Cameron ministry

Cameron ministry
Cameron ministry
2010–2016
	David Cameron
Date formed	11 May 2010
Date dissolved	13 July 2016
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Prime Minister's history	2010–2016
Deputy Prime Minister	Nick Clegg (2010–15)
First Secretary	William Hague (2010–15); George Osborne (2015–16)
Member parties	Conservative Party; Liberal Democrats
Status in legislature	Majority (coalition) 363 / 650 (56%) ; Majority (2015–16); 330 / 650 (51%)
Opposition cabinet	Harman Shadow Cabinet; Miliband Shadow Cabinet; Harman Shadow Cabinet; Corbyn Shadow Cabinet
Opposition party	Labour Party;
Opposition leader	Harriet Harman (2010); Ed Miliband (2010–2015); Harriet Harman (2015); Jeremy Corbyn (2015–2016);
History
Election(s)	2010 general election; 2015 general election
Legislature term(s)	55th UK Parliament; 56th UK Parliament
Predecessor	Brown ministry
Successor	May ministry

The Cameron ministry was the Government of the United Kingdom from May 2010 to July 2016 under David Cameron. The first term of the administration was the UK’s first coalition government since World War II, it included both Conservative and Liberal Democrats ministers. The administration's second term of the was a majority Conservative government.

History

The 2010 general election resulted in a Hung parliament, meaning no political party had a majority in the House of Commons. The Lib Dems negotiated separately with the Conservative and Labour parties to see if they could form a coalition government.

After five days negotiation, the Conservatives and Lib Dems agreed to form a coalition government. Gordon Brown travelled to Buckingham Palace and tendered his resignation as Prime Minister to The Queen. David Cameron was appointed in Brown’s place and invited to form a new government. Nick Clegg became Deputy Prime Minister.

After the 2015 general election, Cameron formed a majority government. The government stayed in office until David Cameron resigned as Prime Minister on 13 July 2016 shortly after losing the EU referendum.

Coalition government: 2010–15

May 2010 – September 2012

Party key		Conservative
Party key		Liberal Democrat

First Cabinet of Cameron–Clegg Coalition [edit]
Portfolio		Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service	The Rt Hon. David Cameron MP	2010–16
Deputy Prime Minister Lord President of the Council	The Rt Hon. Nick Clegg MP	2010–15
First Secretary of State Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	The Rt Hon. William Hague MP	2010–14
Chancellor of the Exchequer	The Rt Hon. George Osborne MP	2010–16
Lord Chancellor Secretary of State for Justice	The Rt Hon. Kenneth Clarke QC MP	2010–12
Secretary of State for the Home Department Minister for Women and Equality	The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP	2010–16
Secretary of State for Defence	The Rt Hon. Dr Liam Fox MP	2010–11
Secretary of State for Defence	The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP	2011–14
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills President of the Board of Trade	The Rt Hon. Dr Vince Cable MP	2010–15
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	The Rt Hon. Iain Duncan Smith MP	2010–16
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change	The Rt Hon. Chris Huhne MP	2010–12
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change	The Rt Hon. Ed Davey MP	2012–15
Secretary of State for Health	The Rt Hon. Andrew Lansley CBE MP	2010–12
Secretary of State for Education	The Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP	2010–14
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government	The Rt Hon. Eric Pickles MP	2010–15
Secretary of State for Transport	The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP	2010–11
Secretary of State for Transport	The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP	2011–12
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	The Rt Hon. Caroline Spelman MP	2010–12
Secretary of State for International Development	The Rt Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP	2010–12
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	The Rt Hon. Owen Paterson MP	2010–12
Secretary of State for Scotland	The Rt Hon. Danny Alexander MP	2010
Secretary of State for Scotland	The Rt Hon. Michael Moore MP	2010–13
Secretary of State for Wales	The Rt Hon. Cheryl Gillan MP	2010–12
Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport	The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP	2010–12
Chief Secretary to the Treasury	The Rt Hon. David Laws MP	2010
Chief Secretary to the Treasury	The Rt Hon. Danny Alexander MP	2010–15
Leader of the House of Lords Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Rt Hon. The Lord Strathclyde (PC)	2010–13
Minister without Portfolio	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Warsi (PC)	2010–12
Also attending cabinet meetings
Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General	The Rt Hon. Francis Maude MP	2010–15
Minister of State in the Cabinet Office	The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP	2010–14
Minister of State for Universities and Science	The Rt Hon. David Willetts MP	2010–14
Leader of the House of Commons Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal	The Rt Hon. Sir George Young Bt MP	2010–12
Chief Whip in the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP	2010–12
Also attends cabinet when ministerial responsibilities are on the agenda
Attorney General	The Rt Hon. Dominic Grieve QC MP	2010–14

