First May ministry
First May ministry | |
|---|---|
Cabinet of the United Kingdom | |
| 2016–2017 | |
May holding her first cabinet meeting | |
| Date formed | 13 July 2016 |
| Date dissolved | 11 June 2017 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Prime Minister's history | Premiership of Theresa May |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature |
317 / 650 (49%) |
| Opposition cabinet | Corbyn Shadow Cabinet |
| Opposition party | |
| Opposition leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 2017 general election |
| Legislature terms | 2015–2017 |
| Budget | March 2017 budget |
| Incoming formation | 2016 Conservative leadership election |
| Predecessor | Second Cameron ministry |
| Successor | Second May ministry |
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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. 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.