The Sunak ministry began on 25 October 2022 when Rishi Sunak was invited by King Charles III to succeed Liz Truss as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The previous day, Sunak had been elected unopposed as leader of the Conservative Party following Truss's resignation. The Sunak ministry was formed from the 2019 Parliament of the United Kingdom, as a Conservative majority government. Sunak reshuffled his cabinet twice, first in February 2023 and later in November 2023.
On 22 May 2024, Sunak announced a general election on 4 July, in which the Labour Party won a landslide victory, leading to the formations of the Starmer ministry and the Sunak shadow cabinet.
Cabinets
October 2022 – February 2023 +First Sunak CabinetPortfolioPortraitMinisterTermCabinet ministersPrime MinisterFirst Lord of the TreasuryMinister for the Civil ServiceMinister for the UnionRishi SunakOctober 2022July 2024Deputy Prime MinisterSecretary of State for JusticeLord High Chancellor of Great BritainDominic RaabOctober 2022April 2023Chancellor of the ExchequerSecond Lord of the TreasuryJeremy Hunt October 2022July 2024Secretary of State forForeign, Commonwealth and Development AffairsJames Cleverly September 2022November 2023Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSuella BravermanOctober 2022November 2023Secretary of State for DefenceBen WallaceJuly 2019August 2023Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterOliver DowdenOctober 2022July 2024Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and CommunitiesMinister for Intergovernmental RelationsMichael GoveOctober 2022July 2024Secretary of State for Health and Social CareSteve BarclayOctober 2022November 2023Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the CouncilPenny MordauntSeptember 2022July 2024Leader of the House of LordsLord Keeper of the Privy SealNicholas TrueBaron TrueSeptember 2022July 2024Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyGrant ShappsOctober 2022February 2023Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsThérèse CoffeyOctober 2022November 2023Secretary of State for International TradeKemi BadenochSeptember 2022February 2023President of the Board of TradeSeptember 2022July 2024Minister for Women and EqualitiesOctober 2022July 2024Secretary of State for Work and PensionsMel StrideOctober 2022July 2024Secretary of State for EducationGillian KeeganOctober 2022July 2024Secretary of State for TransportMark HarperOctober 2022July 2024Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and SportMichelle DonelanSeptember 2022February 2023Minister without PortfolioParty ChairmanNadhim ZahawiOctober 2022January 2023Secretary of State for Northern IrelandChris Heaton-HarrisSeptember 2022July 2024Secretary of State for ScotlandAlister JackJuly 2019July 2024Secretary of State for WalesDavid TC DaviesOctober 2022July 2024Also attending cabinet meetingsParliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryChief Whip of the House of Commons Simon HartOctober 2022July 2024Chief Secretary to the TreasuryJohn GlenOctober 2022November 2023Attorney General for England and WalesAdvocate General for Northern IrelandVictoria PrentisOctober 2022July 2024Minister for the Cabinet OfficePaymaster GeneralJeremy QuinOctober 2022November 2023Minister of State for ImmigrationRobert JenrickOctober 2022December 2023Minister of State for SecurityTom TugendhatSeptember 2022July 2024Minister of State without PortfolioSirGavin WilliamsonOctober 2022November 2022Minister of State for Veterans' AffairsJohnny MercerOctober 2022July 2024Minister of State for Development and AfricaAndrew MitchellOctober 2022July 2024
Changes Gavin Williamson resigned as Minister of State without Portfolio on 8 November 2022. This followed allegations that he used improper language to former Chief Whip Wendy Morton and had bullied several staffers during his time as a Cabinet minister under Theresa May. Nadhim Zahawi was dismissed as chairman of the Conservative Party after an investigation said he had committed a "serious breach of ministerial code" over his tax affairs. He was replaced by Greg Hands, who was a Trade Minister prior to this appointment.
February 2023 – November 2023 +Second Sunak CabinetPortfolioPortraitMinisterTermCabinet ministersPrime MinisterFirst Lord of the TreasuryMinister for the Civil ServiceMinister for the UnionRishi SunakOctober 2022July 2024Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterOliver DowdenOctober 2022July 2024Secretary of State in the Cabinet OfficeFebruary 2023July 2024Deputy Prime MinisterApril 2023July 2024Dominic Raab October 2022April 2023Secretary of State for JusticeLord High Chancellor of Great Britain October 2022April 2023Alex Chalk April 2023July 2024Chancellor of the ExchequerSecond Lord of the TreasuryJeremy Hunt October 2022July 2024Secretary of State forForeign, Commonwealth and Development AffairsJames Cleverly September 2022November 2023Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSuella BravermanOctober 2022November 2023Secretary of State for DefenceBen WallaceJuly 2019August 2023Grant ShappsAugust 2023July 2024Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net ZeroFebruary 2023August 2023Claire CoutinhoAugust 2023July 2024Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and TechnologyMichelle DonelanFebruary 2023July 2024(Minister on Leave 28 April20 July 2023)Chloe SmithApril 2023July 2023Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and CommunitiesMinister for Intergovernmental RelationsMichael GoveOctober 2022July 2024Secretary of State for Health and Social CareSteve BarclayOctober 2022November 2023Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the CouncilPenny MordauntSeptember 2022July 2024Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy SealNicholas TrueBaron TrueSeptember 2022July 2024Secretary of State for Business and TradeKemi BadenochFebruary 2023July 2024President of the Board of TradeSeptember 2022July 2024Minister for Women and EqualitiesOctober 2022July 2024Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsThérèse CoffeyOctober 2022November 2023Secretary of State for Work and PensionsMel StrideOctober 2022July 2024Secretary of State for EducationGillian KeeganOctober 2022July 2024Secretary of State for TransportMark HarperOctober 2022July 2024Secretary of State for Culture, Media and SportLucy FrazerFebruary 2023July 2024Minister without PortfolioParty ChairmanGreg HandsFebruary 2023November 2023Secretary of State for Northern IrelandChris Heaton-HarrisSeptember 2022July 2024Secretary of State for ScotlandAlister JackJuly 2019July 2024Secretary of State for WalesDavid TC DaviesOctober 2022July 2024Also attending cabinet meetingsParliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryChief Whip of the House of Commons Simon HartOctober 2022July 2024Chief Secretary to the TreasuryJohn GlenOctober 2022November 2023Attorney General for England and WalesAdvocate General for Northern IrelandVictoria PrentisOctober 2022July 2024Minister for the Cabinet OfficePaymaster GeneralJeremy QuinOctober 2022November 2023Minister of State for ImmigrationRobert JenrickOctober 2022December 2023Minister of State for SecurityTom TugendhatSeptember 2022July 2024Minister of State for Development and AfricaAndrew MitchellOctober 2022July 2024Minister of State for Veterans' AffairsJohnny MercerOctober 2022July 2024
Changes Dominic Raab resigned as Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary on 21 April 2023 after an inquiry into allegations of bullying. He was replaced as Deputy Prime Minister by Oliver Dowden and as Justice Secretary by Alex Chalk. Ben Wallace resigned as Defence Secretary on 31 August 2023. Wallace stated that he was resigning to "invest in the parts of life that I have neglected, and to explore new opportunities". He was replaced by Grant Shapps, who was Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero prior to being appointed as Defence Secretary. Shapps was replaced as Energy Secretary by Claire Coutinho, who was a junior minister in the Department for Education at the time, Coutinho herself being replaced by backbencher David Johnston. Michelle Donelan was appointed Minister on Leave on 28 April 2023, she was temporarily replaced as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology by Chloe Smith. Donelan was reappointed Science Secretary on 20 July 2023.
November 2023 – July 2024 +PortfolioPortraitMinisterTermCabinet ministersPrime MinisterFirst Lord of the TreasuryMinister for the Civil ServiceMinister for the UnionRishi SunakOctober 2022July 2024Deputy Prime MinisterOliver DowdenApril 2023July 2024Secretary of State in the Cabinet OfficeFebruary 2023July 2024Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterOctober 2022July 2024Chancellor of the ExchequerSecond Lord of the TreasuryJeremy Hunt October 2022July 2024Secretary of State forForeign, Commonwealth and Development AffairsDavid Cameron,Baron Cameron of Chipping NortonNovember 2023July 2024Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentJames CleverlyNovember 2023July 2024Secretary of State for DefenceGrant ShappsAugust 2023July 2024Secretary of State for JusticeLord High Chancellor of Great BritainAlex Chalk April 2023July 2024Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and TechnologyMichelle Donelan February 2023July 2024Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and CommunitiesMinister for Intergovernmental RelationsMichael Gove October 2022July 2024Secretary of State for Health and Social CareVictoria AtkinsNovember 2023July 2024Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsSteve BarclayNovember 2023July 2024Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the CouncilPenny Mordaunt September 2022July 2024Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy SealNicholas True,Baron TrueSeptember 2022July 2024Secretary of State for Business and TradeKemi BadenochFebruary 2023July 2024President of the Board of TradeSeptember 2022July 2024Minister for Women and EqualitiesOctober 2022July 2024Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net ZeroClaire CoutinhoAugust 2023July 2024Secretary of State for Work and PensionsMel StrideOctober 2022July 2024Secretary of State for EducationGillian Keegan October 2022July 2024Secretary of State for TransportMark HarperOctober 2022July 2024Secretary of State for Culture, Media and SportLucy FrazerFebruary 2023July 2024Minister without PortfolioParty ChairmanRichard HoldenNovember 2023July 2024Secretary of State for Northern IrelandChris Heaton-Harris September 2022July 2024Secretary of State for ScotlandAlister JackJuly 2019July 2024Secretary of State for WalesDavid TC Davies October 2022July 2024Also attending cabinet meetingsParliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryChief Whip of the House of Commons Simon Hart October 2022July 2024Chief Secretary to the TreasuryLaura TrottNovember 2023July 2024Attorney General for England and WalesAdvocate General for Northern IrelandVictoria PrentisOctober 2022July 2024Minister for the Cabinet OfficePaymaster GeneralJohn GlenNovember 2023July 2024Minister of State without PortfolioEsther McVeyNovember 2023July 2024Minister of State for ImmigrationRobert JenrickOctober 2022December 2023 Minister of State for Countering Illegal Migration Michael TomlinsonDecember 2023July 2024Minister of State for SecurityTom TugendhatSeptember 2022July 2024Deputy Foreign SecretaryAndrew MitchellApril 2024July 2024Minister of State for Development and AfricaOctober 2022July 2024Minister of State for Veterans' AffairsJohnny Mercer October 2022July 2024
Changes Suella Braverman was sacked as Home Secretary on 13 November 2023 and was replaced by James Cleverly and David Cameron was made Foreign Secretary. Robert Jenrick resigned as Minister of State for Immigration on 6 December 2023, citing the Rwanda Bill's failure to allow the government to override the international laws that have stopped the government sending asylum seekers to central Africa. He was replaced in cabinet by Michael Tomlinson, as Minister of State for Illegal Migration