Government reshuffles serve two purposes. They are designed to demonstrate Prime Ministerial authority and freshen the ranks of a Government by bringing in new faces.

On the first criteria, commentators have judged ’s most recent effort lacking. In spite of widely briefing radical changes to the Cabinet, the line-up around the top table in Downing Street remains largely the same.

The direction of this reshuffle was not set by Number 10, but by Cabinet ministers themselves. Health and Social Care Secretary was able to persuade the Prime Minister to allow him to remain in post and expand his brief. Putney MP Justine Greening chose to walk out of Government, rather than accept a move from Education Secretary to the Department for Work and Pensions. Business Secretary was rumoured to be moving from his brief, but stayed put in the end.

Ms May enjoyed more success with the second purpose of her January reshuffle. The thrust was more about changing the internal structures of the Conservative Party under a new Chair, , and his deputy . The appointment of prominent figures from the 2017 intake, like Saffron Waldon MP , as Vice-Chairs confirms the Prime Minister recognises the need to reinvigorate and expand her party’s membership.

The future face of the party was very much in evidence in the junior ministerial reshuffle as the Prime Minister made good on her pledge to bring more women and BAME MPs into Government.

In this factsheet, DeHavilland has picked out five of those promoted to watch, with three interesting facts you might not have known. Some have already begun to make their names on the front benches, while others take on the red box for the very first time. Use the links to our definitive PeoplePoint database to find out more about these ministers to watch out for.

This was a reshuffle by a Prime Minister many believe is living on borrowed time. Ms May’s critics say she is simply rearranging deckchairs, while her allies insist the changes are the mark of Downing Street reasserting control. The most astute will be watching to see if they can spot a future Tory leader and, perhaps, Ms May’s successor in Number 10.

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Since 2016, Ms Fernandes has chaired the of Conservative MPs, who support a “hard ”. Her predecessor in the role, High Wycombe MP , is also a DExEU Minister. A native of Wembley in North West London, Ms Fernandes’ parents hail from Kenya and Mauritius. Ms Fernandes is founder and a trustee of the Africa Justice Foundation, as well as co-founder of the Michaela Community School, a free school in Brent.

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Mr Gyimah’s first job in Government was as Parliamentary Private Secretary to then Prime Minister between 2012 and 2013. Having begun his career with Goldman Sachs, Mr Gyimah left aged 26 to co- found a new business enterprise which grew to have 70 staff and a turnover of £10m In his spare time, the new Universities Minister enjoys skiing and supports Arsenal FC.

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Ms Dinenage is the daughter of TV presenter and writer , famous for presenting popular children’s science TV show How. Appointed as Equalities Minister by David Cameron in 2015, Ms Dinenage faced criticism for having voted against same-sex marriage in Parliament in 2013. She told Pink News in 2015 that she was “fully committed” to LGBT rights A self-described “Navy wife”, Ms Dinenage’s first husband served in the Royal Navy. In March 2014, she married fellow Conservative MP Mark Lancaster.

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Mr Glen sat as a Justice of the Peace at Horseferry Road in Westminster between 2006 and 2012. Having worked as a Parliamentary researcher for Conservative ministers in the last year of the Government, Mr Glen went on to advise party leaders , and David Cameron. The Presumption of Death Act 2013, which simplified the procedure for declaring someone legally dead, began life as a Private Member’s Bill put forward by Mr Glen.

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Ms Ghani is a fluent speaker of Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi. The first woman in her family to enter higher education, Ms Ghani holds a degree in Government and Politics from Birmingham City University and a Masters in International Relations and the Middle East from the University of Leeds. The Daily Mail once described Ms Ghani as a “banker with a conscience”. Most of her career has been spent in public affairs.

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