Deighton out, O'Neill in as Osborne changes Treasury team

Deighton replaced as Treasury commercial secretary by former Goldmann Sachs chief economist and chair of the City Growth Commission Jim O’Neill.

Jackie Whitelaw
15 May 2015

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Full line up in the new Government was unveiled yesterday with the big surprise being the replacement of Lord Deighton as commercial secretary to the Treasury by Goldmann Sachs chief economist and chair of the City Growth Commission Jim O’Neill.

He comes with a brief to deliver Chancellor George Osborne’s Northern Powerhouse and to boost private infrastructure funding.

"I am delighted to confirm Jim O’Neill as the new Commercial Secretary @hmtreasury to make devolution and the #NorthernPowerhouse happen", Tweeted Osborne after announcing details of his latest plans for regional devolution.

O'Neill has spent the last 15 years at Goldmann and is known as the man that coined the acronym “BRIC” to describe the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China.

As the final post in Osbornes new look Tory Treasury team, he spent time yesterday with Osborne visitin infrastucture project in the north

"Jim is a world leading economist & as Chair of the City Growth Commission, his work has inspired the thinking behind #NorthernPowerhouse," Osborne added.

The full list is:

HM Treasury

•  First Secretary of State*, and Chancellor of the Exchequer – Rt Hon George Osborne MP

•  Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Rt Hon Greg Hands MP**

•  Financial Secretary – David Gauke MP

•  Exchequer Secretary – Damian Hinds MP †

•  Economic Secretary – Harriett Baldwin MP†

•  Commercial Secretary – Jim O’Neill*

Home Office

•  Secretary of State for the Home Department – Rt Hon Theresa May MP

•  Minister of State – Rt Hon Mike Penning MP (jointly with the Ministry of Justice)

•  Minister of State – Rt Hon John Hayes MP

•  Minister of State – James Brokenshire MP

•  Minister of State – Lord Bates*

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Karen Bradley MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (jointly with the Department for Transport)

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

•  Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP

•  Minister of State – Rt Hon David Lidington MP

•  Minister of State – Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP

•  Minister of State (Trade and Investment) – Rt Hon Francis Maude (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)

•  Minister of State – Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE**

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – James Duddridge MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Tobias Ellwood MP

Ministry of Justice

•  Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice* Rt Hon Michael Gove MP

•  Minister of State – Rt Hon Mike Penning MP (jointly with the Home Office)

•  Minister of State – Lord Faulks QC

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Shailesh Vara MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* – Andrew Selous MP (and an Assistant Whip (paid))

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Dominic Raab MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Caroline Dinenage MP (jointly with the Department for Education)

Ministry of Defence

•  Secretary of State for Defence – Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP

•  Minister of State – Penny Mordaunt MP

•  Minister of State – Philip Dunne MP

•  Minister of State – Rt Hon Earl Howe (and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords)*

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Julian Brazier MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Mark Lancaster MP

Department for Work and Pensions

•  Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP

•  Minister of State – Priti Patel MP**

•  Minister of State – Lord Freud*

•  Minister of State – Ros Altmann CBE

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Justin Tomlinson MP

Department of Health

•  Secretary of State for Health – Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP

•  Minister of State – Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Jane Ellison MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – George Freeman MP (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Ben Gummer MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – David Prior

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

•  Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons – Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP

•  Parliamentary Secretary (Deputy Leader of the House of Commons) - Thérèse Coffey MP

Department for International Development

•  Secretary of State for International Development – Rt Hon Justine Greening MP

•  Minister of State – Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP

•  Minister of State – Rt Hon Desmond Swayne MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Verma

Department for Education

•  Secretary of State for Education, and Minister for Women and Equalities – Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP

•  Minister of State – Nick Boles MP (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)

•  Minister of State – Nick Gibb MP

•  Minister of State – Edward Timpson MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Nash*

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Sam Gyimah MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Caroline Dinenage MP (jointly with the Ministry of Justice)

Office of the Leader of the House of Lords

•  Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords – Rt Hon Baroness Stowell of Beeston MBE

•  Deputy Leader of the House of Lords – Rt Hon Earl Howe (and Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence)*

