Cabinet of the United Kingdom

In the government of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a group of 22 people led and chosen by the Prime Minister who are the main decision-makers in the British government. People in the cabinet usually have to be members of either the House of Commons or the House of Lords.

In the cabinet today, there is a coalition, which is when two or more parties make up the government. In this case there are two political parties; the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats.

Conservative Cabinet Ministers

Cabinet of the United Kingdom

Portfolio	Minister	Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service	The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP	2016–
Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury	The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP	2016–
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Boris Johnson MP	2016–
Secretary of State for the Home Department	The Rt Hon. Amber Rudd MP	2016–
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union	The Rt Hon. David Davis MP	2016–
Secretary of State for Defence	The Rt Hon. Michael Fallon MP	2014–
Secretary of State for International Trade	The Rt Hon. Liam Fox MP	2016–
Lord Chancellor Secretary of State for Justice	The Rt Hon. Elizabeth Truss MP	2016–
Secretary of State for Education Minister for Women and Equalities	The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP	2016–
Secretary of State for Health	The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP	2012–
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	The Rt Hon. Damian Green MP	2016–
Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council	The Rt Hon. David Lidington MP	2016–
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	The Rt Hon. Greg Clark MP	2016–
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Andrea Leadsom MP	2016–
Secretary of State for International Development	The Rt Hon. Priti Patel MP	2016–
Secretary of State for Scotland	The Rt Hon. David Mundell MP	2015–
Secretary of State for Wales	The Rt Hon. Alun Cairns MP	2016–
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	The Rt Hon. James Brokenshire MP	2016–
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government	The Rt Hon. Sajid Javid MP	2016–
Secretary of State for Transport	The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling MP	2016–
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	Karen Bradley MP	2016–
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Minister for Government Policy Chairman of the Conservative Party	The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP	2016–
Leader of the House of Lords Lord Privy Seal	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park	2016–
Also attending cabinet meetings
Chief Whip in the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	The Rt Hon. Gavin Williamson MP	2016–
Chief Secretary to the Treasury	The Rt Hon. David Gauke MP	2016–
Attorney General	The Rt Hon. Jeremy Wright QC MP	2014–

Liberal Democrat Cabinet Ministers

• Nick Clegg - Deputy Prime Minister and Lord President of the Council
• Vince Cable - Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
• Chris Huhne - Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
• Michael Moore - Secretary of State for Scotland
• Danny Alexander - Chief Secretary to the Treasury