List of government ministers of the United Kingdom explained
The following is a list of ministerial offices in the Government of the United Kingdom. The highest ranking ministers are Cabinet ministers or also attend Cabinet.
Prime Minister's Office
Former positions
Deputy Prime Minister's Office
- Minister Assisting the Deputy Prime Minister (joint with Cabinet Office)
Cabinet Office
Government Equalities Office
Former positions
Cabinet Office
Government Equalities Office
Defence ministers
Ministry of Defence
Former positions
Ministry of Defence
National Government/War Cabinet Ministers
War Office
His Majesty's Treasury
Former positions
Department of Economic Affairs
Foreign Affairs ministers
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Former positions
India Office and Burma Office
Department for Exiting the European Union
Department for International Development
Justice ministers
Ministry of Justice
Former positions
Ministry of Justice
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Lord Chancellor's Department
Home affairs ministers
Home Office
Former positions
Home Office
Health ministers
Department of Health and Social Care
Former positions
Department of Health
Business and trade ministers
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Department for International Trade
Former positions
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
- Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department of Trade and Industry
Ministry of Technology
Education ministers
Department for Education (2010–present)
Former positions
Department for Education (2010–present)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for 14-19 Reform and Apprenticeships
Department for Children, Schools and Families (2007–2010)
Department for Education and Skills (2001–2007)
- Secretary of State for Education and Skills
Work and Pensions ministers
Department for Work and Pensions
Former positions
Department of Social Security
Department for Work and Pensions
Environment ministers
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Former positions
- Minister of State for Environment and Countryside
Transport ministers
Department for Transport
Former positions
- Minister for Public Transport
- Minister for Railways and Roads
- Under-Secretary of State for Transport
Local and devolved government
Welsh Office
Scotland Office
Northern Ireland Office
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Former positions
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Culture and media ministers
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Former positions
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Post Office
Secretaries of State
See main article: Secretary of State (UK).
See main article: Minister of State (UK).
See main article: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State.
Parliamentary leadership
House of Commons
House of Lords
Whips
House of Commons
House of Lords
Law officers
Former positions
Sinecures
External links
Notes and References
- The Prime Minister has concurrently served as First Lord of the Treasury since 1902, Minister for the Civil Service since 1968 and Minister for the Union since 2019.
- Web site: Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 2020-10-23. GOV.UK. en.
- Web site: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – GOV.UK. 2020-10-31. www.gov.uk. en.
- Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor have been held jointly since 2007.
- Web site: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care – GOV.UK. 2020-10-23. www.gov.uk. en.
- Web site: Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – GOV.UK. 2020-10-24. www.gov.uk. en.
- Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade have been held jointly since 2016.
- The Attorney General for England and Wales has concurrently served as Advocate General for Northern Ireland since 2010.