Changes

David Laws resigned as Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 29 May 2010 because of an expenses irregularity dating from the previous Parliament. He was replaced by Danny Alexander, who was in turn replaced as Secretary of State for Scotland by Michael Moore.
On 14 October 2011 Liam Fox resigned as Secretary of State for Defence following the procurement of high-level overseas meetings attendance for his friend and advisor, Adam Werrity, working for a private contractor, and stated that he had "mistakenly allowed the distinction between my personal interest and my government activities to become blurred" His successor was Philip Hammond who was replaced as Transport Secretary by Justine Greening, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, who was in turn replaced by Chloe Smith, an assistant government whip: she was replaced in turn by Greg Hands.
On 3 February 2012 Chris Huhne resigned as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change following the decision of the Crown Prosecution Service to prosecute him and his former wife. His successor was Edward Davey, who was replaced as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills by Norman Lamb, replaced in his previous dual roles by Jenny Willott as an Assistant Whip and Jo Swinson as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister.

September 2012 – July 2014

Party key		Conservative
Party key		Liberal Democrat

Second Cabinet of Cameron–Clegg Coalition [edit]
Portfolio		Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service	The Rt Hon. David Cameron MP	2010–16
Deputy Prime Minister Lord President of the Council	The Rt Hon. Nick Clegg MP	2010–15
First Secretary of State Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	The Rt Hon. William Hague MP	2010–14
Chancellor of the Exchequer	The Rt Hon. George Osborne MP	2010–16
Secretary of State for the Home Department	The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP	2010–16
Chief Secretary to the Treasury	The Rt Hon. Danny Alexander MP	2010–15
Secretary of State for Defence	The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP	2011–14
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills President of the Board of Trade	The Rt Hon. Dr Vince Cable MP	2010–15
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	The Rt Hon. Iain Duncan Smith MP	2010–16
Lord Chancellor Secretary of State for Justice	The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling MP	2012–15
Secretary of State for Education	The Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP	2010–14
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government	The Rt Hon. Eric Pickles MP	2010–15
Secretary of State for Health	The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP	2012–16
Leader of the House of Lords Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Rt Hon. The Lord Strathclyde (PC)	2010–13
	The Rt Hon. The Lord Hill of Oareford (PC)	2013–14
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	The Rt Hon. Owen Paterson MP	2012–14
Secretary of State for International Development	The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP	2012–16
Secretary of State for Scotland	The Rt Hon. Michael Moore MP	2010–13
Secretary of State for Scotland	The Rt Hon. Alistair Carmichael MP	2013–15
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change	The Rt Hon. Ed Davey MP	2012–15
Secretary of State for Transport	The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP	2012–16
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Minister for Equalities	The Rt Hon. Maria Miller MP	2012–14
	The Rt Hon. Nicky Morgan MP	2014–15
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	The Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers MP	2012–
Secretary of State for Wales	The Rt Hon. David Jones MP	2012–14
Also attending cabinet meetings
Minister without Portfolio	The Rt Hon. Kenneth Clarke QC MP	2012–14
Leader of the House of Commons Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal	The Rt Hon. Andrew Lansley CBE MP	2012–14
Chief Whip in the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	The Rt Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP	2012
	The Rt Hon. Sir George Young Bt CH MP	2012–14
Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General	The Rt Hon. Francis Maude MP	2010–15
Minister of State for Government Policy	The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP	2010–15
Minister of State for the Cabinet Office Minister of State for Schools	The Rt Hon. David Laws MP	2012–15
Senior Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Senior Minister of State for Faith and Communities	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Warsi (PC)	2012–14
Minister of State for Universities and Science	The Rt Hon. David Willetts MP	2010–14
Financial Secretary to the Treasury	The Rt Hon. Sajid Javid MP	2013–14
Financial Secretary to the Treasury	The Rt Hon. Nicky Morgan MP	2014
Minister without Portfolio Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party	The Rt Hon. Grant Shapps MP	2012–15
Also attends cabinet when ministerial responsibilities are on the agenda
Attorney General	The Rt Hon. Dominic Grieve QC MP	2010–14
Minister of State for Cities and Constitution	The Rt Hon. Greg Clark MP	2012–14

