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| Who’s who in Boris Johnson’s first cabinet | Who’s who in Boris Johnson’s first cabinet |
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| Sajid Javid – chancellor | Sajid Javid – chancellor |
| The former home secretary always seemed set for a high-ranking position in Boris Johnson’s cabinet, as an already prominent minister who was seen as having boosted his status in the race to succeed Theresa May. He will now replace Philip Hammond as chancellor. | The former home secretary always seemed set for a high-ranking position in Boris Johnson’s cabinet, as an already prominent minister who was seen as having boosted his status in the race to succeed Theresa May. He will now replace Philip Hammond as chancellor. |
| The former investment banker – who has never denied the theory that he took a pay cut of about 97% when he became an MP in 2010 – has risen through the ministerial ranks, serving under May as communities secretary and then replacing Amber Rudd as home secretary after she quit over the Windrush scandal. | The former investment banker – who has never denied the theory that he took a pay cut of about 97% when he became an MP in 2010 – has risen through the ministerial ranks, serving under May as communities secretary and then replacing Amber Rudd as home secretary after she quit over the Windrush scandal. |
| Javid used his profile and backstory to propel an energetic leadership campaign as far as the fourth round of MPs’ voting, after which he calmly moved his support behind Johnson. | Javid used his profile and backstory to propel an energetic leadership campaign as far as the fourth round of MPs’ voting, after which he calmly moved his support behind Johnson. |
| As he said many times during the process, Sajid is not your typical Conservative minister. He was born in Rochdale to parents who had moved from Pakistan. Javid’s father initially worked as a bus driver and then opened a shop in Bristol. | As he said many times during the process, Sajid is not your typical Conservative minister. He was born in Rochdale to parents who had moved from Pakistan. Javid’s father initially worked as a bus driver and then opened a shop in Bristol. |
| Javid became a Tory activist at university and then joined a US investment bank, saying it felt more open than the UK equivalents, where bosses hinted someone from his background would be better off lowering their ambitions. | Javid became a Tory activist at university and then joined a US investment bank, saying it felt more open than the UK equivalents, where bosses hinted someone from his background would be better off lowering their ambitions. |
| A diligent minister if often criticised as an uninspiring speaker, Javid saw his profile rise during the leadership campaign, not least when in a TV debate he nudged his fellow candidates into agreeing to an inquiry into Islamophobia in the party. PW | A diligent minister if often criticised as an uninspiring speaker, Javid saw his profile rise during the leadership campaign, not least when in a TV debate he nudged his fellow candidates into agreeing to an inquiry into Islamophobia in the party. PW |
| Dominic Raab – foreign secretary and first secretary of state | |
| The former Brexit secretary thought he had a real chance of entering No 10 but he failed to win over the Eurosceptic hardliners who ended up flocking to Johnson. Within the party he is considered a rightwinger with an interest in civil liberties, as a former chief of staff to David Davis before entering parliament. | The former Brexit secretary thought he had a real chance of entering No 10 but he failed to win over the Eurosceptic hardliners who ended up flocking to Johnson. Within the party he is considered a rightwinger with an interest in civil liberties, as a former chief of staff to David Davis before entering parliament. |
| He has in the past proposed allowing state schools to make a profit, scrapping all “levies subsidising green technologies” on energy bills, ending the minimum wage for under-21s working for small businesses and making it easier for companies to sack underperforming employees. He has also spoken of wanting to scrap the Government Equalities Office, which he describes as “pointless”, and merging the Department for International Development (DfID) into the Foreign Office. | He has in the past proposed allowing state schools to make a profit, scrapping all “levies subsidising green technologies” on energy bills, ending the minimum wage for under-21s working for small businesses and making it easier for companies to sack underperforming employees. He has also spoken of wanting to scrap the Government Equalities Office, which he describes as “pointless”, and merging the Department for International Development (DfID) into the Foreign Office. |
| During the leadership campaign, he defended his claim that feminists are some of the most obnoxious bigots and that men are getting a raw deal, saying he does not want “double standards” in the debate on equality. RM | During the leadership campaign, he defended his claim that feminists are some of the most obnoxious bigots and that men are getting a raw deal, saying he does not want “double standards” in the debate on equality. RM |
| Priti Patel – home secretary | Priti Patel – home secretary |
| A key face of the Vote Leave campaign, Patel was sacked by May as international development secretary for a highly ill-advised freelance trip to Israel where she touted her influence with politicians – without the knowledge of the Foreign Office. | A key face of the Vote Leave campaign, Patel was sacked by May as international development secretary for a highly ill-advised freelance trip to Israel where she touted her influence with politicians – without the knowledge of the Foreign Office. |
| Born to Gujarati parents who fled Uganda in the 1960s, she is a well-known voice on the right of the Conservative party. She was a controversial appointment at DfID, having previously called for the foreign aid target to be scrapped. She also once advocated bringing back the death penalty. | Born to Gujarati parents who fled Uganda in the 1960s, she is a well-known voice on the right of the Conservative party. She was a controversial appointment at DfID, having previously called for the foreign aid target to be scrapped. She also once advocated bringing back the death penalty. |
| Patel flirted with a leadership bid and sparked frenzied speculation that she would run when seen filming a promotional video in Victoria Tower gardens. But she decided against it and gave her support to Johnson, a close ally when they both sat round the cabinet table. He gave vocal support to her when she was mired in the scandal which led to her resignation. JE | Patel flirted with a leadership bid and sparked frenzied speculation that she would run when seen filming a promotional video in Victoria Tower gardens. But she decided against it and gave her support to Johnson, a close ally when they both sat round the cabinet table. He gave vocal support to her when she was mired in the scandal which led to her resignation. JE |
| Ben Wallace – defence secretary | |
| An MP for almost 15 years and a frontbencher for 12, Wallace will nonetheless be one of the lesser-known figures in Boris Johnson’s new cabinet, where he has replaced Penny Mordaunt as defence secretary. | |
| Formerly the security minister in the Home Office, he has a military background, serving as an officer in the Scots Guards in Northern Ireland, among other postings, before working in the defence industry. | |
| From 1999 to 2003 he was a member of the Scottish parliament, standing down to seek a Westminster seat in England. In 2005 he won the Lancaster and Wyre seat, switching to the newly-created Wyre and Preston North constituency after a rejig of boundaries. | |
| From 2007 he worked in the Scotland and Northern Ireland offices, and as a whip, before entering the Home Office when Theresa May became PM. PW | |
| Stephen Barclay – stays on as Brexit secretary | |
| Barclay was little known outside Westminster when he was first appointed as Brexit secretary to succeed Raab, who resigned over May’s deal. He was considered by Brussels to be better prepared than the first Brexit secretary, David Davis and easier to deal with than Raab. | |
| But as an early backer of Johnson, he clashed with Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, when delivering the sobering message that Johnson now considered May’s deal dead. He has recently championed the need to continue with high spending on no-deal preparations after May failed to leave the EU on 29 March, and described the prospect as “under-priced”. RM | |
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