Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Senior decision-making body of the UK government
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| 2025 | Baroness Chapman of Darlington is appointed Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean under Keir Starmer's government. |
| 2024 | In the Starmer government, multiple women are appointed to key cabinet positions, including Rachel Reeves as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Angela Rayner as Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Louise Haigh as Secretary of State for Transport, and Lisa Nandy as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. |
| 2023 | Esther McVey becomes Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet Office under Rishi Sunak's government. Laura Trott is appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury. |
| 2022 | Multiple appointments occur: Vicky Ford becomes Minister of State for Development, Wendy Morton serves as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury during Liz Truss's brief government, and Victoria Prentis is appointed Attorney General for England and Wales under Rishi Sunak's government. |
| 2022 | Multiple significant appointments: Thérèse Coffey becomes Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the Truss government, Michelle Donelan becomes Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Kemi Badenoch becomes Secretary of State for Business and Trade in the Sunak government. |
| 2022 | The Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act was passed, repealing the Fixed-term Parliaments Act and restoring the Prime Minister's power to call a general election at their discretion. |
| October 25 2022 | Liz Truss resigned as Prime Minister after just 45 days in office, the shortest tenure in British political history. |
| September 6 2022 | Liz Truss became the third female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding Boris Johnson and leading the Conservative Party. |
| 2021 | Michelle Donelan becomes Minister of State for Higher and Further Education during Boris Johnson's government. |
| 2021 | The Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Act was passed, empowering the prime minister to grant six months of maternity leave at full pay for certain office holders and designate 'Ministers on Leave'. |
| 2020 | Suella Braverman is appointed Attorney General for England and Wales during Boris Johnson's second government. |
| 2020 | PM Boris Johnson's preferred chair candidate Chris Grayling was rejected, and the ISC members instead elected Julian Lewis as chair, demonstrating a limitation on the PM's direct appointment power. |
| 2020 | Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided to impose various COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and lockdowns across the United Kingdom. |
| 2019 | Prime Minister was legally required to extend Brexit deadlines under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 and European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019. |
| 2019 | Prime Minister Boris Johnson's attempt to prorogue Parliament was overturned by the Supreme Court, which ruled that his advice to the Queen to suspend Parliament was outside the Prime Minister's powers. |
| September 2019 | Boris Johnson expelled 21 Conservative MPs by withdrawing the party whip, then later re-admitted some, showcasing the prime minister's authority over party membership. |
| July 24 2019 | Boris Johnson replaced Theresa May as Prime Minister after her resignation, marking the end of her leadership. |
| 2018 | Caroline Nokes serves as Minister of State for Immigration, and Claire Perry becomes Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth during Theresa May's government. |
| 2018 | Prime Minister Theresa May led a diplomatic response to the Skripal poisoning, resulting in over 150 Russian diplomats being expelled by various countries and organizations in solidarity with the UK. |
| 2017 | Andrea Leadsom becomes Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons. Liz Truss is appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury during Theresa May's second government. |
| 2016 | The Investigatory Powers Act was passed, formally codifying the prime minister's power to approve warrants for intercepting communications of Parliamentarians and members of devolved legislatures. |
| 2016 | Prime Minister David Cameron called an EU referendum, a pivotal moment in UK political history. |
| September 2016 | Prime Minister Theresa May authorized the building of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, a significant energy infrastructure decision. |
| July 13 2016 | Theresa May became the second female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, succeeding David Cameron after the Brexit referendum and leading the Conservative Party. |
| 2015 | Priti Patel becomes Minister of State for Employment, and Anna Soubry is appointed Minister of State for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise during David Cameron's second government. |
| 2014 | Nicky Morgan becomes Financial Secretary to the Treasury. Baroness Anelay of St Johns is appointed Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. Esther McVey serves as Minister of State for Employment during the Cameron-Clegg government. |
| 2013 | The Justice and Security Act modified the PM's powers, changing the appointment process so that the PM can now only nominate ISC members, who are then voted upon and appointed by Parliament. |
| August 2013 | David Cameron asked the Speaker of the House of Commons to recall Parliament during recess to discuss the Syrian civil war and the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government. |
| 2012 | Baroness Warsi becomes Senior Minister of State for Faith and Communities and later Senior Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs during the Cameron-Clegg coalition government. |
| 2011 | The Fixed-term Parliaments Act was passed, temporarily removing the power to dissolve Parliament and call a General Election from both the monarch and the Prime Minister. |
| 2010 | Theresa May becomes Secretary of State for the Home Department in the Cameron–Clegg government. |
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