Second May ministry

Second May ministry

Cabinet of the United Kingdom
20172019
The May Cabinet's first meeting after the 2017 general election
Date formed11 June 2017 (2017-06-11)
Date dissolved24 July 2019 (2019-07-24)
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Prime Minister's historyPremiership of Theresa May
First SecretaryDamian Green (2017)
Ministers removed60 resignations (in total)
16 cabinet members resigned
Member party
  •   Conservative Party
Status in legislature
317 / 650 (49%)
Opposition cabinetCorbyn Shadow Cabinet
Opposition party
Opposition leaderJeremy Corbyn
History
Election2017 general election
Legislature terms2017–2019
Budgets
PredecessorFirst May ministry
SuccessorFirst Johnson ministry


The second May ministry was formed on 11 June 2017 after Theresa May returned to office following the June 2017 snap general election. The election resulted in a hung parliament with the Conservative Party losing its governing majority in the House of Commons. On 9 June 2017, May announced her intention to form a Conservative minority government, reliant on the confidence and supply of the Democratic Unionist Party; a finalised agreement between the two parties was signed and published on 26 June 2017.[1][2]

May announced on 24 May 2019 that she would resign as Leader of the Conservative Party on 7 June.[3] She remained in office as caretaker prime minister during the resulting Conservative Party leadership election, before officially resigning on 24 July, after which she was succeeded as Prime Minister by former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.[4][5]

  1. ^ "May to form 'government of certainty' with DUP backing". BBC News. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Conservatives agree pact with DUP to support May government". BBC News. 26 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Theresa May quits: UK set for new PM". BBC News. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. ^ "The Queen received in Audience the Right Honourable Theresa May MP". royal.uk. 24 July 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. ^ "May bids farewell before Johnson enters No 10". BBC News. 24 July 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.