Changes

On 19 October 2012, Andrew Mitchell resigned as Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons following controversy surrounding an argument with police officers in Downing Street. He was replaced by Sir George Young.
On 7 January 2013, Tom Strathclyde resigned as Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He was replaced by Jonathan Hill.
On 7 October 2013, Michael Moore was replaced as Secretary of State for Scotland by Alistair Carmichael, during a reshuffle which focused on junior ministerial ranks.
On 9 April 2014, Maria Miller resigned as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for Women and Equalities. She was replaced as Culture Secretary and Minister for Equalities by Sajid Javid, and by Nicky Morgan as Minister for Women. Morgan, who succeeded Javid as Financial Secretary to the Treasury, was not a full cabinet member but attended meetings in her role as Minister for Women.

July 2014 – May 2015

Party key		Conservative
Party key		Liberal Democrat

Third Cabinet of Cameron–Clegg Coalition [edit]
Portfolio		Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service	The Rt Hon. David Cameron MP	2010–16
Deputy Prime Minister Lord President of the Council	The Rt Hon. Nick Clegg MP	2010–15
First Secretary of State	The Rt Hon. William Hague MP	2010–15
Leader of the House of Commons	The Rt Hon. William Hague MP	2014–15
Chancellor of the Exchequer	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	2014–15
Lord Chancellor Secretary of State for Justice	The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling MP	2012–15
Secretary of State for Defence	The Rt Hon. Michael Fallon MP	2014–16
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills President of the Board of Trade	The Rt Hon. Dr Vince Cable MP	2010–15
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	The Rt Hon. Iain Duncan Smith MP	2010–16
Secretary of State for Health	The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP	2012–16
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government	The Rt Hon. Eric Pickles MP	2010–15
Minister for Faith	The Rt Hon. Eric Pickles MP	2014–15
Secretary of State for Education Minister for Women and Equalities	The Rt Hon. Nicky Morgan MP	2014–16
Secretary of State for International Development	The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP	2012–16
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change	The Rt Hon. Ed Davey MP	2012–15
Secretary of State for Transport	The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP	2012–16
Secretary of State for Scotland	The Rt Hon. Alistair Carmichael MP	2013–15
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	The Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers MP	2012–16
Secretary of State for Wales	The Rt Hon. Stephen Crabb MP	2014–16
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	The Rt Hon. Sajid Javid MP	2014–15
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	The Rt Hon. Liz Truss MP	2014–16
Chief Secretary to the Treasury	The Rt Hon. Danny Alexander MP	2010–15
Also attending cabinet meetings
Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Stowell of Beeston MBE (PC)	2014–16
Chief Whip in the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury	The Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP	2014–15
Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General	The Rt Hon. Francis Maude MP	2010–15
Minister of State for Government Policy	The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP	2010–15
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP	2014–16
Minister of State for the Cabinet Office Minister of State for Schools	The Rt Hon. David Laws MP	2012–15
Minister of State for Universities, Science and Cities	The Rt Hon. Greg Clark MP	2014–15
Attorney General	The Rt Hon. Jeremy Wright MP	2014–16
Minister without Portfolio Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party	The Rt Hon. Grant Shapps MP	2012–15
Minister of State for Business and Enterprise Minister of State for Energy Minister for Portsmouth	The Rt Hon. Matthew Hancock MP	2012–15
Minister of State for Employment	The Rt Hon. Esther McVey MP	2013–15
Minister of State for Faith and Communities	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Warsi (PC)	2012–14
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Warsi (PC)	2012–14
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE (PC)	2014–16

