Cabinets

The governments of the 11 prime ministers since 1979, and the jobs they filled.

Prime ministers

2026–now23in Cabinet

2024–202629in Cabinet

2022–202430in Cabinet

202225in Cabinet

2019–202241in Cabinet

2016–201941in Cabinet

2010–201645in Cabinet

2007–201039in Cabinet

1997–200754in Cabinet

1990–199738in Cabinet

Margaret Thatcher

1979–199057in Cabinet

Government	In office	Cabinet people	Joined after week one	First Cabinet still there at the end	Holders of the top four jobs
Margaret Thatcher	11.6 yrs	57	35	0 of 21	17
John Major	6.4 yrs	38	16	10 of 21	10
Tony Blair	10.2 yrs	54	32	5 of 21	12
Gordon Brown	2.9 yrs	39	17	13 of 21	9
David Cameron	6.2 yrs	45	22	5 of 22	7
Theresa May	3 yrs	41	19	12 of 21	8
Boris Johnson	3.1 yrs	41	18	11 of 22	7
Liz Truss	49 days	25	2	20 of 22	6
Rishi Sunak	1.7 yrs	30	8	16 of 21	7
Keir Starmer	2 yrs	29	7	15 of 21	7
Andy Burnham	85 days	23	0	22 of 22	4

Cabinet means full Cabinet status. The first Cabinet is taken a week after the handover and the Prime Minister is left out of the "still there" count. The top four jobs are Chancellor, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary. Long and short terms are not directly comparable: Thatcher had 11 years to turn her Cabinet over, Truss 49 days.

The great offices

Chancellor of the Exchequer

16 people since 1979 · 3.1 years on average

Now: John Healey

22 people since 1979 · 2.1 years on average

Now: Shabana Mahmood

Foreign Secretary

21 people since 1979 · 2.4 years on average

Now: Ed Miliband

Departments

Defence Secretary

23 people since 1979 · 2.1 years on average

Now: Wes Streeting

Health Secretary

23 people since 1979 · 2.1 years on average

Now: Yvette Cooper

Education Secretary

25 people since 1979 · 2 years on average

Now: Lucy Powell

Work and Pensions Secretary

23 people since 1988 · 1.7 years on average

Now: Pat McFadden

Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary

19 people since 1979 · 2.5 years on average

Now: Alex Norris

Business and Trade Secretary

32 people since 1979 · 1.6 years on average

Now: Jonathan Reynolds

Energy Secretary

17 people since 1979 · 1.8 years on average

Now: Miatta Fahnbulleh

Transport Secretary

27 people since 1979 · 1.8 years on average

Now: Heidi Alexander

Housing and Communities Secretary

22 people since 1979 · 1.8 years on average

Now: Angela Rayner

Environment and Farming Secretary

25 people since 1979 · 2 years on average

Now: Angela Eagle

Culture Secretary

22 people since 1992 · 1.5 years on average

Now: Lisa Nandy

International Development Secretary

11 people since 1997 · 2.1 years on average

Not currently filled

The nations

Scottish Secretary

17 people since 1979 · 2.7 years on average

Now: Douglas Alexander

Welsh Secretary

18 people since 1979 · 2.4 years on average

Now: Stephen Kinnock

Northern Ireland Secretary

22 people since 1979 · 2.2 years on average

Now: Chris Bryant

Centre of government

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

33 people since 1979 · 1.2 years on average

Now: Louise Haigh

Chief Secretary to the Treasury

36 people since 1979 · 1.3 years on average

Now: Emma Reynolds

Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

13 people since 1995 · 2.4 years on average

Now: Louise Haigh

Parliament and the whips

Leader of the House of Commons

27 people since 1979 · 1.8 years on average

Now: Alan Campbell

Leader of the House of Lords

19 people since 1979 · 2.5 years on average

Now: Baroness Smith of Basildon

25 people since 1979 · 1.9 years on average

Now: Anneliese Midgley

Attorney General

15 people since 1979 · 3.2 years on average

Now: Ellie Reeves