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| How does Cameron's reshuffle change the composition of the cabinet? | How does Cameron's reshuffle change the composition of the cabinet? |
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| Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to make broad changes as he reshuffles both his cabinet and ministry as a whole. | Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to make broad changes as he reshuffles both his cabinet and ministry as a whole. |
| Any changes in the cabinet's membership will alter its makeup in terms of the sex, age, political party or educational background of its members, and we will be tracking them in the charts below. | Any changes in the cabinet's membership will alter its makeup in terms of the sex, age, political party or educational background of its members, and we will be tracking them in the charts below. |
| Ministers who may not strictly be cabinet members, but who attend some or all of its meetings, are included in the figures. | Ministers who may not strictly be cabinet members, but who attend some or all of its meetings, are included in the figures. |
| Changes incorporated into the charts thus far: | |
| • Theresa Villiers has replaced Sir George Young as Northern Ireland Secretary | |
| Party representation | Party representation |
| Before the reshuffle, Cameron's cabinet consisted of 24 members of his Conservative party and 5 Liberal Democrats. | Before the reshuffle, Cameron's cabinet consisted of 24 members of his Conservative party and 5 Liberal Democrats. |
| Educational background | Educational background |
| More than half of the original cabinet had their secondary education exclusively at independent schools, while seven were state-educated. The remaining seven were educated either at grammar schools or at two or more schools of different status. | More than half of the original cabinet had their secondary education exclusively at independent schools, while seven were state-educated. The remaining seven were educated either at grammar schools or at two or more schools of different status. |
| Three cabinet members went to Eton - Cameron, George Osborne and Oliver Letwin. | Three cabinet members went to Eton - Cameron, George Osborne and Oliver Letwin. |
| University education | University education |
| 19 of the cabinet studied at either Cambridge or Oxford University. 12 of these attended Oxford, with four - Osborne, William Hague, Jeremy Hunt and Attorney General Dominic Grieve - at Magdalen College. | 19 of the cabinet studied at either Cambridge or Oxford University. 12 of these attended Oxford, with four - Osborne, William Hague, Jeremy Hunt and Attorney General Dominic Grieve - at Magdalen College. |
| Representation of the sexes | Representation of the sexes |
| There were five women in the cabinet and 24 men. All six of the attending-only positions were held by men. | There were five women in the cabinet and 24 men. All six of the attending-only positions were held by men. |
| Age distribution of cabinet ministers | Age distribution of cabinet ministers |
| The average age of cabinet members was 53.2, ranging from Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, at 40, through to Kenneth Clarke, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, at 72. | The average age of cabinet members was 53.2, ranging from Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, at 40, through to Kenneth Clarke, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, at 72. |
| Year in which first elected as MP | Year in which first elected as MP |
| Almost half of the cabinet were first appointed as members of parliament between 1990 and 1999, with ten of these elected in 1997. | Almost half of the cabinet were first appointed as members of parliament between 1990 and 1999, with ten of these elected in 1997. |
| Seven became MPs after 2000, including Cameron, Clegg and Osborne, while Clarke and George Young were the only two elected before 1980. | Seven became MPs after 2000, including Cameron, Clegg and Osborne, while Clarke and George Young were the only two elected before 1980. |
| Data summary | Data summary |
| Pre- and post-reshuffle cabinet members | Pre- and post-reshuffle cabinet members |
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| Names listed include those of non-cabinet members who attend some or all cabinet meetings | Names listed include those of non-cabinet members who attend some or all cabinet meetings |
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