List of departures from the first Johnson ministry

Prime Minister Boris Johnson (centre) chairs meetings of the British Cabinet

This is a list of resignations from the first government formed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Since forming a government on 24 July 2019 after his appointment as Prime Minister, Johnson faced 4 resignations, including 2 cabinet ministers. This list omits sitting MPs who left the Conservative Party or had the whip withdrawn. It also discludes all ministers who resigned prior to Boris Johnson taking office as Prime Minister.

2019[]

	Office	Date of resignation	Reason
Rt Hon Baron Young of Cookham CH PC^{[note 1]}	Lord-in-waiting Government whip	29 August	Resigned in protest of Boris Johnson's plans to prorogue parliament.^[1]
Rt Hon Jo Johnson MP	Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation	5 September	Stated he was "torn between family and national interest".^[2]
Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP	Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	7 September	Resigned over Boris Johnson's "purge" of the party and his "failure" to pursue a deal with the EU.^[3]
Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP	Secretary of State for Wales	6 November	Resigned following claims he had known about a former aide's role in the "sabotage" of a rape trial.^[4]