U.K. Department for International Development chief Justine Greening is to remain in post following May 7’s general election.
Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed Monday that the secretary of state would retain the position, after his Conservative party emerged victorious at the polls last week.
Greening, who has headed the department since September 2012, told reporters outside No. 10 Downing Street she was “very happy” and “delighted” to keep the role. She later released a statement saying she was “proud” to continue in at the department, and vowed the U.K. would remain at the forefront of agreeing new global poverty reduction targets in the year ahead.