Second Cameron ministry

Second Cameron ministry
95th ministry of the United Kingdom (since 1707)
2015–2016
Date formed 8 May 2015
Date dissolved 13 July 2016
People and organisations
Head of government David Cameron
Head of state Queen Elizabeth II
Number of ministers 32
Member party Conservative Party
Status in legislature Majority
Opposition cabinet Second Harman Shadow Cabinet
Corbyn Shadow Cabinet
Opposition party Labour Party
Opposition leader Harriet Harman (2015)
Jeremy Corbyn (2015–16)
History
Election(s) 2015 general election
Legislature term(s) 5 years
Budget(s) 2015 budget
2016 budget
Predecessor First Cameron ministry
Successor May ministry

David Cameron formed the second Cameron ministry, a Conservative majority government, following the 7 May 2015 British general election. Prior to the election, Cameron led the first Cameron ministry, a coalition government that consisted of members of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, alongside Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

Following the victory of leave vote in the June 2016 referendum on British withdrawal from the European Union, Cameron said that he would resign from his post after a new leader of the Conservative Party was chosen. It was announced on 11 July 2016 that he would resign on 13 July, to be succeeded by former Home Secretary Theresa May.[1]

History

For more details on this topic, see Premiership of David Cameron.

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.[2][3]

Cameron's choices for other ministers were announced through the week.[4][5] 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.

Cabinet

Fourth Cameron Cabinet[6][7] []
Portfolio Minister Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister
First Lord of the Treasury
Minister for the Civil Service
The Rt Hon. David Cameron MP 2010–16
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Second Lord of the Treasury
First Secretary of State
The Rt Hon. George Osborne MP 2010–16
Secretary of State for the Home Department The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP 2010–16
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP 2014–16
Secretary of State for Justice
Lord Chancellor
The Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP 2015–16
Secretary of State for Defence The Rt Hon. Michael Fallon MP 2014–16
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The Rt Hon. Iain Duncan Smith MP 2010–16
The Rt Hon. Stephen Crabb MP 2016
Secretary of State for Health The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP 2012–16
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President of the Council
The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling MP 2015–16
Secretary of State for International Development The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP 2012–16
Secretary of State for Education
Minister for Women and Equalities
The Rt Hon. Nicky Morgan MP 2014–16
Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Privy Seal
The Rt Hon. The Baroness Stowell of Beeston MBE PC 2014–16
Secretary of State for Transport The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP 2012–16
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
President of the Board of Trade
The Rt Hon. Sajid Javid MP 2015–16
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers MP 2012–16
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Rt Hon. Elizabeth Truss MP 2014–16
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government The Rt Hon. Greg Clark MP 2015–16
Secretary of State for Wales The Rt Hon. Stephen Crabb MP 2014–16
The Rt Hon. Alun Cairns MP 2016
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP 2014–16
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport The Rt Hon. John Whittingdale OBE MP 2015–16
Secretary of State for Scotland The Rt Hon. David Mundell MP 2015–16
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change The Rt Hon. Amber Rudd MP 2015–16
Also attending cabinet meetings
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs The Rt Hon. The Baroness Anelay of St John's DBE PC 2014–16
Minister without Portfolio The Rt Hon. Robert Halfon MP 2015–16
Minister for the Cabinet Office
Paymaster General
The Rt Hon. Matthew Hancock MP 2015–16
Chief Secretary to the Treasury The Rt Hon. Greg Hands MP 2015–16
Chief Whip in the House of Commons
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
The Rt Hon. Mark Harper MP 2015–16
Minister of State for Employment The Rt Hon. Priti Patel MP 2015–16
Minister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise The Rt Hon. Anna Soubry MP 2015–16
Attorney General The Rt Hon. Jeremy Wright QC MP 2014–16

Changes

List of ministers

Prime Minister and the Cabinet Office

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

Departments of State

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 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
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. 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 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[10]
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
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
Minister of State for Defence The Rt Hon. The Earl Howe PC 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. Elizabeth 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
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

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. 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. Baroness Anelay of St. John's DBE PC Mar 2016 – April 2016 (Acting)
The Rt Hon. The Lord Price CVO April 2016 - 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
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
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 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[11]
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 Chancellor
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
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
Minister of State for Civil Justice and Legal Policy (unpaid) The Rt Hon. The Lord Faulks QC 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[12]
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
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson 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. Baroness Altmann of Tottenham May 2015 – July 2016
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Shailesh Vara MP July 2015 – July 2016

Law Officers

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

Parliament

House Leaders
Leader of the House of Commons The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling MP May 2015 – July 2016
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons Dr. Therese Coffey MP May 2015 – July 2016
Leader of the House of Lords
Lord 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
Government Chief Whip
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
The Rt Hon. Mark Harper MP May 2015 – July 2016
Deputy Chief Whip
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
Stephen 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
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
Captain 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

See also

References

Preceded by
First Cameron ministry
Government of the United Kingdom
2015–2016
Succeeded by
May ministry
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