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The Rt Hon Michael Ellis KC was Attorney General between 6 September and 25 October 2022. He was previously Paymaster General from 16 September 2021 to 6 September 2022. He was also Minister for the Cabinet Office from 8 Feb…

The Rt Hon Michael Gove was Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations between 25 October 2022 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Secretary of State for Levellin…

Michael Jack served as the Member of Parliament for Fylde between 1987 and 2010 following a career in business. He served in a number of ministerial posts, including as Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1995 to 1997. …

Michael Moore was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland in May 2010. He was elected Liberal Democrat MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk in May 2005. Education Michael was educated at Jedburgh Grammar School and Ed…

Michael Tomlinson was Minister of State at the Home Office between 7 December 2023 and 5 July 2024. He was Solicitor General between 7 September 2022 and 7 December 2023. He was previously a Vice Chamberlain of HM Household …

Michelle Donelan was Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology between 7 February 2023 and 5 July 2024. She was a Minister on Leave from 28 April 2023 to 20 July 2023. She was previously appointed Secretary o…

He was previously Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet Office from 25 October 2022 to 29 January 2023 He was previously Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Minister for Equ…

Nadine Dorries was the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 15 September 2021 to 6 September 2022. She was previously appointed Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care in May 20…

Nick Clegg served as Deputy Prime Minister and Lord President of the Privy Council from May 2010 to May 2015. He was elected the Liberal Democrat MP for Sheffield Hallam in 2005. Education Nick did his undergraduate degree a…

Nick Gibb was Minister of State at the Department for Education between 26 October 2022 and 13 November 2023. He was previously Minister of State (Minister for School Standards) at the Department for Education between July 2…

Nick Hurd was Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office from 26 July 2019 to 16 December 2019. He was also Minister for London from 14 November 2018 to 16 December 2019. He was previously Minister of State at the Home…

Nick Thomas–Symonds was appointed Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations) at the Cabinet Office on 8 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Torfaen …

Nigel Adams was Minister of State (Minister without Portfolio) in the Cabinet Office between 15 September 2021 and 5 September 2022. Nigel Adams was previously the Minister for Asia at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Develop…

Norman Baker was appointed Minister of State for Crime Prevention in October 2013. He was elected Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes on 1 May 1997. Education Norman was educated at The Royal Liberty School in Gidea Park and studi…

Norman Lamb was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Health in September 2012. He was elected as the Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk in 2001. Education He was educated at Wymondham College, Norfolk and the …

Oliver Dowden CBE was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 25 October 2022 to 5 July 2024. He was Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office from 9 February 2023 to 5 July 2024 and Deputy Prime Minister from 21 April 2023…

The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin served as Minister for Government Policy in the Cabinet Office from May 2010 until 14 July 2016. He also served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from July 2014 until 14 July 2016. Oliver was e…

Owen Paterson was appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in September 2012. He was elected Conservative MP for North Shropshire on 1 May 1997. Education Owen was educated at Radley College, Abin…

Pat McFadden was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 5 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Wolverhampton South East in May 2005.

Penny Mordaunt was Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons between 6 September 2022 and 5 July 2024. Previously she was Minister of State at the Department for International Trade from 16 September 2…

Peter Kyle was appointed Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on 5 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Hove and Portslade in July 2024.

The Rt Hon Philip Hammond was Chancellor of the Exchequer between 13 July 2016 and 24 July 2019. He was elected Conservative MP for Runnymede and Weybridge in 1997. Education Philip was born in Epping, Essex in 1955 and atte…

Priti Patel was Secretary of State for the Home Department between 24 July 2019 and 6 September 2022. Priti was elected Conservative MP for Witham in May 2010. Education Priti attended a comprehensive school in Watford befor…

Rachel Reeves was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer on 5 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Leeds West and Pudsey in July 2024.

