Brown Ministry
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Gordon Brown is currently serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His Cabinet was formed after he took over from Tony Blair on 27 June 2007.
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[edit] The Cabinet
This is a list of all members and attendees of Gordon Brown's Cabinet since his ministry began. As such, it includes ministers who have changed portfolios or left Cabinet. For a list of the current Cabinet ministers, see Cabinet of the United Kingdom#Current cabinet.
[edit] Inaugural Cabinet: 27 June 2007 – 24 January 2008
[edit] First Reshuffle: 24 January 2008 – 3 October 2008
| Office(s) | Officeholder | |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP | |
| First Lord of the Treasury | ||
| Minister for the Civil Service | ||
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | The Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | The Rt Hon David Miliband MP | |
| Secretary of State for Justice | The Rt Hon Jack Straw MP | |
| Lord Chancellor | ||
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | The Rt Hon Jacqui Smith MP | |
| Secretary of State for Defence | The Rt Hon Des Browne MP | |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | ||
| Secretary of State for Health | The Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP | |
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP | |
| Secretary of State for International Development | The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP | |
| Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform | The Rt Hon John Hutton MP | |
| Leader of the House of Commons | The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP | |
| Lord Privy Seal | ||
| Minister for Women and Equality | ||
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | The Rt Hon James Purnell MP | |
| Secretary of State for Transport | The Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP | |
| Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | The Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP | |
| Chief Whip of the House of Commons | The Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | ||
| Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families | The Rt Hon Ed Balls MP | |
| Minister for the Cabinet Office | The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | ||
| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | The Rt Hon Andrew Burnham MP | |
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | The Rt Hon Shaun Woodward MP | |
| Secretary of State for Wales | The Rt Hon Paul Murphy MP | |
| Leader of the House of Lords | The Rt Hon The Baroness Ashton of Upholland PC | |
| Lord President of the Council | ||
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP | |
| Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills | The Rt Hon John Denham MP | |
| Also attending Cabinet meetings | ||
| Attorney General | The Rt Hon The Baroness Scotland of Asthal PC QC | |
| Minister of State for Africa, Asia and the United Nations | The Rt Hon The Lord Malloch-Brown KCMG PC | |
| Minister of State for Housing and Planning | The Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP | |
| Minister for the Olympics | The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP | |
| Paymaster General | ||
| Chief Whip of the House of Lords | The Rt Hon The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon PC | |
| Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms | ||
| Also attending Cabinet meetings when their Ministerial responsibilities are on the agenda | ||
| Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families | The Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP | |
[edit] Second Reshuffle: 3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009
| Office(s) | Officeholder | |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP | |
| First Lord of the Treasury | ||
| Minister for the Civil Service | ||
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | The Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | The Rt Hon David Miliband MP | |
| Secretary of State for Justice | The Rt Hon Jack Straw MP | |
| Lord Chancellor | ||
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | The Rt Hon Jacqui Smith MP | |
| Secretary of State for Health | The Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP | |
| Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform | The Rt Hon The Lord Mandelson PC | |
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP | |
| Secretary of State for International Development | The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP | |
| Secretary of State for Defence | The Rt Hon John Hutton MP | |
| Leader of the House of Commons | The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP | |
| Lord Privy Seal | ||
| Minister for Women and Equality | ||
| Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | The Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP | |
| Secretary of State for Transport | The Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP | |
| Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families | The Rt Hon Ed Balls MP | |
| Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP | |
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | The Rt Hon James Purnell MP | |
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | The Rt Hon Shaun Woodward MP | |
| Leader of the House of Lords | The Rt Hon The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon PC | |
| Lord President of the Council | ||
| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | The Rt Hon Andrew Burnham MP | |
| Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills | The Rt Hon John Denham MP | |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP | |
