Brown Ministry

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Gordon Brown is currently serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His Cabinet was formed after he took over from Tony Blair on 27 June 2007.

[edit] The Cabinet

Office(s) Name Term
Prime Minister
First Lord of the Treasury
Minister for the Civil Service
Gordon Brown MP 27 June 2007 – present
27 June 2007 – present
27 June 2007 – present
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling MP 28 June 2007 – present
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband MP 28 June 2007 – present
Lord Chancellor
Secretary of State for Justice
Jack Straw MP 28 June 2007 – present
28 June 2007 – present
Secretary of State for the Home Department Jacqui Smith MP 28 June 2007 – present
Secretary of State for Defence
Secretary of State for Scotland
Des Browne MP 05 May 2006 – present
28 June 2007 – present
Secretary of State for Health Alan Johnson MP 28 June 2007 – present
Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Hilary Benn MP 28 June 2007 – present
Secretary of State for International Development Douglas Alexander MP 28 June 2007 – present
Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
President of the Board of Trade
John Hutton MP 28 June 2007 – present
28 June 2007 – present
Leader of the House of Commons
Lord Privy Seal
Minister for Women and Equality
Labour Party Chair
Harriet Harman MP 28 June 2007 – present
28 June 2007 – present
28 June 2007 – present
28 June 2007 – present
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Peter Hain MP 28 June 200724 January 2008
James Purnell MP 24 January 2008 – present
Secretary of State for Wales Peter Hain MP 24 October 200224 January 2008
Paul Murphy MP 24 January 2008 – present
Secretary of State for Transport Ruth Kelly MP 28 June 2007 – present
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Hazel Blears MP 28 June 2007 – present
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
Chief Whip of the House of Commons
Geoff Hoon MP 28 June 2007 – present
28 June 2007 – present
Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families Ed Balls MP 28 June 2007 – present
Minister for the Cabinet Office
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Ed Miliband MP 28 June 2007 – present
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport James Purnell MP 28 June 200724 January 2008
Andy Burnham MP 24 January 2008 – present
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Shaun Woodward MP 28 June 2007 – present
Leader of the House of Lords
Lord President of the Council
The Baroness Ashton of Upholland 28 June 2007 – present
28 June 2007 – present
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Andy Burnham MP 28 June 200724 January 2008
Yvette Cooper MP 24 January 2008 – present
Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills John Denham MP 28 June 2007 – present
Also attending Cabinet meetings
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
Chief Whip of the House of Lords
The Lord Grocott 01 May 200224 January 2008
28 June 200724 January 2008
The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon 24 January 2008 – present
24 January 2008 – present
Attorney General for England and Wales The Baroness Scotland of Asthal 28 June 2007 – present
Minister of State for Africa, Asia and the United Nations The Lord Malloch-Brown 28 June 2007 – present
Minister of State for Housing and Planning Yvette Cooper MP 28 June 200724 January 2008
Caroline Flint MP 24 January 2008 – present
Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families
Minister for the North West
Beverley Hughes MP 17 June 2005 – present
28 June 2007 – present
Minister for the Olympics and Paralympics
Minister for London
Paymaster-General
Tessa Jowell MP 06 July 2005 – present
28 June 2007 – present
28 June 2007 – present
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Ian Austin MP 28 June 2007 – present
Angela Smith MP 28 June 2007 – present

Full List of Government Ministers

Law Officers Attorney General for England and Wales - The Rt Hon the Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC**

Solicitor General for England and Wales - Vera Baird QC MP

Advocate General for Scotland - Lord Davidson of Glen Clova QC

HM Treasury

Financial Secretary to the Treasury - The Rt Hon Jane Kennedy MP

Minister of State - Liam Byrne MP (jointly with Home Office and Minister for the West Midlands)

Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Parliamentary Secretary) - Angela Eagle MP

Economic Secretary to the Treasury(Parliamentary Secretary) - Kitty Ussher MP

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Minister of State (Europe) - Jim Murphy MP

Minister of State - The Rt Hon Lord Malloch-Brown KCMG**

Minister of State - Dr Kim Howells MP

Minister of State - Lord Jones (jointly with DBERR)

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs- Meg Munn MP

Ministry of Justice

Minister of State - The Rt Hon David Hanson MP

Minister of State - Michael Wills MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Bridget Prentice MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Maria Eagle MP

