Cameron–Clegg coalition

Cameron ministry
Cameron ministry
; 90th Cabinet of the United Kingdom (since 1707)
Incumbent
Date formed	11 May 2010
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II
Head of government	David Cameron
Deputy head of government	Nicholas Clegg
No. of ministers	32
Member party	Conservative Party; Liberal Democrats
Status in legislature	Coalition
Opposition cabinet	Miliband Shadow Cabinet
Opposition party	Labour Party
Opposition leader	Edward Miliband
History
Election	2010 general election
Legislature term	5 years
Budgets	2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014
Predecessor	Brown ministry
Successor	Incumbent

David Cameron formed the Cameron ministry after being invited by Queen Elizabeth II to begin a new government following the resignation of the previous Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown, on 11 May 2010. It is a coalition government, composed of members of both the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats. The government's Cabinet is made up of sixteen Conservatives and five Liberal Democrats with eight other Conservatives and one other Liberal Democrat attending cabinet but not members.^[1] The Cameron ministry is the first coalition government to have governed the United Kingdom since the Churchill War ministry of the Second World War.

History

The previous Parliament was dissolved on 12 April 2010 in advance of the general election on 6 May. The election resulted in a hung parliament, no single party having an overall majority in the House of Commons, the Conservatives having the most seats but 20 short of a majority.

In the Conservative – Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement of 11 May 2010, the two parties formed a coalition government.^[2]^[3] The new Parliament met on 18 May for the swearing-in of Peers in the House of Lords and newly elected and returning Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, and the election for the Speakership of the House of Commons. The Queen's Speech on 25 May listed the government's legislative agenda.

The Liberal Democrats have five Cabinet seats including Nick Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister though since the Cabinet and ministerial reshuffle, David Laws, who is a Minister of State is allowed to attend the Cabinet but is not a full member. If a Liberal Democrat minister resigns or is removed from office, another party member must be appointed to the Cabinet.^[4] Each cabinet committee has a chair from one party and a deputy chair from the other; there is also a cabinet committee specifically overseeing the operation of the coalition. Both parties' ministers share collective responsibility for the government's positions, although the coalition agreement details several issues in which the parties agree to differ; the Liberal Democrats abstain from voting in such cases. Clegg, as Deputy Prime Minister, takes Prime Minister's Questions (PMQ) when Cameron is unavailable.^[4]

While the government's frontbenchers sit together in the House of Commons and the two parties act as a bloc during PMQ,^[5] the Liberal Democrat and Conservative backbenchers sit apart and have their own whips,^[5] and the two parties still compete in by-elections.

On 4 September 2012, David Cameron reshuffled his cabinet for the first time.^[6]

Cabinets

May 2010 – September 2012

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Changes

David Laws resigned as Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 29 May 2010 because of an expenses irregularity dating to the previous Parliament. He was replaced by Danny Alexander, who was replaced as Secretary of State for Scotland by Michael Moore^[7]
On 14 October 2011, Liam Fox resigned as Secretary of State for Defence, following the procurement of high-level overseas meetings attendance for his friend and advisor, Adam Werrity, working for a private contractor, and stated that he had "mistakenly allowed the distinction between my personal interest and my government activities to become blurred"^[8] His successor was Philip Hammond who was replaced as Transport Secretary by Justine Greening, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, who was replaced by Chloe Smith, an assistant government whip, who was replaced in turn by Greg Hands^[8]^[9]
On 3 February 2012, Chris Huhne resigned as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, following the decision of the Crown Prosecution Service to prosecute him and his former wife. His successor was Edward Davey who was replaced as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills by Norman Lamb, replaced in his previous dual roles by Jenny Willott as an Assistant Whip and Jo Swinson as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister^[10]

September 2012 – Present

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Changes

On 19 October 2012, Andrew Mitchell resigned as Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons following controversy surrounding an argument with police officers in Downing Street. He was replaced by Sir George Young.^[11]
On 7 January 2013, Lord Strathclyde resigned as Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He was replaced by Lord Hill of Oareford.^[12]
On 7 October 2013, Michael Moore was replaced as Secretary of State for Scotland by Alistair Carmichael, during a reshuffle which focused on junior ministerial ranks.

