Where ministers go next
Company boards lead, then charities and universities. Requests for clearance have surged since 2024.
501
former ministers with a recorded job after office
240
moved into company management or boards
211
business-appointment letters in 2025, a record
Leaving office is not the end of a career. Of the ministers in this database, 501 have at least one recorded job after leaving government, from Wikipedia biographies and from the advice letters former ministers must request before taking a new role within two years.
Business comes first, then charities and universities
Former ministers with at least one post-office job in each sector
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| Sector | Ministers | Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Company management / entrepreneur | 240 | 555 |
| Charity / NGO / campaigning | 172 | 300 |
| Teaching & academia | 117 | 184 |
| Management consulting | 109 | 187 |
| Civil service & diplomacy | 109 | 155 |
| Political staff / party / think tank / SpAd | 94 | 144 |
| Banking, finance & accountancy | 94 | 163 |
| Journalism, media & PR | 78 | 105 |
| Arts, culture & sport | 48 | 66 |
| Law (barrister, solicitor) | 25 | 33 |
The pace has picked up. After the 2024 election removed an entire government, requests to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (and from 2025 the Independent Adviser) jumped to 211 in 2025, covering 70 people.
Advice letters on new jobs, per year
Published Business Appointment Rules letters to former ministers (2026 to date)
Latest declared appointments
| Former minister | Role | Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Timpson | Trustee, Alex Timpson Trust | 2026-10-05 |
| Lord Timpson | Chief Executive Officer, Timpson Limited | 2026-10-05 |
| Rachel Blake | Board Member, Radix Big Tent | 2026-09-28 |
| Andrew Gwynne | Consultant, Ibrahim Dogus | 2026-09-15 |
| Robert Courts | Partner, Future Fuels Partnership | 2026-07-07 |
| Guy Opperman | Non-Executive Director, Raindrop Technologies Holdings Ltd | 2026-07-07 |
| Guy Opperman | Senior Adviser, ONG 1 Ltd | 2026-07-07 |
| Guy Opperman | Fundraiser, Next Generation Investment Management Limited | 2026-07-07 |
| Guy Opperman | Senior Adviser, Aptia Group Limited | 2026-07-07 |
| Guy Opperman | Advisor, Carne Group | 2026-07-07 |
| Alan Mak | Author, Icon Books Limited | 2026-06-22 |
| Jess Phillips | Presenter, Sky UK Limited | 2026-06-15 |