Ranil Jayawardena was Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 6 September 2022 to 25 October 2022. Previously he was Minister for International Trade from May 2020 to September 2022. He was elected as…

Richard Holden was Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet Office from 13 November 2023 to 5 July 2024. He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport between 28 October 2022 and 1…

Rishi Sunak was Prime Minister between 25 October 2022 and 5 July 2024. He was previously appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer from 13 February 2020 to 5 July 2022. He was Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 24 July 2019 t…

The Rt Hon Robert Buckland KC was Secretary of State for Wales from 7 July 2022 to 25 October 2022. He was previously Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice from July 2019 to September 2021, Minister of State at …

Robert Halfon was Minister of State (Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education) at the Department for Education from 26 October 2022 to 26 March 2024. He was previously Minister of State (Minister for Apprent…

Robert Jenrick was Minister of State (Minister for Immigration) at the Home Office between 25 October 2022 and 6 December 2023. He was previously Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care between 7 Septem…

Rory Stewart was Secretary of State for International Development from 1 May 2019 to 24 July 2019. He was previously Minister of State for the Ministry of Justice from January 2018 to May 2019. Rory was previously joint Mini…

Sajid Javid was previously Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 26 June 2021 to 5 July 2022. Sajid has previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer; Home Secretary; Secretary of State for Housing, Communiti…

Shabana Mahmood was appointed Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice on 5 July 2024. She was elected as the MP for Birmingham Ladywood in July 2024.

Simon Burns was Minister of State for Transport from September 2012 to October 2013. He was elected Conservative MP for Chelmsford in May 2010 and from June 1987 to May 1997. He was also elected Conservative MP for West Chel…

Simon Clarke was Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities between 6 September 2022 and 25 October 2022. He was appointed previously appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 15 September 2021 to 6 Se…

Simon Hart was Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) from 25 October 2022 to 5 July 2024. He was previously Secretary of State for Wales from 16 December 2019 to 6 July 2022. He was the Conservative MP for Car…

Simon Hughes was the MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark for 32 years. He is the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons. Education He read law at Selwyn College, Cambridge (1970-73), joining the Union…

Sir Alan Campbell was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) on 5 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Tynemouth in May 1997.

Sir Alan Duncan was Minister of State for Europe and the Americas at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from July 2016 until July 2019. He previously served as Minister of State for International Development from 2010 to 20…

The Rt Hon Sir Desmond Swayne TD served as Minister of State at the Department for International Development from July 2014 until July 2016. He served as a Government Whip from September 2012 until July 2014. He was elected …

Edward Davey was Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from February 2012 to May 2015. He was elected Liberal Democrat MP for Kingston and Surbiton on 1 May 1997. Education Edward was educated at Nottingham High S…

The Rt Hon Sir Gavin Williamson CBE was previously appointed Minister of State (Minister without Portfolio) at the Cabinet Office from 25 October 2022 to 8 November 2022. He was Secretary of State for Education from July 201…

Sir George Young was appointed Chief Whip and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury in October 2012. He was elected Conservative MP for North West Hampshire on 1 May 1997. Education Sir George was educated at Eton before a…

The Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Wright KC was elected the Conservative MP for Kenilworth and Southam in 2010 and was MP for Rugby and Kenilworth 2005 to 2010. He served in government for 9 years, including as Minister for Prisons and …

Sir John Major served as Prime Minister between 1990 to 1997. Read more about the life and achievements of Sir John Major in our past Prime Ministers section.

Sir John Whittingdale was appointed Minister of State jointly in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology from May 2023 to December 2023 while Julia Lopez was on m…

Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister on 5 July 2024.   Education Keir attended Reigate Grammar School, before studying Law at the University of Leeds. He went on to do postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford, rece…

The Rt. Hon. Sir Keith John Lindblom was called to the Bar in 1980 and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1996, a recorder in 2001 and a deputy High Court judge in 2009. He was appointed as a judge of the High Court in 2010. I…

In March 2024, Mark was appointed as a Kings Batchelor by His Majesty the King, creating Sir Mark Spencer, the Rt Hon Member for Sherwood. Mark Spencer was Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural …

Sir Michael Fallon was elected Conservative MP for Sevenoaks, Kent in 1997. Education Michael was educated at Epsom College and the University of St Andrews. Political career Michael was MP for Darlington from 1983 to 1992. …