List of government ministers of the United Kingdom
The following is a list of ministerial offices in the Government of the United Kingdom. The highest ranking ministers are Cabinet ministers or also attend Cabinet.
Prime Minister's Office
- Prime Minister ''
- First Lord of the Treasury
- First Secretary of State
- Minister for the Civil Service
- Minister for the Union
- Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
- '''Deputy Prime Minister'''
Former positions
Deputy Prime Minister's Office
- Minister Assisting the Deputy Prime Minister
Cabinet Office
- Minister for the Cabinet Office
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- Minister without Portfolio
- Paymaster General
- Minister of State without Portfolio
- Minister of State at the Cabinet Office
- Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Investment Security Unit
Government Equalities Office
- Minister for Women and Equalities
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women
Former positions
Cabinet Office
- President of the COP26 Climate Change Conference
- Minister of State at the Office of Public Service
- Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth
- Minister of State for Government Policy
- Minister of State for the Third Sector
- Minister for Digital Engagement and Civil Service Issues
- Minister Assisting the Deputy Prime Minister
- Parliamentary Secretary for Implementation
- Minister for Social Exclusion
- Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution
- Minister of State for Efficiency and Transformation
- Minister of State for EU Relations
Government Equalities Office
- Minister for Women and Equalities
- Deputy Minister for Women
Defence
Ministry of Defence
- Secretary of State for Defence
- Minister of State for the Armed Forces
- Minister of State for Defence Procurement
- Minister of State for Defence
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Veterans and People
Former positions
- Secretary of State for Air
- Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
- First Lord of the Admiralty
- Treasurer of the Navy
Ministry of Defence
- Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy
- Minister of State for Defence Equipment and Support
- Minister of Defence for Equipment
- Minister of State for Strategic Defence Acquisition Reform
- Minister of State for International Defence and Security
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Security Strategy
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Reserves
- Under-Secretary of State for the Navy
National Government/War Cabinet Ministers
- Minister of War Production
- Minister of Aircraft Production
- Minister of Supply
- Minister-Resident for the Middle East
- Minister of Reconstruction
- Minister of Munitions
- Minister of Defence
- Minister for Co-ordination of Defence
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions
- Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions
War Office
- Secretary of State for War
- Secretary at War
- Under-Secretary of State for War
- Financial Secretary to the War Office
- Paymaster-General of the Forces
Treasury
His Majesty's Treasury
- First Lord of the Treasury
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Second Lord of the Treasury
- Chief Secretary to the Treasury
- Paymaster General
- Financial Secretary to the Treasury
- Economic Secretary to the Treasury
- Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
- Minister of State for Efficiency and Transformation
Former positions
- Commercial Secretary to the Treasury
- Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury
- Minister of State for Revenue Protection at the Border
- Minister of State for Trade and Competitiveness in Europe
Department of Economic Affairs
- Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
- Minister of State for Economic Affairs
- Under-Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
- Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa
- Minister of State for Pacific and the Environment
- Minister of State for Asia
- Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for European Neighbourhood and the Americas
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Overseas Territories and Sustainable Development
Former positions
- Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Secretary of State for the Northern Department
- Secretary of State for the Colonies
- Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs
- Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
- Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
- Minister of State for International Energy Strategy
- Minister of State for the Middle East
- Minister of State for Commonwealth Affairs
- Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations
- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
- Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Asia and the Pacific
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
- Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
- Under-Secretary of State for the Northern Department
- Chief Mouser to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office
India Office and Burma Office
- Secretary of State for India
- President of the Board of Control
- Secretary of State for India and Burma
- '''Secretary of State for Burma'''
Department for Exiting the European Union
- Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
- Minister of State for Exiting the European Union
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
Department for International Development
- Secretary of State for International Development
- Minister of State for International Development
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Syrian Refugees
Justice
Ministry of Justice
- Secretary of State for Justice
- Lord Chancellor
- Minister of State for Crime, Policing and the Fire Service
- Minister of State for Prisons and Probation
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Immigration Compliance and the Courts
Former positions
Ministry of Justice
- Minister of State for Prisons
- Minister of State for Civil Justice and Legal Policy
- Minister for Young Citizens and Youth Engagement
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Human Rights
Department for Constitutional Affairs
- Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
Lord Chancellor's Department
- Minister of State for the Lord Chancellor's Department
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Lord Chancellor's Department
Home Affairs
Home Office
- Secretary of State for the Home Department
- Deputy Home Secretary
- Minister of State for Security
- Minister of State for Crime, Policing and the Fire Service
- Minister of State for Countering Extremism
- Minister of State for Building Safety and Communities
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration and Future Borders
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Immigration Compliance and Courts
Former positions
Home Office
- Minister of State for Asylum and Immigration
- Minister of State for Home Affairs
- Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime
- Minister of State for Modern Slavery and Organised Crime
- Minister of State for Security and Counter-Terrorism
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Syrian Refugees
Health
Department of Health and Social Care
- Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
- Minister of State for Health
- Minister of State for Social Care
- Minister of State for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Patient Safety
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation
Former positions
Department of Health
- Secretary of State for Health
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Quality
Department of Health and Social Care
- Minister of State for Care and Mental Health
Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade
- Secretary of State for Business and Trade
- President of the Board of Trade
- Minister of State for Industry
- Minister of State for Investment
- Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Legislation
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Services, Small Business and Exports