Key ministerial posts announced :Cross Stitch – Newsroom

David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party, has been appointed the new Prime Minister. He has formed a new government in coalition with the Liberal Democrats. The Cabinet has been appointed and major ministerial positions announced.

Prime Minister David Cameron has now formed his new Cabinet.

A total of five Cabinet posts will be filled by Liberal Democrats. This includes the appointment of Nick Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, as Deputy Prime Minister.

Cabinet appointments

  • Prime Minister – David Cameron (Conservative)
  • Deputy Prime Minister – Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat)
  • Foreign Secretary – William Hague (Conservative)
  • Chancellor of the Exchequer – George Osborne (Conservative)
  • Secretary of State for Justice – Kenneth Clarke (Conservative)
  • Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities – Theresa May (Conservative)
  • Secretary of State for Defence – Dr Liam Fox (Conservative)
  • Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills – Dr Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat)
  • Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative)
  • Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change – Chris Huhne (Liberal Democrat)
  • Secretary of State for Health – Andrew Lansley CBE (Conservative)
  • Secretary of State for Education – Michael Gove (Conservative)
  • Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government – Eric Pickles (Conservative)
  • Secretary of State for Transport – Philip Hammond (Conservative)
  • Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Caroline Spelman (Conservative)
  • Secretary of State for International Development – Andrew Mitchell (Conservative)
  • Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Owen Paterson (Conservative)
  • Secretary of State for Scotland – Michael Moore (Liberal Democrat)
  • Secretary of State for Wales – Cheryl Gillan (Conservative)
  • Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport – Jeremy Hunt (Conservative)
  • Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat)
  • Leader of the House of Lords – Lord Strathclyde (Conservative)
  • Minister without Portfolio (Minister of State) – Baroness Warsi (Conservative)

Also attending Cabinet meetings

  • Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General – Francis Maude (Conservative)
  • Minister of State – Cabinet Office – Oliver Letwin (Conservative)
  • Minister of State (Universities and Science) – Department for Business, Innovation and Skills – David Willetts (Conservative)
  • Leader of the House of Commons – Sir George Young (Conservative)
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip – Patrick McLoughlin (Conservative)

Invited to attend Cabinet meetings when required

  • Attorney General – Dominic Grieve QC (Conservative)