in july 2016, gummer was promoted by new prime minister theresa may to the position of minister for the cabinet office and paymaster general. his ministerial responsibilities included oversight of the civil service, constitutional issues, the resilience of the uk’s infrastructure and government cyber security. gummer also advised the prime minister on the implementation of policy. a profile of gummer by andrew gimson for conservative home described him as “the most important minister whose role you’ve never heard of…gummer enjoys the confidence of may and her advisers, who describe him as 'first class'".