Cabinet Cameron I

David Cameron was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 11, 2010 to July 13, 2016 . On May 6, 2010, Cameron's party, the Conservative Party , received 36.1% of the vote in the general election and won 306 constituencies. They formed a coalition with the Liberal Democrats (57 constituencies).

His coalition cabinet replaced the Brown cabinet . When it took office in June 2010, it consisted of 18 Conservatives and 5 Liberal Democrats; five of the cabinet members were women.

Cameron ruled with a coalition of his Conservative Party ("Tories") and the Liberal Democrats . This was the first coalition in the United Kingdom in generations; UK suffrage favors large parties and disadvantages small parties (see also UK Political System ).

The five-year legislative period of the 55th lower house ended on June 15, 2015. In the 2015 British general election , the Conservatives became the strongest party (36.9% of the vote; Labor received 30.5%) and received an absolute majority of the MPs. Cameron then transformed his government into the Cameron II cabinet .

history

In the election on May 6, 2010, for the first time since 1974, no party achieved an absolute majority; there was a hung parliament . Gordon Brown resigned. The Liberal Democrats negotiated with the Conservatives and with Labor ; then they decided to form a coalition with the conservatives. This decision was made unanimously in the parliamentary group and a dissenting vote in the party council. Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had a majority vote in the House of Commons ; an alliance of Labor and Liberal Democrats, on the other hand, would have had to rely on the support of regional parties.

The liberal David Laws , Chief Secretary of the Treasury (roughly equivalent to a German Chancellery Minister), resigned on May 29, 2010 (after 17 days in office). Before taking office as Minister, Laws had rented his partner James Lundie's rent as his own expense. In doing so, he violated parliamentary regulations that were enacted in 2006. Laws stated that the motive was to protect his sexual orientation from public sympathy. His cabinet colleague and party colleague Danny Alexander took over Laws' portfolio. Against the background of the expenses scandal in the previous session, MP Elfyn Llwyd described the retention of Laws in the cabinet (initially considered by Prime Minister Cameron) as "untenable". In Alexander's office the MP Michael Moore moved up.

Liam Fox resigned as Secretary of Defense on October 14, 2011 , after he was criticized for mixing personal and professional contacts; the previous Minister of Transport, Philip Hammond , succeeded him. He was followed by Justine Greening as the new Minister of Transport.

On February 3, 2012, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne announced his resignation. The reason for this was the allegation that his wife took responsibility for a speeding violation that he is said to have committed himself. Charges were brought against him the same day. Edward Davey became the new energy minister .

On September 4, 2012, Prime Minister Cameron announced a cabinet reshuffle .; were new to their positions:

• Theresa Villiers: Minister for Northern Ireland Affairs
• Maria Miller: Minister of Culture
• Justine Greening: Development Aid (previously: Minister of Transport)
• Patrick Mc Loughlin: Minister of Transport
• Jeremy Hunt: Minister of Health (instead of Andrew Lansley)
• Chris Grayling: Attorney General (instead of Ken Clarke)

On April 9, 2014, Sajid Javid's appointment as Minister of Culture was announced, replacing Maria Miller, who had resigned after an expense affair.

On July 14, 2014, Secretary of State William Hague and Secretary of State Kenneth Clarke announced their resignation. Hague took over the chairmanship of the House of Commons until the general election ; he continued to hold the rank of minister and a member of the government. A day later, Cameron announced a further cabinet reshuffle. Newly appointed to the cabinet or to new positions:

• William Hague: Leader of the House of Commons (previously Secretary of State and 'First Minister', remains the latter),
• Philip Hammond: Secretary of State (previously Secretary of Defense),
• Michael Fallon: Secretary of Defense,
• Michael Gove: Chief Whip in the House of Commons (previously Minister of Education),
• Nicky Morgan: Minister for Education, Minister of State for Women and Equality,
• Liz Truss: Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Areas,
• Stephen Crapp: Minister for Wales

Further changes at the level of the state ministries are included in the following table.

