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Second Johnson ministry
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
2019–2022
Johnson's cabinet in July 2022
Date formed	16 December 2019
Date dissolved	6 September 2022
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Prime Minister's history	Premiership of Boris Johnson
Deputy Prime Minister	Dominic Raab (2021–2022)
First Secretary	Dominic Raab (2019–2021)
No. of ministers	120
Member party	Conservative Party
Status in legislature	Majority 365 / 650 (56%)
Opposition cabinet	Corbyn Shadow Cabinet Starmer Shadow Cabinet
Opposition party	Labour Party
Opposition leader	Jeremy Corbyn (2019–2020) Keir Starmer (2020–2022)
History
Election	2019 general election
Legislature terms	2019–2024
Budgets	2020 budget March 2021 budget October 2021 budget
Predecessor	First Johnson ministry
Successor	Truss ministry

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The second Johnson ministry began on 16 December 2019, three days after Boris Johnson's audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she invited him to form a new government following the 2019 general election. The Conservative Party was returned to power with a majority of 80 seats in the House of Commons. Initially the ministers were largely identical to those at the end of the first Johnson ministry, but changed significantly in cabinet reshuffles in February 2020 and September 2021.

In July 2022, following a government crisis as a result of dozens of resignations from his government, Johnson announced his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party. Johnson pledged to remain as Prime Minister and lead a 'caretaker' government until a new Conservative Party leader had been elected. The election results were revealed on Monday 5 September 2022, and the new leader Liz Truss became prime minister on 6 September, resulting in the cabinet's dissolution.

History

2019 to 2020

The Conservative minority first Johnson ministry could not implement its legislative programme due to a political impasse over Brexit. While the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 requires a two-thirds majority vote in parliament to trigger an election, Johnson bypassed this requirement by passing the Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019. In the resulting election, held on 12 December 2019, Johnson's Conservatives won a majority of eighty seats, the largest for a government led by a Conservative prime minister since Margaret Thatcher in 1987.

Initially the ministers were largely identical to those at the end of the first Johnson ministry, excepting the Secretary of State for Wales, in which position Simon Hart replaced Alun Cairns. Nicky Morgan, who stood down at the general election, and Zac Goldsmith, who lost his seat, were made life peers to allow them to remain in the government.

Johnson reshuffled his cabinet on 13 February 2020: Sajid Javid, Julian Smith, Esther McVey, Geoffrey Cox, Andrea Leadsom, Theresa Villiers and Chris Skidmore all left the government.

Andrew Sabisky worked as a political adviser in Johnson's office for a short time in February. Sabisky, a speaker at the secretly held London Conference on Intelligence at UCL in 2015, believed that there were significant differences in average intelligence between different races, and supported enforced contraception. This caused concern among politicians of all parties in the UK Parliament only a few days after Sabisky's appointment. He resigned from his advisory role on 17 February 2020.

2021 to 2022

The 2021 State Opening of Parliament took place on 11 May 2021. Johnson conducted a cabinet reshuffle on 15 September 2021. The 2022 State Opening of Parliament took place on 10 May 2022. Johnson conducted another cabinet reshuffle on 7 July 2022. In January 2022 researchers at Sussex University maintained Johnson's administration was more corrupt "than any UK government since the Second World War" and feared serious consequences for the UK if it continued. Professor of Anti-Corruption Practice, Robert Barrington, at the Centre for the Study of Corruption in Sussex University stated that Johnson directly influenced this by personal example and by allowing his ministers and staff to do things. Barrington feared "consequences for democracy and Britain's global influence" – Barrington feared further for the economy and national security. Barrington accused MPs or Ministers that failed to act against lack of integrity of enabling it. Simon Jenkins wrote "He could never handle rivals near him, and his dismissal of May's abler ministers deprived him, and the UK, of experience and ability in favour of second-rate acolytes."

Confidence vote and government crisis

On 6 June 2022, Boris Johnson faced a vote of confidence in his ministry. He won the vote, with 211 in favour of his premiership and 148 against. Johnson was politically weakened.

In July 2022, several ministers resigned from the government in response to the handling of the Chris Pincher scandal, including cabinet ministers Sajid Javid, Rishi Sunak and Simon Hart. Michael Gove was sacked for disloyalty.

