms) between 26 July 2019 and 7 September 2022. He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Cultur…

Lord Bates was Minister of State at the Department for International Development between October 2016 and July 2019. He was previously a Minister of State at the Home Office from May 2015 until March 2016. Lord Bates is a Co…

The Rt Hon Lord Benyon was Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from November 2023 to July 2024. He was previously Minister of State…

Lord Blencathra is a member of the House of Lords where he chairs a Select Committee and has been appointed to the Council of Europe. He was formerly Minister of State at the Home Office and a Minister at the Department of t…

David Cameron was Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024. He was elevated to the House of Lords on 20 November 2023, as Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton. …

Lord Willetts was appointed as Chair of the Regulatory Innovation Office in March 2025. Lord Willetts brings a wealth of leadership experience from across the public and private sectors which will help the RIO help to delive…

Andrew Simon Feldman, Baron Feldman of Elstree is a British barrister, businessman and Conservative fundraiser and politician. He was created a life peer by David Cameron in 2010.

Lord Freud was appointed Minister of State for Welfare Reform at the Department for Work and Pensions on 13 May 2015. He is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Education He studied philosophy, politics and economics…

Lord Frost CMG was appointed Minister of State at the Cabinet Office from 1 March 2021. As Minister of State, Lord Frost is a full member of the Cabinet. Responsibilities include: Oversight of the implementation of the Trade…

The Rt Hon Sir David Hanson was appointed Minister of State at the Home Office on 9 July 2024. He was created Baron Hanson of Flint on 19 July 2024. Political career He has previously served as the MP for Delyn from 1992 to …

Lord Henley was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from October 2017 to July 2019. He was a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work…

Lord Herbert of South Downs was the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on LGBT+ Rights from May 2021 to December 2024. Lord Herbert is Chair of the Global Equality Caucus, an international network of parliamentarians and elected…

Richard Hermer was appointed Attorney General on 5 July 2024. Richard Hermer KC was called to the Bar in 1993 and he took silk in 2009. He was previously Head of Chambers at Matrix and has served as a Deputy High Court Judge…

Lord Hill was appointed Leader of the House of Lords in January 2013. He is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Education He was educated at Highgate School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied history. …

Lord Howell no longer works for government. Previous role Rt Hon Lord David Howell was personal adviser to the Foreign Secretary on Energy and Resource Security from September 2012 to April 2013. Education He was educated at…

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE was Minister of State at the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero from 9 July 2024 to 22 May 2025. Education Lord Hunt studied at Leeds University. Political career Lord Hunt was Deputy Lea…

The Rt Hon Lord Keen of Elie KC was HM Advocate General for Scotland from 29 May 2015 to 16 September 2020.

Lord Kennedy of Southwark was appointed Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentleman at Arms (Lords Chief Whip) on 10 July 2024.

Lord Marland was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Intellectual Property in September 2012, until January 2013. He is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Education He was educated at Shrewsbury Sc…

Francis Maude was Minister of State for Trade and Investment from 11 May 2015 to 11 April 2016. Francis was previously Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General from May 2010 to May 2015. Education Francis studie…

Lord McNally is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. Education He was educated at St Joseph’s College, Blackpool and University College London where he studied economics and social history. Career He worked for t…

The Rt Hon the Lord Heseltine CH was a Member of Parliament from 1966 to 2001. He was a Cabinet Minister in various departments from 1979 to 1986 and 1990 to 1997 and Deputy Prime Minister from 1995 to 1997. Lord Heseltine l…

Lord (Michael) Howard of Lympne was appointed in July 2015 as a Member of the Independent Commission on Freedom of Information. He was the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from November 2003 to D…

Peter Mandelson was appointed UK Ambassador to the United States of America in December 2024 . He started the role on 10 February 2025. Peter has held a range of senior positions in government under Prime Minister Tony Blair…

Along with the former Labour Cabinet Minister, Ed Balls, Lord Pickles co-chairs the United Kingdom’s Holocaust Memorial Foundation, working to establish a permanent national memorial for remembrance of the Holocaust.  The me…

Lord Strathclyde resigned as Leader of the House of Lords in January 2013 to pursue a career in business. Education He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, and the Universities of East Anglia and Aix-en-Provence. P…

Lord Taylor of Holbeach was the Chief Whip, House of Lords from August 2014 to July 2019. Career Lord Taylor entered the House of Lords in 2006, having been made a Conservative life peer as Baron Taylor of Holbeach, of South…

Lord True was Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords between 6 September 2022 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Minister of State at the Cabinet Office between 14 February 2020 and 6 September 2022. Before becomin…

Lord Wallace was appointed as a Lord in Waiting in 2010. He was made a Privy Counsellor in 2012. He is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. Spokesperson in the Lords for the Cabinet Office and Whip responsible fo…

The Rt Hon Lord Wallace of Tankerness KC was HM Advocate General for Scotland from 12 May 2010 to 08 May 2015. Education Lord Wallace studied law at Cambridge and Edinburgh Universities. Political career Lord Wallace was app…

Lord Young of Cookham was a Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) from 25 July 2016 to 29 August 2019. In January 2017 he was appointed Lords Spokesperson for the Cabinet Office and Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) He was re-ap…

Louise Haigh was the Secretary of State for Transport from 5 July 2024 to 29 November 2024. She was the youngest female Cabinet Minister to ever be appointed.   Louise was elected as the MP for Sheffield Heeley in May 2015. …

The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC was Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport between 7 February 2023 and 5 July 2024. She was previously Minister of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities from 26 …

Lucy Powell was appointed Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons on 5 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Manchester Central in July 2024.

Lynne Featherstone was Minister of State for Crime Prevention at the Home Office from November 2014 until May 2015. Previously, she was the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development. She was also L…

Marcus Jones was Treasurer of His Majesty’s Household (Deputy Chief Whip) from 27 October 2022 to 5 July 2024. He was previously Minister of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities between 7 July 20…

Maria Eagle was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence on 8 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Liverpool Garston in July 2024.

Maria Miller was appointed as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in September 2012. She was elected Conservative MP for Basingstoke on 5 May 2005. Education Maria was educated at Brynteg Comprehensive School, Br…

Mark Field was previously Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 13 June 2017 to 25 July 2019. Mark also took interim responsibilities for the Middle East and North Africa from…

Mark Francois served as Minister for Portsmouth for Communities and Local Government from May 2015 until July 2016. Previously he served as Vice Chamberlain of Her Majesty’s Household, Government Whips Office from May 2010 u…

Mark Harper was Secretary of State for Transport between 25 October 2022 and 5 July 2024. Previously, he served as Chief Whip (Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) from May 2015 until 14 July 2016. Previously Mark served…

Mark Lancaster TD was Minister of State for the Armed Forces from 13 June 2017 to 16 December 2019. Mark was educated at Kimbolton School. He has a BSc in Business Studies from the University of Buckingham and an MBA from th…

Mark Tami was appointed Treasurer of His Majesty’s Household (Deputy Chief Whip) on 10 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Alyn and Deeside in July 2024.

Matt Hancock served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 9 July 2018 to 26 June 2021. He was Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 8 January 2018 to 9 July 2018. He was previously Min…

The Rt Hon Mel Stride was Secretary of State for Work and Pensions between 25 October 2022 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons from 23 May 2019 to 24 July 2019,…