List of Ministers

Prime Minister and Cabinet

	Minister in the House of Commons	Minister in the House of Lords
	Conservative	Liberal Democrat
Ministers in and attending Cabinet in bold

Prime Minister and Cabinet Office
Post		Minister		Term
	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service		The Rt Hon. David Cameron MP	2010–
	Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Lord President of the Council (with special responsibility for political and constitutional reform)		The Rt Hon. Nick Clegg MP	2010–
	Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister		The Rt Hon. Major Desmond Swayne TD MP	2010–2012
			Sam Gyimah MP	2012–2013
			Gavin Williamson MP	2013–
	Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister		Norman Lamb MP	2010–2012
			Jo Swinson MP	2012
			Duncan Hames MP	2012–
	Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General (attends Cabinet)		The Rt Hon. Francis Maude MP	2010–
	Minister providing support to the Deputy PM in the Cabinet Office (also in Treasury)		The Rt Hon. David Laws MP	2010
			The Rt Hon. Danny Alexander MP	2010–2012
	Minister of State for Government Policy (providing policy advice to the PM; attends Cabinet)		The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP	2010–
	Minister of State for Cabinet Office (also in Education)		The Rt Hon. David Laws MP	2012–
	Minister of State for Cabinet Office (Cities and Constitution)		The Rt Hon. Dr Greg Clark MP	2013–
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Civil Society		Nick Hurd MP	2010–
	Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office		Mark Harper MP	2010–2012
	Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office		Chloe Smith MP	2012–2013
	Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office (also Number 10 Policy Unit Chief) (unpaid)		Jo Johnson MP	2013–
	Minister without Portfolio		The Rt Hon. Kenneth Clarke QC MP	2012–
	Minister without Portfolio		The Rt Hon. John Hayes MP	2013–
	Minister without Portfolio (also Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party, a party-political position) (unpaid)		The Rt Hon. The Baroness Warsi PC	2010–2012
			The Rt Hon. Grant Shapps MP	2012–

Departments of State


Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, President of the Board of Trade	The Rt Hon. Dr Vince Cable MP	2010–
Minister of State for Universities and Science (attends Cabinet)	The Rt Hon. David Willetts MP	2010–
Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning (jointly with Education)	John Hayes MP	2010–2012
	Matthew Hancock MP	2012–
Minister of State for Business and Enterprise	Mark Prisk MP	2010–2012
Minister of State for Business and Enterprise	The Rt Hon. Michael Fallon MP	2012–
Minister of State for Decentralisation and Planning Policy (jointly with Local communities)	The Rt Hon. Dr Greg Clark MP	2011–2012
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs	The Rt Hon. Edward Davey MP	2010–2012
	Norman Lamb MP	2012–2012
	Jo Swinson MP	2012–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries (jointly with Culture)	Ed Vaizey MP	2010
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Intellectual property	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Wilcox	2010–2012
	The Rt Hon. The Lord Marland	2012–2013
	The Rt Hon. The Viscount Leckie	2013–
Minister of State for Trade and Investment (jointly with Foreign Office) (unpaid)	The Rt Hon. The Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint	2011–2013
	The Rt Hon. The Lord Livingston of Parkhead	2013–


Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government	The Rt Hon. Eric Pickles MP	2010–
Senior Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Minister of State for Faith and Community	The Rt Hon. Baroness Warsi PC	2012–
Minister of State for Housing and Local Government	The Rt Hon. Grant Shapps MP	2011–2012
	Mark Prisk MP	2012–2013
	Kris Hopkins MP	2013–
Minister of State for Decentralisation and Planning Policy (jointly with Business)	The Rt Hon. Dr Greg Clark MP	2011–2012
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Planning	Nick Boles MP	2012–
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State	Andrew Stunell OBE MP	2010–2012
	The Rt Hon. Don Foster MP	2012–2013
	Stephen Williams MP	2013-
	Bob Neill MP	2010–2012
	Brandon Lewis MP	2012–
	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Hanham CBE	2010–2013
	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Stowell of Beeston MBE	2013–


Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP	2010–2012
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	The Rt Hon. Maria Miller MP	2012–
Minister of State	Major Hugh Robertson MP	2012–2013
Minister of State	Helen Grant MP	2013–
Minister for Tourism and Heritage	John Penrose MP	2010–2012
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport and the Olympics	Major Hugh Robertson MP	2010–2012
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries (jointly with Business in 2010)	Ed Vaizey MP	2010–

Defence
Post		Minister		Term
	Secretary of State for Defence		The Rt Hon. Dr Liam Fox MP	2010–2011
	Secretary of State for Defence		The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP	2011–
	Minister of State for the Armed Forces		Nick Harvey MP	2010–2012
			The Rt Hon. Major Andrew Robathan MP	2012–2013
			The Rt Hon. Mark Francois MP	2013–
	Minister for International Security Strategy		Gerald Howarth MP	2010–2012
	Minister for International Security Strategy		Surgeon Commander Dr Andrew Murrison MP	2012–
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans		The Rt Hon. Major Andrew Robathan MP	2010–2012
			The Rt Hon. Mark Francois MP	2012–2013
			Anna Soubry MP	2013–
	Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology		Peter Luff MP	2010–2012
	Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology		Philip Dunne MP	2012–
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (also with Whips Office)		The Rt Hon. The Lord Astor of Hever DL	2010–


Secretary of State for Education	The Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP	2010–
Minister of State for Children and Families	Sarah Teather MP	2010–2012
Minister of State for Children and Families	The Rt Hon. David Laws MP	2012–
Minister of State for Schools	Nick Gibb FCA MP	2010–2012
Minister of State for Schools	Edward Timpson MP	2012–
Minister of State for Apprenticeships (16–18) and Careers Advice (jointly with Business)	John Hayes MP	2010–2012
	Matthew Hancock MP	2012–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Tim Loughton MP	2010–2012
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Elizabeth Truss MP	2012–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	The Rt Hon. The Lord Hill of Oareford CBE	2010–2013
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	The Rt Hon. The Lord Nash	2013–


Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change	The Rt Hon. Chris Huhne MP	2010–2012
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change	The Rt Hon. Edward Davey MP	2012–
Minister of State for Climate Change	The Rt Hon. Gregory Barker MP	2010–
Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change	Charles Hendry MP	2010–2012
	John Henry Hayes MP	2012–2013
	The Rt Hon. Michael Fallon MP	2013–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	The Rt Hon. The Lord Marland	2010–2012
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Verma	2012–


Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	The Rt Hon. Caroline Spelman MP	2010–2012
	The Rt Hon. Owen Paterson MP	2012–
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food	The Rt Hon. James Paice MP	2010–2012
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food	David Heath CBE MP	2012–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Fisheries	Richard Benyon MRICS MP	2010–2013
	George Eustice MP	2013–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	The Rt Hon. The Lord Henley	2010–2011
	The Rt Hon. The Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE	2011–2012
	The Rt Hon. Lieutenant Colonel The Lord de Mauley TD FCA	2012–


Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs First Secretary of State	The Rt Hon. William Hague MP	2010–
Senior Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Minister for Faith and Community	The Rt Hon. Baroness Warsi PC	2012–
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	Jeremy Browne MP	2010–2012
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	The Rt Hon. Hugo Swire MP	2012–
Minister of State (Europe and NATO)	The Rt Hon. David Lidington MP	2010–
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State	Henry Bellingham MP	2010–2012
	Mark Simmonds MP	2012–
	Alistair Burt MP	2010–2013
	Major Hugh Robertson MP	2013–
Minister of State (unpaid)	The Rt Hon. The Lord Howell of Guildford PC	2010–2012
Minister of State for Trade and Investment (jointly with Business) (unpaid)	The Rt Hon. The Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint	2011–2013
	The Rt Hon. The Lord Livingston of Parkhead	2013–


Minister for Women and Equalities	The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP (also Secretary of State for the Home Department)	2010–2012
Minister for Women and Equalities	The Rt Hon. Maria Miller MP (also Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport)	2012–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Equalities	Lynne Featherstone MP	2010–2012
Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Equalities	Helen Grant MP	2012–