Johnson's resignation

Following the resignations, Johnson announced on 7 July 2022 of his decision to step down as Conservative Party leader. Following the completion of the leadership election for his successor on 6 September, he stepped down and was succeeded by Liz Truss.

Cabinets

December 2019 – February 2020

Second Johnson Cabinet

Portfolio	Portrait	Minister	Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service Minister for the Union		The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP	2019–2022
Chancellor of the Exchequer		The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP	2019–2020
First Secretary of State Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs		The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP	2019–2021
Secretary of State for the Home Department		The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP	2019–2022
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP	2019–2021
Secretary of State for Justice Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain		The Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP	2019–2021
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union		The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP	2018–2020
Secretary of State for Defence		The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP	2019–2023
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care		The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP	2018–2021
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy		The Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP	2019–2020
Secretary of State for International Trade President of the Board of Trade		The Rt Hon Liz Truss MP	2019–2021
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions		The Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP	2019–2022
Secretary of State for Education		The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP	2019–2021
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP	2019–2020
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government		The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP	2019–2021
Secretary of State for Transport		The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP	2019–2022
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon Julian Smith MP	2019–2020
Secretary of State for Scotland		The Rt Hon Alister Jack MP	2019–2024
Secretary of State for Wales		The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP	2019–2022
Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal		The Rt Hon The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park MBE PC	2016–2022
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport		The Rt Hon The Baroness Morgan of Cotes PC	2019–2020
Secretary of State for International Development		The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP	2019–2020
Minister without Portfolio Party Chairman		Lt Col the Rt Hon James Cleverly TD VR MP (unpaid)	2019–2020
Also attending cabinet meetings
Chief Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP	2019–2020
Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council		The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP	2019–2022
Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP	2019–2022
Attorney General		The Rt Hon Geoffrey Cox QC MP	2018–2020
Minister of State for Business, Energy and Clean Growth		The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP	2019–2021
Minister of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth		The Rt Hon Jake Berry MP	2019–2020
Minister of State for Housing and Planning		The Rt Hon Esther McVey MP	2019–2020
Minister of State for Security Deputy for EU Exit and No Deal Preparation		The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE MP	2019–2020
Minister of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister of State for International Development		The Rt Hon The Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park PC	2019–2022
Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General		The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP	2019–2020

February 2020 – September 2021

Third Johnson Cabinet

Portfolio	Portrait	Minister	Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service Minister for the Union		The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP	2019–2022
Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury		The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP	2020–2022
First Secretary of State		The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP	2019–2021
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs			2019–2020
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs			2020–2021
Secretary of State for the Home Department		The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP	2019–2022
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP	2019–2021
Minister for the Cabinet Office			2020–2021
Secretary of State for Justice Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain		The Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP	2019–2021
Secretary of State for Defence		The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP	2019–2023
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care		The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP	2018–2021
		The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP	2021–2022
President for COP26		The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP	2021–2022
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy			2020–2021
		The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP	2021–2022
Secretary of State for International Trade President of the Board of Trade Minister for Women and Equalities		The Rt Hon Liz Truss MP	2019–2021
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions		The Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP	2019–2022
Secretary of State for Education		The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP	2019–2021
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		The Rt Hon George Eustice MP	2020–2022
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government		The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP	2019–2021
Secretary of State for Transport		The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP	2019–2022
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE MP	2020–2022
Secretary of State for Scotland		The Rt Hon Alister Jack MP	2019–2024
Secretary of State for Wales		The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP	2019–2022
Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal		The Rt Hon The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park MBE PC	2016–2022
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport		The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP	2020–2021
Secretary of State for International Development (post abolished Sept. 2020)		The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP	2020
Minister of State for the Cabinet Office		The Rt Hon The Lord Frost CMG	2021
Minister without Portfolio Party Chairman		The Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP (unpaid)	2020–2021
Also attending cabinet meetings
Chief Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP	2020–2021
Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council		The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP	2019–2022
Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP	2019–2022
Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP	2020–2021 2021–2022
		The Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP	2021

Changes

• Following the merger of the Department for International Development into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in September 2020, the office of International Development Secretary was abolished. Anne-Marie Trevelyan accordingly left the Cabinet and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs became the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.
• The Lord Frost became a full member of the Cabinet as a Minister of State in the Cabinet Office on 1 March 2021.
• Suella Braverman became Minister on Leave on 2 March 2021 with Michael Ellis replacing her as Attorney General. Mrs Braverman returned to the post of Attorney General on 13 September the same year.
• Matt Hancock quit his post of Health Secretary on 26 June 2021 following the revelation that he had breached coronavirus social distancing guidance. He was replaced by Sajid Javid.

