Cabinet of the United Kingdom

In the government of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a group of Ministers led and chosen by the Prime Minister.

They are the main decision-makers in the British government. People in the cabinet have to be members of either the House of Commons or the House of Lords. There are currently 22 Cabinet positions in the government of the United Kingdom.

All of the current Cabinet members are also members of the governing Conservative Party.

Cabinet Ministers

As of 25 October 2022:

Sunak Ministry
Incumbent		Office(s)	Department	Took Office
Cabinet ministers
	The Right Honourable Rishi Sunak Member of Parliament for Richmond (Yorks) (born 1980)	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Union Minister for the Civil Service	Cabinet Office	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
	The Right Honourable Jeremy Hunt MP for South West Surrey (born 1966)	Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury	HM Treasury	14 October 2022 (2022-10-14)
	The Right Honourable James Cleverly MP for Braintree (born 1969)	Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs	Foreign Office	6 September 2022 (2022-09-06)
	The Right Honourable Suella Braverman MP for Fareham (born 1980)	Secretary of State for the Home Department	Home Office	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
	The Right Honourable Ben Wallace MP for Wyre and Preston North (born 1970)	Secretary of State for Defence	Ministry of Defence	24 July 2019 (2019-07-24)
	The Right Honourable Steve Barclay MP for North East Cambridgeshire (born 1972)	Secretary of State for Health and Social Care	Department of Health and Social Care	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
	The Right Honourable Oliver Dowden MP for Hertsmere (born 1978)	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Cabinet Office	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
	Grant Shapps MP for Welwyn Hatfield	Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	7 February 2023 (2023-02-07)
	The Right Honourable Penny Mordaunt MP for Portsmouth North (born 1973)	Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council	Office of the Leader of the House of Commons	6 September 2022 (2022-09-06)
	The Right Honourable Nicholas True The Lord True CBE (born 1951)	Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal	Office of the Leader of the House of Lords	6 September 2022 (2022-09-06)
	The Right Honourable Michael Gove MP for Surrey Heath (born 1967)	Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
	The Right Honourable Kemi Badenoch MP for Saffron Walden (born 1980)	Secretary of State for International Trade President of the Board of Trade Minister for Equalities	Department for International Trade UK Export Finance	6 September 2022 (2022-09-06)
	The Right Honourable Mel Stride MP for Central Devon (born 1961)	Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	Department for Work and Pensions	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
	Gillian Keegan MP for Chichester (born 1968)	Secretary of State for Education	Department for Education	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
	The Right Honourable Thérèse Coffey MP for Suffolk Coastal (born 1971)	Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
	The Right Honourable Mark Harper MP for Forest of Dean (born 1970)	Secretary of State for Transport	Department for Transport	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
	The Right Honourable Chris Heaton-Harris MP for Daventry (born 1967)	Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland Office	6 September 2022 (2022-09-06)
	The Right Honourable Michelle Donelan MP for Chippenham (born 1984)	Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	6 September 2022 (2022-09-06)
	The Right Honourable Alister Jack MP for Dumfries and Galloway (born 1963)	Secretary of State for Scotland	Scotland Office	24 July 2019 (2019-07-24)
	The Right Honourable David TC Davies MP for Monmouth (born 1970)	Secretary of State for Wales	Wales Office	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
Ministers who also attend Cabinet
	The Right Honourable Simon Hart MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire (born 1977)	Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Government Chief Whip)	HM Treasury	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
	The Right Honourable John Glen MP for Salisbury (born 1974)	Chief Secretary to the Treasury	HM Treasury	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
	The Right Honourable Victoria Prentis MP for Banbury (born 1971)	Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland	Attorney General's Office	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
	The Right Honourable Jeremy Quin MP for Horsham (born 1968)	Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General	Cabinet Office	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
	The Right Honourable Johnny Mercer MP for Plymouth Moor View (born 1981)	Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs	Cabinet Office	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
	The Right Honourable Andrew Mitchell MP for Sutton Coldfield (born 1956)	Minister of State for Development	Foreign Office	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)
	The Right Honourable Tom Tugendhat MBE MP for Tonbridge and Malling (born 1973)	Minister of State for Security	Home Office	6 September 2022 (2022-09-06)
	The Right Honourable Robert Jenrick MP for Newark (born 1981)	Minister of State for Immigration	Home Office	25 October 2022 (2022-10-25)