Who’s Who in Theresa May’s Brexit Cabinet?
Prime Minister Theresa May was hit by a Brexiteer storm the morning after presenting her draft withdrawal agreement to her top team: Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab and Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey both stood down.
Since then, though, May has taken back the reins. She is taking personal control of the Brexit negotiations, as she named a low-profile junior minister Stephen Barclay as Raab’s successor. Loyal ex-Home Secretary Amber Rudd is back in Cabinet, taking up the work and pensions brief.
In addition, key Brexiteer Michael Gove and fellow Leavers Andrea Leadsom, Liam Fox and Penny Mordaunt all decided to stay in government.
Tensions are still running high, but May has put her stamp on her Cabinet once again.
May’s Ministers
On board
Skeptical but on-side
Unknown
Staying—for now
Brexiteer convert
Brexiteer in 2016
Remainer in 2016
Theresa May
Prime Minister
Brandon Lewis
Conservative Party
Chairman
Baroness Evans
Leader of the Lords
Julian Smith
Chief Secretary
to the Commons
Karen Bradley
Northern Irish
Philip Hammond
Chancellor
Matthew Hancock
Health
Damian Hinds
Education
Greg Clark
Business
James Brokenshire
Housing
Alun Cairns
Welsh
David Lidington CBE
Cabinet
David Gauke
Justice
Claire Perry
Energy and
Clean Growth
Caroline Nokes
Immigration
Amber Rudd
Work and Pensions
Stephen Barclay
Brexit
Chris Grayling
Transport
Sajid Javid
Home
Jeremy Hunt
Foreign
Gavin Williamson CBE
Defence
Elizabeth Truss
Chief Secretary
to the Treasury
David Mundell
Scottish
Liam Fox
Trade
Geoffrey Cox QC
Attorney General
Jeremy Wright QC
Culture, Media
and Sport
Michael Gove
Environment
Penny Mordaunt
International
Development
Andrea Leadsom
Leader of the
Commons
On board
Skeptical but on-side
Unknown
Staying–for now
Brexiteer convert
Brexiteer in 2016
Remainer in 2016
Theresa May
Prime Minister
Brandon Lewis
Conservative Party
Chairman
Julian Smith
Chief Secretary
to the Commons
Baroness Evans
Leader of the Lords
Karen Bradley
Northern Irish
Philip Hammond
Chancellor
Matthew Hancock
Health
Damian Hinds
Education
Greg Clark
Business
James Brokenshire
Housing
Alun Cairns
Welsh
David Lidington CBE
Cabinet
David Gauke
Justice
Claire Perry
Energy and
Clean Growth
Caroline Nokes
Immigration
Stephen Barclay
Brexit
Amber Rudd
Work and Pensions
Gavin Williamson
CBE
Defence
Jeremy Hunt
Foreign
Chris Grayling
Transport
Sajid Javid
Home
Elizabeth Truss
Chief Secretary
to the Treasury
David Mundell
Scottish
Geoffrey Cox QC
Attorney General
Liam Fox
Trade
Penny Mordaunt
International
Development
Jeremy Wright QC
Culture, Media
and Sport
Andrea Leadsom
Leader of the
Commons
Michael Gove
Environment
On board
Skeptical but on-side
Staying—for now
Unknown
Brexiteer convert
Brexiteer in 2016
Remainer in 2016
Theresa May
Prime Minister
Brandon Lewis
Conservative Party
Chairman
Julian Smith
Chief Secretary
to the Commons
Baroness Evans
Leader of the Lords
Karen Bradley
Northern Irish
Philip Hammond
Chancellor
Matthew Hancock
Health
Damian Hinds
Education
Greg Clark
Business
James Brokenshire
Housing
Alun Cairns
Welsh
Caroline Nokes
Immigration
David Gauke
Justice
David Lidington CBE
Cabinet
Claire Perry
Energy and Clean Growth
Amber Rudd
Work and Pensions
Gavin Williamson
CBE
Defence
Sajid Javid
Home
Jeremy Hunt
Foreign
Stephen Barclay
Brexit
Chris Grayling
Transport
Elizabeth Truss
Chief Secretary
to the Treasury
Jeremy Wright QC
Culture, Media
and Sport
David Mundell
Scottish
Geoffrey Cox QC
Attorney General
Liam Fox
Trade
Michael Gove
Environment
Penny Mordaunt
International Development
Andrea Leadsom
Leader of the Commons
On board
Skeptical but on-side
Staying—for now
Unknown
Brexiteer convert
Brexiteer in 2016
Remainer in 2016
Theresa May
Prime Minister
Julian Smith
Chief Secretary
to the Commons
Brandon Lewis
Conservative Party
Chairman
Karen Bradley
Northern Irish
Philip Hammond
Chancellor
Matthew Hancock
Health
Damian Hinds
Education
Baroness Evans
Leader of the Lords
Greg Clark
Business
James Brokenshire
Housing
Alun Cairns
Welsh
David Lidington CBE
Cabinet
David Gauke
Justice
Claire Perry
Energy and Clean Growth
Caroline Nokes
Immigration
Amber Rudd
Work and Pensions
Stephen Barclay
Brexit
Chris Grayling
Transport
Sajid Javid
Home
Jeremy Hunt
Foreign
Gavin Williamson CBE
Defence
David Mundell
Scottish
Jeremy Wright QC
Culture, Media
and Sport
Penny Mordaunt
International
Development
Elizabeth Truss
Chief Secretary
to the Treasury
Liam Fox
Trade
Michael Gove
Environment
Andrea Leadsom
Leader of the Commons
Geoffrey Cox QC
Attorney General