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| Prime Minister Boris Johnson: Who's in his cabinet? | Prime Minister Boris Johnson: Who's in his cabinet? |
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| New UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has chosen the members of his top team. | |
| Who got what job? Here's a guide to the people that make up Mr Johnson's cabinet. | Who got what job? Here's a guide to the people that make up Mr Johnson's cabinet. |
| There are also a number of ministers who attend cabinet but are not full members. | There are also a number of ministers who attend cabinet but are not full members. |
| These are: | These are: |
| About a quarter of the cabinet are women | About a quarter of the cabinet are women |
| Eight out of the 31 positions in Mr Johnson's cabinet - including those who are not full members - have gone to women. | Eight out of the 31 positions in Mr Johnson's cabinet - including those who are not full members - have gone to women. |
| In terms of the overall number of women attending cabinet, never in British political history has the percentage reached 40%, although there have been times when it has gone beyond 30%. | |
| The two highs were a stint under Gordon Brown, when almost four in 10 cabinet attendees were women (37.9%), and a brief period after Theresa May's January 2018 reshuffle, when the figure reached 34.5%. | |
| Under Margaret Thatcher, just 5% were women - and that 5% was herself. | |
| Women and girls make up 51% of the population (England and Wales), according to the 2011 census. | |
| Most of the cabinet have had some ministerial experience | |
| Fifteen members have had full cabinet experience. | |
| Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps previously had roles where they attended cabinet but were not full members. | |
| Eight members have never held a full cabinet post. | |
| Many of them supported the Remain campaign | |
| Mr Johnson has many cabinet members who originally voted to remain in the 2016 EU referendum. | |
| But leading Brexiteers Priti Patel and Dominic Raab have been rewarded with the posts of Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary respectively. | But leading Brexiteers Priti Patel and Dominic Raab have been rewarded with the posts of Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary respectively. |
| Many of those appointed supported Theresa May's withdrawal deal. Even Mr Johnson did on the third time of asking. | |
| More on Boris Johnson | More on Boris Johnson |