First May ministry

First May ministry

Cabinet of the United Kingdom
20162017
May holding her first cabinet meeting
Date formed13 July 2016 (2016-07-13)
Date dissolved11 June 2017 (2017-06-11)
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Prime Minister's historyPremiership of Theresa May
Member party
  •   Conservative Party
Status in legislature
  • 330 / 650 (51%)
    (2016–2017)
  • 317 / 650 (49%)
    (June 2017)
Opposition cabinetCorbyn Shadow Cabinet
Opposition party
Opposition leaderJeremy Corbyn
History
Outgoing election2017 general election
Legislature terms2015–2017[note 1]
BudgetMarch 2017 budget
PredecessorSecond Cameron ministry
SuccessorSecond May ministry

Theresa May formed the first May ministry in the United Kingdom on 13 July 2016, after having been invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new government. Then the Home Secretary, May's appointment followed the resignation of then Prime Minister David Cameron.[2][3] The ministry, a Conservative majority government, succeeded the second Cameron ministry which had been formed following the 2015 general election. Cameron's government was dissolved as a result of his resignation in the immediate aftermath of the June 2016 referendum on British withdrawal from the European Union.

After the 2017 snap general election resulted in a hung parliament, May formed a new minority government with support from the Democratic Unionist Party.[4]

  1. ^ "General election campaigning begins as MPs back June poll". BBC News. 19 April 2017. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ^ "David Cameron says being PM 'the greatest honour' in final Downing Street speech". BBC News. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. ^ Stewart, Heather (13 July 2016). "Theresa May becomes Britain's prime minister". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. ^ "May to form 'government of certainty' with DUP backing". BBC News. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2022.


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