Sunak ministry

First Sunak Cabinet^[2]

Portfolio	Portrait	Minister	Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service Minister for the Union		The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP	October 2022 – present
Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of State for Justice Lord Chancellor		The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP	October 2022 – April 2023
Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury		The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP	October 2022  – present
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs		The Rt Hon James Cleverly TD VR MP	September 2022 – November 2023
Secretary of State for the Home Department		The Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP	October 2022 – November 2023
Secretary of State for Defence		The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP	July 2019 – August 2023
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Minister for Intergovernmental Relations		The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care		The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP	October 2022 – November 2023
Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council		The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP	September 2022 – present
Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal		The Rt Hon The Lord True CBE PC	September 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy		The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP	October 2022 – February 2023
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP	October 2022 – November 2023
Secretary of State for International Trade		The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP	September 2022 – February 2023
President of the Board of Trade			September 2022 – present
Minister for Women and Equalities			October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions		The Rt Hon Mel Stride MP	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Education		The Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Transport		The Rt Hon Mark Harper MP	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport		The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP	September 2022 – February 2023
Minister without Portfolio Party Chairman		The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP (unpaid)	October 2022 – January 2023
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP	September 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Scotland		The Rt Hon Alister Jack DL MP	July 2019 – present
Secretary of State for Wales		The Rt Hon David TC Davies MP	October 2022 – present
Also attending cabinet meetings
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Chief Whip of the House of Commons		The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP	October 2022 – present
Chief Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon John Glen MP (unpaid)	October 2022 – November 2023
Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC MP	October 2022 – present
Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General		The Rt Hon Jeremy Quin MP	October 2022 – November 2023
Minister of State for Immigration		The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP	October 2022 – December 2023
Minister of State for Security		The Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP	September 2022 – present
Minister of State without Portfolio		The Rt Hon Sir Gavin Williamson CBE MP	October 2022 – November 2022
Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs		The Rt Hon Johnny Mercer MP	October 2022 – present
Minister of State for Development and Africa		The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP	October 2022 – present

• Gavin Williamson resigned as Minister of State without Portfolio on 8 November 2022.^[3] This followed allegations that he used improper language to former Chief Whip Wendy Morton and had bullied several staffers during his time as a Cabinet minister under Theresa May.^[4]
• Nadhim Zahawi was dismissed as chairman of the Conservative Party after an investigation said he had committed a "serious breach of ministerial code" over his tax affairs.^[5] He was replaced by Greg Hands, who was a Trade Minister prior to this appointment.^[6]

Second Sunak Cabinet^[7]

Portfolio	Portrait	Minister	Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service Minister for the Union		The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP	October 2022 – present
Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of State for Justice Lord Chancellor		The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP	October 2022 – April 2023
Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury		The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs		The Rt Hon James Cleverly TD VR MP	September 2022 – November 2023
Secretary of State for the Home Department		The Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP	October 2022 – November 2023
Secretary of State for Defence		The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP	July 2019 – August 2023
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office			February 2023 – present
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero		The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP	February 2023 – August 2023
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology		The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP	February 2023 – present
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Minister for Intergovernmental Relations		The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care		The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP	October 2022 – November 2023
Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council		The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP	September 2022 – present
Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal		The Rt Hon The Lord True CBE PC	September 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Business and Trade		The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP	February 2023 – present
President of the Board of Trade			September 2022 – present
Minister for Women and Equalities			October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP	October 2022 – November 2023
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions		The Rt Hon Mel Stride MP	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Education		The Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Transport		The Rt Hon Mark Harper MP	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport		The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP	February 2023 – present
Minister without Portfolio Party Chairman		The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP (unpaid)	February 2023  – November 2023
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP	September 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Scotland		The Rt Hon Alister Jack DL MP	July 2019 – present
Secretary of State for Wales		The Rt Hon David TC Davies MP	October 2022 – present
Also attending cabinet meetings
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Chief Whip of the House of Commons		The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP	October 2022 – present
Chief Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon John Glen MP (unpaid)	October 2022 – November 2023
Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC MP	October 2022 – present
Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General		The Rt Hon Jeremy Quin MP	October 2022 – November 2023
Minister of State for Immigration		The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP	October 2022 – December 2023
Minister of State for Security		The Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP	September 2022 – present
Minister of State for Development and Africa		The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP	October 2022 – present
Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs		The Rt Hon Johnny Mercer MP	October 2022 – present

• Dominic Raab resigned as Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary on 21 April 2023 after an inquiry into allegations of bullying.^[8] He was replaced as Deputy Prime Minister by Oliver Dowden and as Justice Secretary by Alex Chalk.^[9]

