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First Johnson ministry

Cabinet of the United Kingdom
July – December 2019
Johnson holding his first cabinet meeting
Date formed24 July 2019
Date dissolved16 December 2019
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Prime Minister's historyPremiership of Boris Johnson
First SecretaryDominic Raab
Ministers removed3 resigned
Member party
  •   Conservative Party
Status in legislature
317 / 650 (49%)
Opposition cabinetCorbyn Shadow Cabinet
Opposition party
Opposition leaderJeremy Corbyn
History
Outgoing election2019 general election
Legislature terms2017–2019[note 1]
Incoming formation2019 Conservative leadership election
PredecessorSecond May ministry
SuccessorSecond Johnson ministry
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The first Johnson ministry began on 24 July 2019 when Queen Elizabeth II invited Boris Johnson to form a new government, following the resignation of the predecessor Prime Minister Theresa May.[2] May had resigned as Leader of the Conservative Party on 7 June 2019; Johnson was elected as her successor on 23 July 2019. The Johnson ministry was formed from the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom, as a Conservative minority government. It lost its working majority on 3 September 2019 when Tory MP Phillip Lee crossed the floor to the Liberal Democrats. An election was called for 12 December 2019, which led to the formation of a Conservative majority government, the second Johnson ministry.

History

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Theresa May announced on 24 May 2019 that she would resign as Leader of the Conservative Party and therefore prime minister, after failing three times to secure passage through the House of Commons of her Withdrawal Agreement and Implementation Bill, which would have seen the United Kingdom leave the European Union. Her announcement also followed the Conservative Party's very poor showing in the 2019 European Parliament elections in the UK. Her resignation as Conservative leader took effect on 7 June 2019.

The former London Mayor and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was elected to succeed May on 23 July 2019. He was appointed prime minister on the following day by Queen Elizabeth II. Johnson inherited a minority government, supported by a confidence and supply agreement with the Democratic Unionist Party of Northern Ireland.

Johnson appointed his cabinet on 24 July 2019, describing it as a "Cabinet for modern Britain",[3] with The Guardian branding it "an ethnically diverse but ideologically homogeneous statement of intent".[4] While forming his government, Johnson dismissed 11 senior ministers and accepted the resignation of six others, a purge described by Johnson's ally Nigel Evans as "not so much a reshuffle as a summer's day massacre".[5][6] The mass dismissal was the most extensive Cabinet reorganisation without a change in ruling party in postwar British political history, exceeding the seven Cabinet ministers dismissed in the "Night of the Long Knives" of 1962,[7] and was dubbed the "Night of the Blond Knives" by The Sun.[8]

Among other appointments, Johnson made Dominic Raab the First Secretary of State and Foreign Secretary, and appointed Sajid Javid and Priti Patel as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Home Secretary respectively. Johnson increased the number of ministers attending the Cabinet to 33, four more than had attended the May Cabinet. One quarter of those appointed were women, proportionally less than the May and Cameron ministries. The Cabinet set a new record for ethnic minority representation, with four secretaries of state and two additional ministers coming from minority backgrounds; 17% of the Cabinet were from BAME backgrounds, compared to 14% of the UK population.[3] Nearly two-thirds of those appointed went to fee-paying schools, and almost half had attended Oxford or Cambridge universities.[3] Johnson also created a new ministerial title to be held by himself, Minister for the Union, fulfilling a campaign pledge he had made in the leadership election.[9]

Loss of majority and ministerial resignations

Johnson lost his working majority on 3 September 2019, when Phillip Lee crossed the floor to join the Liberal Democrats.[10][11] This was reduced further later the same day when 21 Conservative MPs had the whip removed after voting against the Government in order to enable Parliament to take control of the order paper and to debate a back bench bill designed to prevent a no-deal Brexit.[12]

On 5 September 2019, Johnson's brother and Orpington MP Jo Johnson announced his intention to resign both his ministerial position and parliamentary seat, stating "In recent weeks I've been torn between family loyalty and the national interest — it's an unresolvable tension & time for others to take on my roles as MP & Minister."[13] On 7 September 2019, Amber Rudd announced she was resigning as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Minister for Women and Equalities, and leaving the Conservative Party.[14]

Amid an impasse in parliament over Brexit, an election was called for 12 December 2019 by virtue of the passage of the Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019 on 31 October 2019. The Conservatives won a majority, leading to the formation of the second Johnson ministry on 16 December 2019.

