{"id":45053,"date":"2014-07-15T07:44:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T07:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=1ccf91883553b1968f70d7f31a2c0fa1"},"modified":"2014-07-15T07:44:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T07:44:00","slug":"news-story-ministerial-appointments-july-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=45053","title":{"rendered":"News story: Ministerial appointments: July 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>You can also follow <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/number10gov\">@Number10gov on Twitter<\/a> for the latest announcements. <\/p>\n<p>New ministerial appointments announced so far are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/william-hague\">William Hague<\/a> is appointed as First Secretary of State, and Leader of the Commons<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/philip-hammond\">Philip Hammond<\/a> is appointed as Foreign Secretary<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/michael-gove\">Michael Gove<\/a> is appointed as Commons Chief Whip <\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/nicky-morgan\">Nicky Morgan<\/a> is appointed as Education Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/elizabeth-truss\">Liz Truss<\/a> is appointed as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/michael-fallon\">Michael Fallon<\/a> is appointed as Defence Secretary<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/esther-mcvey\">Esther McVey<\/a> will be attending Cabinet in her existing role as Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/greg-clark\">Greg Clark<\/a> is appointed as Minister for Universities and Science in addition to his current role as Minister of State <\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/stephen-crabb\">Stephen Crabb<\/a> is appointed as Secretary of State for Wales<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/baroness-stowell-of-beeston\">Baroness Stowell<\/a> is appointed as Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster <\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/jeremy-wright\">Jeremy Wright<\/a> is appointed as Attorney General<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/matthew-hancock\">Matthew Hancock<\/a> is appointed as Minister of State at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Minister of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change and Minister of State for Portsmouth<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/mike-penning\">Mike Penning<\/a> is appointed as Minister of State at the Home Office and Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/nick-boles\">Nick Boles<\/a> is appointed as Minister of State jointly for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Education<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/mark-harper\">Mark Harper<\/a> is appointed as Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/david-gauke\">David Gauke<\/a> is appointed as Financial Secretary to the Treasury <\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/john-hayes\">John Hayes<\/a> is appointed as Minister of State at the Department for Transport <\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/anna-soubry\">Anna Soubry<\/a> is promoted to Minister of State at Ministry of Defence<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/oliver-letwin\">Oliver Letwin<\/a> continues as Minister for Government Policy at Cabinet Office and becomes Lord Privy Seal <\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/claire-perry\">Claire Perry<\/a> is appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/priti-patel\">Priti Patel<\/a> is appointed as Exchequer Secretary at the Treasury<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/amber-rudd\">Amber Rudd<\/a> is appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change <\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/penny-mordaunt\">Penny Mordaunt<\/a> is appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/nick-gibb\">Nick Gibb<\/a> is returning to government as Minister of State at the Department for Education<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/robert-buckland\">Robert Buckland<\/a> is appointed as Solicitor General <\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/desmond-swayne\">Desmond Swayne<\/a> is appointed as Minister of State at the Department for International Development<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/julian-brazier\">Julian Brazier<\/a> is appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Ministry of Defence <\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/george-freeman\">George Freeman<\/a> is appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department of Health<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/andrew-murrison\">Andrew Murrison<\/a> is appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/ed-vaizey\">Ed Vaizey<\/a> is promoted to Minister of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, with responsibility for digital industries<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/brooks-newmark\">Brooks Newmark<\/a> is appointed as Parliamentary Secretary at Cabinet Office<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/brandon-lewis\">Brandon Lewis<\/a> is promoted to Minister of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/alun-cairns-mp\">Alun Cairns<\/a> is appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Wales Office and Government Whip<\/li>\n<li>Mel Stride, Therese Coffey, Ben Wallace and Damian Hinds are appointed as Assistant Government Whips<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/sam-gyimah\">Sam Gyimah<\/a> is appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Education<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/people\/jo-johnson\">Jo Johnson<\/a> is promoted to Minister of State at Cabinet Office and remains head of the Downing Street Policy Unit<\/li>\n<li>Tobias Ellwood is appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign Office <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A reshuffle is taking place and the Prime Minister is announcing new ministerial appointments. 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