Sunak ministry

Sunak ministry
2022–present
Rishi Sunak giving his first speech as prime minister in front of Number 10
Date formed	25 October 2022
People and organisations
Monarch	Charles III
Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Deputy Prime Minister	Dominic Raab
Member party	Conservative Party
Status in legislature	Majority 359 / 650 (55%)
Opposition cabinet	Starmer Shadow Cabinet
Opposition party	Labour Party
Opposition leader	Sir Keir Starmer (2020–present)
History
Legislature terms	58th UK Parliament
Predecessor	Truss ministry

Rishi Sunak was invited by King Charles III to replace Liz Truss as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 25 October 2022. This follows the resignation of Truss and the subsequent Conservative leadership election. The Sunak ministry consists of MPs from the 2019 Parliament of the United Kingdom, as a Conservative majority government.

Cabinet

October 2022 – present

Sunak Cabinet

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 High Chancellor of Great Britain		The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP	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–present
Secretary of State for the Home Department		The Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP	October 2022–present
Secretary of State for Defence		The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP	July 2019–present
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care		The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP	October 2022–present
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP	October 2022–present
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 Boris Johnson MP	September 2022–present
Minister without Portfolio Party Chairman (unpaid)		The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP	October 2022–present
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy		The Rt Hon Grant Shapps 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 International Trade President of the Board of Trade		The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP	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		Gillian Keegan MP	October 2022–present
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP	October 2022–present
Secretary of State for Transport
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport		The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP	September 2022–present
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Secretary of State for Scotland
Secretary of State for Wales
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
Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland
Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General
Minister of State for Development (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Minister of State for Security (Home Office)
Minister of State for the Armed Forces and Veterans (Ministry of Defence)
Minister of State for Climate (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

List of ministers

	Minister in the House of Commons		Minister in the House of Lords
Cabinet ministers and ministers that attend cabinet are listed in bold

Prime Minister and Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office
Post		Minister	Term
	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 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 High Chancellor of Great Britain	The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP	October 2022–present
	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP	October 2022–present
	Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General
	Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
	Minister without Portfolio Party Chairman	The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP	October 2022–present
	Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council	The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP	September 2022–present
	Minister of State
	Minister of State
	Parliamentary Secretary
	Minister for Women
	Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Equalities)
	Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

Departments of state

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP	October 2022–present
	Minister of State for Climate
	Minister of State for Industry
	Minister of State for Science and Investment Security
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Enterprise and Markets
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Corporate Responsibility

Defence
	Secretary of State for Defence	The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP	July 2019–present
	Minister of State for the Armed Forces and Veterans
	Minister of State for Defence
	Minister of State for Defence Procurement
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Arts and Ceremonials
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Civil Society, Heritage, Tourism and Growth

Education
	Secretary of State for Education	The Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP	October 2022–present
	Minister of State for Schools and Childhood
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for School Standards
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the School and College System

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	The Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey MP	October 2022–present
	Minister of State for Food
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Environment
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Environment
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Growth and Rural Affairs

Equalities Office
	Minister for Equalities	The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP	October 2022–present
	Minister for Women	The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP	October 2022–present
	Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Equalities)

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development	The Rt Hon James Cleverly TD VR MP	September 2022–present
	Minister of State for the Middle East, South Asia and the United Nations
	Minister of State for Europe
	Minister of State for Development
	Minister of State for Asia, Energy, Climate and Environment
	Minister of State for the Americas and the Overseas Territories
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Africa

Health and Social Care
	Secretary of State for Health and Social Care	The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP	October 2022–present
	Minister of State
	Minister of State
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Home Office
	Secretary of State for the Home Department	The Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP	October 2022–present
	Minister of State for Security
	Minister of State for Immigration
	Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire
	Minister of State
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding

International Trade
	Secretary of State for International Trade President of the Board of Trade	The Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP	September 2022–present
	Minister of State for Trade Policy
	Minister of State for International Trade
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports
	Minister of State for Investment

Justice
	Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of State for Justice Lord Chancellor	The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP	October 2022–present
	Minister of State
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities	The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP	October 2022–present
	Minister for Local Government and Building Safety, Minister for London
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Housing and Communities
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Housing
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities

Northern Ireland Office
	Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
	Minister of State for Northern Ireland
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Scotland Office
	Secretary of State for Scotland
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland

Transport
	Secretary of State for Transport
	Minister of State
	Minister of State
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (also Minister for Women at the Cabinet Office)

Treasury
	Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury	The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP	October 2022–present
	Chief Secretary to the Treasury
	Financial Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister
	Economic Secretary to the Treasury
	Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury

Wales Office
	Secretary of State for Wales
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Work and Pensions
	Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	The Rt Hon Mel Stride MP	October 2022–present
	Minister of State for Work and Welfare
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Growth
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work
	Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Lords

Law officers

Attorney General's Office
	Attorney General for England and Wales
	Solicitor General for England and Wales

Office of the Advocate General
	Advocate General for Scotland

Parliament

House Leaders
	Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
	Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council	The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP	September 2022–present
	Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

House of Commons Whips
	Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP	October 2022–present
	Deputy Chief Whip Treasurer of HM Household
	Whip Comptroller of HM Household
	Whip Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
	Whips Lords Commissioners of the Treasury
	Assistant Whips

House of Lords Whips
	Chief Whip of the House of Lords Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
	Deputy Chief Whip Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard
	Whips Baronesses and Lords in waiting

Non-ministerial appointments

Parliamentary Private Secretaries

Office or ministerial team	Incumbent	Parliamentary Private Secretary	Tenure
No.10 Downing Street
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister	Rishi Sunak
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister	Dominic Raab
Cabinet Office
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Oliver Dowden
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister without Portfolio and Chairman of the Conservative Party	Nadhim Zahawi
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Cabinet Office
Department for Health and Social Care
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care	Steve Barclay
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Health and Social Care
HM Treasury
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer	Jeremy Hunt
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Parliamentary Private Secretary to HM Tresaury
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs	James Cleverly
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Home Office
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for the Home Department	Suella Braverman
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Home Office
Ministry of Justice
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice	Dominic Raab
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Defence
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Defence	Ben Wallace
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations	Michael Gove
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	Grant Shapps
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Department for International Trade
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for International Trade, President of the Board of Trade and Minister for Equalities	Kemi Badenoch
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for International Trade
Department for Work and Pensions
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	Mel Stride
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Education
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Education	Gillian Keegan
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Education
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Thérèse Coffey
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Transport
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Transport
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Transport
Northern Ireland Office
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Northern Ireland Office
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Scotland
Office of the Secretary of State for Wales
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Wales
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	Michelle Donelan
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Parliamentary House Leaders
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council	Penny Mordaunt
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
Attorney General's Office
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland

Prime Minister's Office

Prime Minister's Office
Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
Downing Street Chief of Staff
Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson
Political Secretary to the Prime Minister
Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit

Party Officers

Party Chairmen
Party Chairman Minister without Portfolio	The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP	October 2022–present
Party Deputy Chairman
Party Vice-Chairman for Business
Party Vice-Chairman for Youth
Party Vice-Chairman for Policy

Second Church Estates Commissioner

Commissioner
	Second Church Estates Commissioner	Andrew Selous	January 2020–present