September 2021 – February 2022

Fourth Johnson Cabinet

Portfolio	Portrait	Minister	Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Union Minister for the Civil Service		The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP	2019–2022
Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of State for Justice Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain		The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP	2021–2022
Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury		The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP	2020–2022
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Minister for Women and Equalities		The Rt Hon Liz Truss MP	2021–2022
Secretary of State for the Home Department		The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP	2019–2022
Secretary of State for Defence		The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP	2019–2023
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Minister for Intergovernmental Relations		The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP	2021–2022
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care		The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP	2021–2022
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Minister for the Cabinet Office		The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP	2021–2022
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy		The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP	2021–2022
President for COP26		The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP	2021–2022
Secretary of State for International Trade President of the Board of Trade		The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP	2021–2022
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions		The Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP	2019–2022
Secretary of State for Education		The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP	2021–2022
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		The Rt Hon George Eustice MP	2020–2022
Secretary of State for Transport		The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP	2019–2022
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE MP	2020–2022
Secretary of State for Scotland		The Rt Hon Alister Jack MP	2019–2024
Secretary of State for Wales		The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP	2019–2022
Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal		The Rt Hon The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park MBE PC	2016–2022
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport		The Rt Hon Nadine Dorries MP	2021–2022
Minister of State for the Cabinet Office		The Rt Hon The Lord Frost CMG PC	2021
Minister without Portfolio (unpaid) Party Chairman		The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP	2021–2022
Also attending cabinet meetings
Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP	2019–2022
Chief Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon Simon Clarke MP	2021–2022
Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council		The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP	2019–2022
Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP	2020–2021 2021–2022
Minister of State for Crime and Policing		The Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP	2019–2022
Minister of State without Portfolio		The Rt Hon Nigel Adams MP	2021–2022
Minister of State for Higher and Further Education		The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP	2021–2022

Changes

• The Lord Frost resigned from the government on 18 December 2021. His role as Brexit minister was taken over by Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.

February 2022 – 5 July 2022

Fifth Johnson Cabinet

Portfolio	Portrait	Minister	Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Union Minister for the Civil Service		The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP	2019–2022
Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of State for Justice Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain		The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP	2021–2022
Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury		The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP	2020–2022
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs		The Rt Hon Liz Truss MP	2021–2022
Minister for Women and Equalities			2019–2022
Secretary of State for the Home Department		The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP	2019–2022
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP	2021–2022
Secretary of State for Defence		The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP	2019–2023
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Minister for Intergovernmental Relations		The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP	2021–2022
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care		The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP	2021–2022
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy		The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP	2021–2022
President for COP26		The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP	2021–2022
Secretary of State for International Trade President of the Board of Trade		The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP	2021–2022
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions		The Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP	2019–2022
Secretary of State for Education		The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP	2021–2022
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		The Rt Hon George Eustice MP	2020–2022
Secretary of State for Transport		The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP	2019–2022
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE MP	2020–2022
Secretary of State for Scotland		The Rt Hon Alister Jack MP	2019–2024
Secretary of State for Wales		The Rt Hon Simon Hart MP	2019–2022
Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal		The Rt Hon The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park MBE PC	2016–2022
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport		The Rt Hon Nadine Dorries MP	2021–2022
Minister without Portfolio (unpaid) Party Chairman		The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP	2021–2022
Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency		The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP	2022–2022
Also attending cabinet meetings
Minister for the Cabinet Office		The Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP	2022–2022
Paymaster General			2021–2022
Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP	2022–2022
Chief Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon Simon Clarke MP	2021–2022
Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council		The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP	2022–2022
Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP	2020–2021 2021–2022
Minister of State for Crime and Policing		The Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP	2019–2022
Minister of State for Higher and Further Education		The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP	2021–2022
Minister of State without Portfolio		The Rt Hon Nigel Adams MP	2021–2022

Changes

• Oliver Dowden resigned as Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio on 24 June 2022 following the Conservative defeats at the Tiverton and Honiton by-election and Wakefield by-election.

5 July 2022 – 6 September 2022

Sixth Johnson Cabinet

Portfolio	Portrait	Minister	Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Union Minister for the Civil Service		The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP	2019–2022
Deputy Prime Minister Secretary of State for Justice Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain		The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP	2021–2022
Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury		The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP	2022
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs		The Rt Hon Liz Truss MP	2021–2022
Minister for Women and Equalities			2019–2022
Secretary of State for the Home Department		The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP	2019–2022
Secretary of State for Defence		The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP	2019–2023
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care		The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP	2022
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		The Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP	2022
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities		The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP	2022
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy		The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP	2021–2022
President for COP26		The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP	2021–2022
Secretary of State for International Trade President of the Board of Trade		The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP	2021–2022
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions		The Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP	2019–2022
Secretary of State for Education		The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP	2022
		The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP	2022
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		The Rt Hon George Eustice MP	2022
Secretary of State for Transport		The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP	2019–2022
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon Shailesh Vara MP	2022
Secretary of State for Scotland		The Rt Hon Alister Jack MP	2019–2024
Secretary of State for Wales		Sir Robert Buckland QC MP	2022
Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal		The Rt Hon The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park MBE PC	2016–2022
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport		The Rt Hon Nadine Dorries MP	2021–2022
Minister without Portfolio (unpaid) Party Chairman		The Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson MP	2022–2022
Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency		The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP	2022–2022
Also attending cabinet meetings
Minister for the Cabinet Office		The Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP	2022
Paymaster General			2021–2022
Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP	2022
Chief Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon Simon Clarke MP	2021–2022
Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council		The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP	2022
Attorney General for England and Wales Advocate General for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP	2020–2021 2021–2022
Minister of State without Portfolio		The Rt Hon Nigel Adams MP	2021–2022
Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs		The Rt Hon Johnny Mercer MP	2022

Changes

• Sajid Javid resigned as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 5 July. He was replaced by Steve Barclay, the former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, who is in turn replaced by Kit Malthouse, former Home Office minister as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
• Rishi Sunak resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer on 5 July. He was replaced by Nadhim Zahawi, formerly Secretary of State for Education.
• Michael Gove was dismissed from Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on 6 July. He was replaced by Greg Clark.
• Simon Hart resigned as Secretary of State for Wales on 6 July. He was replaced by Robert Buckland, a former Secretary of State for Justice.
• Brandon Lewis resigned as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 7 July. He was replaced by Shailesh Vara.
• Michelle Donelan resigned as Secretary of State for Education on 7 July. She was replaced by James Cleverly, Minister of State for Europe and North America.
• The roles of Minister of State for Higher and Further Education and Minister for Crime and Policing were not designated as attending Cabinet.
• Andrew Stephenson joined the Cabinet as Minister without portfolio.

List of ministers

Prime Minister and Cabinet Office

Departments of state

Law officers

Parliament

See also

• First Johnson ministry
• Johnson cabinets, of Boris Johnson as Mayor of London.

