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In full: Brown's government
In his first days as prime minister, Gordon Brown has carried out an overhaul of central government personnel. The following is a full list of the members of his administration.

MEMBERS OF THE CABINET

Prime Minister: Gordon Brown

Chancellor of the Exchequer: Alistair Darling

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: David Miliband

Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor: Jack Straw

Secretary of State for the Home Department: Jacqui Smith

Secretary of State for Defence; and Secretary of State for Scotland: Des Browne

Secretary of State for Health: Alan Johnson

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Hilary Benn

Secretary of State for International Development: Douglas Alexander

Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: John Hutton

Leader of the House of Commons (and Lord Privy Seal); Minister for Women; and Labour Party Chairman: Harriet Harman

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; and Secretary of State for Wales: Peter Hain

Secretary of State for Transport: Ruth Kelly

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Hazel Blears

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip: Geoff Hoon

Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families: Ed Balls

Minister for the Cabinet Office; and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Ed Miliband

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport: James Purnell

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Shaun Woodward MP*

Leader of the House of Lords (and Lord President of the Council): Baroness Ashton of Upholiand

Chief Secretary to the Treasury: Andy Burnham

Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills: John Denham

Lords Chief Whip and Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms: Lord Grocott**

OTHER MINISTERS

Law officers

Attorney General: Baroness Scotland of Asthal**

Solicitor General: Vera Baird

Advocate General for Scotland: Lord Davidson of Glen Clova

HM Treasure

Financial Secretary to the Treasury: Jane Kennedy

Exchequer Secretary (Parliamentary Secretary): Angela Eagle

Economic Secretary (Parliamentary Secretary): Kitty Ussher

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Minister of State (Europe): Jim Murphy

Minister of State: Sir Mark Malloch Brown**

Minister of State: Kim Howells

Minister of State: Sir Digby Jones

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Meg Munn

Ministry of Justice

Minister of State: David Hanson

Minister of State: Michael Wills

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Bridget Prentice

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Maria Eagle

Home Office

Minister of State and Minister for the West Midlands: Liam Byrne

Minister of State: Tony McNulty

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Vernon Coaker

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Admiral Sir Alan West

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Meg Hillier

Ministry of Defence

Minister of State: Bob Ainsworth

Minister of State: Lord Drayson*

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Derek Twigg

Scotland Office

Minister of State: David Cairns

Department of Health

Minister of State: Dawn Primarolo

Minister of State and Minister for the South West: Ben Bradshaw

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Professor Sir Ara Darzi

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Ann Keen

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Ivan Lewis

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Minister of State: Lord Rooker

Minister of State: Phil Woolas

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Joan Ruddock

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for the South East: Jonathan Shaw

Department for International Development

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Gareth Thomas

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Shriti Vadera

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Shahid Malik*

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Parliamentary Secretary: Helen Goodman*

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

Minister of State: Stephen Timms

Minister of State: Sir Digby Jones

Minister of State: Pat McFadden

Minister of State: Malcolm Wicks

Minister of State: Lord Drayson*

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Gareth Thomas

Department of Work and Pensions

Minister of State: Mike O'Brien

Minister of State and Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber: Caroline Flint

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Anne McGuire

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: James Plaskitt

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Lord McKenzie of Luton*

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for the East of England: Barbara Follett

Wales Office

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Huw Irranca-Davies

Department for Transport

Minister of State: Rosie Winterton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Jim Fitzpatrick

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Tom Harris

Department of Communities and Local Government

Minister of State: Yvette Cooper**

Minister of State: John Healey

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Baroness Andrews

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Parmjit Dhanda

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Ian Wright*

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Minister of State: Jim Knight

Minister of State and Minister for the North West: Beverley Hughes***

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Kevin Brennan

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Lord Adonis

Cabinet Office

Parliamentary Secretary: Phil Hope

Parliamentary Secretary and Minister for the East Midlands: Gillian Merron

Minister for the Olympics and Minister for London (Paymaster General): Tessa Jowell**

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Minister of State: Margaret Hodge

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Gerry Sutcliffe

Northern Ireland Office

Minister of State: Paul Goggins

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

Minister of State: Bill Rammell

Minister of State: Ian Pearson

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: David Lammy

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Lord Triesman

WHIPS - HOUSE OF COMMONS

Deputy Chief Whip (Treasurer of HM Household) and Minister for the North East of England: Nick Brown

Government Whip (Comptroller of HM Household): Thomas McAvoy

Government Whip (Vice Chamberlain of HM Household): Liz Blackman

Junior Lords of the Treasury

Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury): Frank Roy

Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury): Steve McCabe

Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury): Alan Campbell

Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury): David Watts

Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury): Claire Ward

Assistant Whips

Assistant Government Whip: Siobhan McDonagh

Assistant Government Whip: Michael Foster

Assistant Government Whip: Tony Cunningham

Assistant Government Whip: Alison Seabeck

Assistant Government Whip: Diana Johnson*

Assistant Government Whip: Mark Tami*

Assistant Government Whip: Sadiq Khan*

Assistant Government Whip: Bob Blizzard

Assistant Government Whip: Tom Watson

Assistant Government Whip: Wayne David

WHIPS - HOUSE OF LORDS

Deputy Chief Whip (Captain of The Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard): Lord Davies of Oldham

Baroness in Waiting: Baroness Crawley

Baroness in Waiting: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

Baroness in Waiting: Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Baroness in Waiting (paid as Parliamentary Secretary): Baroness Morgan of Drefelin

Lord in Waiting: Lord Evans of Temple Guiting

Lord in Waiting: Lord Bassam of Brighton

Lord in Waiting: Lord Truscott*

Parliamentary Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister: Ian Austin; Angela E Smith

Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chief Whip: Sarah McCarthy-Fry

OTHER APPOINTMENTS

Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington QPM to be the Prime Minister's Senior Adviser on International Security Issues

Lord Lester of Herne Hill to advise the Secretary of State for Justice on aspects of constitutional reform

Joan Ryan MP to be Special Representative to Cyprus

Baroness Neuberger will work with the prime minister, the government and the voluntary sector to champion volunteering

* Unpaid

** Attends Cabinet

*** Attends Cabinet when social policy issues are being discussed




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