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David Cameron formed the second Cameron ministry, the first Conservative majority government since 1996,[1] following the 2015 general election. Prior to the election Cameron had led his first ministry, the Cameron–Clegg coalition, a coalition government that consisted of members of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, with Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister.
Second Cameron ministry | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of the United Kingdom | |
| 2015–2016 | |
_(cropped_2).jpg) President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron holding bilateral meetings in April 2016 | |
| Date formed | 8 May 2015 |
| Date dissolved | 13 July 2016 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Prime Minister's history | Premiership of David Cameron |
| First Secretary | George Osborne |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | Majority 330 / 650 (51%) |
| Opposition cabinet | |
| Opposition party | |
| Opposition leader |
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| History | |
| Election | 2015 general election |
| Legislature terms | 2015–2017 |
| Budgets | |
| Predecessor | Cameron–Clegg coalition |
| Successor | First May ministry |
Following the vote to leave at the EU referendum on the morning of 24 June, Cameron said that he would resign as Prime Minister after a new Leader of the Conservative Party was chosen after the party conference in the autumn. It was announced on 11 July 2016 that he would resign on 13 July and be succeeded by Home Secretary, Theresa May.[2]
Cameron announced his choice for Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary on the afternoon of 8 May 2015, with George Osborne, Theresa May, Philip Hammond and Michael Fallon retaining their posts. Osborne was also given the honorific title of First Secretary of State, which had been held by William Hague in the preceding ministry.[3][4]
Cameron's choices for other ministers were announced through the week.[5][6] Eric Pickles, previously the Communities Secretary left the Cabinet and received a knighthood, being replaced by Greg Clark. Michael Gove moved to the position of Justice Secretary, replacing Chris Grayling, who became the new Leader of the House of Commons.
Several vacant Cabinet posts previously held by Liberal Democrats were subsequently filled by Conservative ministers – the positions of Business Secretary, Energy Secretary, Scottish Secretary and Chief Secretary to the Treasury were given to Sajid Javid, Amber Rudd, David Mundell and Greg Hands respectively, with John Whittingdale replacing Javid as Culture Secretary.
Mark Harper replaced Gove as Chief Whip, whilst Matthew Hancock became the new Minister for the Cabinet Office, being replaced by Anna Soubry as Minister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise. Also Priti Patel became the new Minister of State for Employment and Robert Halfon became a Minister without Portfolio.
The Minister of State for Social Care portfolio was downgraded to a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in 2016 under this ministry. It would not regain its former stature until 24 January 2018, under the Second May ministry's 2018 British cabinet reshuffle.[7]
| Minister in the House of Commons | Minister in the House of Lords | ||
Ministers that attend cabinet are listed in bold | |||
| Prime Minister and Cabinet Office | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post | Minister | Term | ||
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service |
The Rt Hon. David Cameron MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General |
The Rt Hon. Matthew Hancock MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Lord President of the Council | The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Civil Society | Rob Wilson MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary for Constitutional Reform (unpaid) (also Government Whip) | John Penrose MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | The Rt Hon. The Lord Bridges of Headley | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Minister without Portfolio (also Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party) | The Rt Hon. Robert Halfon MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | The Rt Hon. Gavin Williamson MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Business, Innovation and Skills | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills President of the Board of Trade |
The Rt Hon. Sajid Javid MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise | The Rt Hon. Anna Soubry MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Universities and Science | Jo Johnson MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Trade and Investment (jointly with Foreign Office) | The Rt Hon. The Lord Maude of Horsham PC | May 2015 – Mar 2016 | |
| The Rt Hon. The Baroness Anelay of St John's DBE PC | Mar 2016 – April 2016 (Acting) | ||
| The Rt Hon. The Lord Price CVO | April 2016 – July 2016 | ||
| Minister of State for Skills (jointly with Education) | Nick Boles MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy (jointly with Culture) | The Hon. Ed Vaizey MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Life Sciences (jointly with Health) | George Freeman MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Intellectual Property (jointly with Culture) | The Rt Hon. The Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Communities and Local Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | The Rt Hon. Dr. Greg Clark MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Communities and Resilience Minister for Portsmouth |
The Rt Hon. Mark Francois MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Housing and Planning | Brandon Lewis MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Local Government | Marcus Jones MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Local Growth Minister for the Northern Powerhouse |
James Wharton MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Syrian Refugees (jointly with Home Office & International Development) |
Richard Harrington MP | Sep 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | The Rt Hon. The Baroness Williams of Trafford | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Culture, Media and Sport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | The Rt Hon. John Whittingdale OBE MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy (jointly with Business) | The Hon. Ed Vaizey MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport and Tourism | Tracey Crouch MP | May 2015 – Feb 2016
July 2016 | |
