Heppell, T orcid.org/0000-0001-9851-6993 (2014) Ministerial selection and portfolio allocation in the Cameron Government. Parliamentary Affairs, 67 (1). pp. 64-79. ISSN 0031-2290
Abstract
This paper examines how David Cameron has utilised the Prime Ministerial power of ministerial selection and portfolio allocation within the context of the relationship between party expectations and coalition constraints. Specifically, the paper considers the significance to the Parliamentary Conservative Party of Cameron's use of patronage in terms of proportionality (numbers); portfolio distribution (prestige) and reshuffles (renegotiation of numbers and prestige). It argues that Cameron has been relatively astute in terms of his allocation of portfolios to the Liberal Democrats. However, it notes that the constraining impact of coalition has been detrimental to three groups within the PCP: first, those made ministers at a lower level than expected; secondly, those who held shadow ministerial posts in opposition but were overlooked when fewer ministerial roles were available; and, finally, the new intake of 2010 whose career progression has been slower than in previous administrations as fewer reshuffles have occurred.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013, The Author. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Hansard Society. This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Parliamentary Affairs, following peer review. The version of record: Heppell, T (2014) Ministerial selection and portfolio allocation in the Cameron Government. Parliamentary Affairs, 67 (1). 64 - 79. ISSN 0031-2290 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gst022. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 29 Jan 2015 12:10 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2018 23:22 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/pa/gst022 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:82698 |