Portfolio	Portrait	Minister	Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service Minister for the Union		The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP	October 2022 – present
Deputy Prime Minister		The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP	April 2023 – present
Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office			February 2023 – present
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster			October 2022 – present
Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury		The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs		The Rt Hon James Cleverly TD VR MP	September 2022 – November 2023
Secretary of State for the Home Department		The Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP	October 2022 – November 2023
Secretary of State for Defence		The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP	July 2019 – August 2023
		The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP	August 2023 – present
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero		The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP	February 2023 – August 2023
		The Rt Hon Claire Coutinho MP	August 2023 – present
Secretary of State for Justice Lord Chancellor		The Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC MP	April 2023 – present
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology		The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP (Minister On Leave from 28 April to 20 July 2023)	February 2023 – present
		The Rt Hon Chloe Smith MP	April 2023 – July 2023
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Minister for Intergovernmental Relations		The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care		The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP	October 2022 – November 2023
Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council		The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP	September 2022 – present
Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal		The Rt Hon The Lord True CBE PC	September 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Business and Trade		The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP	February 2023 – present
President of the Board of Trade			September 2022 – present
Minister for Women and Equalities			October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP	October 2022 – November 2023
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions		The Rt Hon Mel Stride MP	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Education		The Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Transport		The Rt Hon Mark Harper MP	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport		The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP	February 2023 – present
Minister without Portfolio Party Chairman		The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP (unpaid)	February 2023  – November 2023
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP	September 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Scotland		The Rt Hon Alister Jack DL MP	July 2019 – present
Secretary of State for Wales		The Rt Hon David TC Davies MP	October 2022 – present
Also attending cabinet meetings
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Chief Whip of the House of Commons		The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP	October 2022 – present
Chief Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon John Glen MP (unpaid)	October 2022 – November 2023
Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC MP	October 2022 – present
Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General		The Rt Hon Jeremy Quin MP	October 2022 – November 2023
Minister of State for Immigration		The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP	October 2022 – December 2023
Minister of State for Security		The Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP	September 2022 – present
Minister of State for Development and Africa		The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP	October 2022 – present
Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs		The Rt Hon Johnny Mercer MP	October 2022 – present

• Ben Wallace resigned as Defence Secretary on 31 August 2023. Wallace stated that he was resigning to "invest in the parts of life that I have neglected, and to explore new opportunities".^[10] He was replaced by Grant Shapps, who was Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero prior to being appointed as Defence Secretary.^[11] Shapps was replaced as Energy Secretary by Claire Coutinho, who was a junior minister in the Department for Education at the time, Coutinho herself being replaced by backbencher David Johnston.^[12]
• Michelle Donelan was appointed Minister on Leave on 28 April 2023, she was temporarily replaced as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology by Chloe Smith. Donelan was reappointed Science Secretary on 20 July 2023.

Portfolio	Portrait	Minister	Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service Minister for the Union		The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak	October 2022 – present
Deputy Prime Minister		The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden	April 2023 – present
Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office			February 2023 – present
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster			October 2022 – present
Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury		The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs		The Rt Hon The Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton PC	November 2023 – present
Secretary of State for the Home Department		The Rt Hon James Cleverly TD VR	November 2023 – present
Secretary of State for Defence		The Rt Hon Grant Shapps	August 2023 – present
Secretary of State for Justice Lord Chancellor		The Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC	April 2023 – present
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology		The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan	February 2023 – present
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Minister for Intergovernmental Relations		The Rt Hon Michael Gove	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care		The Rt Hon Victoria Atkins	November 2023 – present
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		The Rt Hon Steve Barclay	November 2023 – present
Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council		The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt	September 2022 – present
Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal		The Rt Hon The Lord True CBE PC	September 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Business and Trade		The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch	February 2023 – present
President of the Board of Trade			September 2022 – present
Minister for Women and Equalities			October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero		The Rt Hon Claire Coutinho	August 2023 – present
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions		The Rt Hon Mel Stride	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Education		The Rt Hon Gillian Keegan	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Transport		The Rt Hon Mark Harper	October 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport		The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer	February 2023 – present
Minister without Portfolio Party Chairman		The Rt Hon Richard Holden	November 2023 – present
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris	September 2022 – present
Secretary of State for Scotland		The Rt Hon Alister Jack DL	July 2019 – present
Secretary of State for Wales		The Rt Hon David TC Davies	October 2022 – present
Also attending cabinet meetings
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Chief Whip of the House of Commons		The Rt Hon Simon Hart	October 2022 – present
Chief Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon Laura Trott MBE	November 2023 – present
Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC	October 2022 – present
Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General		The Rt Hon John Glen (unpaid)	November 2023 – present
Minister of State without Portfolio		The Rt Hon Esther McVey	November 2023 – present
Minister of State for Immigration		The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick	October 2022 – December 2023
Minister of State for Security		The Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE VR	September 2022 – present
Deputy Foreign Secretary Minister of State for Development and Africa		The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell	April 2024 – present October 2022 – present
Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs		The Rt Hon Johnny Mercer	October 2022 – present
Minister of State for Countering Illegal Migration		The Rt Hon Michael Tomlinson KC	December 2023 – present

