Second Cameron ministry

Second Cameron ministry
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
2015–2016
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron holding bilateral meetings in April 2016
Date formed	8 May 2015 (2015-05-08)
Date dissolved	13 July 2016 (2016-07-13)
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Prime Minister's history	2010–2016
First Secretary	George Osborne
Member party	Conservative Party
Status in legislature	Majority 330 / 650 (51%)
Opposition cabinet	Harman Shadow Cabinet Corbyn Shadow Cabinet
Opposition party	Labour Party
Opposition leader	Harriet Harman (2015) Jeremy Corbyn (2015–2016)
History
Election(s)	2015 general election
Legislature term(s)	56th UK Parliament
Budget(s)	July 2015 budget 2016 budget
Predecessor	Cameron–Clegg coalition
Successor	First May ministry

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David Cameron formed the second Cameron ministry, the first Conservative majority government since 1996,^[1] following the 2015 general election after being invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new administration. Prior to the election Cameron had led his first ministry, the Cameron–Clegg coalition, a coalition government that consisted of members of the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, with Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister.

Following the vote to leave at the EU referendum on the morning of 24 June, Cameron said that he would resign as Prime Minister after a new Leader of the Conservative Party was chosen after the party conference in the autumn. It was announced on 11 July 2016 that he would resign on 13 July and be succeeded by Home Secretary, Theresa May.^[2]