Theresa May announced a new cabinet on Thursday after she became the UK's second woman Prime Minister on Wednesday.
In a drastic overhaul of Whitehall May sacked several key figures including Michael Gove as justice secretary and Nicky Morgan as education secretary. Stephen Crabb was another to go, just under a week after it was revealed the committed Christian had sent sexually explicit messages to a woman in the run-up to the EU referendum.
As well as a change of personnel, May has also reconfigured some government departments. The Department for Education has been significantly beefed up as further and higher education were added to its brief. The Business, Innovation and Skills Department (BIS) changed to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Department after trade was given to Liam Fox who heads up the brand new international trade department.
In her first day in office May set up another government department to oversee Brexit negotiations with David Davis in charge.
Here are the key announcements:
Chancellor of the Exchequer – Philip Hammond
The former foreign secretary is a seasoned political operator and widely regarded as the ultimate "safe pair of hands" for the difficult job of guiding the economy through tumultuous renegotiations with the European Union.
The married father of three describes his religion as "Anglicanism". In an article for Christian Today he described the murder of Christians for their faith as "chilling" and "harrowing". In his previous position of foreign secretary he wrote: "We simply cannot stand by while people are executed, abused, discriminated against or enslaved because of their faith or beliefs; and we will not."
Foreign Secretary – Boris Johnson
Johnson takes Hammond's place at the foreign office. Johnson led the campaign for Britain to leave the EU and the promotion from minister without portfolio is a move to placate the Brexiteers within the Conservative party after both May and Hammond campaigned to remain.
The former Mayor of London has admitted he is not a "serous practising Christian" although he said he "thinks about religion a lot". Unlike Hammond, who described same-sex marriage legislation as "damaging" for the Conservative party, Johnson said he could not see "what the fuss is about".
He described himself as a "social liberal" and has said his faith is "like the reception for Magic FM in the Chilterns: it sort of comes and goes".
Defence Secretary – Michael Fallon
Another "safe pair of hands", Fallon keeps his old job as defence secretary. He said he was a "pretty reluctant Remainer" in relation to the EU referendum.
Fallon signed The Westminster Declaration of faith in 2014 which was a strong defence of "historic belief in God the Father" and a commitment to "worship, honour and obey God".
It reads: "Protecting human life, protecting marriage, and protecting freedom of conscience are foundational for creating and maintaining strong families, caring communities and a just society. Our Christian faith compels us to speak and act in defence of all these."
Home Secretary – Amber Rudd
Rudd takes over from May at the Home Office and moves from her former role as secretary of state for energy and climate change. Another remain campaigner, Rudd said she would not trust Johnson to drive her home at the end of a night out.
Secretary of State for Exiting the EU – David Davis
This is an intriguing move, regarding both the position and the person. A "Brexit secretary" is a new role in government with a new department and presumably new civil servants, offices, officials and duties.
David Davis is an equally interesting appointment. Aged 67, he is a veteran Eurosceptic and was previously shadow deputy prime minister when the Conservatives were in opposition. He campaigned against David Cameron for the Tory leadership in 2005.
Davis has spoken in defence of Christians wearing religious symbols at work. He said the idea British people could not express their faith at work was "extraordinary and oppressive".
Education Secretary – Justine Greening
Greening replaces Nicky Morgan directly, taking both her education job and her job as minister for women and equalities.
The MP for Putney was formerly secretary of state for international development and was another campaigner to remain in the EU.
On the day of the London Gay Pride march this year, Greening announced she was in a same-sex relationship and in doing so became the first out LGBT female cabinet minister.
Today's a good day to say I'm in a happy same sex relationship, I campaigned for Stronger In but sometimes you're better off out! #Pride2016
— Justine Greening (@JustineGreening) June 25, 2016 " data-caption="null" data-credit="null">Truss is another woman to receive a promotion. She moves from Defra (Department for the Environment and Rural Affairs) to replace Michael Gove as secretary of state for justice. In an interview for the New Statesman, she insisted that religion and politics do mix because "beliefs and ideas are important to both". She has been a rising star in the Tories' attempt to make their cabinet more diverse. But she nearly lost her position as an MP after her own local Conservative Association attempted to deselect her for an affair with fellow-MP Mark Field.
Delighted to be appointed Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor. Looking forward to getting stuck in.
— Elizabeth Truss (@trussliz) July 14, 2016 " data-caption="null" data-credit="null">Health Secretary – Jeremy Hunt
Despite rumours he has been moved, Hunt retains his position as secretary of state for health.
The embattled 42-year-old is embroiled in a fight with the doctors' union, the British Medical Association (BMA), over a new contract for junior doctors. He has not spoken openly about his faith but regularly attends Holy Communion in the House of Commons chapel after Prime Minister's Questions on a Wednesday lunchtime. He described it as a "surreal experience" to Tory blog site Conservative Home.
He also wants the abortion limit reduced to 12 weeks.
Work and Pensions Secretary – Damien Green
Damien Green has taken over from Stephen Crabb, who resigned on Thursday "in the best interests" of his family. He is a relatively unknown quality but has made some interesting comments on his faith to The Tablet.
He described himself as both a "social liberal" and a "birth Catholic". He said: "The interaction between the Church and any political party ought to be difficult and I would intensely oppose the idea of political parties being representative of a religion."
Speaking of his own faith he said: "It is so much a part of me that I don't consciously think, 'Is this a way to approach a particular political issue?' This has been a socially liberal government and I don't agree with the Church on equal marriage."