• Suella Braverman was sacked as Home Secretary on 13 November 2023 and was replaced by James Cleverly and David Cameron was made Foreign Secretary.
• Robert Jenrick resigned as Minister of State for Immigration on 6 December 2023, citing the Rwanda Bill's failure to allow the government to override the international laws that have stopped the government sending asylum seekers to central Africa.^[13] He was replaced in cabinet by Michael Tomlinson, as Minister of State for Illegal Migration
• Graham Stuart resigned as Energy Minister on 12 April 2024 to spend more time focusing on local issues.^[14] He was replaced by Justin Tomlinson.^[15]
• Andrew Mitchell was made Deputy Foreign Secretary on 12 April 2024.^[15]

On 31 August 2023, Sunak carried out a mini-reshuffle.^[16] Ben Wallace resigned as Secretary of State for Defence and was replaced by Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Grant Shapps.^[17] Shapps was replaced by Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Families and Wellbeing Claire Coutinho.^[18] The new children's minister was announced as backbencher MP David Johnston.^[19]

On 26 March 2024, Sunak carried out a mini-reshuffle.^[20] Robert Halfon resigned as Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education and was replaced by Luke Hall.^[21] James Heappey resigned as Minister of State for the Armed Forces and was replaced by Leo Docherty.^[22] Nus Ghani was appointed the new Minister of State for Europe in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.^[23] Kevin Hollinrake was promoted to minister of state in the Department for Business and Trade but kept his responsibility for the postal affairs portfolio.^[24] Alan Mak was promoted to being a parliamentary Under-Secretary of State jointly in the Department for Business and Trade and the Cabinet Office.^[25] In terms of internal appointments to the Conservative Party, backbench MPs Jonathan Gullis and Angela Richardson were made deputy party chairs.^[26]

This is a list of departures from the Sunak ministry since forming a government on 25 October 2022. This list omits ministers who were invited to leave the government during the November 2023 cabinet reshuffle.

Minister (Cabinet members shown in bold)		Office	Date of resignation	Reason
	The Rt Hon Sir Gavin Williamson CBE MP	Minister of State without Portfolio	8 November 2022	Resigned to avoid being a distraction for the government and to concentrate on clearing his name after allegations of bullying.[27]
	The Rt Hon The Baroness Stedman-Scott OBE DL	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	1 January 2023	Personal reasons.[28]
	The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP	Chairman of the Conservative Party Minister without Portfolio	29 January 2023	Dismissed over breaching the Ministerial Code following revelations over his tax affairs.[29]
	The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP	Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of State for Justice Lord Chancellor	21 April 2023	Resigned following bullying probe.[30]
	The Rt Hon The Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist	Baroness in Waiting	2 June 2023	Resigned for unspecified reasons.[31]
	Robin Millar MP	PPS to the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales	29 June 2023	Resigned in opposition to changes to the sex education curriculum in Northern Ireland.[32]
	The Rt Hon The Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park PC	Minister of State for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment	30 June 2023	Resigned after being accused of undermining the Privileges Committee investigation into Boris Johnson.[33]
	The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP	Secretary of State for Defence	31 August 2023	Resigned having announced his departure from the government prior to the next cabinet reshuffle.
	Dehenna Davison MP	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up	18 September 2023	Health reasons; chronic migraine.[34]
	Paul Bristow MP	PPS at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	30 October 2023	Dismissed after calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.[35]
	The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP	Minister of State for Immigration	6 December 2023	Resigned over the Rwanda policy.[36][37]
	Jane Stevenson MP	PPS to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade	16 January 2024
	The Rt Hon James Heappey MP	Minister of State for the Armed Forces	26 March 2024	Resigned[38]
	The Rt Hon Robert Halfon MP	Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education		Resigned[38]
	The Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP	Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero	12 April 2024	Resigned[39]
	Ruth Edwards MP	Assistant Whip	25 April 2024	Leaves the Government