The Queen is pleased to approve the following Ministerial appointments.
The Cabinet
The Cabinet
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service
The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP (unelected)
Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal; Minister for Women and Equality (and deputising for the Prime Minister at PMQs)
The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP
First Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and Lord President of the Council
The Rt Hon Lord Mandelson (unelected)
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 and Lord Chancellor
The Rt Hon Jack Straw MP
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 * and #
Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Rt Hon Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (unelected)
Minister for the Cabinet Office, and for the Olympics and Paymaster General (and Minister for London)
The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP
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
Lord Adonis (unelected)
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
Ben Bradshaw MP
Law Officers
Attorney General - The Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC***(unelected)
Solicitor General - Vera Baird QC MP
Advocate General for Scotland - Lord Davidson of Glen Clova QC (unelected)
Minister of State - The Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP**
Minister of State - The Rt Hon Lord Drayson* & ** (jointly with the Ministry of Defence)
Minister of State - The Rt Hon David Lammy MP
Minister of State - The Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP*** (jointly with the Department for Communities and Local Government) (and Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber)
Minister of State - Lord Davies of Abersoch CBE* (jointly with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (unelected)
Minister of State - Kevin Brennan MP (jointly with the Department for Children, Schools and Families)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord Carter of Barnes (jointly with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (unelected)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ian Lucas MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Baroness Vadera (jointly with Cabinet Office) (unelected)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* - Lord Young of Norwood Green (and Lord in Waiting - paid) (unelected)
Financial Secretary - The Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP
Minister of State - Phil Woolas MP (jointly with the Home Office) (and Minister for the North West)
Economic Secretary - Ian Pearson MP†
Exchequer Secretary - Kitty Ussher MP†
Financial Services Secretary - Lord Myners CBE‡(unelected)
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Minister of State - The Rt Hon Lord Malloch-Brown KCMG**(unelected)
Minister of State - Lord Davies of Abersoch CBE* (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (unelected)
Minister of State - Ivan Lewis MP
Minister of State - Glenys Kinnock(unelected)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Chris Bryant MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Baroness Taylor of Bolton (jointly with the Ministry of Defence) (unelected)
Ministry of Justice
Minister of State - The Rt Hon Michael Wills MP
Minister of State - Maria Eagle MP (jointly with the Government Equalities Office)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord Bach (unelected)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Bridget Prentice MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Claire Ward MP
Home Office
Minister of State - The Rt Hon David Hanson MP
Minister of State - Phil Woolas MP (jointly with HM Treasury) (and Minister for the North West)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Meg Hillier MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Alan Campbell MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Admiral Lord West of Spithead GCB DSC(unelected)
Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs
Minister of State - Jim Fitzpatrick MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Huw Irranca-Davies MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Dan Norris MP*
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* - The Rt Hon Lord Davies of Oldham (and Deputy Chief Whip (Captain of The Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard) - paid) (unelected)
Department for International Development
Minister of State - Gareth Thomas MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Michael Foster MP (Worcester)
Department for Communities And Local Government
Minister of State - The Rt Hon John Healey MP**
Minister of State - The Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP*** (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (and Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Shahid Malik MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Sarah McCarthy-Fry MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ian Austin MP (and Minister for the West Midlands)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord McKenzie of Luton (jointly with the Department for Work and Pensions) (unelected)
Department for Children, Schools And Families
Minister of State - The Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP***
Minister of State - Vernon Coaker MP
Minister of State - Kevin Brennan MP (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Iain Wright MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Baroness Morgan of Drefelin(unelected)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* - Diana Johnson MP (and Assistant Government Whip - paid)
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Minister of State - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE; and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords(unelected)
Minister of State - Joan Ruddock MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - David Kidney MP*
Department of Health
Minister of State - Gillian Merron MP
Minister of State - Mike O’Brien MP
Minister of State - Phil Hope MP (and Minister for the East Midlands)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ann Keen MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Professor Lord Darzi of Denham KBE(unelected)
