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Who is in Sir Keir Starmer’s Government?

Downing Street has announced a series of ministers who will form Sir Keir Starmer’s administration.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosting his first Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosting his first Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street (Chris Eades/The Sun/PA)

Here are the ministers who have been confirmed in office by Downing Street:

– The Cabinet

Prime Minister – Sir Keir Starmer

Deputy Prime Minister and Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary – Angela Rayner

Chancellor of the Exchequer – Rachel Reeves

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Home Secretary – Yvette Cooper

Foreign Secretary – David Lammy

Defence Secretary – John Healey

Justice Secretary – Shabana Mahmood

Science Secretary – Peter Kyle

Health Secretary – Wes Streeting

Environment Secretary – Steve Reed

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster – Pat McFadden

Commons Leader – Lucy Powell

Lords Leader – Baroness Smith of Basildon

Business Secretary – Jonathan Reynolds

Energy Secretary – Ed Miliband

Work and Pensions Secretary – Liz Kendall

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosted his first Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street on Saturday (Chris Eades/The Sun)
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hosted his first Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street on Saturday (Chris Eades/The Sun) (Chris Eades/The Sun/PA)

Education Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities – Bridget Phillipson

Transport Secretary – Louise Haigh

Culture Secretary – Lisa Nandy

Northern Ireland Secretary – Hilary Benn

Scottish Secretary – Ian Murray

Welsh Secretary – Jo Stevens

Chief Whip – Sir Alan Campbell

Treasury Chief Secretary – Darren Jones

Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office – Nick Thomas-Symonds

Attorney General – Lord Richard Hermer

– Departmental ministers (with portfolios where confirmed)

– Cabinet Office


Ellie Reeves

– Treasury


Lord Livermore – financial secretary

– Home Office


Dan Jarvis


Dame Angela Eagle


Dame Diana Johnson


Sir David Hanson

– Foreign Office


Anneliese Dodds – attends Cabinet as development minister


Stephen Doughty

-Defence


Lord Coaker


Maria Eagle

A new set of ministers are being ushered in
A new set of ministers are being ushered in (Yui Mok/PA)

– Justice


Lord James Timpson – minister for prisons, parole and probation


Heidi Alexander

– Science, Innovation and Technology


Lord Patrick Vallance – minister for science


Sir Chris Bryant (jointly with Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

– Health


Karin Smyth


Stephen Kinnock

– Environment, Food and Rural Affairs


Daniel Zeichner

–  Business and Trade


Douglas Alexander

– Energy Security and Net Zero


Sarah Jones (jointly with Department for Business and Trade)


Lord Philip Hunt

– Work and Pensions


Alison McGovern


Sir Stephen Timms

– Education


Anneliese Dodds – minister for women and equalities


Baroness Jacqui Smith


Catherine McKinnell

– Transport


Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill

– Levelling Up, Housing and Communities


Jim McMahon


Matthew Pennycook