RISHI SUNAK'S CABINET - WHO IS IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S TOP TEAM?

 BBC News 26 October 2022

By political reporter Becky Morton & the Visual Journalism Team

BBC News

Rishi Sunak has appointed his new cabinet, hours after officially taking over as prime minister.

He has kept a number of ministers in the same posts they were in before - including Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.

Rishi Sunak's cabinet

• Rishi Sunak

  

  Prime Minister@RishiSunak

  Rishi Sunak is the UK's first British Asian prime minister.

• Dominic Raab

  

  Deputy Prime Minister@DominicRaab

  Dominic Raab has been appointed justice secretary and deputy prime minister by Rishi Sunak.

• Jeremy Hunt

  

  Chancellor@Jeremy_Hunt

  Jeremy Hunt will remain in his post as chancellor, after having been in the role for just over a week.

• Suella Braverman

  

  Home Secretary@SuellaBraverman

  Suella Braverman has returned as home secretary - less than a week after she resigned from the role over a data breach, leaving with a brutal attack on Liz Truss’s government’s direction on migration.

• James Cleverly

  

  Foreign Secretary@JamesCleverly

  James Cleverly has been reappointed foreign secretary by Rishi Sunak.

• Ben Wallace

  

  Defence Secretary@BWallaceMP

  Ben Wallace has been reappointed as defence secretary, a post he has held since July 2019, where he’s been leading the response to the war in Ukraine.

• Nadhim Zahawi

  

  Minister Without Portfolio@nadhimzahawi

  Nadhim Zahawi has been appointed minister without portfolio and Conservative Party chairman by Rishi Sunak.

• Oliver Dowden

  

  Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster@OliverDowden

  Oliver Dowden has been appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by Rishi Sunak.

• Thérèse Coffey

  

  Environment Secretary@theresecoffey

  Thérèse Coffey has been appointed as secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs by Rishi Sunak.

• Grant Shapps

  

  Business Secretary@grantshapps

  Grant Shapps has been appointed business secretary by Rishi Sunak.

• Penny Mordaunt

  

  Leader of the Commons@PennyMordaunt

  Penny Mordaunt has been reappointed as leader of the House of Commons.

• Mel Stride

  

  Work & Pensions Secretary@MelJStride

  Mel Stride has been appointed work and pensions secretary.

• Gillian Keegan

  

  Education Secretary@GillianKeegan

  Gillian Keegan has been appointed education secretary.

• Steve Barclay

  

  Health Secretary@SteveBarclay

  Steve Barclay has been appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, a role he briefly held under Boris Johnson after Sajid Javid resigned in July.

• Mark Harper

  

  Transport Secretary@Mark_J_Harper

  Mark Harper has been appointed transport secretary.

• Michael Gove

  

  Levelling Up Secretary@michaelgove

  Michael Gove has been appointed Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

• Kemi Badenoch

  

  International Trade Secretary@KemiBadenoch

  Kemi Badenoch has been reappointed international trade secretary by Rishi Sunak and will also be minister for women and equalities.

• Michelle Donelan

  

  Culture Secretary@michelledonelan

  Michelle Donelan has been reappointed culture secretary having served in the same role under Liz Truss.

• Chris Heaton-Harris

  

  Secretary of State for Northern Ireland@chhcalling

  Chris Heaton-Harris has been reappointed Northern Ireland secretary.

• Alister Jack

  

  Secretary of State for Scotland

  Alister Jack has been reappointed secretary of state for Scotland, a role he has held since Boris Johnson became prime minister in 2019.

• David TC Davies

  

  Secretary of State for Wales@DavidTCDavies

  David TC Davies has been appointed secretary of state for Wales.

• Lord True

  

  Leader of the Lords

  Lord True has been reappointed leader of the House of Lords.

• Simon Hart

  

  Chief Whip@Simonhartmp

  Simon Hart has been appointed chief whip.

• Victoria Prentis

  

  Attorney General@VictoriaPrentis

  Victoria Prentis has been appointed Attorney General - the chief legal adviser to the government - and will attend cabinet.

• John Glen

  

  Chief Secretary to the Treasury@JohnGlenUK

  John Glen has been appointed chief secretary to the Treasury.

• Jeremy Quin

  

  Paymaster General

  Jeremy Quin will attend cabinet after being named paymaster general and Cabinet Office minister.

• Johnny Mercer

  

  Minister for Veterans’ Affairs@JohnnyMercerUK

  Johnny Mercer has been named minister for veterans' affairs in the Cabinet Office and will also attend cabinet.

• Tom Tugendhat

  

  Minister for Security@TomTugendhat

  Tom Tugendhat has been reappointed to the cabinet as security minister in the Home Office.

• Gavin Williamson

  

  Minister Without Portfolio@GavinWilliamson

  Gavin Williamson has been appointed as a minister without portfolio in the Cabinet Office and will attend cabinet.

• Robert Jenrick

  

  Minister for Immigration@RobertJenrick

  Robert Jenrick has been appointed minister for immigration in the Home Office and will attend cabinet.

• Andrew Mitchell

  

  Minister for Development@andrewmitchMP

  Andrew Mitchell has been appointed development minister at the Foreign Office and will attend cabinet.