2014 British cabinet reshuffle
Individual Position before reshuffle Result of Reshuffle
Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP Minister without portfolio Retired from frontbench politics and was made a Companion of Honour
Stephen Crabb MP Undersecretary of State for Wales Promoted to Secretary of State for Wales and appointed to the Privy Council
Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP Minister of State for Business , Enterprise , and Energy Promoted to Secretary of State for Defence
Rt Hon Michael Gove MP Secretary of State for Education Became Chief Whip
Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC MP Attorney General for England and Wales Sacked , returned to backbenches
Rt Hon Lord Hill of Oareford CBE PC Leader of the House of Lords Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Appointed the United Kingdom 's European Commissioner
Rt Hon William Hague MP First Secretary of State Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs Resigns as Foreign Secretary to become Leader of the House of Commons , but remains First Secretary of State . Announces his intention to retire at the next general election
Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP Secretary of State for Defence Promoted to Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs
Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP Secretary of State for Culture , Media & Sport Minister for Equalities Remained Culture Secretary , with the Equalities brief given to Nicky Morgan
Rt Hon David Jones MP Secretary of State for Wales Sacked , returned to backbenches
Rt Hon Andrew Lansley MP Leader of the House of Commons Lord Privy Seal Sacked and returned to the backbenches . Stood down at the next general election
Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP Minister of State for Government Policy Given additional role as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Rt Hon Esther McVey MP Minister of State for Employment Given right to attend cabinet
Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP Financial Secretary to the Treasury Minister for Women Promoted to Secretary of State for Education , Equalities brief added to role as Women 's Minister
Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP Secretary of State for Environment , Food and Rural Affairs Sacked , returned to backbenches
Baroness Stowell of Beeston MBE Undersecretary of State for Communities and Local Government Promoted to Leader of the House of Lords , but without full membership in the cabinet . Appointed to the Privy Council
Liz Truss MP Undersecretary of State for Education and Childcare Promoted to Secretary of State for Environment , Food and Rural Affairs and appointed to the Privy Council
Jeremy Wright MP Undersecretary of State for Justice Promoted to Attorney General for England and Wales , made a Queens ' Counsel and appointed to the Privy Council
Rt Hon Sir George Young Bt MP Chief Whip Retired from frontbench politics and stood down at the next general election
Changes in the ministry
British prime minister David Cameron reshuffled the Conservative members of his coalition government on 15 July 2014. The reshuffle, intended to strengthen his party's position in advance of the 2015 general election, had been long anticipated, as Cameron had maintained an unusually high level of stability amongst the senior ranks of his government, with only one prior reshuffle of significance, and many ministers having remained in place since their election in 2010. The reshuffle also featured the appointment of a new European Commissioner representing the United Kingdom, as the term of Lady Ashton was set to expire later in 2014. Liberal Democrat ministers, led by the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, were unaffected.