The MP for Bassetlaw was appointed to the Department for Education (DfE) on Friday, alongside Andrea Jenkyns, MP for Morley and Outwood.
However, the positions of the new ministers in the department, following a spate of resignation's last week amid the Number 10 crisis, had not been clarified until now.
The new ministerial team at the Department for Education is part of Boris Johnson’s reshuffle as a caretaker prime minister, following his resignation as Conservative leader last Thursday.
Clarke-Smith said he was 'excited' to take on the role of children and families minister.
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