Proportion of women in government cabinets in the UK 2004-2024

Published by D. Clark, Sep 18, 2024

As of 2024, the share of women in senior ministerial roles (the Cabinet) in the United Kingdom was 26.1 percent, compared to 30.4 percent in 2023. Since 2004, the share of women in the UK cabinet has fluctuated quite significantly, with 2006 and 2017 having the join-highest proportion of women in the cabinet at 34.8 percent.

Proportion of female cabinet members in governments of the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2024

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September 2024

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2004 to 2024

Supplementary notes

Figures are as of 2nd quarter of each year.

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