Notes

1. Formally a Minister of State at the Cabinet Office.

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v t e Boris Johnson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2019–2022) MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (2015–2023) Mayor of London (2008–2016)
Premiership	First ministry 2019 Conservative Party leadership election 2019 G7 summit Prorogation controversy Suspension of rebel Conservative MPs Second ministry Chancellorship of Rishi Sunak 2020 budget March 2021 budget October 2021 budget List of departures 2020 cabinet reshuffle 2021 cabinet reshuffle EU withdrawal agreement Northern Ireland Protocol COVID-19 pandemic government response lockdown vaccinations contracts contract controversies Dominic Cummings scandal Partygate Commons Privileges Committee investigation Downing Street refurbishment controversy 2021 State Opening of Parliament 2021 G7 summit New Atlantic Charter Evacuations from Afghanistan COP26 Irish Sea Bridge feasibility study Owen Paterson scandal Parliamentary second jobs controversy Levelling-up policy Growth deals White Paper Great British Railways Integrated Rail Plan Trade negotiation between the UK and the EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Cost of living crisis Rwanda asylum plan Murder of David Amess United Kingdom and the Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022 State Opening of Parliament 2022 Conservative Party confidence vote 2022 G7 summit Chris Pincher scandal July 2022 government crisis 2022 cabinet reshuffle Conservative Party leadership election 2022 vote of confidence in the Johnson ministry Resignation Honours Political positions International trips Brexit
Mayoralty	"Boris Island" "Boris Bikes" New Routemaster 2011 London riots London Cable Car 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 Summer Paralympics Garden Bridge Night Tube Jennifer Arcuri
Other offices held	Leader of the Conservative Party (2019–2022) Commonwealth Chair-in-Office (2019–2022) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (2016–2018) Shadow Minister for Higher Education (2005–2007) Shadow Minister for the Arts (2004) MP for Henley (2001–2008)
Elections	2008 (Mayoral) 2012 (Mayoral) 2019 (General) 2021 (Local) 2022 (Local)
Books	By Johnson Friends, Voters, Countrymen (2002) Seventy-Two Virgins (2004) The Dream of Rome (2006) The Churchill Factor (2014) Unleashed (2024) About Johnson Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson (2006) Boris v. Ken (2008)
Public image	Cultural depictions Headcases (2008) When Boris Met Dave (2009) Newzoids (2015–2016) South Park (2016) Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019) "Vossi Bop" (2019) "Boris Johnson Is a Fucking Cunt" (2020) "Can't Stop Christmas" (2020) Spitting Image (2020–2021) This England (2022) DSP (2022) Partygate (2023) 1987 Bullingdon Club photograph "Greased piglet" "Dead cat strategy"
Family	Allegra Mostyn-Owen (first wife) Marina Wheeler (second wife) Carrie Johnson (third wife) Lara Johnson-Wheeler (daughter) Dilyn (dog) Stanley Johnson (father) Charlotte Fawcett (mother) Rachel Johnson (sister) Jo Johnson (brother) Edmund Fawcett (uncle) James Fawcett (grandfather) Ali Kemal (great-grandfather) Elias Avery Lowe (great-grandfather) H. T. Lowe-Porter (great-grandmother)
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v t e Johnson cabinets
First Johnson cabinet (July–December 2019) Cabinet members Boris Johnson Steve Barclay Robert Buckland Alun Cairns James Cleverly Thérèse Coffey The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Michael Gove Matt Hancock Alister Jack Sajid Javid Robert Jenrick Andrea Leadsom Nicky Morgan Priti Patel Dominic Raab Grant Shapps Alok Sharma Julian Smith Liz Truss Theresa Villiers Ben Wallace Gavin Williamson Also attended meetings Jake Berry Geoffrey Cox Oliver Dowden Zac Goldsmith Kwasi Kwarteng Brandon Lewis Esther McVey Jacob Rees-Mogg Mark Spencer Rishi Sunak Departures Alun Cairns Jo Johnson Amber Rudd
Second Johnson cabinet (December 2019 – September 2022) Cabinet members Boris Johnson Steve Barclay Robert Buckland Greg Clark James Cleverly Thérèse Coffey Nadine Dorries George Eustice The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Alister Jack Kwasi Kwarteng Kit Malthouse Priti Patel Dominic Raab Jacob Rees-Mogg Grant Shapps Alok Sharma Anne-Marie Trevelyan Liz Truss Shailesh Vara Ben Wallace Nadhim Zahawi Also attended meetings Nigel Adams Suella Braverman Simon Clarke Michael Ellis Chris Heaton-Harris Johnny Mercer Mark Spencer Andrew Stephenson Departures Jake Berry Geoffrey Cox Michelle Donelan Oliver Dowden The Lord Frost Michael Gove Matt Hancock Simon Hart Sajid Javid Robert Jenrick Andrea Leadsom Brandon Lewis Amanda Milling Esther McVey The Baroness Morgan of Cotes Julian Smith Rishi Sunak Theresa Villiers Gavin Williamson

v t e British governments
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