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Ministers Reflect

Interviews with former ministers on the realities of the role and how to be effective in government.

Our Ministers Reflect series of interviews includes more than 150 conversations with former ministers from the UK and devolved governments. They discuss the reality of being a minister, reflect on what they wish they had known about the job before they began, and offer advice to new ministers taking on the role.

Our interviews are regularly used by civil servants, policy makers and academics to inform their work.

Our quote bank compiles some of the best insights from our interviews, categorised by topic.

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07 JUL 2015 Interview
Chris Huhne

Chris Huhne

Chris Huhne was interviewed on 7 July 2015 for the IfG Ministers Reflect project.

07 JUL 2015 Interview
Lynne Featherstone

Lynne Featherstone

Lynne Featherstone was interviewed on 7 July 2015 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.

07 JUL 2015 Interview
Vince Cable

Vince Cable

Vince Cable was interviewed on 7 July 2015 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.

07 JUL 2015 Interview
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Lord Livingston

Lord Livingston was interviewed on 7 July 2015 for the IfG Ministers Reflect project.

06 JUL 2015 Interview
Hugh Robertson

Hugh Robertson

Hugh Robertson reflects on his time in government for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.

30 JUN 2015 Interview
Alan Duncan

Alan Duncan

Alan Duncan was interviewed on 30 June 2015 for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.

24 JUN 2015 Interview
Nick Harvey

Nick Harvey

Nick Harvey was interviewed on 24 June 2015 for the IfG Ministers Reflect project.

17 JUN 2015 Interview
Jo Swinson, former minister in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and women and equalities minister

Jo Swinson

Jo Swinson reflects on her time in government for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.

09 JUN 2015 Interview
Steve Webb

Steve Webb

Steve Webb reflects on his time in government for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.

09 JUN 2015 Interview
Andrew Mitchell

Andrew Mitchell

Andrew Mitchell reflects on his time in government for the Institute for Government’s Ministers Reflect project.