New ministerial team – full list
With the post-election reshuffle now complete, politics.co.uk takes a look at the composition of the new Cabinet and ministerial team.
There was no change in the top positions with Gordon Brown and Jack Straw remaining as Chancellor and Foreign Secretary respectively. Notable movers at Cabinet level included John Reid’s move to defence and Patricia Hewitt’s appointment as Health Secretary.
Further down the ladder at the junior ministerial ranks controversy was caused by the Prime Minister’s decision to grant Andrew Adonis, one of his special advisers, a life peerage and appoint him to the education department.
The Cabinet
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Gordon Brown
Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State
John Prescott
Foreign Secretary
Jack Straw
Secretary of State for the Home Office
Charles Clarke
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
David Blunkett
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Margaret Beckett
Secretary of State for Transport, and Secretary of State for Scotland
Alistair Darling
Secretary of State for Defence
Dr John Reid
Leader of the House of Commons
Geoff Hoon
Secretary of State for Health
Patricia Hewitt
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Tessa Jowell
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip
Hilary Armstrong
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, and Secretary of State for Wales
Peter Hain
Minister without Portfolio
Ian McCartney
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council
Baroness Amos
Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor
Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC
Secretary of State for International Development
Hilary Benn
Secretary of State for Productivity, Energy and Industry
Alan Johnson
Secretary of State for Education and Skills
Ruth Kelly
Minister of Communities and Local Government
David Miliband
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Minister for the Cabinet Office)
John Hutton
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Des Browne
Attending Cabinet
Lords Chief Whip and Captain of the Gentlemen at Arms
Lord Grocott
Attorney General
Lord Goldsmith
Minister of State for Europe in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Douglas Alexander
Ministers
Solicitor general: Mike O’Brien
Minister for local government: Phil Woolas
Minister for housing and planning: Yvette Cooper
Parliamentary secretaries: Jim Fitzpatrick, Baroness Andrews
Parliamentary secretary: Jim Murphy
Financial secretary: John Healy
Economic secretary: Ivan Lewis
Parliamentary secretary to the Leader of the House of Commons: Nigel Griffiths
Minister of State in the Department for Constitutional Affairs: Harriet Harman
Parliamentary secretary: Bridget Prentice
Minister for Europe: Douglas Alexander
Minister for the Middle East: Dr Kim Howells
Minister for trade: Ian Pearson
Parliamentary secretary: Lord Triesman
Minister of State for the Home Office: Tony McNulty
Parliamentary secretary to the Home Office: Andy Burnham
Parliamentary secretary to DEFRA: Jim Knight
Parliamentary secretary to DEFRA: Lord Bach
Minister for Work: Margaret Hodge
Minister for Pensions: Stephen Timms
Parliamentary secretary Department of Work and Pensions: Lord Hunt
Parliamentary secretary Department of Work and Pensions: Liz Blackman
Parliamentary secretary Department of Work and Pensions: James Plaskitt
Minister of State Department of Transport: Dr Stephen Ladyman
Parliamentary secretary Department of Transport: Derek Twigg
Parliamentary secretary Department of Transport: Karen Buck
Minister of State Department of Health: Jane Kennedy
Minister of State Department of Health: Lord Warner
Parliamentary secretary Department of Health: Caroline Flint
Parliamentary secretary Department of Health: Liam Byrne
Minister of State Northern Ireland: David Hanson
Minister of State Northern Ireland: Lord Rooker
Parliamentary secretary to Northern Ireland: Shaun Woodward
Parliamentary secretary to Defence: Don Touhig
Parliamentary secretary to Defence: Lord Drayson
Minister for Energy: Malcolm Wicks
Minister for Trade: Ian Pearson
Minister of State for Productivity, Energy and Industry: Alun Michael
Parliamentary secretary Productivity, Energy and Industry: Barry Gardiner
Minister for Schools: Jacqui Smith
Minister for Universities: Bill Rammell
Minister for children: Beverley Hughes
Parliamentary secretary Education: Lord Adonis
Parliamentary secretary Education: Phil Hope
Parliamentary secretary Education: Maria Eagle
Parliamentary secretary DCMS: James Purnell
Parliamentary secretary DCMS: David Lammy
Parliamentary secretary Wales Office: Nick Ainger
Baroness in waiting: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Lord in waiting and parliamentary secretary: Lord McKenzie of Luton
Vice Chamberlain of Her Majesty’s household: John Heppell
Lord commissioner: Vernon Coaker, Tom Watson
Assistant Government whips: Frank Roy, Ian Cawsey, Alan Campbell, Dave Watts, Claire Ward, Parmjit Dhanda, Tony Cunningham, Kevin Brennan, Joan Ryan.
PPS to the Prime Minister: Keith Hill
