The Prime Minister James Callaghan promoted him to the Cabinet in September 1976 to sit alongside his departmental boss David Ennals.

William Hague, still aged only thirty-four at the time, was promoted to the Cabinet to Redwood's position as Welsh Secretary.

In 1921 he was promoted to the Cabinet as President of the Board of Trade.

Prior to the 1963 general election, he was promoted to the Cabinet of John Diefenbaker as minister without portfolio.

When Lynch became Taoiseach, Flanagan was promoted to the Cabinet as Minister for Health.

He was promoted to the Scottish Cabinet on 19 May 2011.

Indeed, he was promoted to the Cabinet for his total commitment to that hated and unjust tax in Wales.

In March 2009, she was promoted to the Cabinet as Minister for Community Services and Housing and Minister for Women.

On 5 June 2009, Adonis was promoted to the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Transport.

After Thatcher's resignation in 1990 he was promoted to the Cabinet serving in John Major's government as Minister for the Arts between 1990 and 1992.