The Sunak ministry began on 25 October 2022 when

Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak (born 12 May 1980) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 2022 to 2024. Following his defeat to Keir Starmer's La ...

was invited by King

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to succeed

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. Truss resigned as leader of the Conservative Party the previous day after Sunak was elected unopposed as her successor. The Sunak ministry was formed from the 2019 Parliament of the United Kingdom, as a

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. Sunak reshuffled his cabinet twice, first in February 2023 and later in November 2023. On 22 May 2024, Sunak announced a general election on 4 July, in which the Labour Party won a landslide victory, leading to the formations of the

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and the

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Cabinets

October 2022 – February 2023

Changes

Gavin Williamson Sir Gavin Alexander Williamson (born 25 June 1976) is a British politician who served in various Cabinet positions under Prime Ministers Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak between 2016 and 2022, lastly as Minister of State without ...

resigned as

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on 8 November 2022. This followed allegations that he used improper language to former Chief Whip

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and had bullied several staffers during his time as a Cabinet minister under

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. *

Nadhim Zahawi Nadhim Zahawi (; ; born 2 June 1967) is an Iraqi-born British former politician who served in various ministerial positions under prime ministers Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak from 2018 to 2023. He most recently served ...

was dismissed as

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after an investigation said he had committed a "serious breach of ministerial code" over his tax affairs. He was replaced by

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, who was a Trade Minister prior to this appointment.

February 2023 – April 2023

Changes

Dominic Raab Dominic Rennie Raab ( ; born 25 February 1974) is a British former politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor from September 2021 to September 2022 and again from October 2022 to ...

resigned as Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary on 21 April 2023 after an inquiry into allegations of bullying. He was replaced as Deputy Prime Minister by

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and as Justice Secretary by

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April 2023 – November 2023

Changes

* Ben Wallace resigned as Defence Secretary on 31 August 2023. Wallace stated that he was resigning to "invest in the parts of life that I have neglected, and to explore new opportunities". He was replaced by

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, who was

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prior to being appointed as Defence Secretary. Shapps was replaced as Energy Secretary by

Claire Coutinho Claire Coryl Julia Coutinho (; born 8 July 1985) is a British politician and former investment banker who has been Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and Shadow Minister for Equalities since 2024. A member of the Cons ...

, who was a junior minister in the

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at the time, Coutinho herself being replaced by backbencher

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. *

Michelle Donelan Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan (born 8 April 1984) is a British former politician who served as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology from July 2023 to July 2024, having previously served in the position from February to ...

was appointed Minister on Leave on 28 April 2023, she was temporarily replaced as

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. Donelan was reappointed Science Secretary on 20 July 2023.

November 2023 – July 2024

Changes

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was sacked as

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on 13 November 2023 and was replaced by

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and

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was made Foreign Secretary. *

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resigned as

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on 6 December 2023, citing the Rwanda Bill's failure to allow the government to override the international laws that have stopped the government sending asylum seekers to central Africa. He was replaced in cabinet by

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, as Minister of State for Illegal Migration * Graham Stuart resigned as Energy Minister on 12 April 2024 to spend more time focusing on local issues. He was replaced by

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. *

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was made Deputy Foreign Secretary on 12 April 2024.

List of ministers

Prime Minister and Cabinet Office

Departments of state

Law officers

Parliament

2023 August mini-reshuffle

On 31 August 2023, Sunak carried out a mini-reshuffle. Ben Wallace resigned as

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and was replaced by

. Shapps was replaced by

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. The new children's minister was announced as backbencher MP

2024 March mini-reshuffle

On 26 March 2024, Sunak carried out a mini-reshuffle.

Robert Halfon Robert Henry Halfon (; born 22 March 1969) is a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician and was the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Harlow (UK Parliament constituency), Harlow from 2010 ...

resigned as

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and was replaced by Luke Hall.

James Heappey Major (United Kingdom), Major James Stephen Heappey (born 30 January 1981) is a British politician and former soldier who served as Minister of State for the Armed Forces from 2020 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative ...

resigned as

Minister of State for the Armed Forces The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces is a mid-level ministerial position at the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Ministry of Defence in the Government of the United Kingdom. It has been held by Luke Pollard since ...

and was replaced by

Leo Docherty Leo Docherty (born 4 October 1976) is a former British Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aldershot from 2017 to 2024. He served as Minister of State for the Armed Forces from March to July 2024. Prior to being ...

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was appointed the new

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in the

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Kevin Hollinrake Kevin Paul Hollinrake (born 28 September 1963) is a British Conservative Party politician and businessman who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Thirsk and Malton since 2015. He has served as Shadow Secretary of State for Levellin ...

was promoted to minister of state in the

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but kept his responsibility for the postal affairs portfolio. Alan Mak was promoted to being a parliamentary Under-Secretary of State jointly in the

and the

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. In terms of internal appointments to the Conservative Party, backbench MPs

Jonathan Gullis Jonathan Edward Gullis (born 9 January 1990) is a British politician and former teacher who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stoke-on-Trent North from 2019 to 2024. He was previously appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State fo ...

and

Angela Richardson Angela Joy Richardson (born 21 October 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Guildford from 2019 until 2024. She served as a Deputy Chairwoman of the Conservative Party until she lost her s ...

were made deputy party chairs.

Departures from the Sunak ministry

This is a list of departures from the Sunak ministry since forming a government on 25 October 2022. This list omits ministers who were invited to leave the government during the November 2023 cabinet reshuffle.

Ministers

Non-ministerial appointments

Parliamentary Private Secretaries

Prime Minister's Office

Second Church Estates Commissioner

References

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