Department for Transport

•  Secretary of State for Transport – Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Robert Goodwill MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Claire Perry MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Andrew Jones MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (jointly with the Home Office)

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

•  Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, and President of the Board of Trade – Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP

•  Minister of State (Trade and Investment) – Rt Hon Francis Maude (jointly with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)

•  Minister of State – Anna Soubry MP**

•  Minister of State – Nick Boles MP (jointly with the Department for Education)

•  Minister of State – Ed Vaizey MP (jointly with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

•  Minister of State – Jo Johnson MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – George Freeman MP (jointly with the Department of Health)

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE (jointly with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Northern Ireland Office

•  Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Ben Wallace MP

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

•  Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP

•  Minister of State – George Eustice MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Rory Stewart OBE MP

Department for Communities and Local Government

•  Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government – Rt Hon Greg Clark MP

•  Minister of State – Brandon Lewis MP

•  Minister of State – Mark Francois MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – James Wharton MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Marcus Jones MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Williams of Trafford

Wales Office

•  Secretary of State for Wales – Rt Hon Stephen Crabb MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* – Alun Cairns MP (and Government Whip (paid))

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* – Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (jointly with the Department for Energy and Climate Change) (and Lord in Waiting (paid))

Cabinet Office

•  Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, in overall charge of the Cabinet Office – Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP

•  Paymaster General, and Minister for the Cabinet Office – Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP**

•  Parliamentary Secretary – Rob Wilson MP

•  Parliamentary Secretary* – John Penrose MP (and Government Whip (paid))

•  Parliamentary Secretary – George Bridges

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

•  Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport – John Whittingdale OBE MP

•  Minister of State – Ed Vaizey MP (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Tracey Crouch MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Baroness Shields*

Scotland Office

•  Secretary of State for Scotland – Rt Hon David Mundell MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Andrew Dunlop

Department of Energy and Climate Change

•  Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change – Amber Rudd MP

•  Minister of State – Andrea Leadsom MP

•  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* – Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (jointly with the Wales Office) (and Lord in Waiting (paid))

Minister without Portfolio (Minister of State)

•  Robert Halfon MP* and **

Law Officers

•  Attorney General – Jeremy Wright MP**

•  Solicitor General – Robert Buckland MP

Whips – House of Commons

•  Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) – Mark Harper MP**

•  Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip) – Anne Milton MP

•  Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip) – Gavin Barwell MP

•  Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip) – Kris Hopkins MP

Junior Lords of the Treasury

•  Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – David Evennett MP

•  Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – John Penrose MP (and a Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office*)

•  Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Alun Cairns MP (and a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Wales Office*)

•  Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Mel Stride MP

•  Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – George Hollingbery MP*

•  Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) – Charlie Elphicke MP

Assistant Whips

•  Assistant Government Whip – Margot James MP*

•  Assistant Government Whip – Julian Smith MP

•  Assistant Government Whip – Guy Opperman MP

•  Assistant Government Whip – Sarah Newton MP

•  Assistant Government Whip – Stephen Barclay MP

•  Assistant Government Whip – Simon Kirby MP

•  Assistant Government Whip – Jackie Doyle-Price MP

•  Assistant Government Whip – Andrew Selous MP (and a Parliamentary under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice*)

Whips – House of Lords

•  Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms (Lords Chief Whip) – Rt Hon Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE

•  Captain of The Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (Deputy Chief Whip) – Lord Gardiner of Kimble

Baronesses and Lords in Waiting

•  Lord in Waiting – Lord Ashton of Hyde

•  Baroness in Waiting – Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen*

•  Baroness in Waiting – Baroness Evans of Bowes Park

•  Lord in Waiting – Earl of Courtown

•  Lord in Waiting – Viscount Younger of Leckie

•  Lord in Waiting – Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (and a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* at the Wales Office and at the Department for Energy and Climate Change)

Peerages

The Queen has been pleased to signify Her intention of conferring a peerage of the United Kingdom for Life on the following:

•  Rt Hon Francis Maude

•  Ros Altmann CBE

•  George Bridges

•  Andrew Dunlop

•  Jim O’Neill

•  David Prior

* unpaid

**attends Cabinet

† paid as a Parliamentary Secretary