Brown Ministry
| Brown Ministry 89th cabinet of United Kingdom |
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| Date formed | 27 June 2007 |
| Date dissolved | 11 May 2010 |
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| Head of government | Gordon Brown |
| Deputy Head of government | The Lord Mandelson as First Secretary of State from 3 October 2008 |
| Head of state | Elizabeth II |
| Member party | Labour |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| Opposition party | Conservative |
| Opposition leader | David Cameron |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 6 May 2010 |
| Outgoing election | 5 May 2005 |
| Legislature term(s) | 5 years |
| Budget(s) | 2009 2010 |
| Incoming formation | Blair Ministry |
| Outgoing formation | Cameron Ministry |
| Previous | Tony Blair |
| Successor | David Cameron |
Gordon Brown took office as Prime Minister on 27 June 2007 and formed his Government. It ended, upon his resignation, on 11 May 2010. In his inaugural cabinet Brown appointed the UKs first female Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.
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[edit] The Cabinet
[edit] Inaugural Cabinet: 27 June 2007 – 24 January 2008
[edit] Changes
In comparison with Tony Blair's last Cabinet, Brown retained seventeen ministers including himself. Alistair Darling replaced Brown as Chancellor of the Exchequer while his portfolio at Trade and Industry was renamed Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and given to John Hutton. Hutton was in turn replaced as Work Secretary by Peter Hain, who kept on as Wales Secretary but not as Northern Ireland Secretary which went to Shaun Woodward. David Miliband was promoted from Environment Secretary to Foreign Secretary and was replaced in that brief by Hilary Benn, then International Development Secretary. Douglas Alexander filled Benn's seat whilst his posts as Scotland and Transport Secretaries were given to Ruth Kelly and Des Browne, respectively, the latter of whom stayed on as Defence Secretary. Jack Straw became the first MP Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor, declaring it a new Great Office of State. Amid speculation that Brown would appoint him as Deputy Prime Minister and/or First Secretary of State, neither title was conferred on any member. The other name that cropped up for the two roles was the new Labour Party Chair and Deputy Leader, Harriet Harman, who made a return to Cabinet after nine years as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal and was given the additional brief of Minister for Women and Equality. It was believed that the Government Equalities Office would become its own department headed by an Equalities Secretary, however, it was not given Secretary of State status. The previous home of the Equalities Office and of Ruth Kelly was the Communities Secretary, which was given to Hazel Blears, whose previous role as Minister without Portfolio was not given due to Harman's [the new party chair] full inclusion in Cabinet. Harman's strongest competitor for the deputy leadership, Alan Johnson, became the Health Secretary while his previous role as Education Secretary was split into a Schools Secretary and a Universities Secretary and respectively given to Ed Balls and John Denham. Former Commons Chief Whip, Jacqui Smith was given a substantial promotion as the first female Home Secretary and was replaced by Geoff Hoon, who was promoted from being the Europe Minister. His successor, Jim Murphy, was not given a provision to attend Cabinet as he was. Tessa Jowell lost her place at the table when James Purnell became Culture Secretary but was given the right to attend Cabinet as the Olympics Minister and also became Paymaster General. The last holdover from Blair's government was The Lord Grocott, who stayed on as Lords Chief Whip and Captain of the Gentlemen at Arms. Balls' wife, Yvette Cooper, was given the right to attend Cabinet in her role as Housing Minister as was David Miliband's brother, Ed Miliband, who became Cabinet Minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Beverley Hughes retained her role Children Minister and was elevated to Cabinet but only when on the agenda. Additionally, The Baroness Ashton of Upholland and Andy Burnham entered Cabinet as Lords Leader and Lord President of the Council and Chief Secretary to the Treasury. The Baroness Scotland of Asthal and The Lord Malloch-Brown were given the right to attend Cabinet as Attorney General and Africa, Asia and UN Minister. The last changes in Cabinet's composition were that the Social Exclusion Minister was no longer a Cabinet minister and the Trade Minister no longer attended Cabinet in any capacity, even when on the agenda.
[edit] First reshuffle: 24 January 2008 – 3 October 2008
| Office(s) | Officeholder | |
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| 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 Andy 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 Andy 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 – 11 May 2010
| Office(s) | Officeholder | |
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| 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 Andy 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] Cabinet changes since June 2007 – June 2009
[edit] See also
- Government of the United Kingdom
- Cabinet of the United Kingdom
- Her Majesty's Government frontbench
- Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- 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.
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| Preceded by Blair Ministry |
Government of the United Kingdom 2007–2010 |
Succeeded by Cameron Ministry |
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