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David Jones was appointed Minister of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union on 17 July 2016. He was elected Conservative MP for Clwyd West in May 2005. Education David was educated at Ruabon Grammar School a…

David Lammy was previously Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice and Deputy Prime Minister between 5 September 2025 and 20 July 2026. He was previously Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development A…

David Laws became Minister of State for Schools in the Department for Education and Minister of State in the Cabinet Office in September 2012. He was elected the Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil, Somerset in 2001. Education Da…

David Lidington was Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 8 January 2018 and 24 July 2019. He was Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice from June 2017 to January 2018. …

David Mundell was Secretary of State for Scotland from May 2015 to July 2019. He was elected as the Conservative MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale in May 2005. Education David attended Lockerbie Academy in Locke…

David T C Davies was Secretary of State for Wales from 25 October 2022 to 5 July 2024. He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales from December 2019 to October 2022. Previously, he held the role of Chair of the …

Dominic Grieve was appointed Attorney General in May 2010. He was elected Conservative MP for Beaconsfield on 1 May 1997. Education Dominic was educated at Westminster School and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he studied mo…

Dominic Raab was Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice from 25 October 2022 to 21 April 2023. He previously held the same role between 15 September 2021 and 6 September 2022. He was first …

The Rt Hon Don Foster was appointed as Deputy Chief Whip (Comptroller of HM Household) in October 2013. He was elected as the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath in 1992. Education Don Foster was educated at the Lancaster Royal Gra…

Douglas Alexander was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland on 5 September 2025. He previously Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade between 6 July 2024 and 5 September 2025, and Minister of State in…

Dr Andrew Murrison was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence between 30 October 2022 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department …

Vince Cable was appointed Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in May 2010. He was elected the Liberal Democrat MP for Twickenham. Education Vince was educated at Nunthorpe Grammar School, York and Fitzwill…

Lord Howe was Deputy Leader of the House of Lords between May 2015 and July 2024. He was Minister of State for Defence from May 2015 to 26 July 2019. He is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. Education He was educat…

Ed Balls is Co-Chair of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation. Ed is a broadcaster, writer and economist and is a Senior Fellow at Harvard University Kennedy School and a Senior Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economi…

Ed Miliband was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on 20 July 2026. He was previously Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero between 5 July 2024 and 20 July 2026. He w…

Edward Argar was Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice between 27 October 2022 and 5 July 2024. He was previously Chief Secretary to the Treasury between 14 October 2022 and 27 October 2022 and was Paymaster General a…

Edward Llewellyn (Lord Llewellyn of Steep) was British Ambassador to Italy from February 2022 to January 2026. Ed was appointed Director General Political at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in September 20…

Elizabeth Truss was Prime Minister from 6 September 2022 to 25 October 2022. She was previously Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs from 15 September 2021. She was appointed Minister for Wome…

Ellie Reeves was appointed as Attorney General on 20 July 2026. She was previously Solicitor General from 6 September 2025 to 20 July 2026. She was elected as the MP for Lewisham West and East Dulwich in 2024 and was previou…

Emma Reynolds MP was appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 20 July 2026. She was Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 5 September 2025 to 20 July 2026. She was previously: Economic Secretary…

The Rt Hon Esther McVey was Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet Office between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024. She was previously the Minister of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government fro…

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…

Hamish Falconer was appointed Minister of State (Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and European Relations) on 20 July 2026. He was previously Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Dev…

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 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland between 5 July 2024 and 20 July 2026. 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 …

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 was the Member of Parliament for Ross, Skye and Lochaber from 2015 to 2024, and Westminster Leader of the SNP Parliamentary group from 2017 to 2022. Prior to entering Parliament, Ian spent nearly two decades in…

Ian Murray was appointed Minister of State in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 21 July 2026. He was previously Minister of State jointly in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Departmen…

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 Murray was appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General on 21 July 2026. He was previously Secretary of State for Health and Social Care between 14 May 2026 and 20 July 2026, and Chief Secretary …

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…