| Secretary of State for Wales | The Rt Hon Paul Murphy MP | |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | The Rt Hon Jim Murphy MP | |
| Also attending Cabinet meetings | ||
| Chief Whip of the House of Commons | The Rt Hon Nick Brown MP | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | ||
| Minister for the Cabinet Office | The Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | ||
| Minister of State for Housing and Planning | The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP | |
| Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform | The Rt Hon Tony McNulty MP | |
| Minister of State for Africa, Asia and the United Nations | The Rt Hon The Lord Malloch-Brown KCMG PC | |
| Minister of State for Science and Innovation | The Rt Hon The Lord Drayson PC | |
| Also attending Cabinet meetings when their Ministerial responsibilities are on the agenda | ||
| Minister for the Olympics | The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP | |
| Paymaster General | ||
| Attorney General | The Rt Hon The Baroness Scotland of Asthal PC QC | |
| Minister for Europe | The Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP | |
| Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families | The Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP | |
[edit] Third Reshuffle: 5 June 2009 – present
| Office(s) | Officeholder | |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP | |
| First Lord of the Treasury | ||
| Minister for the Civil Service | ||
| Leader of the House of Commons | The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP | |
| Lord Privy Seal | ||
| Minister for Women and Equality | ||
| First Secretary of State | The Rt Hon The Lord Mandelson PC | |
| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills | ||
| Lord President of the Council | ||
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | The Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | The Rt Hon David Miliband MP | |
| Secretary of State for Justice | The Rt Hon Jack Straw MP | |
| Lord Chancellor | ||
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | The Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP | |
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP | |
| Secretary of State for International Development | The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP | |
| Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | The Rt Hon John Denham MP | |
| Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families | The Rt Hon Ed Balls MP | |
| Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP | |
| Secretary of State for Health | The Rt Hon Andrew Burnham MP | |
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | The Rt Hon Shaun Woodward MP | |
| Leader of the House of Lords | The Rt Hon The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon PC | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | ||
| Minister for the Cabinet Office | The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP | |
| Minister for the Olympics | ||
| Paymaster General | ||
| Secretary of State for Scotland | The Rt Hon Jim Murphy MP | |
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP | |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | The Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP | |
| Secretary of State for Wales | The Rt Hon Peter Hain MP | |
| Secretary of State for Defence | The Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP | |
| Secretary of State for Transport | The Rt Hon The Lord Adonis MP | |
| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | The Rt Hon Ben Bradshaw MP | |
| Also attending Cabinet meetings | ||
| Chief Whip of the House of Commons | The Rt Hon Nick Brown MP | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | ||
| Minister of State for Africa, Asia and the United Nations | The Rt Hon The Lord Malloch-Brown KCMG PC[1] | |
| Minister of State for Housing and Planning | The Rt Hon John Healey MP | |
| Minister of State for Business, Innovation and Skills | The Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP | |
| Minister of State for Science and Innovation | The Rt Hon The Lord Drayson PC | |
| Minister of State for Strategic Defence Acquisition Reform[2] | ||
| Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform | The Rt Hon Jim Knight MP | |
| Also attending Cabinet meetings when their Ministerial responsibilities are on the agenda | ||
| Attorney General | The Rt Hon The Baroness Scotland of Asthal PC QC | |
| Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families | The Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP | |
| Minister of State for Regional Economic Development and Coordination | The Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP | |
| Minister of State for Local Government[2] | ||
| Minister of State for Transport[2] | The Rt Hon Sadiq Khan MP | |
[edit] Notes
[edit] Cabinet changes since June 2007
[edit] External links
- Current Cabinet from the Parliament of the United Kingdom website.
- Full List of Government Ministers as of 29 June 2007 from the 10 Downing Street website.
- Full List of Government Ministers as of 25 January 2008 from the 10 Downing Street website.
- Her Majesty's Government as of 27 June 2007 from the 10 Downing Street website.
- Her Majesty's Government as of 9 June 2009 from the 10 Downing Street website.
- In full: Brown's government as of 27 June 2009 from BBC World News
- Ministerial Appointments as of 3 October 2008 from the 10 Downing Street website.
- Ministerial Appointments as of 5 June 2009 from the 10 Downing Street website.[dead link]
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| Preceded by Blair Ministry |
Government of the United Kingdom 2007–present |
Incumbent |
