"It's not just political. For some of us, it's personal."
Grant Shapps replaces Chris Grayling as Transport Secretary.
In an interview with the JC in 2010, Mr Shapps said: "I feel totally Jewish; I am totally Jewish. I don't eat pork, we only buy kosher meat and we don't mix meat and milk.
"I like being Jewish and I married a Jewish girl. It's like a way of life and it's good to be able to instil some of that sense of being in your kids.
"All of that makes me seem as though I am quite observant but actually the flipside of this is I don't know if there is a God or not.
"But one thing I am absolutely certain of is that God wouldn't care if you were Jewish or Christian or Muslim."
Board President Marie van der Zyl said: "We are very pleased to see many firm friends of the community taking their places on the front bench.
"We had a good relationship with Theresa May’s team, and look forward to continuing to advance the interests of the community with our many longstanding friends in Boris Johnson’s new government."