| The Rt Hon. David Evennett MP | Feb 2016 – July 2016 (Acting while Tracey Crouch was on Maternity Leave) | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Intellectual Property (jointly with Business) | The Rt Hon. The Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Internet Safety and Security ( jointly with the Home Office since Dec 2015) | The Rt Hon. The Baroness Shields OBE | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Defence[12] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Defence | The Rt Hon. Michael Fallon MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Defence Procurement | Philip Dunne MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | Penny Mordaunt MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Defence | The Rt Hon. The Earl Howe PC | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans | Lieutenant Colonel Mark Lancaster TD VRSM MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Reserves | Captain Julian Brazier TD MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Education and Equalities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Education Minister for Women and Equalities |
The Rt Hon. Nicky Morgan MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Schools | Nick Gibb FCA MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Skills (jointly with Business) | Nick Boles MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Children and Families | Edward Timpson MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Childcare and Education | Sam Gyimah MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (jointly with Justice) | Caroline Dinenage MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools (unpaid) | The Rt Hon. The Lord Nash | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Energy and Climate Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | The Rt Hon. Amber Rudd MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Energy | Andrea Leadsom MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Climate Change (jointly with Wales Office) | The Rt Hon. The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | The Rt Hon. Liz Truss MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment | George Eustice MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Water, Forestry, Rural Affairs and Resource Management | Rory Stewart OBE MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Europe and NATO | The Rt Hon. David Lidington MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for the Commonwealth, the Americas, Asia Pacific and South Asia | The Rt Hon. Hugo Swire MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Africa and the Caribbean | The Rt Hon. Grant Shapps MP | July 2015 – Oct 2015 (Standing in for James Duddridge due to ill health) | |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | The Rt Hon. The Baroness Anelay of St John's DBE PC | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Trade and Investment (jointly with Business) | The Rt Hon. The Lord Maude of Horsham PC | May 2015 – Mar 2016 | |
| The Rt Hon. The Baroness Anelay of St John's DBE PC | Mar 2016 – April 2016 (Acting) | ||
| The Rt Hon. The Lord Price CVO | April 2016 – July 2016 | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia | Captain Tobias Ellwood MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Africa and the Caribbean | James Duddridge MP | May 2015 – Jul 2015
Oct 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Government Equalities Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Women and Equalities (Jointly with Education) | The Rt Hon. Nicky Morgan MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (Jointly with Education) | Caroline Dinenage MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Health | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Health | The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Community and Social Care | The Rt Hon. Alistair Burt MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Care Quality | The Hon. Ben Gummer MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health | Jane Ellison MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Life Sciences (jointly with Business) | George Freeman MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for NHS Productivity | The Rt Hon. The Lord Prior of Brampton PC | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Home Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Policing, Fire, Crime, Criminal Justice, and Victims (jointly with Justice) | The Rt Hon. Mike Penning MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Security | The Rt Hon. John Hayes MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Immigration | The Rt Hon. James Brokenshire MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Home Affairs | The Rt Hon. The Lord Bates | May 2015 – March 2016 | |
| The Rt Hon. The Lord Keen of Elie QC (jointly with Scottish Office) | March 2016 – July 2016 | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Preventing Abuse and Exploitation | Karen Bradley MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Syrian Refugees (jointly with Communities & International Development) |
Richard Harrington MP | Sep 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Countering Extremism (jointly with Transport) | The Rt Hon. The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Internet safety & security (jointly with Culture) | The Rt Hon. The Baroness Shields OBE | Dec 2015 – July 2016 | |
| International Development[13] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for International Development | The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for International Development | Major The Rt Hon. Desmond Swayne TD MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for International Development | The Rt Hon. Grant Shapps MP | May 2015 – Nov 2015 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development | The Hon. Nick Hurd MP | Nov 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Syrian Refugees (jointly with Communities & Home Office) |
Richard Harrington MP | Sep 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development | The Rt Hon. The Baroness Verma PC | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Justice | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Secretary of State for Justice |
The Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Victims (jointly with Home Office) | The Rt Hon. Mike Penning MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Civil Justice and Legal Policy (unpaid) | The Rt Hon. The Lord Faulks QC | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Courts and Legal Aid | Shailesh Vara MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Prisons, Probation, Rehabilitation and Sentencing | Major Andrew Selous MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Human Rights | Dominic Raab MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Family Justice (jointly with Education) | Caroline Dinenage MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Northern Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | The Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Northern Ireland | Captain Ben Wallace MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Scotland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Scotland | The Rt Hon. David Mundell MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland | The Rt Hon. The Lord Dunlop | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Transport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Transport | The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for HS2, Aviation, Maritime and Cycling | Robert Goodwill MP | May 2015 – Dec 2015 | |
| Minister of State for HS2, Aviation, Maritime and Cycling | Robert Goodwill MP | Dec 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Rail | Claire Perry MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Roads and the Northern Powerhouse | Andrew Jones MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Security and Regulation (jointly with the Home Office) | The Rt Hon. The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Treasury | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury First Secretary of State |
The Rt Hon. George Osborne MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | The Rt Hon. Greg Hands MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | David Gauke MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | Damian Hinds MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Economic Secretary to the Treasury (City Minister) | Harriett Baldwin MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (unpaid) | The Rt Hon. The Lord O'Neill of Gatley | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Wales | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Wales | The Rt Hon. Stephen Crabb MP | May 2015 – March 2016 | |
| The Rt Hon. Alun Cairns MP | March 2016 – July 2016 | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales (unpaid) (also Government Whip) | Alun Cairns MP (jointly with Whips Office) | May 2015 – March 2016 | |
| Guto Bebb MP (jointly with Whips Office) | March 2016 – July 2016 | ||
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales (unpaid) (jointly with Energy) | The Rt Hon. The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Work and Pensions[14] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | The Rt Hon. Iain Duncan Smith MP | May 2015 – March 2016 | |
| The Rt Hon. Stephen Crabb MP | March 2016 – July 2016 | ||
| Minister of State for Employment | The Rt Hon. Priti Patel MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Welfare Reform | The Rt Hon. The Lord Freud PC | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Minister of State for Pensions and Child Maintenance | The Rt Hon. The Baroness Altmann | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People | Justin Tomlinson MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Shailesh Vara MP | July 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Attorney General's Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney General Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
The Rt Hon. Jeremy Wright QC MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Solicitor General | Robert Buckland QC MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Office of the Advocate General for Scotland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Advocate General for Scotland | The Rt Hon. The Lord Keen of Elie QC (jointly with Home Office) |
May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| House Leaders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council |
The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | Dr. Thérèse Coffey MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal |
The Rt Hon. The Baroness Stowell of Beeston MBE PC | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (unpaid) | The Rt Hon. The Earl Howe PC | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| House of Commons Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury |
The Rt Hon. Mark Harper MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Commons Treasurer of HM Household |
The Rt Hon. Anne Milton MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Government Whip Comptroller of HM Household |
Gavin Barwell MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Government Whip Vice Chamberlain of HM Household |
Kris Hopkins MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Whips Lords Commissioner of HM Treasury |
The Rt Hon. David Evennett MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| John Penrose MP (jointly with Cabinet Office) | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Alun Cairns MP (jointly with Wales Office) | May 2015 – March 2016 | ||
| Charlie Elphicke MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Mel Stride MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| George Hollingbery MP (unpaid) | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Guto Bebb MP (jointly with Wales Office) | March 2016 – July 2016 | ||
| Assistant Government Whips | Guy Opperman MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Julian Smith MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Margot James MP (unpaid) | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Sarah Newton MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Steve Barclay MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Simon Kirby MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Jackie Doyle-Price MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| Andrew Selous MP | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| House of Lords Whips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Whip of the House of Lords Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms |
The Rt Hon. The Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE PC | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Lords Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard |
The Rt Hon. The Lord Gardiner of Kimble | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| Whips Lords and Baronesses in Waiting |
The Rt Hon. The Lord Ashton of Hyde | May 2015 – July 2016 | |
| The Rt Hon. The Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (also with Wales and Energy) | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| The Rt Hon. The Viscount Younger of Leckie | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| The Rt Hon. The Earl of Courtown | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| The Rt Hon. The Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen (unpaid) | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
| The Rt Hon. The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | May 2015 – July 2016 | ||
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