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Government ministers and responsibilities

This document lists government ministers and their responsibilities.

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From:
Cabinet Office
Published:
1 November 2012
Last updated:
22 October 2026
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  1. Updated the contact details for DHSC

  2. Updated with the latest versions of the following documents: List of Ministerial Responsibilities List of Non-Ministerial Departments and Executive Agencies

  3. Updated the contact details for the Veterinary Medicines Directorate

  4. Updated the address for the Food Standards Agency in the following file: List of Non-Ministerial Departments and Executive Agencies

  5. Updated with the latest versions of the following documents: List of Ministerial Responsibilities List of Non-Ministerial Departments and Executive Agencies

  6. Updated with the latest documents

  7. Updated to add James Murray MP as Financial Secretary to the Treasury

  8. Updated the address, website and actuary details for the Government Actuary's Department

  9. Updated to include a notice that the current list is being worked on and will be published soon.

  10. Updated both lists with the current publications

  11. Updated documents as at October 2023.

  12. Updated the document: List of ministerial responsibilities

  13. Updated with the newest version of the following documents: List of Ministerial Responsibilities, List of ministerial responsibilities - executive agencies and non-ministerial departments, List of ministerial responsibilities - ministers and government whips, List of ministerial responsibilities - ministerial departments

  14. Updated lists as of 27 May 2022.

  15. Updated lists as of 3 March 2022.

  16. Updated list as of November 2021

  17. Updated with the latest information on government ministers and their responsibilities.

  18. Updated documents as at December 2020.

  19. Updated documents as of August 2020.

  20. List updated.

  21. Updated attachment.

  22. Updated LMR attachment to November 2018.

  23. Updated attachment.

  24. List updated June 2018.

  25. Updated ministerial responsibilities.

  26. List updated.

  27. Updated version uploaded

  28. Updated list of ministerial responsibilities.

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  30. List of ministerial responsibilities updated.

  31. Updated to reflect new contact information.

  32. Updated list of ministerial responsibilities.

  33. Updated list of ministerial responsibilities

  34. First published.

Documents

List of Ministerial Responsibilities (PDF)

PDF, 435 KB, 88 pages

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List of Non-Ministerial Departments and Executive Agencies (PDF)

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Details

This list of government ministers and their responsibilities details the following:

  • ministerial departments
  • the responsibilities of each minister within ministerial departments
  • correspondence email addresses for ministerial departments

A separate list details non-ministerial departments and executive agencies and their correspondence email addresses.

The list was last updated in October 2024. A current list of ministers can also be found on the ministers page.

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