Theresa May has been appointed Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equality in David Cameron's first Cabinet.
In this latter role of Minister for Equality her appointment attracted immediate criticism. Her voting record is rated as moderately against
equal rights for homosexuals by The Public Whip website. In recent years she was absent or voted against most gay equality measures.
Kenneth Clarke had been appointed Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor by Prime Minister David
Cameron.
Jeremy Hunt has been appointed secretary of state for culture, Olympics, media and sport in a newly created department in the Lib Dem/Conservative coalition government. Hunt's new brief combines the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
with Tessa Jowell's ministerial responsibility for the London 2012 Olympics.
The Lib Dems are expected to have one minister in the new department, although it is understood responsibility for media is likely to go to a Tory.
Update: Promising Appointments
16th May 2010, thanks to Harvey
The following government appointments are of interest to Melon Farmers
Edward Garnier has been
appointed Solicitor General and Lord Wallace (of Miller/Wallace amendment fame) has been appointed Advocate General for Scotland.
Along with Ken Clarke at the Ministry of Justice, the LibDem Lord McNally is also there as Minister of State which
gives me hope that the commitments to scrapping ID cards, extending Freedom of Information and the rest as detailed in an earlier post are not there simply as window dressing, but will actually be carried through.
Update:
Lynne Featherstone
17th May 2010, thanks to David.
Apparently most of the actual work at the Ministry of Women and Equality - while Theresa May concentrates on her Home Office duties - will be
down to Lynne Featherstone, a Lib Dem with a far more pro-equality voting record.
See www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2010/05/doing-not-saying.htm
Update: Theresa May Minister for Lap Dancing
23rd May 2010. Based on
article from morningadvertiser.co.uk
A DCMS spokesman
said some licensing issues are set to be taken on by the Home Office; for example, the licensing of lap dancing clubs.