Cabinet

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July–December 2019

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First Johnson cabinet[15][16]
Portfolio Portrait Minister Term
Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister
First Lord of the Treasury
Minister for the Civil Service
Minister for the Union
Commonwealth Chair-in-Office
Boris Johnson
 2019–2022
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Second Lord of the Treasury
Sajid Javid[17][18]
 2019–2020
First Secretary of State
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Dominic Raab[19][20]
 2019–2021
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Priti Patel[21][22]
 2019–2022
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Michael Gove[23]
 2019–2021
Secretary of State for Justice
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Robert Buckland[24]
 2019–2021
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Steve Barclay[25]
 2018–2020
Secretary of State for Defence
Ben Wallace[26]
 2019–2023
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Matt Hancock[27]
 2018–2021
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Andrea Leadsom[28]
 2019–2020
Secretary of State for International Trade
President of the Board of Trade
Liz Truss[29][30]
 2019–2021
Minister for Women and Equalities
 Sept 2019–2022
Amber Rudd[31]
 2018 – Sept 2019[32]
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Thérèse Coffey
 Sept 2019 – Sept 2022
Secretary of State for Education
Gavin Williamson[33]
 2019–2021
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Theresa Villiers[34]
 2019–2020
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Robert Jenrick[35]
 2019–2021
Secretary of State for Transport
Grant Shapps[36]
 2019–2022
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Julian Smith[37]
 2019–2020
Secretary of State for Scotland
Alister Jack[38]
 2019–2024
Secretary of State for Wales
Alun Cairns[39]
 2016 – November 2019
Leader of the House of Lords
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
Natalie Evans, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park[40]
 2016–2022
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Nicky Morgan[41]
 2019–2020
Secretary of State for International Development
Alok Sharma[42]
 2019–2020
Minister without Portfolio
Party Chairman
James Cleverly[43]
 2019–2020
Also attending cabinet meetings
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Rishi Sunak[44]
 2019–2020
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord President of the Council
Jacob Rees-Mogg[45]
 2019–2022
Chief Whip of the House of Commons
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
Mark Spencer[46][47]
 2019–2022
Attorney General
Geoffrey Cox[48]
 2018–2020
Minister of State for Energy
Kwasi Kwarteng[49]
 2019–2021
Minister for the Cabinet Office
Paymaster General
Oliver Dowden[50]
 2019–2020
Minister of State for the Northern Powerhouse
Jake Berry[51][52]
 2019–2020
Minister of State for Housing
Esther McVey[53]
 2019–2020
Minister of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
and
Universities
Jo Johnson[54]
 July–Sept 2019[55]
Minister of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
and
International Development
Zac Goldsmith
 Sept–Dec 2019
Minister of State for Security
Deputy for EU Exit and No Deal Preparation
Brandon Lewis[56]
 2019–2020

Changes

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  • Jo Johnson quit the government on 5 September 2019 and said that he would resign as an MP.[57] His spot in the cabinet was filled by Zac Goldsmith, who was made Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and at the Department for International Development on 10 September 2019.[58]
  • Amber Rudd resigned from the cabinet and from the Conservative Party on 7 September 2019.[14] She was replaced as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by Thérèse Coffey on 8 September 2019, and as Minister for Women and Equalities by Liz Truss on 10 September 2019.[59][60]
  • Alun Cairns resigned from his post of Welsh Secretary on 6 November 2019.[61]

List of ministers

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Minister in the House of Commons Minister in the House of Lords
Ministers that attend cabinet are listed in bold

Prime Minister and Cabinet Office

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Cabinet Office
Post Minister Term
Boris Johnson July 2019 – December 2019
Michael Gove July 2019 – December 2019
Natalie Evans, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park July 2016 – December 2019
Minister without Portfolio James Cleverly
(unpaid; also Chairman of the Conservative Party) 		July 2019 – December 2019
Jacob Rees-Mogg July 2019 – December 2019
Oliver Dowden July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Implementation) Simon Hart July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State (Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth) Jake Berry
(jointly with Housing, Communities and Local Government) 		July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for the Constitution) Chloe Smith January 2018 – December 2019
Interim Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for the Constitution) Kevin Foster
(jointly with Wales Office and Whips Office) 		April 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Defence People and Veterans) Johnny Mercer
(jointly with Defence) 		July 2019 – December 2019

