The newly expanded Department for Education ministerial team now looks to be in place, but individual responsibilites, including early years and childcare, are yet to be confirmed.
Mr Gyimah said on Twitter, ‘Delighted to be appointed as a minister in the justice department to help drive progressive reform of the Justice system.’
His new boss is another former childcare minister - Elizabeth Truss, named last week as the new Secretary of State for Justice and the first woman to be appointed Lord Chancellor.
Education Secretary Justine Greening tweeted, ‘V much looking forward to working in @educationgovuk with @NickGibbMP @halfn4harlowMP @JoJohnsonMP @ edwardtimpson @cj_dinenage & Lord Nash.’
Harlow MP Robert Halfon is a new appointment to the department, while Caroline Dinenage, whose role was previously split between the DfE with responsibility for women and equalities and family justice in the Ministry of Justice, has been brought in full time.
There are reports that Mr Halfon will take on the further education, skills and apprenticeships brief, which would leave Ms Dinenage as the likely replacement for Mr Gyimah as childcare minister (pictured right).
Ms Dinenage tweeted, ‘Sad to be leaving my amazing team@MoJGovUK but excited about new challenges at @educationgovuk & continuing role with @WomenEqualities.’
The MP for Gosport, Stubbington, Lee on the Solent and Hill Head, was first elected to Parliament in 2010 and is the daughter of television presenter Fred Dinenage.
She attended Oaklands RC Comprehensive School, Waterlooville, and then studied Politics and English at Swansea University.
There was controversy when she was appointed equalities minister by David Cameron after last year’s general election, as she had voted against equal marriage.
Elected in 2010, Mr Halfon was made minister without portfolio in May last year.
During his time as a deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, from June last year until this July, he re-established the Conservative Trade Unionists movement.
His website says that one of his ‘great passions’ is increasing and improving apprenticeship opportunities in the UK - he employed the first ever Parliamentary apprentice.
In 2012 he was labelled ‘the best campaigning MP in Parliament today’ by Conservative Home.
Mt Halfon was born with mild cerebral palsy and has developed osteoarthritis, so that he now walks with crutches.
In an interview with the BBC last year he said that he disliked the tag ‘disabled’ and has never thought of himself this way, preferring ‘differently-abled’, to take the emphasis away from his disability.
It has also been confirmed that Nick Gibb will be staying on, probably as schools minister.
He tweeted,’Delighted to be re-appointed to the DfE. Passionate about continuing the drive to improve academic standards in schools. #phonics’
Edward Timpson has also confirmed on Twitter that he is staying on at the DfE.
'Delighted to confirm I'm staying at DfE as Minister of State doing the job I love #children'
Meanwhile, Jo Johnson, tweeted ‘Delighted to be reappointed as Minister for Universities and Science jointly in DfE and BEIS @educationgovuk @bisgovuk’
His role will be split between the DfE and the new Department for Businesss, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which will oversee research.
