Brown ministry

Brown ministry
Brown ministry
2007–2010
	Brown (2009)
Date formed	27 June 2007
Date dissolved	11 May 2010
People and organisations
Head of state	Elizabeth II
Head of government	Gordon Brown
Deputy head of government
Member party	Labour Party
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition cabinet	Cameron Shadow Cabinet
Opposition party	Conservative Party
Opposition leader	David Cameron
History
Outgoing election	2010 general election
Legislature term(s)	54th UK Parliament
Budget(s)	2008 budget; 2009 budget; 2010 budget;
Outgoing formation	2010 government formation
Predecessor	Third Blair ministry
Successor	Cameron–Clegg coalition

Gordon Brown formed the Brown ministry after being invited by Queen Elizabeth II to begin a new government following the resignation of the previous Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, on 27 June 2007. He took office as Prime Minister, a title he would hold until his resignation on 11 May 2010. In his inaugural cabinet, Brown appointed the United Kingdom's first female Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith.

Background

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 Transport and Scotland 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 Chief Whip in the Lords 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 was only allowed to sit in that body when her policy area was 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 alteration to the Cabinet's composition was the removal of the Minister for Social Exclusion and the Minister of State for Trade from attending.

Cabinets

List of ministers

Key:

	Minister in the House of Commons
	Minister in the House of Lords

Prime Minister

Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service		Gordon Brown
	Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister	Jon Trickett
	Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister	Anne Snelgrove

Business, Innovation and Skills

Business, Innovation and Skills
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills First Secretary of State Lord President of the Council		The Lord Mandelson
	Minister for Business, Innovation, and Skills (Minister of State; attends Cabinet)	Pat McFadden
	Minister for Regional Economic Development and Coordination (Minister of State)	Rosie Winterton
	Minister for Higher Education and Intellectual Property (Minister of State)	David Lammy
	Minister for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeship, and Consumer Affairs (Minister of State; jointly with Business)	Kevin Brennan
	Minister for Digital Britain (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State; jointly with the Treasury)	Stephen Timms
	Minister for Business and Regulatory Reform (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State)	Ian Lucas
	Minister for Science and Innovation (Minister of State; attends Cabinet; jointly with Defence)	The Lord Drayson
	Minister for Trade, Investment, and Small Business (Minister of State; jointly with FCO)	The Lord Davies of Abersoch
	Minister for Postal Affairs and Employment Relations (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State)	The Lord Young of Norwood Green

Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office
Minister for the Cabinet Office Paymaster General Minister for the Olympics Minister for London		Tessa Jowell
	Minister for the Third Sector (Minister of State)	Angela Eagle

Children, Schools and Families

Children, Schools and Families
Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families		Ed Balls
	Minister of State for Schools and Learners	Vernon Coaker
	Minister of State for Children, Young People, and Families	Dawn Primarolo
	Minister of State for Further Education, Skills, and Apprenticeship (jointly with Business)	Kevin Brennan
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools	Diana Johnson
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for 14–19 Reform and Apprenticeships	Iain Wright
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Families, and Schools	The Baroness Morgan

Communities and Local Government

Communities and Local Government
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government		John Denham
	Minister for House and Planning (Minister of State; attends Cabinet)	John Healey
	Minister for Local Government Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber (Minister of State; attends Cabinet; jointly with Business)	Rosie Winterton
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Shahid Malik
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Ian Austin
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	The Lord McKenzie of Luton

Culture, Media and Sport

Culture, Media and Sport
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport		Ben Bradshaw
	Minister for Sport (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State)	Gerry Sutcliffe
	Minister for Culture and Tourism (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State)	Barbara Follett
	Minister for Creative Industries (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State)	Siôn Simon

Defence

Defence
Secretary of State for Defence		Bob Ainsworth
	Minister of State for the Armed Forces	Bill Rammell
	Minister for Defence Equipment and Support (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State)	Quentin Davies
	Minister for Veterans (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State)	Kevan Jones
	Minister of State for Strategic Defence Acquisition Reform (jointly with Business)	The Lord Drayson
	Minister for International Defence and Security (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State; jointly with FCO)	The Baroness Taylor of Bolton

Energy and Climate Change

Energy and Climate Change
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change		Ed Miliband
	Minister of State	Joan Ruddock
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	David Kidney
	Minister of State (also Deputy Leader of the House of Lords)	The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs		Hilary Benn
	Minister for Food, Farming, and Environment (Minister of State	Jim Fitzpatrick
	Minister for Marine and Natural Environment (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State)	Huw Irranca-Davies
	Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs and Environment (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State)	Dan Norris
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	The Lord Davies of Oldham

Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Foreign Secretary		David Miliband
	Minister of State	Ivan Lewis
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe and Asia	Chris Bryant
	Minister of State for Africa and the UN	The Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Business (jointly with Business)	The Lord Davies of Abersoch
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (jointly with Defence)	The Baroness Taylor of Bolton

Health

Health
Secretary of State for Health		Andy Burnham
	Minister of State for Health Services	Mike O'Brien
	Minister of State for Public Health	Gillian Merron
	Minister of State for Care Services	Phil Hope
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Services	Ann Keen
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Vacant with the resignation of Lord Darzi

Home Affairs

Home Affairs
Home Secretary		Alan Johnson
	Minister of State for Borders and Immigration	Phil Woolas
	Minister of State for Crime and Policing	David Hanson
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Identity	Meg Hillier
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Crime Reduction	Alan Campbell
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Security and Counter-terrorism	The Lord West of Spithead