Secretary of State for Health	The Rt Hon. Andrew Lansley CBE MP	2010–2012
Secretary of State for Health	The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP	2012–
Minister of State for Health Services	The Rt Hon. Simon Burns MP	2010–2012
Minister of State for Health Services	Dr Daniel Poulter MP	2012–
Minister of State for Care Services	Paul Burstow MP	2010–2012
Minister of State for Care Services	Norman Lamb MP	2012–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health	Anne Milton MP	2010–2012
	Anna Soubry MP	2012–2013
	Jane Ellison MP	2013–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Quality	The Rt Hon. The Earl Howe PC	2010–


Secretary of State for the Home Department	The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP	2010–
Minister of State for the Home Office	Jeremy Browne MP	2012–2013
Minister of State for the Home Office	Norman Baker MP	2013–
Minister of State for Immigration	Damian Green MP	2010–2012
	Mark Harper MP	2012–2014
	James Brokenshire MP	2014–
Minister of State for Police and Criminal Justice (jointly with Justice)	The Rt Hon. Nick Herbert MP	2010–2012
	Damian Green MP	2012–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Equalities	Lynne Featherstone MP	2010–2012
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction	James Brokenshire MP	2010–2011
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime and Security	James Brokenshire MP	2011–2014
	Karen Bradley MP	2014–
Minister of State for Security and Counter-Terrorism	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Neville-Jones DCMG PC	2010–2011
Minister of State for Crime Prevention and Antisocial Behaviour Reduction	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Browning	2011
	The Rt Hon. The Lord Henley PC	2011–2012
	The Rt Hon. The Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE	2012–


Secretary of State for International Development	The Rt Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP	2010–2012
Secretary of State for International Development	The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP	2012–
Minister of State	The Rt Hon. Alan Duncan MP	2010–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Stephen O'Brien MP	2010–2012
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Lynne Featherstone MP	2012–


Lord Chancellor Secretary of State for Justice	The Rt Hon. Kenneth Clarke QC MP	2010–2012
Lord Chancellor Secretary of State for Justice	The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling MP	2012–
Minister of State for Police and Criminal Justice (jointly with Home Office)	The Rt Hon. Nick Herbert MP	2010–2012
	Damian Green MP	2012–
Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties	The Rt Hon. Simon Hughes MP	2013–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Legal Aid and Legal Services	Jonathan Djanogly MP	2010–2012
	Jeremy Wright MP	2012–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice	Captain Crispin Blunt MP	2010–2012
	Helen Grant MP	2012–2013
	Shailesh Vara MP	2013–
Minister of State (also Deputy Leader of the Lords)	The Rt Hon. The Lord McNally PC	2010–2013
Minister of State for Civil Justice and Legal Policy	The Rt Hon. The Lord Faulks QC (unpaid)	2014–


Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	The Rt Hon. Owen Paterson MP	2010–2012
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	The Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers MP	2012–
Minister of State for Northern Ireland	The Rt Hon. Hugo Swire MP	2010–2012
	Mike Penning MP	2012–2013
	The Rt Hon. Major Andrew Robathan MP	2013–


Secretary of State for Scotland	The Rt Hon. Danny Alexander MP	2010
	The Rt Hon. Michael Moore MP	2010–2013
	The Rt Hon. Alistair Carmichael MP	2013–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	The Rt Hon. David Mundell MP	2010–


Secretary of State for Transport	The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP	2010–2011
	The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP	2011–2012
	The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP	2012–
Minister of State for Transport	The Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers MP	2010–2012
	The Rt Hon. Simon Burns MP	2012–2013
	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Kramer	2013–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Regional and Local Transport	Norman Baker MP	2010–2013
	Robert Goodwill MP	2013–
Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for Roads and Motoring	Mike Penning MP	2010–2012
	Stephen Hammond MP	2012–


