Political Updates 29th July 2019

This week’s Political Updates covers moves and changes at all levels of government. 

UK Government 

Dr Owen Bowden-Jones has been re-appointed as the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

Julie Kirkbride, Hamid Patel CBE, Martin Spencer, Carole Stott MBE, Baroness Laura Wyld have all been appointed as the non-executive board members of the Ofsted Board.

Gordon Kenneth Stephen Leckie was appointed as Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for Perth and Kinross.

Simon Dingemans has been appointed as the new Chair of Financial Reporting Council, and will begin this position in Autumn 2019.

Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith was appointed as Chair to the Office for Tackling Injustices.

Imam Qari Asim MBE has been appointed as an independent adviser to help tackle Islamophobia.

John Mann was appointed as an independent adviser on Anti-Semitism.

Professor Martin Barstow has been appointed as Chair of the Science Programme Advisory Committee.

Susan Hoyle was appointed as a Lay Commissioner to the Judicial Appointments Commission, she will hold this post from 1 August 2019 to 31 July 2022.

Catherine Addy has been re-appointed as a barrister member to the Insolvency Rules Committee for a 3 year period.

David Leibowitz was appointed as a practicing solicitor member to the Insolvency Rules Committee for a period of 3 years.

Tim Flesher CB has been appointed as the Chair of the Prison Service Pay Review Body 3 years.

The Rt Hon Lord Reed has been appointed as the President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, succeeding Baroness Hale of Richmond. He will begin this role on 11 January 2020.

Lord Justice Hamblen, Lord Justice Leggatt and Professor Andrew Burrows were all appointed as Justices, and will join the Supreme Court on 13 January, 21 April and 2 June 2020 respectively.

Caron Röhsler has been appointed as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Maldives.

Mark Spencer has been appointed as Chief Whip.

The Rt Hon Theresa May submitted her resignation as Prime Mininster to the Queen on 24 July 2019.

The Rt Hon Boris Johnson has officially been elected as Prime Minister on 24 July 2019.

Philip Hammond has resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

David Gauke had resigned as Secretary of State for Justice.

Rory Stewart has resigned as Secretary of State for International Development.

David Lidington has resigned as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

Penny Mordaunt has resigned from her roles as Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Women and Equalities, she is returning to the backbenches.

Liam Fox has resigned as Secretary of State for International Trade, he is returning to the backbenches.

Damian Hinds had resigned as Secretary of State for Education, he is returning to the backbenches.

Greg Clark has resigned as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Chris Grayling has resigned as Secretary of State for Transport, despite having the backing of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Karen Bradley had resigned as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

James Brokenshire has resigned as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Alister Jack was appointed as Secretary of State for Scotland.

Johnny Mercer has been appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence and the Cabinet Office.

Amanda Milling was appointed as Treasure of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip).

Jeremy Quin was appointed as Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip).

Stuart Andrew has been appointed as Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip).

Anne-Marie Trevelyan was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence.

Kemi Badenoch has been appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Education.

Colin Clark was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Scotland Office and appointed as Government Whip.

Viscount Younger of Leckie has been appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Simon Hart was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office.

Simon Clarke has been appointed as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury.

James Duddridge was appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union.

Luke Hall was appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Zac Goldsmith has been appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment and at the Department for International Development.

Nadine Dorries was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care.

Robin Walker has been appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of state at the Scotland Office and the Northern Ireland Office.

Nick Hurd was appointed as Minister of State for Northern Ireland, remaining the Minister for London.

Christopher Pincher has been appointed as Foreign Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Baroness Goldie DL was appointed as a Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence.

George Freeman was appointed as Minister of State at the Department for Transport.

Lord Ashton of Hyde has been appointed as Lords Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentleman at Arms).

Nadhim Zahawi was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Michael Ellis has been appointed as Solicitor General.

Julian Smith was appointed as has been appointed as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Lucy Frazer has been appointed as the Prisons Minister at the Minister of Justice.

Chris Skidmore was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care.

Chris Heaton Harris was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Transport.

Conor Burns has been appointed as Minister for State at the Department for International Trade.

George Eustice was re-appointed as Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Thérèse Coffey has been appointed as Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Andrew Stephenson was appointed as Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development.

Andrew Murrison was appointed as Ministers of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development.

Steve Baker has rejected a Ministerial role.

Nicky Morgan has been appointed as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Robert Buckland QC was appointed as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.

Jacob Rees-Mogg has been appointed as Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons.

Jake Berry was re-appointed as Minister of State, Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government.

Oliver Dowden CBE has been appointed as Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office.

James Cleverly was appointed as Minister without Portfolio and Conservative Party Chair.

Jo Johnson has been appointed as Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and the Department for Education.

The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis was appointed Minister of State for the Home Department.

The Rt Hon Esther McVey has been appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

Rishi Sunak was appointed as Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

The Rt Hon Geoffrey Cox QC has been appointed as Attorney General.

The Rt Hon Alun Cairns was appointed as Secretary of State for Wales.