Departments of State

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Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Andrea Leadsom July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for Business, Energy & Clean growth Kwasi Kwarteng July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research & Innovation Jo Johnson
(jointly with Education) 		July 2019 – September 2019
Chris Skidmore
(jointly with Education) 		September 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility Kelly Tolhurst July 2018 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Business & Industry Nadhim Zahawi July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Climate Change) Ian Duncan, Baron Duncan of Springbank
(jointly with Northern Ireland Office) 		July 2019 – December 2019
Defence
Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for the Armed Forces Mark Lancaster July 2017 – December 2019
Minister of State for Defence Annabel Goldie, Baroness Goldie (unpaid) July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Defence Procurement) Anne-Marie Trevelyan July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Defence People and Veterans) Johnny Mercer
(jointly with Cabinet Office) 		July 2019 – December 2019
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Nicky Morgan July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for Sport, Media and Creative Industries Nigel Adams July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts. Heritage and Tourism Rebecca Pow May 2019 – September 2019
Helen Whately September 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital and Broadband Matt Warman July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Civil Society & DCMS) Diana Barran, Baroness Barran (Unpaid) July 2019 – December 2019
Education
Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for School Standards Nick Gibb May 2015 – December 2019
Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research & Innovation Jo Johnson
(jointly with BEIS) 		July 2019 – September 2019
Chris Skidmore
(jointly with BEIS) 		September 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families) Kemi Badenoch July 2019 – December 2019
Michelle Donelan (Maternity Cover) September 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for the School System) Theodore Agnew, Baron Agnew of Oulton (unpaid) July 2019 – December 2019
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Theresa Villiers July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for Environment and Rural Opportunity Thérèse Coffey July 2019 – September 2019
Rebecca Pow September 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food George Eustice July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Zac Goldsmith
(jointly with International Development) 		July 2019 – September 2019
Minister of State Zac Goldsmith
(jointly with International Development) 		September 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity) John Gardiner, Baron Gardiner of Kimble July 2019 – December 2019
Equalities Office
Minister for Women and Equalities Amber Rudd
(jointly with Work and Pensions) 		July 2019 – September 2019
Liz Truss
(jointly with International Trade) 		September 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State (Minister for Equalities) Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford
(jointly with Work and Pensions to September 2019, International Trade from September 2019) 		July 2016 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Women) Victoria Atkins
(jointly with Work and Pensions to September 2019, International Trade from September 2019) 		January 2018 – December 2019
Exiting the European Union
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Steve Barclay November 2018 – December 2019
Minister of State Martin Callanan, Baron Callanan October 2017 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State James Duddridge July 2019 – December 2019
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Dominic Raab July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for Europe and the Americas Christopher Pincher July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa Andrew Murrison
(jointly with International Development) 		May 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for Africa Andrew Stephenson
(jointly with International Development) 		July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for the Commonwealth, the UN and South Asia Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon June 2017 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Asia and the Pacific) Heather Wheeler July 2019 – December 2019
Health and Social Care
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock July 2018 – December 2019
Minister of State for Health Chris Skidmore July 2019 – September 2019
Edward Argar September 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for Care Caroline Dinenage January 2018 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prevention, Public Health & Primary Care Jo Churchill July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention & Patient Safety Nadine Dorries July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Nicola Blackwood, Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford January 2019 – December 2019
Home Office
Secretary of State for the Home Department Priti Patel July 2019 – December 2019
Deputy Home Secretary and Minister of State for Security Brandon Lewis July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for Crime, Policing & the Fire Service Kit Malthouse July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for Countering Extremism Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford
(jointly with Equalities Office) 		July 2016 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability) Victoria Atkins
(jointly with Equalities Office) 		November 2017 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration Seema Kennedy July 2019 – December 2019
Housing, Communities & Local Government
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for Housing Esther McVey July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth Jake Berry
(jointly with Cabinet Office) 		July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Local Government and Homelessness) Luke Hall July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Faith and Communities) James Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie July 2019 – December 2019
International Development
Secretary of State for International Development Alok Sharma July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for International Development Andrew Murrison
(jointly with the FCO) 		May 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State Andrew Stephenson
(jointly with the FCO) 		July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Zac Goldsmith
(jointly with DEFRA) 		July 2019 – September 2019
Minister of State Zac Goldsmith
(jointly with DEFRA) 		September 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development Liz Sugg, Baroness Sugg July 2019 – December 2019
International Trade
Liz Truss
(also Minister for Women and Equalities from Sept 2019) 		July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for International Trade Conor Burns July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Investment) Graham Stuart July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Women) Victoria Atkins
(also with Equalities) 		September 2019 – December 2019
Minister for Equalites Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford
(also with Equalities) 		September 2019 – December 2019
Justice
Robert Buckland July 2019 – December 2019
Advocate General for Scotland
Spokesperson for the Lords 		Richard Keen, Baron Keen of Elie May 2015 – December 2019
Minister of State for Prisons and Probation Lucy Frazer July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Wendy Morton July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Edward Argar June 2018 – September 2019
Chris Philp September 2019 – December 2019
Northern Ireland Office
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Julian Smith July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for Northern Ireland (Minister for London) Nick Hurd July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Robin Walker
(jointly with Scotland Office) 		July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Ian Duncan, Baron Duncan of Springbank
(jointly with BEIS) 		October 2017 – December 2019
Scotland Office
Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland Colin Clark
(jointly with Whips Office) 		July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Robin Walker
(jointly with Northern Ireland Office) 		July 2019 – December 2019
Transport
Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for Rail Chris Heaton-Harris July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for High Speed 2 George Freeman July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Aviation & Maritime Nus Ghani
(jointly with Whips Office) 		January 2018 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Future of Transport Paul Maynard July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Roads & Light Rail Baroness Vere of Norbiton July 2019 – December 2019
Treasury
Sajid Javid July 2019 – December 2019
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak July 2019 – December 2019
Financial Secretary to the Treasury Jesse Norman May 2019 – December 2019
Economic Secretary to the Treasury John Glen (Paid as a Parliamentary Secretary) January 2018 – December 2019
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Simon Clarke (Paid as a Parliamentary Secretary) July 2019 – December 2019
Wales Office
Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns March 2016 – November 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Kevin Foster
(jointly with Cabinet Office until Oct 2019, and Whips Office) (unpaid) 		April 2019 – December 2019
Work and Pensions
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Amber Rudd
(jointly with Equalities Office) 		July 2019 – September 2019
Therese Coffey September 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work Justin Tomlinson April 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion Guy Opperman June 2017 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Delivery Will Quince April 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Employment) Mims Davies July 2019 – December 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Work and Pensions) Deborah Stedman-Scott, Baroness Stedman-Scott July 2019 – December 2019
Minister of State for Equalities Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford
(jointly with Equalities Office) 		July 2019 – September 2019
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Women) Victoria Atkins
(jointly with Equalities Office) 		July 2019 – September 2019