Chancellor of the Exchequer	The Rt Hon. George Osborne MP	2010–
Chief Secretary to the Treasury (also in Cabinet Office)	The Rt Hon. David Laws MP	2010
	The Rt Hon. Danny Alexander MP	2010–
Financial Secretary to the Treasury	Mark Hoban MP	2010–2012
	The Rt Hon. Dr Greg Clark MP	2012–2013
	Sajid Javid MP	2013–
Economic Secretary to the Treasury	The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP	2010–2011
	Chloe Smith MP	2011–2012
	Sajid Javid MP	2012–2013
	Nicky Morgan MP	2013–
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury	David Gauke MP	2010–
Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (unpaid)	The Rt Hon. The Lord Sassoon Kt FCA	2010–2013
Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (unpaid)	The Rt Hon. The Lord Deighton KBE	2013–


Secretary of State for Wales	The Rt Hon. Cheryl Gillan MP	2010–2012
Secretary of State for Wales	The Rt Hon. David Jones MP	2012–
Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Wales	The Rt Hon. David Jones MP	2010–2012
Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Wales	Stephen Crabb MP (Jointly as paid Lord Commissioner of the Treasury)	2012–
Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Wales	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Randerson	2012–


Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	The Rt Hon. Iain Duncan Smith MP	2010–
Minister of State for Work and Pensions	The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling MP	2010–2012
	Mark Hoban MP	2012–2013
	Esther McVey MP	2013–
Minister of State for Pensions	Steve Webb MP	2010–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	The Rt Hon. Maria Miller MP	2010–2012
	Esther McVey MP	2012–2013
	Mike Penning MP	2013–
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Reform (unpaid)	The Rt Hon. The Lord Freud	2010–

Law officers


Attorney General (attends Cabinet when responsibilities are on the agenda) Advocate General for Northern Ireland	The Rt Hon. Dominic Grieve QC MP	2010–
Solicitor General	Edward Garnier QC MP	2010–2012
Solicitor General	Oliver Heald QC MP	2012–

Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
	Advocate General for Scotland		The Rt Hon. The Lord Wallace of Tankerness QC PC (also Deputy Leader of the Lords)	2010–

Parliament


Leader of the House of Commons Lord Privy Seal (attends Cabinet)	The Rt Hon. Sir George Young Bt MP	2010–2012
	The Rt Hon. Andrew Lansley CBE MP	2012–
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons	David Heath CBE MP	2010–2012
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons	The Rt Hon. Tom Brake MP	2012–
Leader of the House of Lords Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Rt Hon. The Lord Strathclyde PC	2010–2013
	The Rt Hon. The Lord Hill of Oareford CBE PC	2013–
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords	The Rt Hon. The Lord McNally PC (also with Justice)	2010–2013
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords	The Rt Hon. The Lord Wallace of Tankerness QC PC (also Advocate General for Scotland)	2013–


