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Proportion of women in government cabinets in the United Kingdom (UK) 2004-2019
Proportion of female cabinet members in governments of the United Kingdom (UK) from 2004 to 2019*
by Daniel Clark,
last edited
Jul 16, 2019
As of the second quarter of 2019, the share of women in senior ministerial roles (the Cabinet) in the United Kingdom was 21.7 percent, the lowest it has been since 2014. Since 2004 the share of women in the UK cabinet has fluctuated quite a lot since 2004, with 2006 and 2017 having the join-highest proportion of women in the cabinet at 34.8 percent.
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by Daniel Clark,
last edited
Jul 16, 2019
As of the second quarter of 2019, the share of women in senior ministerial roles (the Cabinet) in the United Kingdom was 21.7 percent, the lowest it has been since 2014. Since 2004 the share of women in the UK cabinet has fluctuated quite a lot since 2004, with 2006 and 2017 having the join-highest proportion of women in the cabinet at 34.8 percent.
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- Q2 2004 to Q2 2019
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- * Proportions are as of 2nd quarter of each year.
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- Q2 2004 to Q2 2019
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- * Proportions are as of 2nd quarter of each year.
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