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Last Updated: Monday, 2 July 2007, 19:59 GMT 20:59 UK
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Cabinet faces: Old and new
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Gordon Brown has chosen his new Cabinet after taking over as prime minister from Tony Blair.
This at-a-glance guide shows who held what position in the Blair Cabinet and who will be doing what in the Brown government.
TONY BLAIR'S CABINET
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GORDON BROWN'S CABINET
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PRIME MINISTER
Tony Blair
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PRIME MINISTER
Gordon Brown
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CHANCELLOR
Gordon Brown
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CHANCELLOR
Alistair Darling
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JUSTICE
Lord Falconer
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JUSTICE
Jack Straw
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CHIEF WHIP
Jacqui Smith
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CHIEF WHIP
Geoff Hoon, also Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
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COMMONS LEADER
Jack Straw
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COMMONS LEADER
Harriet Harman, also Minister for Women
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CULTURE
Tessa Jowell
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CULTURE
James Purnell
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DEFENCE
Des Browne
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DEFENCE
Des Browne
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DEVELOPMENT
Hilary Benn
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DEVELOPMENT
Douglas Alexander
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DUCHY OF LANCASTER
Hilary Armstrong
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DUCHY OF LANCASTER
Ed Miliband, also Minister for the Cabinet Office
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EDUCATION
Alan Johnson
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EDUCATION: CHILDREN, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES
Ed Balls
EDUCATION: INNOVATION, UNIVERSITIES AND SKILLS
John Denham
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ENVIRONMENT
David Miliband
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ENVIRONMENT
Hilary Benn
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FOREIGN SECRETARY
Margaret Beckett
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FOREIGN SECRETARY
David Miliband
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HEALTH
Patricia Hewitt
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HEALTH
Alan Johnson
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HOME SECRETARY
John Reid
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HOME SECRETARY
Jacqui Smith
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INDUSTRY
Alistair Darling
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INDUSTRY
John Hutton
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LEADER OF THE LORDS
Baroness Amos
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LEADER OF THE LORDS
Baroness Ashton of Upholland
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COMMUNITY
Ruth Kelly
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COMMUNITY
Hazel Blears
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NORTHERN IRELAND
Peter Hain
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NORTHERN IRELAND
Shaun Woodward
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TRANSPORT
Douglas Alexander
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TRANSPORT
Ruth Kelly
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TREASURY
Stephen Timms
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TREASURY
Andy Burnham
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WORK AND PENSIONS
John Hutton
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WORK AND PENSIONS
Peter Hain, also Secretary of State for Wales
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DEPUTY PM
John Prescott
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DEPUTY PM
John Prescott stepped down but will remain an MP. Gordon Brown is not expected to include a Deputy PM post in his Cabinet.
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