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February 2023 British cabinet reshuffle

Rishi Sunak

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak carried out the first cabinet reshuffle of his premiership on 7 February 2023.[1] The reshuffle saw a significant restructuring of a number of government departments, and gave Sunak the opportunity to fill the vacancy left by Nadhim Zahawi after he was dismissed as Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio on 29 January 2023, following a scandal surrounding his tax affairs.

The reshuffle saw a significant restructuring of government departments. The Department for International Trade and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) were merged to form the new Department for Business and Trade. The energy and climate policy responsibilities of BEIS were spun off to form the new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. The science and innovation policies of BEIS were combined with the digital portfolio of the former Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to form the new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. The DCMS continues as the newly constituted Department for Culture, Media and Sport.[2]

Cabinet-level changes

Colour key
  •      Joined the Cabinet
  •      Portfolio created or merged
Minister Position before reshuffle Position after reshuffle
Rt Hon Greg Hands MP Minister of State for Trade Policy Chairman of the Conservative Party
Minister without Portfolio
Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP Secretary of State for International Trade
President of the Board of Trade 		Secretary of State for Business and Trade
President of the Board of Trade
Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Rt Hon Lucy Frazer KC MP Minister of State for Housing and Planning Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Junior ministerial changes

Colour key
Minister Department before reshuffle Department after reshuffle
Rachel Maclean MP Backbench MP Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Rt Hon Graham Stuart MP Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Energy Security and Net Zero
George Freeman MP Science, Innovation and Technology
Nus Ghani MP Business and Trade
Kevin Hollinrake MP
Nigel Huddleston MP International Trade
Maria Caulfield MP
Andrew Bowie MP Energy Security and Net Zero
Paul Scully MP Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Science, Innovation and Technology

Whips' Office appointments

Whip Previous position New position
Stuart Anderson MP Assistant Government Whip Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Ruth Edwards MP Backbench MP Assistant Government Whip

Conservative Party appointments

Appointee Position before appointment New party position
Lee Anderson MP Backbench MP Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party

See also

Notes

  1. ^ According to the ministerial pay scale:
    Parliamentary Private Secretary < Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State < Minister of State

References

  1. ^ Andrew Sparrow (7 February 2023). "Rishi Sunak to hold limited cabinet shuffle – UK politics live". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Sunak, Rishi (7 February 2023). Making Government Deliver for the British People (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2023_British_cabinet_reshuffle