Transport Secretary – Chris Grayling
Chris Grayling, the former leader of the Commons, is the new transport secretary. He was one of the chief Brexit campaigners but has been a key supporter of Theresa May from early on in an effort to represent her reach to both sides of the debate.
He was branded "bigot of the year" by Pink News after he said Christian B&B owners should be able to turn away gay couples.
Secretary of State for International Trade – Liam Fox
Another new department and another new cabinet member. Liam Fox, former defence secretary, fell out of favour after a series of allegations about a relationship with an aide.
A seasoned Brexiteer, Fox will head up Britain's post-Brexit efforts to establish new trade agreements outside the EU. He is seen as the bastion of conservative Christian values and has opposed same-sex marriage, abortion and assisted suicide.
Fox was brought up a Catholic and in an interview with Christian Today said in relation to abortion: "It says 'thou shalt not kill,' not 'thou shalt not kill unless Parliament says so.' That bit is missing from my version."
He has also called for Christians to be open about their faith and say "Happy Christmas", not "Happy Holidays". At the Conservative Party conference in 2013 he said countries that persecute Christians should not receive UK aid.
Environment Secretary – Andrea Leadsom
Theresa May's rival for the Conservative leadership gets promoted from a relatively junior energy minister to secretary of state for the environment, farming and rural affairs.
As well as a promotion this move is doubly interesting because it means Leadsom, a key Brexiteer, will have to deal with farmers as they lose the substantial subsidies as the UK leaves the EU. There will be some difficult negotiations for her to get to grips with.
Leadsom is a committed Christian and caused controversy in her leadership bid when she said she "didn't really like" same-sex marriage because it hurt "many Christians".
She has also shared her testimony on the cross-party Christians in Parliament website. She said as a child she "spent a lot of time wondering about faith and about God". She added: "Really for me the moment it became impossible for me not to believe in God was when my first son was born. I looked at him and just thought that it was a complete miracle and nobody but God could have overseen such a perfect creation."
Northern Ireland Secretary – James Brokenshire
A remain campaigner and former colleague of May's at the Home Office, Brokenshire gets the Northern Ireland brief.
He takes over from Theresa Villiers who was offered another post but felt she couldn't take it and has resigned. The former immigration minister will have a difficult job negotiating Northern Ireland's future in the UK with questions over border controls being raised after Brexit.
Communities Secretary – Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid has been moved from business secretary to communities secretary and paid the price for backing the wrong horse in the leadership race – Stephen Crabb.
The son-of-a-bus-driver from Bristol was tipped for greatness in the Tory party but has failed to impress at the business department. He would have been given Chancellor if Crabb won the race but with him in disgrace, Javid misses out on one of the big jobs.
He is Muslim-born but has said he does not practice any religion. He has however said "we should recognise that Christianity is the religion of our country".
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary – Greg Clark
This is a re-figuring of the old Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) department after higher and further education were given to the education department and international trade was given the brand new department for international trade.
Clark, the former communities secretary, will have responsibility for shaping the new department as he inherits a lot of the energy and climate change (DECC) department's brief. That is another department to go in a cabinet reshuffle that has caused waves around Whitehall.
International Development Secretary – Priti Patel
Priti Patel, the former employment minister and strong Leave campaigner, gets a promotion to her first secretary of state role.
The only Hindu cabinet member, this is not likely to be Patel's only job. Keep an eye on this one.
Culture Secretary – Karen Bradley
Karen Bradley, another ex-Home Office minister under May, gets appointed to the cabinet as culture secretary. She replaces John Whittingdale, who's resignation prompted cheers in the BBC Newsroom, according to one journalist's tweet – which was hastily deleted. Bradley is married to a Catholic but has made no reference to her own religion beyond saying she was married in a Church.
Welsh Secretary – Alun Cairns
As was widely expected, Cairns keeps his job as Welsh secretary. The MP for Vale of Glamorgan replaced Stephen Crabb when he moved to become work and pensions secretary.
Chief Whip – Gavin Williamson
A big promotion. Williamson was formerly David Cameron's parliamentary private secretary (PPS) – a sort of junior aide and go-between for a minister with backbench MPs. As such he was not even a junior minister and had no role in government.
To go from that to Chief Whip with responsibility for running party discipline after a divisive Brexit vote will be tricky.
The Conservative columnist and blogger Tim Montgomerie, who is a Christian, described the move as "inspired" and said Williamson was "loved enough by colleagues for them to obey him".
And who's out...
George Osborne
Osborne has been fired. David Cameron's great friend and tipped-to-be successor has left government after being Chancellor since 2010.
Nicky Morgan
The education secretary is another Christian to go out. She rose quickly through the Tory party ranks and took over from Gove as education secretary in 2014. After considering a leadership bid herself, she decided to back her predecessor for leadership and has ended up sharing his fate.
John Whittingdale
Whittingdale took over the brief for culture, media and sport in 2015 and was forecast to introduce an overhaul of the BBC. In reality his reforms were not as drastic as predicted but he is now another leave campaigner to lose his role in the cabinet.
Oliver Letwin
Another Cameron stalwart, Letwin has lost his job in the Cabinet Office as chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
The veteran MP served as an advisor under Margeret Thatcher before becoming an MP in 1997 and served as shadow home secretary and shadow chancellor under then Tory leader Michael Howard.
Mark Harper
The former chief whip has tweeted that he is leaving government to return to the backbenches.
