James Cleverly becomes foreign secretary after nearly two years as a junior minister in the department and a few weeks as education secretary, with the challenge of working for a new prime minister who wants to drive foreign policy personally.
The 53-year-old was an early backer of Liz Truss, on board ahead of the first ballot, and during the campaign was happy to criticise her defeated rival, Rishi Sunak, for being slow to respond to concerns about the influence of China.
