British Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak (; born 12 May 1980) is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party since October 2022. He previously held two Cabinet of ...

carried out the first

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of his premiership on 7 February 2023. The reshuffle saw a significant restructuring of a number of government departments, and gave Sunak the opportunity to fill the vacancy left by

Nadhim Zahawi Nadhim Zahawi ( ar, ناظم الزهاوي, translit=Nāẓim az-Zahāwī; ku, نەدیم زەهاوی, translit=Nedîm Zehawî; born 2 June 1967) is an Iraqi-born British politician serving as Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister ...

after he was dismissed as

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and

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on 29 January 2023, following a scandal surrounding his tax affairs. The reshuffle saw a significant restructuring of

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. The

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and the

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(BEIS) were merged to form the new

Department for Business and Trade The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is a department of His Majesty's Government established on 7 February 2023, after a government reshuffle, the first by prime minister Rishi Sunak. The new department absorbed the functions of the f ...

. The energy and climate policy responsibilities of BEIS were spun off to form the new

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is a department of His Majesty's Government established on 7 February 2023 after a government reshuffle, the first by prime minister Rishi Sunak. The new department took on the energy pol ...

. The science and innovation policies of BEIS were combined with the digital portfolio of the former

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(DCMS) to form the new

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. The DCMS continues as the newly constituted

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Cabinet-level changes

Junior ministerial changes

Whips' Office appointments

Conservative Party appointments

Notes

References

External links

''Making Government Deliver: Updating the machinery of government for the world of today and of tomorrow''
policy paper forwarded by

outlining the restructuring of the UK Government in February 2023. {{Rishi Sunak

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