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Ministerial AppointmentsAppointments: commencing:October 25- OctoberNovember 2022
The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments.

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The King has been pleased to approve the following appointments:
- Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP as Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
- Rt Hon
JeremyHuntMPre-appointedasChancelloroftheExchequer RtHon- Rt Hon Simon Hart MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
- Rt Hon
JamesCleverlyMPre-appointedasSecretaryofStateforForeign,CommonwealthandDevelopmentAffairs RtHonBenWallaceMPre-appointedasSecretaryofStateforDefenceRtHon- Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP as Secretary of State for the Home Department
- Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
RtHonPennyMordauntMPre-appointedasLordPresidentoftheCouncil,andLeaderoftheHouseofCommons- Gillian Keegan MP as Secretary of State for Education
- Rt Hon Mel Stride MP as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
- Rt Hon Michael Gove MP as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
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TradePrentisandMPPresidentasofAttorneytheGeneral - Jeremy
BoardQuinofMPTrade.asShePaymasteralsoGeneral,becomesand Minister forWomentheandCabinetEqualitiesOffice. He will attend Cabinet. - Rt Hon
MichelleMarkDonelanHarper MPre-appointedDigital,Transport - John
Culture,GlenMediaMPandasSportChief Secretary to the Treasury. He will attend Cabinet. - Rt Hon
ChrisJohnnyHeaton-HarrisMercer MPre-appointedSecretarya Minister of State (Minister forNorthernVeterans’IrelandAffairs) in the Cabinet Office. He will attend Cabinet. - Rt Hon
AlisterSirJackGavin Williamson CBE MPre-appointedas a Minister of State (Minister without Portfolio) in the Cabinet Office. He will attend Cabinet. - Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP as
Secretarya Minister of State (Minister forScotlandImmigration) in the Home Office. He will attend Cabinet. DavidRtTCHonDaviesAndrew Mitchell MP asSecretarya Minister of State (Minister forWalesDevelopment) in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He will attend Cabinet.- Alex Chalk KC MP as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
- Rt Hon
LordAnne-MarieTrue CBETrevelyanreappointedMP asLordaPrivyMinisterSeal,of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth andLeaderDevelopment Office - Rt Hon Chris Philp MP as a Minister of State in the
HouseHome Office - Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP as a Minister of
LordsState in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; VictoriaHelenPrentisWhately MP asAttorneyaGeneralMinister of State in the Department of Health and Social CareJeremyGeorgeQuinFreeman MP asPaymasteraGeneral,Minister of State in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy- Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP as a Minister
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willHonattendRobertCabinet.Halfon MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Education - Rt Hon
MarkJesseHarperNorman MP asSecretarya Minister of State in the Department for Transport JohnVictoriaGlenAtkins MP asChiefFinancial Secretary to theTreasury.Treasury- Andrew
HeGriffithwillMPattendasCabinet.Economic Secretary to the Treasury - Rt Hon
JohnnyEdwardMercerArgar MP as a Minister of State(MinisterinfortheVeterans’MinistryAffairs)ofinJustice - Rt
theHonCabinetDamianOffice.HindsHeMPwillasattendaCabinet.Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice RtMarcusHonJonesTomMPTugendhatasMBETreasurerMPofre-appointedHis Majesty’s Household (Deputy Chief Whip)- Tom Pursglove MP as a Minister of State
(Ministerin the Department forSecurity)Work and Pensions - Guy Opperman MP as a Minister of State in the
HomeDepartmentOffice.forHeWorkattendsandCabinet.Pensions RtLeoHonDochertySirMPGavinasWilliamsonaCBEParliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office- Kevin Hollinrake MP as a
MinisterParliamentary Under Secretary of State(MinisterinwithoutthePortfolio)Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Laura Trott MBE MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the
CabinetDepartmentOffice.forHeWorkwillandattendPensions - Claire
Cabinet.Coutinho MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Education - Rt Hon
RobertStuartJenrickAndrew MP as aMinisterParliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister forImmigration)Equalities) in theHomeDepartmentOffice.forHeInternationalwillTrade - Paul
attendScullyCabinet.MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport - Rt Hon Andrew
MitchellStephenson MP as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Huw Merriman MP as a Minister of State
(Ministerin the Department forDevelopment)Transport - Sarah
inDinestheMPForeign,asCommonwealthaandParliamentaryDevelopmentUnderOffice.SecretaryHeofwillStateattendinCabinet.the Home Office AlexDrChalkJamesKCDavies MP as aMinisterParliamentary Under Secretary of State in theMinistryWales Office- Mims Davies MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of
DefenceState in the Department for Work and Pensions RtFayHonJonesAnne-MarieMPTrevelyanas an Assistant Government Whip- Julie Marson MP as an Assistant Government Whip
- David Rutley MP as a
MinisterParliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office RtAlexHonBurghartChrisMPPhilpas a Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office- Maria Caulfield MP as a
MinisterParliamentary Under Secretary of State in theHomeDepartment of Health and Social Care, and a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Women) in the Department for International Trade - John Lamont MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Scotland Office
- Robert Largan MP as an Assistant Government Whip
- Rebecca Pow MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- James Cartlidge MP as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
- Scott Mann MP as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
- Mike Wood MP as an Assistant Government Whip
- Andrew Bowie MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for International Trade;
- Steve Double MP as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury).