Law officers

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Attorney General's Office
Attorney General for England and Wales Geoffrey Cox July 2018 – December 2019
Solicitor General for England and Wales Michael Ellis
Suella Braverman on leave since March 2021 		July 2019 – December 2019
Office of the Advocate General
Advocate General for Scotland Richard Keen, Baron Keen of Elie May 2015 – December 2019

Parliament

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House Leaders
Natalie Evans, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park July 2016 – December 2019
Jacob Rees-Mogg July 2019 – December 2019
Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe (Unpaid) May 2015 – December 2019
House of Commons Whips
Mark Spencer July 2019 – December 2019
Amanda Milling July 2019 – December 2019
Jeremy Quin July 2019 – December 2019
Stuart Andrew July 2019 – December 2019
Colin Clark
(jointly with Scotland Office) (unpaid) 		July 2019 – December 2019
Michelle Donelan July 2019 – December 2019
Mike Freer July 2019 – December 2019
Rebecca Harris July 2019 – December 2019
David Rutley July 2019 – December 2019
Nus Ghani
(jointly with Transport) 		July 2019 – December 2019
Maggie Throup
(unpaid) 		September 2019 – December 2019
Assistant Whips Kevin Foster
(jointly with Cabinet Office until Oct 2019, and Wales) 		July 2019 – December 2019
Leo Docherty July 2019 – December 2019
Nigel Huddleston July 2019 – December 2019
Marcus Jones July 2019 – December 2019
James Morris July 2019 – December 2019
Tom Pursglove July 2019 – December 2019
Iain Stewart July 2019 – December 2019
House of Lords Whips
Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde July 2019 – December 2019
Patrick Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown July 2016 – December 2019
Elizabeth Berridge, Baroness Berridge (unpaid) July 2019 – December 2019
Olivia Bloomfield, Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist (unpaid) July 2019 – December 2019
George Young, Baron Young of Cookham July 2016 – August 2019
James Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell July 2019 – December 2019
Carlyn Chisholm, Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen August 2019 – December 2019

Departures from the first Johnson ministry

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This is a list of resignations from the first government formed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Since forming a government on 24 July 2019 after his appointment as prime minister, Johnson faced 4 resignations, including 2 cabinet ministers. This list omits sitting MPs who left the Conservative Party or had the whip withdrawn. It also discludes all ministers who resigned prior to Boris Johnson taking office as prime minister.

Minister

(Cabinet members shown in bold)

Office Date of resignation Reason
George Young, Baron Young of Cookham[note 2] Lord-in-waiting

Government whip

29 August 2019 Resigned in protest of Boris Johnson's plans to prorogue parliament.[62]
Jo Johnson Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation 5 September 2019 Stated he was "torn between family and national interest".[63]
Amber Rudd Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 7 September 2019 Resigned over Boris Johnson's "purge" of the party and his "failure" to pursue a deal with the EU.[64]
Alun Cairns Secretary of State for Wales 6 November 2019 Resigned following claims he had known about a former aide's role in the "sabotage" of a rape trial.[65]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Although the 57th Parliament was due to last until 2022, Johnson successfully sought the backing of Parliament for a snap election on 29 October 2019.[1]
  2. ^ Member of the House of Lords

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