Cameron ministry

The Cameron ministry was the Government of the United Kingdom from May 2010 to July 2016 under David Cameron. The first term of the administration was the UK’s first coalition government since World War II, it included both Conservative and Liberal Democrats ministers. The administration's second term of the was a majority Conservative government.

History
The 2010 general election resulted in a Hung parliament, meaning no political party had a majority in the House of Commons. The Lib Dems negotiated separately with the Conservative and Labour parties to see if they could form a coalition government. 

After five days negotiation, the Conservatives and Lib Dems agreed to form a coalition government. Gordon Brown travelled to Buckingham Palace and tendered his resignation as Prime Minister to The Queen. David Cameron was appointed in Brown’s place and invited to form a new government. Nick Clegg became Deputy Prime Minister. 

After the 2015 general election, Cameron formed a majority government. The government stayed in office until David Cameron resigned as Prime Minister on 13 July 2016 shortly after losing the EU referendum.

Coalition government: 2010–15

May 2010 – September 2012

 Party key  Conservative Liberal Democrat
+ First Cabinet of Cameron–Clegg Coalition [] Portfolio Minister Term Cabinet ministers Prime MinisterFirst Lord of the TreasuryMinister for the Civil Service The Rt Hon. David Cameron MP2010–16 Deputy Prime MinisterLord President of the Council  The Rt Hon. Nick Clegg MP2010–15 First Secretary of StateSecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs  The Rt Hon. William Hague MP2010–14 Chancellor of the Exchequer  The Rt Hon. George Osborne MP2010–16 Lord ChancellorSecretary of State for Justice  The Rt Hon. Kenneth Clarke QC MP2010–12 Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentMinister for Women and Equality  The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP2010–16 Secretary of State for Defence  The Rt Hon. Dr Liam Fox MP 2010–11  The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP 2011–14 Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and SkillsPresident of the Board of Trade  The Rt Hon. Dr Vince Cable MP2010–15 Secretary of State for Work and Pensions  The Rt Hon. Iain Duncan Smith MP2010–16 Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change  The Rt Hon. Chris Huhne MP 2010–12  The Rt Hon. Ed Davey MP 2012–15 Secretary of State for Health  The Rt Hon. Andrew Lansley CBE MP2010–12 Secretary of State for Education  The Rt Hon. Michael Gove MP2010–14 Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government  The Rt Hon. Eric Pickles MP2010–15Secretary of State for Transport  The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond MP 2010–11  The Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP 2011–12 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs  The Rt Hon. Caroline Spelman MP2010–12 Secretary of State for International Development  The Rt Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP2010–12 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland  The Rt Hon. Owen Paterson MP2010–12 Secretary of State for Scotland  The Rt Hon. Danny Alexander MP 2010  The Rt Hon. Michael Moore MP 2010–13 Secretary of State for Wales  The Rt Hon. Cheryl Gillan MP2010–12 Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport  The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP2010–12 Chief Secretary to the Treasury  The Rt Hon. David Laws MP 2010  The Rt Hon. Danny Alexander MP 2010–15 Leader of the House of LordsChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster  The Rt Hon. The Lord Strathclyde (PC)2010–13 Minister without Portfolio  The Rt Hon. The Baroness Warsi (PC)2010–12Also attending cabinet meetings Minister for the Cabinet OfficePaymaster General  The Rt Hon. Francis Maude MP2010–15 Minister of State in the Cabinet Office  The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP2010–14 Minister of State for Universities and Science  The Rt Hon. David Willetts MP2010–14 Leader of the House of CommonsLord Keeper of the Privy Seal  The Rt Hon. Sir George Young Bt MP2010–12 Chief Whip in the House of CommonsParliamentary Secretary to the Treasury  The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin MP2010–12 Also attends cabinet when ministerial responsibilities are on the agenda Attorney General  The Rt Hon. Dominic Grieve QC MP2010–14

Changes
 David Laws resigned as Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 29 May 2010 because of an expenses irregularity dating from the previous Parliament. He was replaced by Danny Alexander, who was in turn replaced as Secretary of State for Scotland by Michael Moore.
 On 14 October 2011 Liam Fox resigned as Secretary of State for Defence following the procurement of high-level overseas meetings attendance for his friend and advisor, Adam Werrity, working for a private contractor, and stated that he had "mistakenly allowed the distinction between my personal interest and my government activities to become blurred" His successor was Philip Hammond who was replaced as Transport Secretary by Justine Greening, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, who was in turn replaced by Chloe Smith, an assistant government whip: she was replaced in turn by Greg Hands.
 On 3 February 2012 Chris Huhne resigned as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change following the decision of the Crown Prosecution Service to prosecute him and his former wife. His successor was Edward Davey, who was replaced as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills by Norman Lamb, replaced in his previous dual roles by Jenny Willott as an Assistant Whip and Jo Swinson as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister.

