Cabinet reshuffle: Final scorecard
Cabinet reshuffle: Confirmed reports
Friday, 03, Oct 2008 06:52
Moved:
Peter Mandleson, EU trade commissioner, becomes business secretary.
John Hutton, business secretary, becomes defence secretary.
Nick Brown, deputy chief whip, becomes chief whip.
Geoff Hoon, chief whip, becomes transport secretary.
Margaret Beckett, backbench MP, becomes housing minister.
Ed Miliband, Cabinet office minister, becomes energy and climate secretary.
Jim Murphy, Europe minister, becomes Scotland secretary.
Lady Royal former chief whip, becomes leader of the House of Lords.
Stephen Carter, aide to the prime minister, becomes minister for communications , technology and broadcasting in the Lords.
Tony McNulty, home office minister, becomes minister for London.
Liam Byrne, immigration minister, becomes Cabinet office minister.
Lord Drayson, former minister for defence procurement, becomes science minister.
Caroline Flint, housing minister, becomes foreign office minister for Europe.
Staying put:
Hilary Benn, environment secretary, remains in his position.
Shawn Woodward, Northern Ireland secretary, remains in his position.
Alistair Darling, chancellor, remains in his position.
David Miliband, foreign secretary, remains in his position.
Jacqui Smith, home secretary remains in her position.
Jack Straw, justice secretary, remains in his position.
Douglas Alexander, international development secretary, remains in his position.
Harriet Harman, equality minister and leader of the House of Commons, remains in her position.
James Purnell, work and pensions secretary, remains in his position.
Hazel Blears, local communities secretary, remains in her position.
Andy Burnham, cuture, media and sport secretary, remains in his position.
Alan Johnson, health secretary, remains in his position.
Ed Balls, schools secretary, remains in his position.
Hilary Benn, environment secretary, remains in his position.
Shaun Woodward, Northern Ireland secretary, remains in his position.
Yvette Cooper, chief secretary to the Treasury, remains in her position.
John Denham, universities secretary, remains in his position.
Leaving government:
Des Browne, defence secretary, leaves government.
Ruth Kelly, transport secretary, leaves government.
Lord Digby Jones, business minister, leaves government.
Baroness Ashton, leader of the House of Lords, leaves government.