International Development

International Development
Secretary of State for International Development		Douglas Alexander
	Minister of State	Gareth Thomas
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Michael Foster of Worchester

Justice

Justice
Lord Chancellor Secretary of State for Justice		Jack Straw
	Minister of State (jointly with Equalities)	Maria Eagle
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Bridget Prentice
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Claire Ward
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	The Lord Bach

Law Officers

Law Officers
	Attorney General for England and Wales	The Baroness Scotland of Asthal
	Advocate General for Scotland (also Scotland Office)	The Lord Davidson of Glen Clova
	Solicitor General for England and Wales	Vera Baird

Northern Ireland Office

Northern Ireland Office
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland		Shaun Woodward
	Minister of State	Paul Goggins

Parliament

Parliament
	Leader of the House of Commons Lord Privy Seal	Harriet Harman
	Deputy Leader of the Commons	Barbara Keeley
	Leader of the House of Lords Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
	Deputy Leader of the Lords (also in Energy)	The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Scotland Office

Scotland Office
Secretary of State for Scotland		Jim Murphy
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Ann McKechin
	Spokesman in the House of Lords (also Advocate General)	The Lord Davidson of Glen Clova

Transport

Transport
Secretary of State for Transport		The Lord Adonis
	Minister of State	Sadiq Khan
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Paul Clark
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Chris Mole

Treasury

Treasury
Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury		Alistair Darling
	Chief Secretary to the Treasury	Liam Byrne
	Financial Secretary to the Treasury (jointly with Business)	Stephen Timms
	Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury	Sarah McCarthy-Fry
	Economic Secretary to the Treasury	Ian Pearson
	Minister of State (jointly with Home Office)	Phil Woolas
	Financial Services Secretary	The Lord Myners

Wales Office

Wales Office
Secretary of State for Wales		Peter Hain
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Wayne David

Work and Pensions

Work and Pensions
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions		Yvette Cooper
	Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform	Jim Knight
	Minister of State for Pensions and the Ageing Society	Angela Eagle
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	Helen Goodman
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People	Jonathan Shaw
	Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State	The Lord McKenzie of Luton

Whips

Whips
	Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Commons Chief Whip	Nick Brown
	Treasurer of the Household Deputy Chief Whip	Thomas McAvoy
	Comptroller of the Household Whip	John Spellar
	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Whip	Helen Jones
	Junior Lords of the Treasury Whips	Bob Blizzard
		Tony Cunningham
		Stephen McCabe
		Frank Roy
		Dave Watts
	Assistant Whips	Lyn Brown
		Dawn Butler
		Mary Creagh
		John Heppell
		Sharon Hodgson
		Kerry McCarthy
		George Mudie
		Mark Tami
		David Wright
	Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms Chief Whip	The Lord Bassam of Brighton
	Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard Deputy Chief Whip	The Lord Davies of Oldham
	Lords- and Baronesses-in-Waiting Whips	The Lord Brett
		The Baroness Crawley
		The Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton
		The Lord Faulkner of Worcester
		The Lord Young of Norwood Green
		The Lord Thornton
		The Lord Tunnicliffe

Notes

^ Harriet Harman never acquired the title of Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.^[1] She did however serve as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. The Lord Mandelson also served as First Secretary of State from 2009–2010 and held a higher cabinet rank than all Great Offices of State with exception of the Prime Minister.

References

Sources

^ "Harman attacks Gordon Brown over 'deputy PM snub'". BBC News. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2017.

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.

Preceded by Third Blair ministry	Government of the United Kingdom 2007–2010	Succeeded by Cameron–Clegg coalition

[2] Harriet Harman never acquired the title of Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.^[1] She did however serve as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. The Lord Mandelson also served as First Secretary of State from 2009–2010 and held a higher cabinet rank than all Great Offices of State with exception of the Prime Minister.

[1] "Harman attacks Gordon Brown over 'deputy PM snub'". BBC News. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2017.

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Current ministry

v t e Gordon Brown
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2007–2010) Leader of the Labour Party (2007–2010) Chancellor of the Exchequer (1997–2007)
Politics	Blair–Brown deal Chancellorship Five economic tests Financial Services Authority 10p tax rate Sale of UK gold reserves, 1999–2002 Premiership Brown ministry Electoral history 2010 Dissolution Honours We not only saved the world Not flash, just Gordon Post neoclassical endogenous growth theory Dunfermline East Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
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Shadow Cabinet elections	1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Publications	Courage: Eight Portraits (2007) Britain's Everyday Heroes (2007) The Change We Choose (2010) Beyond the Crash (2010) My Life, Our Times (2017)
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v t e Brown Cabinet
Cabinet members	Gordon Brown Lord Adonis Bob Ainsworth Douglas Alexander Baroness Ashton of Upholland Ed Balls Hilary Benn Hazel Blears Ben Bradshaw Des Browne Liam Byrne Andy Burnham Yvette Cooper Alistair Darling John Denham Peter Hain Harriet Harman Geoff Hoon John Hutton Alan Johnson Tessa Jowell Ruth Kelly Lord Mandelson David Miliband Ed Miliband Jim Murphy Paul Murphy James Purnell Baroness Royall of Blaisdon Jacqui Smith Jack Straw Shaun Woodward
Also attended meetings	Margaret Beckett Nick Brown Lord Drayson Caroline Flint Lord Grocott John Healey Jim Knight Lord Malloch-Brown Pat McFadden Tony McNulty Baroness Scotland of Asthal
Attended while on agenda	Beverley Hughes Sadiq Khan Dawn Primarolo Rosie Winterton

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