New ministerial appointments July 2016

15 Jul 2016 12:44 PM

Following Theresa May's appointment as Prime Minister, the Queen has been pleased to approve the following ministerial appointments:

• Rt Hon David Lidington as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council
• Rt Hon Liz Truss MP as the first female Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
• Rt Hon Justine Greening MP as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities
• Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Patrick has also been appointed as Conservative Party Chairman.
• Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP as Secretary of State for Transport
• Rt Hon Damian Green MP as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
• Andrea Leadsom MP as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
• James Brokenshire MP as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• Karen Bradley MP as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
• Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP will continue as Secretary of State for Wales
• Priti Patel MP as Secretary of State for International Development
• Rt Hon David Mundell MP will continue as Secretary of State for Scotland
• Ben Gummer MP as Minister for the Cabinet Office
• David Gauke MP as Chief Secretary to the Treasury