The Rt Hon Baroness Evans of Bowes Park has been appointed as Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords.

The Rt Hon Amber Rudd was appointed as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions at the Department for Work and Pensions and Minister for Women and Equalities at the Government Equalities Office.

Alok Sharma has been appointed Secretary of State for International Development at the Department for International Development.

The Rt Hon Grant Shapps was appointed as Secretary of State for Transport.

The Rt Hon Matt Hancock has been appointed as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care at the Department of Health and Social Care.

The Rt Hon Theresa Villiers was appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs at the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs.

The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson was appointed as Secretary of State for Education at the Department of Education.

The Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom has been appointed as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Robert Jenrick has been appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

The Rt Hon Ben Wallace was appointed as Secretary of State for Defence.

The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss has been appointed as Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade.

Michael Gove was appointed as the Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster.

The Rt Hon Dominic Raab was appointed as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and First Secretary of State.

The Rt Hon Priti Patel has been appointed as secretary of State for the Home Department.

The Rt Hon Sajid Javid has been appointed as Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Mel Stride has lost his role as Lord President and Leader of the House, he is returning to the backbenches.

Jeremy Hunt has rejected a role in Cabinet and has resigned from his role as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. He is returning to the backbenches.

Claire Perry was appointed as COP26 President.

David Mundell has left his position as Secretary of State for Scotland.

Anne Milton has resigned from her role as Minister for Skills and Apprenticeships within the Department for Education.

Wendy Morton was appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice.

Matt Warman has been appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Caroline Nokes has resigned from her position as Minister of State for Immigration.

Jo Churchill was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Health and Social Care.

Heather Wheeler has been appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Paul Maynard was appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport.

Seema Kennedy has been appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Home Department.

Baroness Barran was appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Mims Davies has been appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions.

Lord Duncan of Springbank was appointed as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Northern Ireland Office.

Tobias Ellwood has resigned from his position as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Defence, he is returning to the backbenches.

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth has resigned from his role as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Minister for Faith and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales.

Kit Malthouse has been appointed as Minister of State for Policing.

Nigel Adams was appointed as Minister of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Stephen Hammond has resigned from his role as Minister of State for Health.

Kwasi Kwarteng was appointed as Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Jeremy Wright has lost his role as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Boris Johnson, Sajid Javid, Dominic Raab, Michael Gove, Stephen Barclay and Geoffrey Cox QC are all members of the EU Exit Strategy Cabinet Committee.

Boris Johnson, Sajid Javid, Dominic Raab, Priti Patel, Michael Gove, Robert Buckland QC, Ben Wallace, Matt Hancock, Andrea Leadsom, Elizabeth Truss, Amber Rudd, Gavin Williamson, Theresa Villiers, Robert Jenrick, Grant Shapps, Julian Smith, Alister Jack, Alun Cairns, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, Matt Hancock, Alok Sharma, James Cleverly, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Mark Spencer, Geoffrey Cox QC and Oliver Dowden are all members of the EU Exit, Economy and Trade Cabinet Committee.

Michael Gove, Dominic Raab, Priti Patel, Stephen Barclay, Matt Hancock, Andrea Leadsom, Theresa Villiers, Grant Shapps, Julian Smith, Alister Jack, Alun Cairns, Rishi Sunak, Oliver Dowden and Sir Jonathan Thompson are all members of the EU Exit Operations Cabinet Committee.

Boris Johnson, Sajid Javid, Priti Patel, Michael Gove, Robert Buckland QC, Matt Hancock, Andrea Leadsom, Amber Rudd, Gavin Williamson, Theresa Villiers, Robert Jenrick, Grant Shapps, Julian Smith, Alister Jack, Alun Cairns, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, Matt Hancock, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Mark Spencer, Elizabeth Truss, Geoffrey Cox QC and Oliver Dowden are all members of the Domestic Affairs & the Union Cabinet Committee.

Jacob Rees-Mogg, Dominic Raab, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, Julian Smith, Alister Jack, Alun Cairns, Rishi Sunak, Mark Spencer, Geoffrey Cox QC, Richard Keen QC and Lord Ashton of Hyde are all members of the Parliamentary Business and Legislation Cabinet Committee.

Boris Johnson, Sajid Javid, Dominic Raab, Priti Patel, Ben Wallace, Andrea Leadsom, Alok Sharma, Elizabeth Truss and Geoffrey Cox are all members of the National Security Council Cabinet Committee.

 

  

 

 

Welsh Government

Professor Ceri Phillips has been appointed as the Chair of the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG).

Michael Macphail was appointed as the Chair of the Welsh Industrial Development Advisory Board for a period of 3 years.

 

House of Commons

Jared O’Mara has announced his resignation for September 2019, as the Independent MP for Sheffield Hallam.

 

House of Lords

Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market retired on 26 July 2019.

 

Political Parties

 Conservative Party

Boris Johnson has been elected as the new Leader of the Conservative Party on 23 July 2019.

Charlie Elphicke has been suspended from the Conservative Party in light of three counts of sexual assault against two women.