Government Chief Whip (attends Cabinet) Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP	2010–2012
	The Rt Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP	2012
	The Rt Hon. Sir George Young Bt CH MP	2012–
Deputy Chief Whip Treasurer of the Household	The Rt Hon. John Randall MP	2010–2013
Deputy Chief Whip Treasurer of the Household	Greg Hands MP	2013–
Deputy Chief Whip Comptroller of the Household Liberal Democrat Chief Whip	The Rt Hon. Alistair Carmichael MP	2010–2013
	Don Foster MP	2013–
Whip Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	The Rt Hon. Mark Francois MP	2010–2012
	The Rt Hon. Greg Knight MP	2012–2013
	The Rt Hon. Major Desmond Swayne TD MP	2013–
Whips Lords of the Treasury	Michael Fabricant MP	2010–2012
	The Rt Hon. Major Desmond Swayne TD MP	2012–2013
	Sam Gyimah	2013–
	Angela Watkinson MP	2010–2012
	Anne Milton MP	2012–
	Jeremy Wright MP	2010–2012
	Lieutenant Colonel Mark Lancaster TD MP	2012–
	Brooks Newmark MP (unpaid)	2010–2012
	David Evenett MP	2012–
	James Duddridge MP	2010–2012
	Robert Goodwill MP	2012–2013
	Karen Bradley MP	2013–2014
	John Penrose MP	2014–
	Stephen Crabb MP (Jointly as unpaid Under-Secretary of State for Wales)	2012–
Assistant Whips	Philip Dunne MP (unpaid)	2010–2012
	Karen Bradley MP	2012–2013
	John Penrose MP	2013–2014
	Harriet Baldwin MP	2014-
	Stephen Crabb MP	2010–2012
	Jo Johnson MP	2012–
	Robert Goodwill MP	2010–2012
	Nicky Morgan MP	2012–2013
	Amber Rudd MP	2013–
	Shailesh Vara MP	2010–2012
	Robert Syms MP	2012–2013
	Claire Perry MP	2013–
	Bill Wiggin MP	2010–2012
	Chloe Smith MP	2010–2011
	Greg Hands MP	2011–2013
	Gavin Barwell MP	2013–
	Mark Hunter MP	2010–
	Norman Lamb MP (jointly with Deputy PM's office)	2010–2012
	Jenny Willott MP	2012–
Chief Whip Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE PC	2010–
Deputy Chief Whip Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard	The Rt Hon. The Lord Shutt of Greetland OBE PC	2010–2012
Deputy Chief Whip Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard	The Rt Hon. The Lord Newby OBE PC	2012–
Whips Lords and Baronesses in Waiting	The Rt Hon. The Earl Attlee	2010–
	The Rt Hon. The Lord Astor of Hever DL (also with Defence)	2010–2012
	The Rt Hon. The Viscount Younger of Leckie	2012–2013
	The Rt Hon. The Lord de Mauley TD	2010–2012
	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Northover (unpaid)	2010–
	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Rawlings	2010–2012
	The Rt Hon. The Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE (unpaid)	2010–2011
	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Verma	2010–2012
	The Rt Hon. The Lord Wallace of Saltaire PC (unpaid)	2010–
	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Garden of Frognal (unpaid)	2010–2013
	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Stowell of Beeston MBE	2011–2013
	The Rt Hon. The Lord Gardiner of Kimble	2012–
	The Rt Hon. The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon	2013–
	The Rt Hon. The Lord Popat	2013–
	The Rt Hon. The Lord Bates	2013–
	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Jolly (unpaid)	2013–

References

^ "Nick Clegg appointed Deputy Prime Minister". Office of the Prime Minister. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
^ Conservative Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement Conservative Party, 12 May 2010; Accessed 13 May 2010
^ Conservative Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement Liberal Democrats, 12 May 2010; Accessed 13 May 2010
^ ^a ^b Coalition government: Q&A The Telegraph, 14 May 2010
^ ^a ^b Riddell, Peter All change in the transformed House of Commons Times Online, 19 May 2010(subscription required)
^ "David Cameron's right turn in cabinet reshuffle". The Guardian. 4 September 2012.
^ "David Laws resignation: What next for government?". BBC News. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Liam Fox quits as defence secretary". BBC News. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
^ "As it happened: Liam Fox resigns". BBC News. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
^ "Press notice: New Ministerial Appointments". Office of the Prime Minister. 3 February 2012.
^ "Andrew Mitchell resigns following allegations he called police 'plebs'". The Guardian. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
^ "Lord Strathclyde resigns from cabinet". BBC. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

External links

Cameron's government: A guide to who's who, BBC News, 14 May 2010
Election 2010: the new cabinet guardian.co.uk, 12 May 2010, interactive guide

Government offices
Preceded by Brown ministry	Government of the United Kingdom 2010–present	Incumbent

[coalition-1] "Nick Clegg appointed Deputy Prime Minister". Office of the Prime Minister. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2012.

[2] Conservative Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement Conservative Party, 12 May 2010; Accessed 13 May 2010

[3] Conservative Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement Liberal Democrats, 12 May 2010; Accessed 13 May 2010

[qanda-4] Coalition government: Q&A The Telegraph, 14 May 2010

[riddell20100519-5] Riddell, Peter All change in the transformed House of Commons Times Online, 19 May 2010(subscription required)

[6] "David Cameron's right turn in cabinet reshuffle". The Guardian. 4 September 2012.

[autogenerated1-7] "David Laws resignation: What next for government?". BBC News. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.

