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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 Secretary of State for the Home Department on 5 September 2025. She was previously Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice between 5 July 2024 and 5 September 2025. She was elected as…

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 Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons on 5 September 2025. He was previously Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) between 5 July 2024 and 5 Septembe…

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. …

Sir Mike Penning was appointed Minister of State for the Ministry of Defence on 15 July 2016. He was elected Conservative MP for Hemel Hempstead in 2005. Education Mike was educated at Appleton and King Edmund comprehensive …

Sir Oliver Heald was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice on 16 July 2016. He was elected the Conservative MP for North East Hertfordshire in 1992. Education Oliver studied law at Pembroke College, Cambridg…

Sir Patrick McLoughlin was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 14 July 2016. He was elected the Conservative MP for Derbyshire Dales in 2010. Education Patrick studied at Staffordshire College of Agriculture. P…

Sir Stephen Timms was appointed Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions, and the Department for Education, on 8 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for East Ham in July 2024.

Tony Blair served as Prime Minister between 1997 to 2007. Read more about the life and achievements of Tony Blair in our past Prime Ministers section.

Stephen Crabb served as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 19 March 2016 until 14 July 2016. He previously served as Secretary of State for Wales from July 2014 until March 2016 and as Parliamentary Under Secretar…

Steve Baker was Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office from 7 September 2022 to 5 July 2024. He was previously Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union from June 2017 …

Steve Barclay was Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Secretary of State for Health and Social Care between 25 October 2022 and 13 November 2…

Steve Reed OBE was appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 5 September 2025. He was previously Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 5 July 2024 to 5 September …

Steve Webb was appointed Minister of State for Pensions in May 2010. He was elected Liberal Democrat MP for Thornbury and Yate in May 2010. Education Steve studied philosophy, politics and economics at Hertford College, Oxfo…

The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) for the Equality Hub from 27 O…

Suella Braverman was Secretary of State for the Home Department between 25 October 2022 and 13 November 2023. She previously held the same role between 6 September 2022 and 19 October 2022. She was Attorney General between 1…

Theresa May was Prime Minister from 13 July 2016 to 24 July 2019. She served as Home Secretary from May 2010 until July 2016. She was elected Conservative MP for Maidenhead in May 1997. Education Theresa had a varied educati…

Theresa Villiers was Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 24 July 2019 to 13 February 2020. She was also Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from September 2012 until July 2016 and served as Mi…

Thérèse Coffey was previously Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs between 25 October 2022 and 13 November 2023. She was previously Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and Deputy Prime Minist…

Tobias Ellwood was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence from June 2017 to July 2019. Tobias served as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from July 2014 …

Tom Brake became Deputy Leader of the House of Commons in October 2012 and was also appointed as an Assistant Government Whip in November 2014. He was elected the Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and Wallington in 1997. Ed…

Tom Tugendhat was Minister of State (Minister for Security) between 6 September 2022 and 5 July 2024 and attended cabinet. He previously served as the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee from 2017 to 2022. He was e…

Victoria Atkins was Secretary of State for Health and Social Care between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024. She was previously Financial Secretary to the Treasury between 27 October 2022 and 13 November 2023, and Minister of…

Victoria Prentis was Attorney General from 25 October 2022 to 5 July 2024. She was previously Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions from 7 September 2022 to 25 October 2022. Victoria was previously Minist…

Wes Streeting was appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 5 July 2024. He was elected as the MP for Ilford North in July 2024.

The Rt Hon William Hague was appointed First Secretary of State and Leader of the House of Commons on 15 July 2014. He was elected to Parliament in 1989 as the Conservative MP for Richmond (Yorks). Education William was educ…

Yvette Cooper was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on 5 September 2025. She was previously Secretary of State for the Home Department from 5 July 2024 to 5 September 2025. She wa…

The Very Revd Dr Graham Forbes CBE is a Scot and has been Provost of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh since 1990. After degrees in Russian and theology he was ordained in 1976 in Edinburgh and has served as an Anglican priest …

Theo Rycroft was the Minister and Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Paris from July 2021 to January 2025. From 2018 he was the EU Director in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in London, …

Mrs Theresa Bernice Bubbear was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Finland in August 2021. Previously she was Ambassador in Estonia. Curriculum Vitae Dates Role 2016 to 2021 Tallinn, Her Majesty’s Ambassad…

Theresa O’Mahony has been British Deputy High Commissioner to Sri Lanka since July 2025. Prior to taking up her current position, she was Deputy Envoy for the Just Energy Transition Partnerships, based in London. Theresa joi…

Tom Barry has been Counsellor for Europe and Global Issues at the British Embassy in Paris since August 2018. He was the Deputy Head of Mission in Paris till July 2021. Before his posting to Paris, Tom was the British Deputy…

Thomas Carter joined the FCO in 1976 and most recently was Her Majesty´s Ambassador to Guatemala. Previously he was responsible for the FCO’s global consular policy and worked on the London 2012 Olympic Games, following a fo…

Thomas Codrington arrived in Vancouver as the British Consul General in February 2022. He is the UK Government’s representative in British Columbia, the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. Tom was previously Deputy Directo…

Thomas Edward Coward was the British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands and Nauru from 2021 to 2024. Before this, Tom worked as a Team Leader for the Inclusive Growth and Livelihoods Team at the British Embassy Yangon in M…