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Theresa May

Conservative 13 Jul 2016 – 24 Jul 2019 3 yrs Profile ↗
41
people sat in the full Cabinet, filling 22 seats. 13 were women
12 of 21
of the first Cabinet (apart from the Prime Minister) were still in it on the last day, 7 in the same job
202
people held a ministerial post, 57 of them women (28%)
53
appointments took effect on 17 Jul 2016, the biggest day of the term
73
ministers were first appointed under May, 25 of them women

The top jobs

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

Chancellor
1 holder

The Cabinet, first and last

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

First Cabinet 20 Jul 2016 · 22

TM
Theresa May
Prime Minister
EP
Same job to the end
JG
Justine Greening
Minister for Women and Equalities
Left Jan 2018
SJ
Sajid Javid
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government → Secretary of State for the Home Department
Moved
KB
Karen Bradley
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport → Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Moved
DD
David Davis
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Left Jul 2018
JH
Jeremy Hunt
Secretary of State for Health → Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Moved
LF
Liam Fox
Secretary of State for International Trade
Same job to the end
JB
James Brokenshire
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland → Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Moved
AC
Same job to the end
AR
Amber Rudd
Secretary of State for the Home Department → Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Moved

Last Cabinet 23 Jul 2019 · 23

TM
Theresa May
Prime Minister
EP
PM
Penny Mordaunt
Minister for Women and Equalities
Joined later
SB
Steve Barclay
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Joined later
LF
Liam Fox
Secretary of State for International Trade
BL
Brandon Lewis
Minister without Portfolio
Joined later
18 people left the Cabinet during the term
MC
Baroness Morgan of Cotes
1 day in the Cabinet, joined after the first week
Jul 2016
TV
Theresa Villiers
1 day in the Cabinet, joined after the first week
Jul 2016
SC
Stephen Crabb
1 day in the Cabinet, joined after the first week
Jul 2016
JW
John Whittingdale
1 day in the Cabinet, joined after the first week
Jul 2016
OL
Oliver Letwin
1 day in the Cabinet, joined after the first week
Jul 2016
SB
Baroness Stowell of Beeston
1 day in the Cabinet, joined after the first week
Jul 2016
LT
Liz Truss
0.9 yrs in the Cabinet
Jun 2017
AL
Andrea Leadsom
0.9 yrs in the Cabinet
Jun 2017
MF
Michael Fallon
1.3 yrs in the Cabinet
Nov 2017
PP
Priti Patel
1.3 yrs in the Cabinet
Nov 2017
DG
Damian Green
1.4 yrs in the Cabinet
Dec 2017
M
Lord McLoughlin
1.5 yrs in the Cabinet
Jan 2018
JG
Justine Greening
1.5 yrs in the Cabinet
Jan 2018
DD
David Davis
2 yrs in the Cabinet
Jul 2018
BJ
Boris Johnson
2 yrs in the Cabinet
Jul 2018
EM
Esther McVey
0.9 yrs in the Cabinet, joined after the first week
Nov 2018
DR
Dominic Raab
0.4 yrs in the Cabinet, joined after the first week
Nov 2018
GW
Gavin Williamson
1.5 yrs in the Cabinet, joined after the first week
May 2019

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