{"id":72427,"date":"2016-07-17T06:43:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-17T06:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=2c28c0b1ed468ae9970a7737c8a3557e"},"modified":"2016-07-17T06:43:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-17T06:43:00","slug":"press-release-new-ministerial-and-government-appointments-announced-on-july-17-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=72427","title":{"rendered":"Press release: New ministerial and government appointments announced on July 17 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>The Queen has been pleased to approve the following ministerial appointments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ben Wallace MP as Minister of State for Security at the Home Office<\/li>\n<li>Baroness Williams of Trafford as Minister of State at the Home Office<\/li>\n<li>Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan MP as Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office<\/li>\n<li>Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE as Minister of State at the 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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Rory Stewart OBE MP as Minister of State at the Department for International Development<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Simon Kirby MP as Economic Secretary at HM Treasury<\/li>\n<li>Lord O\u2019Neill of Gatley as Commercial Secretary at HM Treasury<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Newton MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Home Office<\/li>\n<li>Baroness Shields OBE as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Home Office and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport<\/li>\n<li>Tobias Ellwood MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office<\/li>\n<li>Alok Sharma MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office<\/li>\n<li>Mark Lancaster TD MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence<\/li>\n<li>Harriett Baldwin MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence<\/li>\n<li>Sam Gyimah MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of 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Department of Health<\/li>\n<li>Lord Prior of Brampton as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health<\/li>\n<li>Caroline Nokes MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions<\/li>\n<li>Richard Harrington MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions<\/li>\n<li>Paul Maynard MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Jones MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport<\/li>\n<li>Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Percy MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government<\/li>\n<li>Marcus Jones MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government<\/li>\n<li>Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Wales Office<\/li>\n<li>Michael Ellis MP as Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (and Assistant Whip)<\/li>\n<li>Lord Dunlop as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Scotland Office and the Northern Ireland Office<\/li>\n<li>Guto Bebb MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Wales Office (and Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury))<\/li>\n<li>Kris Hopkins MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office<\/li>\n<li>Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Coffey MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs<\/li>\n<li>Lord Gardiner of Kimble as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs<\/li>\n<li>James Wharton MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for International Development<\/li>\n<li>Chris Skidmore MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Cabinet Office<\/li>\n<li>Tracey Crouch MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport<\/li>\n<li>Rob Wilson MP as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Lord Ashton of Hyde as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (and a Lord in Waiting)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Robert Buckland QC MP \u2013 Solicitor General<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Lord Keen of Elie QC \u2013 Advocate General for Scotland<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Rt Hon Anne Milton MP \u2013 Deputy Chief Whip (Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip)<\/li>\n<li>Mel Stride MP \u2013 Government Whip (Comptroller of HM Household)<\/li>\n<li>Julian Smith MP \u2013 Government Whip (Vice Chamberlain of HM Household)<\/li>\n<li>Rt Hon David Evennett MP \u2013 Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Barclay MP \u2013 Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)<\/li>\n<li>Guy Opperman MP \u2013 Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)<\/li>\n<li>Robert Syms MP \u2013 Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Griffiths MP \u2013 Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury)<\/li>\n<li>Jackie Doyle-Price MP \u2013 Assistant Government Whip<\/li>\n<li>Graham Stuart MP \u2013 Assistant Government Whip<\/li>\n<li>Heather Wheeler MP \u2013 Assistant Government Whip<\/li>\n<li>Chris Heaton-Harris MP \u2013 Assistant Government Whip<\/li>\n<li>Mark Spencer MP \u2013 Assistant Government Whip<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Pincher MP \u2013 Assistant Government Whip<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Steve Brine MP \u2013 Assistant Government Whip<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Rt Hon Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE \u2013 Lords Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms)<\/li>\n<li>Earl of Courtown \u2013 Deputy Chief Whip (Captain of The Queen\u2019s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard )<\/li>\n<li>Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen \u2013 Baroness in Waiting<\/li>\n<li>Baroness Goldie \u2013 Baroness in Waiting<\/li>\n<li>Baroness Mobarik CBE \u2013 Baroness in Waiting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following ministers have left the government:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rt Hon Mark Francois MP \u2013 appointed by the Prime Minister to conduct a review into the use of reserves in the Army.<\/li>\n<li>George Freeman MP \u2013 appointed as Chair of the Prime Minister\u2019s Policy Board<\/li>\n<li>Rt Hon Sir Desmond Swayne TD MP<\/li>\n<li>Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP<\/li>\n<li>Julian Brazier MP<\/li>\n<li>James Duddridge MP<\/li>\n<li>Charlie Elphicke MP<\/li>\n<li>John Penrose MP<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Selous MP<\/li>\n<li>Justin Tomlinson MP<\/li>\n<li>Baroness Verma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other appointments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen as spokesperson on Cabinet Office business in the House of Lords<\/li>\n<li>George Hollingbery MP as the Prime Minister\u2019s Parliamentary Private 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