September 2012 – July 2014

 Party key  Conservative Liberal Democrat
+ Second Cabinet of Cameron–Clegg Coalition [] Portfolio Minister Term Cabinet ministers Prime MinisterFirst Lord of the TreasuryMinister for the Civil Service  David Cameron  2010–16 Deputy Prime MinisterLord President of the Council   Nick Clegg  2010–15 First Secretary of StateSecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs   William Hague 2010–14 Chancellor of the Exchequer   George Osborne  2010–16 Secretary of State for the Home Department   Theresa May  2010–16  Chief Secretary to the Treasury   Danny Alexander  2010–15 Secretary of State for Defence   Philip Hammond  2011–14 Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and SkillsPresident of the Board of Trade   Dr Vince Cable  2010–15 Secretary of State for Work and Pensions   Iain Duncan Smith  2010–16 Lord ChancellorSecretary of State for Justice   Chris Grayling  2012–15 Secretary of State for Education   Michael Gove  2010–14 Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government   Eric Pickles  2010–15 Secretary of State for Health   Jeremy Hunt  2012–16Leader of the House of LordsChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster   The Lord Strathclyde  2010–13   The Lord Hill of Oareford  2013–14 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs   Owen Paterson  2012–14 Secretary of State for International Development   Justine Greening  2012–16Secretary of State for Scotland   Michael Moore  2010–13   Alistair Carmichael  2013–15 Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change   Ed Davey  2012–15 Secretary of State for Transport   Patrick McLoughlin  2012–16Secretary of State for Culture, Media and SportMinister for Equalities   Maria Miller  2012–14   Nicky Morgan  2014–15 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland   Theresa Villiers  2012– Secretary of State for Wales   David Jones  2012–14Also attending cabinet meetings Minister without Portfolio   Kenneth Clarke  2012–14 Leader of the House of CommonsLord Keeper of the Privy Seal   Andrew Lansley  2012–14Chief Whip in the House of CommonsParliamentary Secretary to the Treasury   Andrew Mitchell  2012   Sir George Young  2012–14 Minister for the Cabinet Office<br/ >Paymaster General   Francis Maude  2010–15 Minister of State for Government Policy   Oliver Letwin  2010–15 Minister of State for the Cabinet Office Minister of State for Schools   David Laws  2012–15 Senior Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth AffairsSenior Minister of State for Faith and Communities   The Baroness Warsi  2012–14 Minister of State for Universities and Science   David Willetts  2010–14Financial Secretary to the Treasury   Sajid Javid 2013–14   Nicky Morgan  2014 Minister without PortfolioCo-Chairman of the Conservative Party   Grant Shapps  2012–15 Also attends cabinet when ministerial responsibilities are on the agenda Attorney General   Dominic Grieve  2010–14 Minister of State for Cities and Constitution   Greg Clark  2012–14

Changes
 On 19 October 2012, Andrew Mitchell resigned as Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons following controversy surrounding an argument with police officers in Downing Street. He was replaced by Sir George Young.
 On 7 January 2013, Tom Strathclyde resigned as Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He was replaced by Jonathan Hill.
 On 7 October 2013, Michael Moore was replaced as Secretary of State for Scotland by Alistair Carmichael, during a reshuffle which focused on junior ministerial ranks.
 On 9 April 2014, Maria Miller resigned as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Minister for Women and Equalities. She was replaced as Culture Secretary and Minister for Equalities by Sajid Javid, and by Nicky Morgan as Minister for Women. Morgan, who succeeded Javid as Financial Secretary to the Treasury, was not a full cabinet member but attended meetings in her role as Minister for Women.

