David Mundell re-appointed Secretary of State for Scotland

David Mundell has been re-appointed as Secretary of State for Scotland following Theresa May’s reshuffle.

Mundell, who won his Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale seat with a majority of 9,441, said he hoped to “reset the relationship between Scotland's two governments”.

May’s reshuffle saw few changes from her previous team, with the Prime Minister appointing Damian Green to first secretary of state and demoting Liz Truss from the justice brief, replacing her with former Commons Leader David Lidington.

Michael Gove returned to cabinet as the Environment Secretary, while Chief Treasury Secretary David Gauke was appointed Work and Pensions Secretary.

May said the reshuffle was aimed at “putting together a Cabinet that reflects the wealth of talent and experience from the Conservative party”.

The Scottish Tories won 13 seats in the general election, up from the one seat won by Mundell in the 2015 election.

Mundell said: "I am delighted and honoured to have been reappointed Secretary of State for Scotland.

"The Scotland Office has a key role to play as we face the huge tasks that lie ahead of us.

"We need to secure the right Brexit deal for Scotland and the whole of the UK, and we also need to focus on how we bring back powers from Brussels in a way that works best for the Scottish economy.

"We need to work closely with the Scottish government, and to do that effectively we will need to forge a much more constructive relationship, one based not on politics and press releases but on what is best for Scotland. I'm confident that can happen. My door is open and I hope, now the election is over, we can reset the relationship between Scotland's two governments.

"As before, my door also remains open to all those interest groups and business sectors that have a stake in Scotland's success. I'm looking forward to working with everyone as we look to the future together."

The Cabinet is as follows:

Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service – Rt Hon Theresa May MP

First Secretary of State, and Minister for the Cabinet Office – Rt Hon Damian Green MP

Chancellor of the Exchequer – Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP

Secretary of State for the Home Department – Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP

Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union – Rt Hon David Davis MP

Secretary of State for Defence – Rt Hon Sir Michael Fallon KCB MP

Secretary of State for Health – Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP

Lord Chancellor; and Secretary of State for Justice*– Rt Hon David Lidington CBE MP

Secretary of State for Education, and Minister for Women and Equalities – Rt Hon Justine Greening MP

Secretary of State for International Trade, and President of the Board of Trade – Rt Hon Liam Fox MP

Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – Rt Hon Greg Clark MP

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – Rt Hon Michael Gove MP

Secretary of State for Transport – Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government – Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP

Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords – Rt Hon Baroness Evans of Bowes Park

Secretary of State for Scotland – Rt Hon David Mundell MP

Secretary of State for Wales – Rt Hon Alun Cairns MP

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland – Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP

Secretary of State for International Development – Rt Hon Priti Patel MP

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport – Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions – Rt Hon David Gauke MP

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster* – Rt Hon Sir Patrick McLoughlin MP

The following also attend Cabinet:

Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP

Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons – Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) – Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP

Attorney General – Rt Hon Jeremy Wright QC MP

Minister of State (for Immigration), Home Office – Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP