Cabinet of the United Kingdom
In the government of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a group of Ministers led and chosen by the Prime Minister.
They are the main decision-makers in the British government. People in the cabinet have to be members of either the House of Commons or the House of Lords. There are currently 22 Cabinet positions in the government of the United Kingdom.
All of the current Cabinet members are also members of the governing Labour Party.
Cabinet Ministers
As of 5 July 2024:
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| Minister |
Office(s) | Department | Took office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinet ministers | ||||
| The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP for Holborn and St Pancras |
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service Minister for the Union |
Cabinet Office | 5 July 2024 | |
| The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP for Ashton-under-Lyne |
Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government |
Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government | 5 July 2024 | |
| The Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP for Leeds West and Pudsey |
Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury |
HM Treasury | 5 July 2024 | |
| The Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP for Wolverhampton South East |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster[a] | Cabinet Office | 5 July 2024 | |
| The Rt Hon David Lammy MP for Tottenham |
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 5 July 2024 | |
| The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley |
Secretary of State for the Home Department | Home Office | 5 July 2024 | |
| The Rt Hon John Healey MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough |
Secretary of State for Defence | Ministry of Defence | 5 July 2024 | |
| The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP for Birmingham Ladywood |
Secretary of State for Justice Lord Chancellor |
Ministry of Justice | 5 July 2024 | |
| Wes Streeting MP for Ilford North |
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Department of Health and Social Care | 5 July 2024 | |
| Bridget Phillipson MP for Houghton and Sunderland South |
Secretary of State for Education | Department for Education | 5 July 2024 | |
| The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP for Doncaster North |
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 5 July 2024 | |
| The Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP for Leicester West |
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Department for Work and Pensions | 5 July 2024 | |
| Jonathan Reynolds MP for Stalybridge and Hyde |
Secretary of State for Business and Trade President of the Board of Trade |
Department for Business and Trade |
5 July 2024 | |
| Peter Kyle MP for Hove and Portslade |
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 5 July 2024 | |
| Louise Haigh MP for Sheffield Heeley |
Secretary of State for Transport | Department for Transport | 5 July 2024 | |
| Steve Reed MP for Streatham and Croydon North |
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 5 July 2024 | |
| The Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP for Wigan |
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 5 July 2024 | |
| The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP for Leeds South |
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Office | 5 July 2024 | |
| Ian Murray MP for Edinburgh South |
Secretary of State for Scotland | Scotland Office | 5 July 2024 | |
| Jo Stevens MP for Cardiff East |
Secretary of State for Wales | Wales Office | 5 July 2024 | |
| The Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP for Manchester Central |
Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council |
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons[b] | 5 July 2024 | |
| The Rt Hon The Baroness Smith of Basildon Life peer |
Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal |
Office of the Leader of the House of Lords | 5 July 2024 | |
| Ministers who also attend Cabinet | ||||
| The Rt Hon Sir Alan Campbell MP for Tynemouth |
Government Chief Whip Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury |
HM Treasury[c] | 5 July 2024 | |
| Darren Jones MP for Bristol North West |
Chief Secretary to the Treasury | HM Treasury | 5 July 2024 | |
| Richard Hermer To be created a life peer |
Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland |
Attorney General's Office | 5 July 2024 | |
| Anneliese Dodds MP for Oxford East |
Minister of State for Development | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 6 July 2024 | |