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Boris Johnson

Conservative 24 Jul 2019 – 6 Sep 2022 3.1 yrs Profile ↗
41
people sat in the full Cabinet, filling 23 seats. 12 were women
11 of 22
of the first Cabinet (apart from the Prime Minister) were still in it on the last day, 6 in the same job
196
people held a ministerial post, 59 of them women (30%)
85
appointments took effect on 24 Jul 2019, the biggest day of the term
80
ministers were first appointed under Johnson, 25 of them women

The top jobs

Who held the Chancellor, Home, Foreign and Defence posts, left to right across the term.

Chancellor
3 holders

The Cabinet, first and last

Everyone with full Cabinet status a week after Johnson took over, and on the final day. Cabinet here means the full Cabinet, not those who only attend.

First Cabinet 31 Jul 2019 · 23

BJ
Boris Johnson
Prime Minister
DR
Same job to the end
EP
Same job to the end
AR
Amber Rudd
Minister for Women and Equalities
Left Sep 2019
SB
Steve Barclay
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union → Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Moved
LT
Liz Truss
Secretary of State for International Trade → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Moved
RB
Moved
JC
James Cleverly
Minister without Portfolio → Secretary of State for Education
Moved
18 people left the Cabinet during the term
AR
Amber Rudd
45 days in the Cabinet
Sep 2019
AC
Alun Cairns
0.3 yrs in the Cabinet
Nov 2019
AL
Andrea Leadsom
0.6 yrs in the Cabinet
Feb 2020
JS
Julian Smith
0.6 yrs in the Cabinet
Feb 2020
TV
Theresa Villiers
0.6 yrs in the Cabinet
Feb 2020
MC
Baroness Morgan of Cotes
0.6 yrs in the Cabinet
Feb 2020
MH
Matt Hancock
1.9 yrs in the Cabinet
Jun 2021
GW
Gavin Williamson
2.1 yrs in the Cabinet
Sep 2021
AM
Amanda Milling
1.6 yrs in the Cabinet, joined after the first week
Sep 2021
RJ
Robert Jenrick
2.1 yrs in the Cabinet
Sep 2021
F
Lord Frost
0.8 yrs in the Cabinet, joined after the first week
Dec 2021
OD
Oliver Dowden
2.4 yrs in the Cabinet, joined after the first week
Jun 2022
RS
Rishi Sunak
2.4 yrs in the Cabinet, joined after the first week
Jul 2022
SJ
Sajid Javid
1.6 yrs in the Cabinet
Jul 2022
MG
Michael Gove
3 yrs in the Cabinet
Jul 2022
SH
Simon Hart
2.6 yrs in the Cabinet, joined after the first week
Jul 2022
BL
Brandon Lewis
2.4 yrs in the Cabinet, joined after the first week
Jul 2022
MD
Michelle Donelan
2 days in the Cabinet, joined after the first week
Jul 2022

Appointments are carried over when a prime minister takes office, so ministers already in post count as serving under the new one.