On June 26th, Sajid Javid replaced Matt Hancock as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care after the latter's resignation. This is Javid's sixth cabinet-level position within seven years:
Cabinet Position | Ministry | Dates |
---|---|---|
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | First Cameron Ministry | 2014–15 |
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills | Second Cameron Ministry | 2015–16 |
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | First May Ministry | 2016–18 |
Home Secretary | Second May Ministry | 2018–19 |
Chancellor of the Exchequer | First Johnson Ministry | 2019–20 |
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care | Second Johnson Ministry | 2021– |
This is definitely quite a CV, but is this a record? Has anyone ever held more than six different cabinet-level positions? If so, what about in such a short space of time?
As the list of cabinet-level positions changes over time, let's consider the state of the office when it was held by the individual in question.