Home Office

Minister of State and Minister for the West Midlands - Liam Byrne MP (jointly with HMT)

Minister of State - The Rt Hon Tony McNulty MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Vernon Coaker MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Admiral Lord West of Spithead GCB DSC

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Meg Hillier MP

Ministry of Defence

Minister of State - The Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Derek Twigg MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Rt Hon Baroness Taylor of Bolton

Scotland Office

Minister of State - David Cairns MP

Department of Health

Minister of State - The Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP

Minister of State and Minister for the South West - Ben Bradshaw MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord Darzi

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ann Keen MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ivan Lewis MP

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Minister of State - The Rt Hon the Lord Rooker

Minister of State - Phil Woolas MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Joan Ruddock MP

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

Department for International Development

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Gareth Thomas MP (trade policy, jointly with DBERR)

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Gillian Merron MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Shahid Malik MP*

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

Minister of State - Lord Jones (jointly with FCO)

Minister of State - Pat McFadden MP

Minister of State - Malcolm Wicks MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Baroness Vadera

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Gareth Thomas MP (jointly with DfID)

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Parliamentary Secretary - Helen Goodman MP*

Government Equalities Office

Parliamentary Secretary and Minister for the East of England - Barbara Follett MP


Department for Work and Pensions

Minister of State - Mike O'Brien MP

Minister of State - Stephen Timms MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Anne McGuire MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - James Plaskitt MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord McKenzie of Luton*

Department for Transport

Minister of State and Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber - The Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Jim Fitzpatrick MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Tom Harris MP

Department for Communities and Local Government

Minister of State - The Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP**

Minister of State - John Healey MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Baroness Andrews OBE

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Parmjit Dhanda MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Iain Wright MP*

Department for Children, Schools and Families

Minister of State - Jim Knight MP

Minister of State and Minister for the North West - The Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP***

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Kevin Brennan MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord Adonis

Cabinet Office

Parliamentary Secretary and Minister for the East Midlands - Phil Hope MP

Parliamentary Secretary - Tom Watson MP

Minister for the Olympics and Minister for London (Paymaster General) - The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP**

Northern Ireland Office

Minister of State - Paul Goggins MP

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

Minister of State - Bill Rammell MP

Minister of State - Ian Pearson MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - David Lammy MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Baroness Morgan of Drefelin (and Baroness in Waiting)****

Wales Office

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Huw Irranca-Davies MP

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Minister of State - The Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Gerry Sutcliffe MP

Whips - House of Commons

Deputy Chief Whip (Treasurer of HM Household) and Minister for the North East of England -The Rt Hon Nick Brown MP

Government Whip (Comptroller of HM Household) - The Rt Hon Thomas McAvoy MP

Government Whip (Vice Chamberlain of HM Household) - Liz Blackman MP

Junior Lords of the Treasury

Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Frank Roy MP

Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Steve McCabe MP

Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Alan Campbell MP

Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - David Watts MP

Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Claire Ward MP

Assistant Whips

Assistant Government Whip - Siobhain McDonagh MP

Assistant Government Whip - Michael Foster MP (Worcester)

Assistant Government Whip - Tony Cunningham MP

Assistant Government Whip - Alison Seabeck MP

Assistant Government Whip - Diana Johnson MP*

Assistant Government Whip - Mark Tami MP*

Assistant Government Whip - Sadiq Khan MP*

Assistant Government Whip - Bob Blizzard MP

Assistant Government Whip - Wayne David MP

Whips - House of Lords

Lords Chief Whip and Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms - Baroness Royall of Blaisdon**

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

Baronesses and Lords in Waiting

Baroness in Waiting - Baroness Crawley

Baroness in Waiting - Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton*

Baroness in Waiting - Baroness Morgan of Drefelin (and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills)****

Baroness in Waiting - Baroness Thornton

Lord in Waiting - Lord Bassam of Brighton

Lord in Waiting - Lord Bach

Lord in Waiting - Lord Tunnicliffe*

Parliamentary Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister

Ian Austin MP

Angela Evans Smith MP

Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chief Whip

Sarah McCarthy-Fry MP


  • unpaid
    • attends Cabinet
      • attends Cabinet when social policy issues are being discussed
        • unpaid as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State. Paid as a Baroness in Waiting

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Preceded by
Blair Ministry
Government of the United Kingdom
2007–present
Incumbent