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List of government ministers of the United Kingdom

This article is about current and historic UK ministerial positions. For the people in the UK government, see British Government frontbench.

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

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Former positions

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Deputy Prime Minister's Office

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Cabinet Office

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Government Equalities Office

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Former positions

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Cabinet Office

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Government Equalities Office

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Defence ministers

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Ministry of Defence

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Former positions

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Ministry of Defence

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National Government/War Cabinet Ministers

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War Office

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His Majesty's Treasury

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Former positions

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Department of Economic Affairs

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Foreign Affairs ministers

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Former positions

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India Office and Burma Office

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Department for Exiting the European Union

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Department for International Development

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Justice ministers

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Ministry of Justice

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Former positions

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Ministry of Justice

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Department for Constitutional Affairs

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Lord Chancellor's Department

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Home affairs ministers

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Home Office

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Former positions

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Home Office

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Health ministers

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Department of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health

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Business and trade ministers

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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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Department for International Trade

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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

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Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

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Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

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Department of Trade and Industry

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Ministry of Technology

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Education ministers

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Department for Education (2010-present)

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Department for Education (2010-present)

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Department for Children, Schools and Families (2007-2010)

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Department for Education and Skills (2001-2007)

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Work and Pensions ministers

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Department for Work and Pensions

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Department of Social Security

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Department for Work and Pensions

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Environment ministers

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Transport ministers

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Department for Transport

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Local and devolved government

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Welsh Office

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Scotland Office

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Northern Ireland Office

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Former positions

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Culture and media ministers

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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Former positions

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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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Post Office

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Secretaries of State

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Main article: Secretary of State (UK)
Main article: Minister of State (UK)
Main article: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Parliamentary leadership

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House of Commons

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House of Lords

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Whips

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House of Commons

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House of Lords

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Law officers

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Former positions

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Sinecures

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor have been held jointly since 2007.
  3. ^ a b Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade have been held jointly since 2016.
  4. ^ The Attorney General for England and Wales has concurrently served as Advocate General for Northern Ireland since 2010.

References

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  1. ^ "Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  2. ^ "Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  3. ^ "Secretary of State for Health and Social Care - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  4. ^ "Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
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