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Experience of the cabinet, September 2022
Years and type of ministerial experience of members of the cabinet in September 2022
Joint ministers since 2010, 6 October 2022
The number of joint ministers over time, since 2010
Proportion of MPs with ministerial experience, by prime minister
The proportion of Conservative MPs with ministerial experience, under Theresa May, Liz Truss and Boris Johnson
Cabinet moves, 9:00, 7 September 2022
Members of the cabinet confirmed in post, left post, new in post, and newly attending cabinet at the end of Liz Truss' government formation
Cabinets by intake, May-Sunak
May-Sunak cabinets, by when members were elected to parliament
Cabinet appointments each calendar year, 1979-2022
How many ministers in total were appointed to the cabinet each calendar year between 1979 and 2022?
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Cabinets by gender, May–Sunak
How many people attending cabinet are women?
Cabinet endorsements of Conservative Party leadership contenders, summer and autumn 2022
How much cabinet support did Rishi Sunak have in both leadership races?