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Full list of new cabinet ministers and other government appointments

Prime minister: David Cameron , 43, Conservative Deputy prime minister: Nick Clegg , 43, Liberal Democrat Chancellor: George Osborne , 38, Conservative Home secretary: Theresa May , 53, Conservative Foreign secretary: William Hague , 49, Conservative Defence secretary: Liam Fox , 48, Conservative Justice secretary: Kenneth Clarke , 69, Conservative Health secretary: Andrew Lansley , 53, Conservative Education secretary: Michael Gove , 42, Conservative Business secretary: Vincent Cable , 67, Liberal Democrat Chief secretary to the Treasury: David Laws , 44, Liberal Democrat Work and pensions secretary: Iain Duncan Smith , 56, Conservative Energy and climate change secretary: Chris Huhne , 55, Liberal Democrat Local government secretary: Eric Pickles , 58, Conservative Transport secretary: Philip Hammond , 55, Conservative Environment secretary: Caroline Spelman , 52, Conservative International development secretary: Andrew Mitchell , 54, Conservative Northern Ireland secretary: Owen Paterson , 53, Conservative Scotland secretary: Danny Alexander , 37, Liberal Democrat Welsh secretary: Cheryl Gillan , 58, Conservative Culture, Olympics, media and sport secretary: Jeremy Hunt , 43, Conservative Leader of the Lords: Lord Strathclyde , 50, Conservative Minister without portfolio: Lady Warsi , 39, Conservative Also attending cabinet Minster for the Cabinet Office: Francis Maude , paymaster general, Conservative Minister of state, Cabinet Office: Oliver Letwin , Conservative Minister of state (universities and science): David Willetts , Conservative Leader of the Commons: Sir George Young , Conservative Parliamentary chief secretary to the Treasury and chief whip: Patrick McLoughlin , Conservative Invited when required Attorney general: Dominic Grieve , Conservative Other ministerial appointments Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister of state: David Lidington , Conservative Minister of state: Jeremy Browne , Liberal Democrat HM Treasury Financial Secretary: Mark Hoban , Conservative Economic Secretary: Justine Greening , Conservative† Exchequer Secretary: David Gauke , Conservative† Ministry of Justice Minister of state: The Rt Hon Lord McNally , Liberal Democrat Minister of state: Nick Herbert , Conservative (jointly with the Home Office) Home Office Minister of state (minister for security): Baroness Neville-Jones , Conservative Minister of state (minister for immigration): Damian Green , Conservative Minister of state (minister for police): Nick Herbert , Conservative (jointly with the Ministry of Justice) Ministry of Defence Minister of state (minister for the armed forces): Nick Harvey , Liberal Democrat Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Minister of state: Mark Prisk , Conservative Minister of state: John Hayes , Conservative Department for Work and Pensions Minister of state: Chris Grayling , Conservative Minister of state: Steve Webb , Liberal Democrat Department of Energy and Climate Change Minister of state: Charles Hendry , Conservative Minister of state: Gregory Barker , Conservative Department of Health Minister of state: Paul Burstow , Liberal Democrat Minister of state: Simon Burns , Conservative Department for Education Minister of state: Sarah Teather , Liberal Democrat Minister of state: Nick Gibb , Conservative Department for Communities and Local Government Minister of state: Greg Clark , Conservative Minister of state: Grant Shapps , Conservative Department for Transport Minister of state: Theresa Villiers , Conservative Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister of state: James Paice , Conservative Department for International Development Minister of state: Alan Duncan , Conservative Northern Ireland Minister of state: Hugo Swire , Conservative Law Officers Solicitor General: Edward Garnier QC , Conservative Whips: House of Lords Lords Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms): The Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE , Conservative † paid as a Parliamentary Secretary

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