Demographic makeup of Andy Burnham’s cabinet detailed in charts
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According to a single-source report from The Guardian, Andy Burnham has appointed the first cabinet of his premiership. The article analyzes the demographic makeup of his senior ministers, noting that for the first time in British political history, half of the cabinet is female. The north-west region is overrepresented, with just over a quarter of cabinet posts held by MPs from that area, while only 11% of the UK population lives there. The proportion of cabinet members educated at private school has increased to 22%, more than three times the rate among the general population. More than half of the cabinet are Oxbridge alumni, compared with 1% of the wider population. Four cabinet members are from a minority ethnic background, representing 14% of the cabinet, roughly mirroring the 16% of the UK population.
What’s reported
Women make up half of the cabinet for the first time in British political history.
The north-west region accounts for just over a quarter of cabinet posts but only 11% of the UK population.
22% of the cabinet attended private school for most of their secondary education, more than three times the general population rate.
More than half of the cabinet studied at Oxford or Cambridge, compared with 1% of the wider population.
Four cabinet members are from a minority ethnic background, making up 14% of the cabinet, roughly mirroring the 16% of the UK population.
Key figures
Andy Burnham, prime minister
Keir Starmer, predecessor
Margaret Thatcher, former prime minister
John Major, former prime minister
Tony Blair, former prime minister
Gordon Brown, former prime minister
Rachel Reeves, former chancellor
John Healey, chancellor
Bridget Phillipson, education secretary
Shabana Mahmood, home secretary
Miatta Fahnbulleh, energy secretary
Kanishka Narayan, minister for AI
Rishi Sunak, former prime minister
Liz Truss, former prime minister
David Cameron, former prime minister
Boris Johnson, former prime minister
Stanley Baldwin, former prime minister
Sources: The Guardian