July 2014 – May 2015

 Party key  Conservative Liberal Democrat
+ Third Cabinet of Cameron–Clegg Coalition [] Portfolio Minister Term Cabinet ministers Prime MinisterFirst Lord of the TreasuryMinister for the Civil Service  David Cameron  2010–16 Deputy Prime MinisterLord President of the Council   Nick Clegg  2010–15 First Secretary of State   William Hague  2010–15 Leader of the House of Commons 2014–15 Chancellor of the Exchequer   George Osborne  2010–16 Secretary of State for the Home Department   Theresa May  2010–16 Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs   Philip Hammond  2014–15 Lord ChancellorSecretary of State for Justice   Chris Grayling  2012–15 Secretary of State for Defence   Michael Fallon  2014–16 Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and SkillsPresident of the Board of Trade   Dr Vince Cable  2010–15 Secretary of State for Work and Pensions   Iain Duncan Smith  2010–16 Secretary of State for Health   Jeremy Hunt  2012–16 Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government   Eric Pickles  2010–15 Minister for Faith 2014–15 Secretary of State for EducationMinister for Women and Equalities   Nicky Morgan  2014–16 Secretary of State for International Development   Justine Greening  2012–16 Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change   Ed Davey  2012–15 Secretary of State for Transport   Patrick McLoughlin  2012–16 Secretary of State for Scotland   Alistair Carmichael  2013–15 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland   Theresa Villiers  2012–16 Secretary of State for Wales   Stephen Crabb  2014–16 Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport   Sajid Javid  2014–15 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs   Liz Truss  2014–16 Chief Secretary to the Treasury   Danny Alexander  2010–15Also attending cabinet meetings Leader of the House of LordsLord Keeper of the Privy Seal   The Baroness Stowell of Beeston  2014–16 Chief Whip in the House of CommonsParliamentary Secretary to the Treasury   Michael Gove  2014–15 Minister for the Cabinet Office<br/ >Paymaster General   Francis Maude  2010–15 Minister of State for Government Policy   Oliver Letwin  2010–15 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 2014–16 Minister of State for the Cabinet OfficeMinister of State for Schools   David Laws  2012–15 Minister of State for Universities, Science and Cities   Greg Clark  2014–15 Attorney General   Jeremy Wright  2014–16 Minister without PortfolioCo-Chairman of the Conservative Party   Grant Shapps  2012–15 Minister of State for Business and EnterpriseMinister of State for EnergyMinister for Portsmouth   Matthew Hancock  2012–15 Minister of State for Employment   Esther McVey  2013–15 Minister of State for Faith and Communities   The Baroness Warsi  2012–14 Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs   The Baroness Anelay of St Johns  2014–16

Changes
 On 5 August 2014, Sayeeda Warsi resigned as Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and as Minister for Faith and Community, in protest at the Government's response to the conflict in the Gaza Strip. She was replaced at the Foreign Office by Joyce Anelay, with Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles taking on Warsi's former Faith and Community brief.

Majority government: 2015–16

+ Second Cameron Cabinet []Portfolio PortraitMinister TermCabinet ministersPrime MinisterFirst Lord of the TreasuryMinister for the Civil Service100px David Cameron 2010–16First Secretary of StateChancellor of the ExchequerSecond Lord of the Treasury100px George Osborne 2010–16Secretary of State for the Home Department100px Theresa May 2010–16Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs100px Philip Hammond 2014–16Secretary of State for Justice  Lord Chancellor100px Michael Gove 2015–16Secretary of State for Defence100px Michael Fallon 2014–16Secretary of State for Work and Pensions100px Iain Duncan Smith 2010–16100px Stephen Crabb 2016Secretary of State for Health100px Jeremy Hunt 2012–16Leader of the House of CommonsLord President of the Council100px Chris Grayling 2015–16Secretary of State for International Development100px Justine Greening 2012–16Secretary of State for EducationMinister for Women and Equalities100px Nicky Morgan 2014–16Leader of the House of LordsLord Keeper of the Privy Seal100px The Baroness Stowell of Beeston 2014–16Secretary of State for Transport100px Patrick McLoughlin 2012–16Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and SkillsPresident of the Board of Trade100px Sajid Javid 2015–16Secretary of State for Northern Ireland100px Theresa Villiers 2012–16Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs100px Liz Truss 2014–16Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government100px Greg Clark 2015–16Secretary of State for Wales100px Stephen Crabb 2014–16100px Alun Cairns 2016Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster100px Oliver Letwin 2014–16Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport100px John Whittingdale 2015–16Secretary of State for Scotland100px David Mundell 2015–16Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change100px Amber Rudd 2015–16Also attending cabinet meetingsMinister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs100px The Baroness Anelay of St John's 2014–16Minister without Portfolio100px Robert Halfon 2015–16Minister for the Cabinet OfficePaymaster General100px Matthew Hancock 2015–16Chief Secretary to the Treasury100px Greg Hands 2015–16Chief Whip in the House of CommonsParliamentary Secretary to the Treasury100px Mark Harper 2015–16Minister of State for Employment100px Priti Patel 2015–16Minister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise100px Anna Soubry 2015–16Attorney General100px Jeremy Wright  2014–16

Changes
On 19 March 2016, Iain Duncan Smith resigned from his post of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions over plans by Chancellor George Osborne to cut disability benefits. He was replaced by Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb. Alun Cairns filled the vacancy left by Crabb's promotion. His post was filled by Guto Bebb.

References

Category:Politics of the United Kingdom