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The Cabinet

 

THE CABINET

Rt Hon David Cameron MP (Con)
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service

Rt Hon Nick Clegg
MP (LD)
Deputy Prime Minister, Lord President of the Council (with special responsibility for political and constitutional reform)

Rt Hon William Hague
MP (Con)
First Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Rt Hon George Osborne
MP (Con)
Chancellor of the Exchequer

Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke
QC, MP (Con)
Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice

Rt Hon Theresa May
MP (Con)
Secretary of State for the Home Department; and Minister for Women and Equalities

Rt Hon Philip Hammond
MP (Con)
Secretary of State for Defence

Rt Hon Dr Vincent Cable
MP (LD)
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith
MP (Con)
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Edward Davey
MP (LD)
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

Rt Hon Andrew Lansley
CBE, MP (Con)
Secretary of State for Health

Rt Hon Michael Gove
MP (Con)
Secretary of State for Education

Rt Hon Eric Pickles
MP (Con)
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Rt Hon
Justine Greening MP (Con)
Secretary of State for Transport

Rt Hon Caroline Spelman
MP (Con)
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell
MP (Con)
Secretary of State for International Development

Rt Hon Owen Paterson
MP (Con)
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Rt Hon Michael Moore
MP (LD)
Secretary of State for Scotland (and provides ministerial support to the Deputy Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office)

Rt Hon Cheryl Gillan
MP (Con)
Secretary of State for Wales

Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt
MP (Con)
Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport

Rt Hon Danny Alexander
MP (LD)
Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Rt Hon Lord Strathclyde (Con)

Leader of the House of Lords, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Rt Hon Baroness Warsi (Con)

Minister without Portfolio (Minister of State)*

Also attending Cabinet meetings


Rt Hon Francis Maude
MP (Con)
Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General

Rt Hon Oliver Letwin
MP (Con)
Minister of State — Cabinet Office (providing policy advice to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office)

Rt Hon David Willetts
MP (Con)
Minister of State (Universities and Science) — Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Rt Hon Sir George Young Bt,
MP (Con)
Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal

Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin
MP (Con)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip

Also invited to attend Cabinet meetings when required

Rt Hon Dominic Grieve
QC, MP (Con)
Attorney-General
* Unpaid position