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Second Cameron ministry
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
2015–2016
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron holding bilateral meetings in April 2016
Date formed	8 May 2015 (2015-05-08)
Date dissolved	13 July 2016 (2016-07-13)
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Prime Minister's history	Premiership of David Cameron
First Secretary	George Osborne
Member party	Conservative Party
Status in legislature	Majority 330 / 650 (51%)
Opposition cabinet	Harman Shadow Cabinet Corbyn Shadow Cabinet
Opposition party	Labour Party
Opposition leader	Harriet Harman (2015) Jeremy Corbyn (2015–2016)
History
Election	2015 general election
Legislature terms	2015–2017
Budgets	July 2015 budget 2016 budget
Predecessor	Cameron–Clegg coalition
Successor	First May ministry

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David Cameron formed the second Cameron ministry, the first Conservative majority government since 1996, following the 2015 general election. Prior to the election Cameron had led his first ministry, the Cameron–Clegg coalition, a coalition government that consisted of members of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, with Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister.

Following the vote to leave at the EU referendum on the morning of 24 June, Cameron said that he would resign as Prime Minister after a new Leader of the Conservative Party was chosen after the party conference in the autumn. It was announced on 11 July 2016 that he would resign on 13 July and be succeeded by Home Secretary, Theresa May.

History

Cameron announced his choice for Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary on the afternoon of 8 May 2015, with George Osborne, Theresa May, Philip Hammond and Michael Fallon retaining their posts. Osborne was also given the honorific title of First Secretary of State, which had been held by William Hague in the preceding ministry.

Cameron's choices for other ministers were announced through the week. Eric Pickles, previously the Communities Secretary left the Cabinet and received a knighthood, being replaced by Greg Clark. Michael Gove moved to the position of Justice Secretary, replacing Chris Grayling, who became the new Leader of the House of Commons.

Several vacant Cabinet posts previously held by Liberal Democrats were subsequently filled by Conservative ministers – the positions of Business Secretary, Energy Secretary, Scottish Secretary and Chief Secretary to the Treasury were given to Sajid Javid, Amber Rudd, David Mundell and Greg Hands respectively, with John Whittingdale replacing Javid as Culture Secretary.

Mark Harper replaced Gove as Chief Whip, whilst Matthew Hancock became the new Minister for the Cabinet Office, being replaced by Anna Soubry as Minister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise. Also Priti Patel became the new Minister of State for Employment and Robert Halfon became a Minister without Portfolio.

The Minister of State for Social Care portfolio was downgraded to a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in 2016 under this ministry. It would not regain its former stature until 24 January 2018, under the Second May ministry's 2018 British cabinet reshuffle.

Cabinet

Second Cameron Cabinet

Portfolio	Portrait	Minister	Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service		The Rt Hon. David Cameron MP	2010–16
First Secretary of State Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury		The Rt Hon. George Osborne MP	2010–16
Secretary of State for the Home Department		The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP	2010–16
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs		The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP	2014–16
Secretary of State for Justice Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain		The Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP	2015–16
Secretary of State for Defence		The Rt Hon. Michael Fallon MP	2014–16
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions		The Rt Hon. Iain Duncan Smith MP	2010–16
		The Rt Hon. Stephen Crabb MP	2016
Secretary of State for Health		The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP	2012–16
Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council		The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling MP	2015–16
Secretary of State for International Development		The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP	2012–16
Secretary of State for Education Minister for Women and Equalities		The Rt Hon. Nicky Morgan MP	2014–16
Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal		The Rt Hon. The Baroness Stowell of Beeston MBE PC	2014–16
Secretary of State for Transport		The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP	2012–16
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills President of the Board of Trade		The Rt Hon. Sajid Javid MP	2015–16
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland		The Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers MP	2012–16
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		The Rt Hon. Liz Truss MP	2014–16
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government		The Rt Hon. Greg Clark MP	2015–16
Secretary of State for Wales		The Rt Hon. Stephen Crabb MP	2014–16
		The Rt Hon. Alun Cairns MP	2016
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP	2014–16
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport		The Rt Hon. John Whittingdale OBE MP	2015–16
Secretary of State for Scotland		The Rt Hon. David Mundell MP	2015–16
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change		The Rt Hon. Amber Rudd MP	2015–16
Also attending cabinet meetings
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs		The Rt Hon. The Baroness Anelay of St John's DBE PC	2014–16
Minister without Portfolio		The Rt Hon. Robert Halfon MP	2015–16
Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General		The Rt Hon. Matthew Hancock MP	2015–16
Chief Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon. Greg Hands MP	2015–16
Chief Whip in the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury		The Rt Hon. Mark Harper MP	2015–16
Minister of State for Employment		The Rt Hon. Priti Patel MP	2015–16
Minister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise		The Rt Hon. Anna Soubry MP	2015–16
Attorney General		The Rt Hon. Jeremy Wright QC MP	2014–16

Changes

• On 19 March 2016, Iain Duncan Smith resigned from his post of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions over plans by Chancellor George Osborne to cut disability benefits. He was replaced by Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb. Alun Cairns filled the vacancy left by Crabb's promotion. His post was filled by Guto Bebb.

List of ministers

Prime Minister and the Cabinet Office

Departments of State

Law Officers

Parliament

See also

• Premiership of David Cameron

Notes

References

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2. "Theresa May to succeed Cameron as UK PM on Wednesday". BBC News. 11 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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7. "A Minister of State for Social Care". Home Farm Trust (hft). Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
8. "Election 2015: Prime Minister and ministerial appointments (Updated 12 May)" (Press release). 8 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
9. Tilbrook, Richard (14 May 2015). "Business transacted and order approved at the Privy Council held by The Queen at Buckingham Palace on 14th May 2015" (PDF). Privy Council Office (United Kingdom). p. 1. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
10. "Iain Duncan Smith quits: David Cameron 'puzzled' by resignation". BBC News. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
11. "Stephen Crabb appointed new work and pensions secretary". The Guardian. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
12. "Ministry of Defence Ministerial appointments finalised". Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
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14. "New ministerial team welcomed to the Department for Work and Pensions – Press releases – GOV.UK". Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.

External links

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