December 26, 2024

New cabinet: who is in and who is out in Liz Truss reshuffle? – as it happened

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Summary of appointments

Here’s the full list of cabinet appointments as things stand at the end of Liz Truss’s first day as prime minister.

Here’s the full list of cabinet appointments as things stand at the end of Liz Truss’s first day as prime minister.

The cabinet

  • Prime minister Liz Truss

  • Deputy prime minister and health secretary Thérèse Coffey

  • Chancellor of the exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng

  • Foreign secretary James Cleverly

  • Home secretary Suella Braverman QC

  • Defence secretary Ben Wallace

  • Justice secretary and lord chancellor Brandon Lewis

  • Chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, minister for intergovernmental relations and minister for equalities Nadhim Zahawi

  • Leader of the House of Commons and lord president of the council Penny Mordaunt

  • Lord privy seal and leader of the House of Lords Lord True

  • Minister without portfolio and Conservative party chairman Jake Berry

  • Cop26 President Alok Sharma

  • Business, energy and industrial strategy secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg

  • Levelling up, housing and communities Secretary Simon Clarke

  • International trade secretary and president of the board of trade Kemi Badenoch

  • Work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith

  • Education secretary Kit Malthouse

  • Environment secretary Ranil Jayawardena

  • Transport secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan

  • Culture secretary Michelle Donelan

  • Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris

  • Scotland secretary Alister Jack

  • Wales secretary Sir Robert Buckland QC

  • Attending cabinet

  • Parliamentary secretary to the Treasury (chief whip) Wendy Morton

  • Chief secretary to the Treasury Chris Philp

  • Attorney general Michael Ellis QC

  • Paymaster general and minister for the Cabinet Office Edward Argar

  • Minister for development at the Foreign Office Vicky Ford

  • Minister for security at the home department Tom Tugendhat

  • Minister for the armed forces and veterans at the Ministry of Defence James Heappey

  • Minister for climate at the business department Graham Stuart

  • Updated at 19.39 EDT

    James Heappey reappointed as armed forces minister

    James Heappey has been reappointed minister for the armed forces in the ministry of defence and will attend cabinet.

    He will also serve as minister for veterans.

    Updated at 18.36 EDT

    Tom Tugendhat appointed minister for security

    Tom Tugendhat has been appointed minister for security in the Home Office and will attend cabinet.

    Tugendhat is currently chair of the foreign affairs select committee and also placed fifth in the Tory leadership race.

    Vicky Ford appointed minister of state for development

    Vicky Ford has been appointed minister of state for development in the Foreign Office and will attend cabinet.

    She has previously served as parliamentary undersecretary of state for Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

    Edward Argar appointed paymaster general

    Edward Argar has been appointed paymaster general and minister for the Cabinet Office.

    He has previously served as minister for health and parliamentary undersecretary of state for justice.

    Michael Ellis appointed attorney general

    Michael Ellis has been appointed attorney general, a step up from his two current roles as minister for the Cabinet Office and paymaster general.

    Chris Philp appointed chief secretary to the Treasury

    Chris Philp has been appointed chief secretary to the Treasury, a promotion from his current role as parliamentery undersecretary for tech and the digital economy.

    Robert Buckland reappointed as Wales secretary

    Robert Buckland has been reappointed as secretary of state for Wales, a role he was given by Boris Johnson in July following the resignation of Simon Hart.

    Alister Jack reappointed Scotland secretary

    Alister Jack has been reappointed as sectetary of state for Scotland, a role he’s had since the 2019 election.

    Jack has repesented Dumfries and Galloway since 2017, when he won the seat from the SNP.

    Updated at 17.36 EDT

    Chris Heaton-Harris appointed Northern Ireland secretary

    Chris Heaton-Harris has been appointed Northern Ireland secretary, a promotion from his current role as minster for Europe.

    The move was announced on Twitter earlier by Conor Burns, a minister for Northern Ireland.

    Michelle Donelan appointed culture secretary

    Michelle Donelan has been appointed secretary for culture, media, and sport.

    She has previously served as minister for higher and further education.

    Anne-Marie Trevelyan appointed transport secretary

    Anne-Marie Trevelyan has been appointed secretary of state for transport.

    For the last year she has been international trade secretary and has also previously served as international development sectetary.

    Ranil Jayawardena appointed environment secretary

    Ranil Jayawardena has been appointed secertary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs, a promotion from his current role of parliamentary undersecretary for international trade.

    Kit Malthouse appointed education secretary

    Kit Malthouse has been appointed secretary of state for education, a promotion from his current role as chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster.

    He has also served as minister for crime and policing.

    Chloe Smith appointed work and pensions secretary

    Chloe Smith has been appointed secretary of state for work and pensions.

    The move is a promotion from her previous role as minister for disabled people, work, and health in the same department. She has also previously been minister of state for the constitution and devolution.

    Kemi Badenoch appointed international trade secretary

    Kemi Badenoch has been appointed international trade secretary and president of the board of trade.

    She has previously been a minister for local government and was also a candidate in the race for the Tory leadership, eventually making it to the final four.

    Simon Clarke appointed levelling up secretary

    Simon Clarke has been appointed secretary of state for levelling up.

    Clarke was previously a minister for local government and since September last year has been chief secretary to the Treasury.

    Jacob Rees-Mogg appointed as business secretary

    Jacob Rees-Mogg has been appointed as secretary of state of business, energy, and industrial strategy.

    He previously served as leader of the House of Commons and minister for Brexit opportunities.

    Updated at 16.23 EDT

    Alok Sharma reappointed COP26 president

    Alok Sharma has been reappointed as president of COP26.

    In July, it was announced that Sharma would remain in the post to lead international climate negotiations over the following months.

    Sharma has previously served as business secretary and international development secretary.

    Updated at 16.06 EDT

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