Cabinet positions

Affiliation		conservative
		Liberal Democrats

UK Cabinet

Office	Official
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for Public Service		David Cameron
Deputy Prime Minister (responsible for political and electoral reforms) Lord President of the Council		Nick Clegg
First Minister Leader of the House of Commons		William Hague
Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs		Philip Hammond
Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury		George Osborne
Minister of Defense		Michael Fallon
Lord Chancellor Minister of Justice		Chris Grayling
Minister of the Interior		Theresa May
Minister of Health		Jeremy Hunt
Chief Secretary of the Treasury		Danny Alexander
Minister for Enterprise, Innovation and Skills		Vince Cable
Minister for the Environment, Food and Rural Areas		Elizabeth Truss
Minister of Education Minister of State for Women and Equality		Nicky Morgan
Minister for Municipalities and Local Self-Government. Minister of State for Religious Affairs		Eric Pickles
Minister for Culture, Media and Sport		Sajid Javid
Minister for Energy and Climate Change		Edward Davey
Minister for International Development		Justine Greening
Minister for Northern Ireland		Theresa Villiers
Minister for Scotland		Alistair Carmichael
Minister of Transport		Patrick McLoughlin
Minister for Wales		Stephen Crabb
Minister for Labor and Pensions		Iain Duncan Smith
Other participants in the cabinet meeting
Lord Seal Keeper Leader of the House of Lords		Tina Stowell, Baroness Stowell of Beeston
Minister with no portfolio		Grant Shapps
Minister for Cabinet Affairs Paymaster General		Francis Maude
Minister of State to the Prime Minister (Political Advisor) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		Oliver Letwin
Minister of State for Universities and Science Minister of State in the Cabinet Office for Cities and Constitutional Reforms		Greg Clark
Minister of State for Schools Minister of State in the Cabinet Office		David Laws
Secretary of State for Trade and Enterprise Secretary of State for Energy Minister of State for Portsmouth		Matthew Hancock
Minister of State for Labor		Esther McVey
Chief Whip in the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary in the Treasury		Michael Gove
Minister of State in the Department of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs		Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Participants in the cabinet meeting if necessary
Attorney General (Attorney General)		Jeremy Wright

Web links

• Cameron's government: A guide to who's who , BBC News, May 14, 2010
• Election 2010: the new cabinet , The Guardian , May 12, 2010, interactive presentation

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Coalition Cabinet ( Memento of the original from May 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ according to the statement of the Liberal Democratic MP Don Foster
3. ^ Helm, Toby; Asthana, Anushka: David Laws' resignation over expenses scandal leaves coalition in turmoil , in: www.guardian.co.uk , May 29, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
4. ↑ BBC : New Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander , May 29, 2010. Accessed June 14, 2010.
5. ↑ Patrick Hennessey et al .: David Laws resigns over expenses claim , in: www.telegraph.co.uk , June 29, 2010. Accessed June 14, 2010.
6. ^ British Defense Secretary Fox resigns. sueddeutsche.de October 14, 2011.
7. ↑ Euronews: [1]
8. ^ Cabinet reshuffle on September 4, 2012. Accessed September 5, 2012 . 
9. ^ Maria Miller resigns: Sajid Javid appointed new Culture Secretary following expenses row
10. ^ Cabinet reshuffle on July 15, 2014. Accessed July 15, 2014 . 
11. ↑ FAZ.net July 15, 2014: The night of sharp knives
12. ↑ Her Majesty's Government ( Memento of the original from May 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from www.number10.gov.uk  
13. ^ BBC News
14. ↑ Eric Pickle's new Minister of State for Religious Affairs. Retrieved August 21, 2014 . 
15. ↑ see also English Wikipedia
16. ↑ New Minister of State in the Foreign Ministry. Retrieved August 21, 2014 .