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| Cabinet reshuffle: breakdown by gender, education and age | Cabinet reshuffle: breakdown by gender, education and age |
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| With David Cameron's addition of two women to the cabinet in the latest reshuffle and some of the more senior members departing, the new lineup has a very different composition. We have looked at all Cameron's cabinets introduced following reshuffles, to see how the makeup of it has changed since he came to power and how this compares to those of Labour governments in the past. | With David Cameron's addition of two women to the cabinet in the latest reshuffle and some of the more senior members departing, the new lineup has a very different composition. We have looked at all Cameron's cabinets introduced following reshuffles, to see how the makeup of it has changed since he came to power and how this compares to those of Labour governments in the past. |
| This post just looks at ministers with full cabinet status so omitting, for example, the chief whip, who just attends the meetings. For the sake of clarity, we've added a table at the bottom with the breakdown for the 32 listed on the UK government website. | This post just looks at ministers with full cabinet status so omitting, for example, the chief whip, who just attends the meetings. For the sake of clarity, we've added a table at the bottom with the breakdown for the 32 listed on the UK government website. |
| The post divides Cameron's cabinet into four major segments: the first incarnation, the reshuffle in September 2012, the cabinet as it lined up before Tuesday's movements and how it looks now - although several other minor shuffles took place after ministerial resignations. | The post divides Cameron's cabinet into four major segments: the first incarnation, the reshuffle in September 2012, the cabinet as it lined up before Tuesday's movements and how it looks now - although several other minor shuffles took place after ministerial resignations. |
| Representation of the sexes | Representation of the sexes |
| For a moment it looked as though there would be more women attending cabinet than there had ever been previously during Cameron's term in office, but for some reason they seem to have demoted the status of the leader of the Lords, now Baroness Stowell, to "attending" cabinet rather than being a full member. This means Cameron is now back to what he had at the start of his term in office, with five female voices around the table. | For a moment it looked as though there would be more women attending cabinet than there had ever been previously during Cameron's term in office, but for some reason they seem to have demoted the status of the leader of the Lords, now Baroness Stowell, to "attending" cabinet rather than being a full member. This means Cameron is now back to what he had at the start of his term in office, with five female voices around the table. |
| Educational background | Educational background |
| Since the Conservatives took power, the majority of the cabinet has been comprised of privately educated ministers, although the proportion has fallen with every reshuffle. | Since the Conservatives took power, the majority of the cabinet has been comprised of privately educated ministers, although the proportion has fallen with every reshuffle. |
| 41% of Cameron's new cabinet come from privately educated backgrounds (compared to 48% before the reshuffle) but it's still unlikely ever to get as low as the 32% during Gordon Brown's last cabinet. | |
| University education | University education |
| Just as the formation of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition tipped the balance towards the privately educated, Oxbridge-educated ministers are in the majority in the cabinet - although the number has dipped very, very slightly with this latest reshuffle. | Just as the formation of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition tipped the balance towards the privately educated, Oxbridge-educated ministers are in the majority in the cabinet - although the number has dipped very, very slightly with this latest reshuffle. |
| When Gordon Brown was prime minister, just under a third of the cabinet had been to Oxford or Cambridge, but that shot up to 59% when the coalition took power. | When Gordon Brown was prime minister, just under a third of the cabinet had been to Oxford or Cambridge, but that shot up to 59% when the coalition took power. |
| Party representation | Party representation |
| As would be expected from the senior coalition partner, the Conservatives get the lion's share of the seats at cabinet. Kenneth Clarke's departure as minister without portfolio has redressed the balance somewhat. Now there are 17 Conservative cabinet ministers and five from the Lib Dem camp. | As would be expected from the senior coalition partner, the Conservatives get the lion's share of the seats at cabinet. Kenneth Clarke's departure as minister without portfolio has redressed the balance somewhat. Now there are 17 Conservative cabinet ministers and five from the Lib Dem camp. |
| Median age of cabinet ministers | Median age of cabinet ministers |
| With a median age of 47.5 - around the current age of Cameron himself - the latest cabinet are the most youthful of all Cameron's past cabinets and Brown's last. | With a median age of 47.5 - around the current age of Cameron himself - the latest cabinet are the most youthful of all Cameron's past cabinets and Brown's last. |
| The youngest full cabinet minister is 38-year old Liz Truss, who has been appointed as the new secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs (Defra). | The youngest full cabinet minister is 38-year old Liz Truss, who has been appointed as the new secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs (Defra). |
| Ethnicity | Ethnicity |
| As the chart below illustrates, the ethnic composition of the cabinet rarely sees much change - in fact, the latest reshuffle had no affect on the percentage of white cabinet members. | As the chart below illustrates, the ethnic composition of the cabinet rarely sees much change - in fact, the latest reshuffle had no affect on the percentage of white cabinet members. |
| The numbers above do not cover all those who sit around the cabinet table, such as the new chief whip Michael Gove. In all there are 32 ministers who can attend cabinet. We've put the breakdown for all of these in the table below. | The numbers above do not cover all those who sit around the cabinet table, such as the new chief whip Michael Gove. In all there are 32 ministers who can attend cabinet. We've put the breakdown for all of these in the table below. |
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