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[change | change source]

As of 5 July 2024:

Minister		Office(s)	Department	Took office
Starmer ministry
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 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	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 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	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 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	The Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP for Wolverhampton South East	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster^[a]	Cabinet Office	5 July 2024 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	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 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley	Secretary of State for the Home Department	Home Office	5 July 2024 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	The Rt Hon John Healey MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough	Secretary of State for Defence	Ministry of Defence	5 July 2024 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP for Birmingham Ladywood	Secretary of State for Justice Lord Chancellor	Ministry of Justice	5 July 2024 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	Wes Streeting MP for Ilford North	Secretary of State for Health and Social Care	Department of Health and Social Care	5 July 2024 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	Bridget Phillipson MP for Houghton and Sunderland South	Secretary of State for Education	Department for Education	5 July 2024 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	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 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	The Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP for Leicester West	Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	Department for Work and Pensions	5 July 2024 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	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 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	Peter Kyle MP for Hove and Portslade	Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	5 July 2024 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	Louise Haigh MP for Sheffield Heeley	Secretary of State for Transport	Department for Transport	5 July 2024 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	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 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	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 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP for Leeds South	Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland Office	5 July 2024 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	Ian Murray MP for Edinburgh South	Secretary of State for Scotland	Scotland Office	5 July 2024 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	Jo Stevens MP for Cardiff East	Secretary of State for Wales	Wales Office	5 July 2024 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	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 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	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 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
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 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	Darren Jones MP for Bristol North West	Chief Secretary to the Treasury	HM Treasury	5 July 2024 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	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 (6 days ago) (2024-07-05)
	Anneliese Dodds MP for Oxford East	Minister of State for Development	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	6 July 2024 (5 days ago) (2024-07-06)

Notes[change | change source]

↑ Used as sinecure.
↑ The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is a ministerial department of the Cabinet Office.
↑ Technically a part of the Treasury, but de facto a part of a semi-independent whips office supported by the Cabinet Office.

References[change | change source]

[1] Used as sinecure.

[2] The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is a ministerial department of the Cabinet Office.

[3] Technically a part of the Treasury, but de facto a part of a semi-independent whips office supported by the Cabinet Office.

[a]