[Fox1-8] "Liam Fox quits as defence secretary". BBC News. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.

[autogenerated3-9] "As it happened: Liam Fox resigns". BBC News. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.

[autogenerated2-10] "Press notice: New Ministerial Appointments". Office of the Prime Minister. 3 February 2012.

[Mitchell1-11] "Andrew Mitchell resigns following allegations he called police 'plebs'". The Guardian. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.

[12] "Lord Strathclyde resigns from cabinet". BBC. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

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v t e David Cameron
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2010–2016) Foreign Secretary (2023–2024) Leader of the Opposition (2005–2010) Leader of the Conservative Party (2005–2016) MP for Witney (2001–2016)
Premiership	Cameron–Clegg coalition Second Cameron ministry 2010 coalition negotiations Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement Nick Clegg's tenure as Deputy Prime Minister Chancellorship of George Osborne Austerity programme 2010 budget 2011 budget 2012 budget 2013 budget 2014 budget March 2015 budget July 2015 budget 2016 budget Theresa May's tenure as Home Secretary Iain Duncan Smith's tenure as Work and Pensions Secretary Michael Gove's tenure as Education Secretary Jeremy Hunt's tenure as Health Secretary Big Society Muscular liberalism Project Merlin Austerity programme Cash for Access scandal 2012 cabinet reshuffle 2014 cabinet reshuffle 2016 EU referendum Resignation Honours Piggate 2012 Ecuador diplomatic crisis International trips
Foreign Secretary	November 2023 British cabinet reshuffle International trips
Politics	Political positions Shadow Cabinet Opposition frontbench Witney The A-List Cameron Cutie Our Society, Your Life Greensill scandal
Electoral history	2005 (party leadership) 2006 (local) 2007 (local) 2008 (local) 2009 (local) 2009 (European) 2010 (local) 2010 (general) 2011 (local) 2012 (local) 2013 (local) 2014 (local) 2014 (European) 2015 (general) 2015 (local) 2016 (local)
Family	Samantha Cameron (wife) Alexander Cameron (brother) Sir William Mount, 2nd Baronet (grandfather)
Public image	1987 Bullingdon Club photograph Notting Hill set (2004) Dave the Chameleon (2006) WebCameron (2006) Make Me a Tory (2007) The Trial of Tony Blair (2007) Headcases (2008 TV series) When Boris Met Dave (2009) The Cobra (2010 novel) Friends (2010) The New Coalition Academy (2010–16) Britain's Economy: Cameron and Clegg Face the Audience (2010) Chipping Norton set (2010) The Audience (2013 play) Coalition (2015) Cameron's Coup (2015) Call Me Dave (2015) Newzoids (2015–2016 TV series) Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019) For the Record (2019)
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v t e Nick Clegg
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2010–2015) Lord President of the Council (2010–2015) Leader of the Liberal Democrats (2007–2015)
Government	Premiership of David Cameron Cameron–Clegg coalition 2010 coalition negotiations Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement Frontbench Team
Politics	Liberal Democrats East Midlands Sheffield Hallam Opposition Frontbench Team
Elections	2007 (party leadership) 2008 (local) 2009 (local) 2009 (European) 2010 (local) 2010 (general) 2011 (local) 2012 (local) 2013 (local) 2014 (local) 2014 (European) 2015 (general) 2015 (local)
Family	Nicholas Peter Clegg (father) Miriam González Durántez (wife) Hugh Clegg (paternal grandfather) Kira von Engelhardt, Baroness von Smolensk (paternal grandmother) Baroness Moura Budberg (paternal aunt-great-grandmother)
In the media	"The New Coalition Academy" (2010–2015) Britain's Economy: Cameron and Clegg Face the Audience (2010) "Nick Clegg Says I'm Sorry (The Autotune Remix)" (2012) The European Union: In or Out (2014) Coalition (2015) How to Stop Brexit (And Make Britain Great Again) (2017)

Cameron–Clegg coalition

History

Cabinets

May 2010 – September 2012

Changes

September 2012 – Present

Changes

List of Ministers

Prime Minister and Cabinet

Departments of State

Law officers

Parliament

See also

References

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