Brown ministry
Brown ministry | |
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93rd ministry of United Kingdom (since 1707) | |
2007–2010 | |
Date formed | 27 June 2007 |
Date dissolved | 11 May 2010 |
People and organisations | |
Head of government | Gordon Brown |
Head of state | Queen Elizabeth II |
Member party | Labour Party |
Status in legislature | Majority |
Opposition cabinet | Cameron Shadow Cabinet |
Opposition party | Conservative Party |
Opposition leader | David Cameron |
History | |
Election(s) | 2005 general election |
Outgoing election | 2010 general election |
Legislature term(s) | 5 years |
Budget(s) | |
Predecessor | Blair ministry |
Successor | First Cameron ministry |
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
Inaugural Cabinet: 27 June 2007 – 24 January 2008
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 in 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 in 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 |
Second reshuffle: 3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009
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 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 in 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 |
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 in 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 |
List of Ministers
Key:
Minister in the House of Commons | |
Minister in the House of Lords |
Prime Minister
Prime Minister | ||
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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 | |
Anne Snelgrove |
Business, Innovation and Skills
Business, Innovation and Skills | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | John Denham | |
Mister 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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | |||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Secretary of State for International Development | Douglas Alexander | |
Minister of State | Gareth Thomas | |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Michael Foster of Worchester |
Justice
Justice | ||
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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
Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland Office | ||
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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | Shaun Woodward | |
Minister of State | Paul Goggins |
Parliament
Parliament | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Secretary of State for Wales | Peter Hain | |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Wayne David |
Work and Pensions
Work and Pensions | ||
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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
See also
Notes
References
- 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.
Government offices | ||
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Preceded by Blair ministry |
Government of the United Kingdom 2007–2010 |
Succeeded by First Cameron ministry |
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