List of government ministers of the United Kingdom

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The following is a list of ministerial offices in the Government of the United Kingdom. The highest ranking ministers are Cabinet ministers or also attend Cabinet.

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Prime Minister's Office[]

Former positions[]

Deputy Prime Minister's Office[]

  • Minister Assisting the Deputy Prime Minister (joint with Cabinet Office)

Cabinet Office[]

Cabinet Office[]

Government Equalities Office[]

Former positions[]

Cabinet Office[]

  • Minister for Digital Engagement and Civil Service Issues
  • Minister Assisting the Deputy Prime Minister (joint with Deputy Prime Minister's Office)
  • Parliamentary Secretary for Implementation
  • Minister for Social Exclusion

Government Equalities Office[]

Defence ministers[]

Former positions[]

  • First Lord of the Admiralty
  • Treasurer of the Navy

Ministry of Defence[]

National Government/War Cabinet Ministers[]

War Office[]

HM Treasury ministers[]

Former positions[]

Department of Economic Affairs[]

Foreign Affairs ministers[]

Former positions[]

India Office and Burma Office[]

  • Secretary of State for India
  • President of the Board of Control
  • Secretary of State for India and Burma
  • Secretary of State for Burma

Department for Exiting the European Union[]

Department for International Development[]

Justice ministers[]

Ministry of Justice[]

Former positions[]

Ministry of Justice[]

Department for Constitutional Affairs[]

Lord Chancellor's Department[]

Home affairs ministers[]

Home Office[]

Former positions[]

Home Office[]

  • Minister of State for Asylum and Immigration
  • Minister of State for Home Affairs
  • Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime
  • (joint with Communities and International Development)

Health ministers[]

Department of Health and Social Care[]

Former positions[]

Department of Health[]

Business and trade ministers[]

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

  • Minister of State for Investment (joint with DfIT)
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation

Department for International Trade[]

Former positions[]

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy[]

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform[]

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills[]

Department of Trade and Industry[]

  • Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
  • Minister of State for Trade and Industry

Ministry of Technology[]

Education ministers[]

Department for Education (2010-present)[]

Former positions[]

Department for Education (2010-present)[]

Department for Children, Schools and Families (2007-2010)[]

Department for Education and Skills (2001-2007)[]

  • Secretary of State for Education and Skills

Work and Pensions ministers[]

Department for Work and Pensions[]

Former positions[]

Department of Social Security[]

  • Secretary of State for Social Security
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security

Department for Work and Pensions[]

  • Minister of State for Welfare Reform

Environment ministers[]

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs[]

Former positions[]

Transport ministers[]

Department for Transport[]

Former positions[]

Local and devolved government[]

Welsh Office[]

Scotland Office[]

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

Northern Ireland Office[]

  • Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
  • Minister of State for Northern Ireland

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government[]

Former positions[]

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government[]

  • (joint with Cabinet Office)
  • Minister of State for Portsmouth
  • (joint with International Development and Home Office)

Culture and media ministers[]

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport[]

  • Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
  • Minister of State for Digital and Culture

Former positions[]

  • Secretary of State for National Heritage

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport[]

Post Office[]

  • Postmaster General of the United Kingdom

Secretaries of State[]

Main article: Secretary of State (UK)
Main article: Minister of State (UK)
Main article: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Parliamentary leadership[]

House of Commons[]

  • Leader of the House of Commons
  • Deputy Leader of the House of Commons

House of Lords[]

  • Leader of the House of Lords
  • Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

Whips[]

House of Commons[]

  • Assistant Government Whip

House of Lords[]

Law officers[]

Former positions[]

Sinecures[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The Prime Minister has concurrently served as First Lord of the Treasury since 1902, Minister for the Civil Service since 1968 and Minister for the Union since 2019.
  2. ^ a b Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor have been held jointly since 2007.
  3. ^ a b Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade have been held jointly since 2016.
  4. ^ The Attorney General for England and Wales has concurrently served as Advocate General for Northern Ireland since 2010.

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  2. ^ "Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  3. ^ "Secretary of State for Health and Social Care - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  4. ^ "Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
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