- Richard Holden MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Transport.
- Rt Hon
LucyDrFrazerAndrewKCMurrison MP as aMinisterParliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Defence - Felicity Buchan MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and
Communities;Communities HelenNigelWhatelyHuddleston MP as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for International Trade, in addition to his current role as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)- Baroness Penn as a Parliamentary Secretary in HM Treasury;
- Baroness Stedman–Scott OBE DL as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Work and Pensions;
- Lord Murray of Blidworth as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Home Office;
- Rt Hon Lord Benyon as a Minister of State in the Department of
HealthEnvironment, Food, andSocialRuralCareAffairs; - Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
- Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE as a Minister of State in the Department for International Trade.
- Lord Caine as a Lord in Waiting (Lords Whip), in addition to his role as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Northern Ireland Office.
The following have been re-appointed:
- Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP re-appointed as Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Rt Hon James Cleverly MP re-appointed as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
- Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP re-appointed as Secretary of State for Defence
- Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP re-appointed as Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons
- Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP re-appointed as Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade. She also becomes Minister for Women and Equalities
- Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP re-appointed as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP re-appointed as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- Rt Hon Alister Jack MP re-appointed as Secretary of State for Scotland
- Rt Hon Lord True CBE re-appointed as Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords
- Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE MP re-appointed as a Minister of State (Minister for Security) in the Home Office. He attends Cabinet.
- Rt Hon Greg Hands MP re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Department for International Trade
- Steve Baker MP re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Northern Ireland Office
- Rt Hon Baroness Williams of Trafford re-appointed as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms (Lords Chief
Whip).Whip) - Rt Hon James Heappey MP re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
- Will Quince MP re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care
- Nusrat Ghani MP re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Julia Lopez MP re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Michael Tomlinson MP re-appointed as Solicitor General
GeorgeRtFreemanHon Graham Stuart MP re-appointed as a Minister of State (Minister for Climate) in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyRtMikeHonFreerNickMPGibbre-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice- Lee Rowley MP re-appointed as a
MinisterParliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department forEducationLevelling Up, Housing and Communities RtNeilHonO’BrienRobertOBEHalfonMP re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department of Health and Social Care- Rebecca Harris MP re-appointed as Comptroller of His Majesty’s Household (Government Whip)
- Jo Churchill MP re-appointed as Vice-Chamberlain of His Majesty’s Household (Government Whip)
- Nigel Huddleston MP re-appointed as a
MinisterGovernment Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Trudy Harrison MP re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for
EducationEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs - Amanda Solloway MP re-appointed as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)
- Stuart Anderson MP re-appointed as an Assistant Government Whip
- Jacob Young MP re-appointed as an Assistant Government Whip
- Dehenna Davison MP re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Joy Morrissey MP re-appointed as an Assistant Government Whip
- Lord Bellamy KC re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice
- Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Rt Hon
JesseLordNormanGoldsmithMPre-appointed of Richmond Park as a Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - Lord Sharpe of Epsom OBE re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Home Office
- Baroness Goldie DL re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
- Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Cabinet Office
- Rt Hon Earl Howe GBE re-appointed as a Minister of State (Deputy Leader of the House of Lords)
- Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for
TransportLevelling Up, Housing and Communities VictoriaLordAtkinsCallananMPre-appointed asFinanciala Parliamentary Under Secretarytoof State in theTreasuryDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyAndrewLordGriffithMarkhamMPCBE re-appointed asEconomica Parliamentary Under Secretarytoof State in theTreasuryDepartment of Health and Social Care- Baroness Barran MBE re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Education
- Baroness Vere of Norbiton re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Transport
- Lord Offord of Garvel re-appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Scotland Office;
- Lord Caine as re-appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Northern Ireland Office;
- Earl of Courtown re-appointed as Captain of The King’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (Deputy Chief Whip);
- Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist re-appointed as a Baroness in Waiting (Lords Whip)
- Lord Davies of Gower re-appointed as a Lord in Waiting (Lords Whip);
- Lord Harlech re-appointed as a Lord in Waiting (Lords Whip);
- Viscount Younger of Leckie re-appointed as a Lord in Waiting (Lords Whip);
- Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC re-appointed as HM Advocate General for Scotland.
Published 25 October 2022
Last updated2724 OctoberNovember 2022
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