Changes

On 5 August 2014, Sayeeda Warsi resigned as Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and as Minister for Faith and Community, in protest at the Government's response to the conflict in the Gaza Strip. She was replaced at the Foreign Office by Joyce Anelay, with Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles taking on Warsi's former Faith and Community brief.

Majority government: 2015–16

Second Cameron Cabinet [edit]
Portfolio	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 Chancellor	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
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	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
Secretary of State for Wales	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.

References

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↑ "David Laws resignation: What next for government?". BBC News. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
1 2 "Liam Fox quits as defence secretary". BBC News. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
↑ "As it happened: Liam Fox resigns". BBC News. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
↑ "New Ministerial Appointments" (Press release). Office of the Prime Minister. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
↑ "Her Majesty's Cabinet". Office of the Prime Minister. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
↑ "Her Majesty's Government". House of Commons Information Office. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
↑ Wintour, Patrick; Syal, Rajeev (19 October 2012). "Andrew Mitchell resigns following allegations he called police 'plebs'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
↑ "Lord Strathclyde resigns from cabinet". BBC News. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
↑ "Sajid Javid named culture secretary after Miller exit". BBC News. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
↑ "Ministerial appointments: July 2014" (Press release). Office of the Prime Minister. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
↑ "Her Majesty's Cabinet". Office of the Prime Minister. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
↑ "Baroness Warsi quits as Foreign Office minister over Gaza". BBC News. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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↑ "Election 2015: Prime Minister and ministerial appointments (Updated 12 May)" (Press release). 8 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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[autogenerated1-2] "David Laws resignation: What next for government?". BBC News. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 2020-10-24.

[Fox1-3] 1 2 "Liam Fox quits as defence secretary". BBC News. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.

[autogenerated3-4] "As it happened: Liam Fox resigns". BBC News. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.

[autogenerated2-5] "New Ministerial Appointments" (Press release). Office of the Prime Minister. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 2020-10-24.

[6] "Her Majesty's Cabinet". Office of the Prime Minister. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.

[7] "Her Majesty's Government". House of Commons Information Office. Retrieved 6 September 2012.

[Mitchell1-8] Wintour, Patrick; Syal, Rajeev (19 October 2012). "Andrew Mitchell resigns following allegations he called police 'plebs'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-10-24.

[9] "Lord Strathclyde resigns from cabinet". BBC News. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

[10] "Sajid Javid named culture secretary after Miller exit". BBC News. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

[11] "Ministerial appointments: July 2014" (Press release). Office of the Prime Minister. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

[12] "Her Majesty's Cabinet". Office of the Prime Minister. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

[13] "Baroness Warsi quits as Foreign Office minister over Gaza". BBC News. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2016.

[14] "Ministerial appointments: August 2014 – Press releases". Gov.uk. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2016.

[15] "Election 2015: Prime Minister and ministerial appointments (Updated 12 May)" (Press release). 8 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.

[16] 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

[BBC19MAR16-17] "Iain Duncan Smith quits: David Cameron 'puzzled' by resignation". BBC News. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.

[GD19MAR16-18] "Stephen Crabb appointed new work and pensions secretary". The Guardian. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.