# July 2022 British cabinet reshuffle

Boris Johnson carried out the third significant reshuffle of his majority government (the Second Johnson ministry) from 5 to 8 July 2022, having last done so in September 2021. This was a direct result of the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis in which more than a third of ministers and parliamentary private secretaries resigned from their positions.
Initial changes were made following the resignations of Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, within hours of each other on 5 July. Nadhim Zahawi was appointed to replace Sunak and Stephen Barclay to replace Javid. Later changes were announced after it was announced that Johnson would resign as Leader of the Conservative Party, triggering a leadership election. Michelle Donelan resigned two days after being appointed to replace Nadhim Zahawi in his former role as Secretary of State for Education. Michael Gove had been dismissed by Johnson on 6 July due to perceived disloyalty to the Prime Minister. Simon Hart also resigned as Secretary of State for Wales on 6 July and Brandon Lewis resigned as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 7 July. Gove, Hart and Lewis were replaced by backbench MPs Greg Clark, Robert Buckland and Shailesh Vara respectively.
The ministry served as a caretaker government until Liz Truss was elected in the Conservative Party leadership election and was sworn in as prime minister.

## Cabinet-level changes

| Minister | Position before reshuffle | Position after reshuffle |
| Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP | Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Resigned from the government |
| Rt Hon Stephen Barclay MP | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Downing Street Chief of Staff | Secretary of State for Health and Social Care |
| Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP | Minister of State for Crime and Policing | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
| Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Resigned from the government |
| Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP | Secretary of State for Education | Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP | Minister of State for Higher and Further Education | Secretary of State for Education |
| Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP | Secretary of State for Education | Resigned from the government |
| Lt Col Rt Hon James Cleverly TD VR MP | Minister of State for Europe and North America | Secretary of State for Education |
| Rt Hon Michael Gove MP | Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Minister for Intergovernmental Relations | Dismissed from the government |
| Rt Hon Greg Clark MP | Backbench MP | Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities |
| Rt Hon Simon Hart MP | Secretary of State for Wales | Resigned from the government |
| Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KBE QC MP | Backbench MP | Secretary of State for Wales |
| Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP | Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Resigned from the government |
| Shailesh Vara MP | Backbench MP | Secretary of State for Northern Ireland |
| Andrew Stephenson MP | Minister of State for Transport | Minister without Portfolio Chairman of the Conservative Party |
| Johnny Mercer MP | Backbench MP | Minister for Veterans’ Affairs |

## Junior ministerial changes

| Minister | Position before reshuffle | Position after reshuffle |
| Tom Pursglove MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice and Tackling Illegal Migration | Minister of State for Crime and Policing |
| Simon Baynes MP | Backbench MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice and Tackling Illegal Migration |
| Andrea Jenkyns MP | Assistant Government Whip | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Skills, Further and Higher Education |
| Graham Stuart MP | Backbench MP | Minister of State for Europe |
| Rehman Chishti MP | Backbench MP | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for North America, Sanctions and Consular Policy |
| Trudy Harrison MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | Minister of State for Transport |
| Karl McCartney JP MP | Backbench MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport |
| Leo Docherty MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans | Minister for Defence People |
| Alex Chalk QC MP | Solicitor General for England and Wales | Resigned from the government |
| Edward Timpson CBE MP | Backbench MP | Solicitor General for England and Wales |
| Will Quince MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families | Resigned from government |
| Brendan Clarke-Smith MP | Backbench MP | Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families |
| Robin Walker MP | Minister of State for School Standards | Resigned from government |
| Will Quince MP | Backbench MP | Minister of State for School Standards |
| John Glen MP | Economic Secretary to the Treasury | Resigned from the government |
| Richard Fuller MP | Backbench MP | Economic Secretary to the Treasury |
| Stuart Andrew MP | Minister of State for Housing | Resigned from the government |
| Marcus Jones MP | Comptroller of the Household | Minister of State for Housing |
| Victoria Atkins MP | Minister of State for Prisons and Probation | Resigned from the government |
| Stuart Andrew MP | Backbench MP | Minister of State for Prisons and Probation |
| Jo Churchill MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptation | Resigned from the government |
| Kemi Badenoch MP | Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities | Resigned from the government |
| Paul Scully MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets | Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities |
| Jane Hunt MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Cabinet Office | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets |
| Neil O'Brien OBE MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, The Union and Constitution | Resigned from the government |
| Lia Nici MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, The Union and Constitution |
| Alex Burghart MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills | Resigned from the government |
| Lee Rowley MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry | Resigned from the government |
| Julia Lopez MP | Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure | Resigned from the government |
| Matt Warman MP | Backbench MP | Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure |
| Mims Davies MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment | Resigned from the government |
| Julie Marson MP | Backbench MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment |
| Rachel Maclean MP | Minister for Safeguarding | Resigned from the government |
| Amanda Solloway MP | Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | Minister for Safeguarding |
| Mike Freer MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports | Resigned from the government |
| Andrew Griffith MP | Minister for Policy | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exports |
| Edward Argar MP | Minister of State for Health | Resigned from the government |
| Maria Caulfield MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety and Primary Care | Minister of State for Health |
| James Morris MP | Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety and Primary Care |
| Helen Whately MP | Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury | Resigned from the government |
| Alan Mak MP | Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury |
| Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP | Minister of State for Security and Borders | Resigned from the government |
| Stephen McPartland MP | Backbench MP | Minister of State for Security |
| George Freeman MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Research and Innovation | Resigned from the government |
| Guy Opperman MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion | Resigned from the government |
| Guy Opperman MP | Backbench MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions and Financial Inclusion |
| Chris Philp MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy | Resigned from the government |
| Damian Collins MP | Backbench MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy |
| James Cartlidge MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | Resigned from the government |
| Sarah Dines MP | Assistant Government Whip | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice |
| Rebecca Pow MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment | Resigned from the government |
| Steve Double MP | Assistant Government Whip | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment |
| James Heappey MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces | Minister of State for the Armed Forces |
| Peter Bone FCA MP | Backbench MP | Deputy Leader of the House of Commons |
| The Lord Greenhalgh | Minister of State for Building Safety and Fire | Resigned from the government |

## Whips' Office appointments

| Whip | Previous position | New position |
| Michael Tomlinson MP | Lord Commissioner of the Treasury | Vice-Chamberlain of the Household |
| Craig Whittaker MP | Backbench MP | Lord Commissioner of the Treasury |
| James Duddridge MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | Lord Commissioner of the Treasury |
| Stuart Anderson MP | Backbench MP | Assistant Government Whip |
| Joy Morrissey MP | Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | Assistant Government Whip |
| Rt Hon Sir David Evennett MP | Backbench MP | Assistant Government Whip |
| Adam Holloway MP | Backbench MP | Assistant Government Whip |
| Suzanne Webb MP | Backbench MP | Assistant Government Whip |
| David Morris MP | Backbench MP | Assistant Government Whip |