Current British Cabinet. Size, How long are meetings?

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All members are Conservatives, apart from some Liberal Democrats who are starred (*)

Prime Minister: David Cameron
Deputy Prime Minister: Nick Clegg *

Chancellor of the Exchequer: George Osborn (in charge of money and finance)
Foreign Secretary: William Hague
Home Secretary: Theresa May (in charge of police, immigration and security)

SoS for Justice: Kenneth Clarke (also Lord Chancellor)
SoS for Defence: Liam Fox
SoS for Business, Innovation and Skills: Vince Cable * (includes universities)
SoS for Work and Pensions: Iain Duncan Smith
SoS for Energy and Climate Change: Chris Huhne *
SoS for Health: Andrew Lansley
SoS for Education: Michael Gove
SoS for Communities and Local Government: Eric Pickles
SoS for Transport: Phillip Hammond
SoS for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Caroline Spelman
SoS for International Development: Andrew Mitchell (in charge of foreign aid)
SoS for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport: Jeremy Hunt

SoS for Northern Ireland: Owen Paterson
SoS for Scotland: Michael Moore *
SoS for Wales: Cheryl Gllin

Chief Secretary to the Treasury: Danny Alexander *

(SoS = Secretary of State)

The Cabinet meets every week and always has, on a Tuesday. Meetings vary in length depending on the Prime Minister's style of leadership, and can be as short as 30 minutes. The size of the Cabinet was similar under Gordon Brown.

The Labour Party, currently out of power, have an equivalent Shadow Cabinet, made up of Shadow Secretaries for each department of the government. They have no executive power, but instead "shadow" their counterparts, suggest alternatives, and advise the Leader of the Opposition (Ed Miliband)...Show more

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