Northern Ireland Office
Minister of State - Paul Goggins MP
Cabinet Office
Minister of State - Angela E Smith MP
Parliamentary Secretary - Baroness Vadera (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (unelected)
Ministry of Defence
Minister of State - Bill Rammell MP
Minister of State - The Rt Hon Lord Drayson* & ** (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (unelected)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Baroness Taylor of Bolton (jointly with Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (unelected)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Quentin Davies MP*
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Kevan Jones MP
Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
Parliamentary Secretary - Barbara Keeley MP
Government Equalities Office
Minister of State - Maria Eagle MP (jointly with the Ministry of Justice)
Parliamentary Secretary - Michael Foster MP* (Hastings)
Department for Transport
Minister of State - Sadiq Khan MP***
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Paul Clark MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Chris Mole MP
Department for Work and Pensions
Minister of State - The Rt Hon Jim Knight MP** (and Minister for the South West)
Minister of State - Angela Eagle MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Helen Goodman MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Jonathan Shaw MP (and Minister for the South East)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord McKenzie of Luton (jointly with the Department for Communities and Local Government) (unelected)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord Carter of Barnes (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (unelected)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Barbara Follett MP (and Minister for the East of England)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Gerry Sutcliffe MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Siôn Simon MP*
Wales Office
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Wayne David MP
Scotland Office
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ann McKechin MP
Whips - House of Commons
Chief Whip (Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) - Nick Brown MP** (and Minister for the North East)
Deputy Chief Whip (Treasurer of HM Household) - The Rt Hon Thomas McAvoy MP
Government Whip (Comptroller of HM Household) - The Rt Hon John Spellar MP
Government Whip (Vice Chamberlain of HM Household) - Helen Jones MP
Junior Lords of the Treasury
Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Steve McCabe MP
Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Frank Roy MP
Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - David Watts MP
Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Tony Cunningham MP
Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Bob Blizzard MP
Assistant Whips
Assistant Government Whip - Diana Johnson MP (and Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Children, Schools and Families*)
Assistant Government Whip - Mark Tami MP
Assistant Government Whip - Dawn Butler MP
Assistant Government Whip - John Heppell MP
Assistant Government Whip - Lyn Brown MP
Assistant Government Whip - George Mudie MP
Assistant Government Whip - Sharon Hodgson MP*
Assistant Government Whip - Mary Creagh MP*
Assistant Government Whip - David Wright MP*
Assistant Government Whip - Kerry McCarthy MP
Whips - House of Lords
Lords Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms) - Lord Bassam of Brighton(unelected)
Deputy Chief Whip (Captain of The Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard) - The Rt Hon Lord Davies of Oldham (and Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs*)(unelected)
Baronesses and Lords in Waiting
Baroness in Waiting - Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton*(unelected)
Baroness in Waiting - Baroness Thornton(unelected)
Lord in Waiting - Lord Tunnicliffe(unelected)
Lord in Waiting - Lord Brett(unelected)
Lord in Waiting - Lord Young of Norwood Green (and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills*)(unelected)
Baroness in Waiting - Baroness Crawley(unelected)
Lord in Waiting - Lord Faulkner of Worcester*(unelected)
† paid as a Parliamentary Secretary‡ unpaid Parliamentary Secretary* unpaid** attends Cabinet*** attends Cabinet when Ministerial responsibilities are on the agenda# Provides Ministerial support to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office on the coordination of Government Policy and Strategy
Parliamentary Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister
Jon Trickett MP
Anne Snelgrove MP
I realise that this is a long list but it is important to see the number of people that Gord thinks he needs to run the country, they are not all invited to cabinet meetings of course, that is reserved for the select few:
The so-called "group of eight" – which is set to meet every Monday at 10 Downing Street – includes the two ministers seen as potential challengers to Mr Brown – David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, and Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary.
Lord Mandelson, the all-powerful Business Secretary, is also a member, as is Ed Balls, the Schools Secretary, who is the Prime Minister's closest political ally.
However, a number of Mr Brown's most trusted ministerial supporters are not in the group – already nicknamed the G8 – a clear sign that he is having to end his reliance on a small core of long-time friends and supporters.
Sources said the decision to set up the group of eight was further evidence of the sway held by Lord Mandelson, who was rewarded with the title First Secretary of State after effectively saving Mr Brown 10 days ago.
The full membership is: Mr Brown, Lord Mandelson, Mr Balls, Mr Johnson, David Miliband, Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, Harriet Harman, the deputy Labour leader, and Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary.
However, three senior ministers – Douglas Alexander, the International Development Secretary, Ed Miliband, the Climate Change Secretary, and Nick Brown, the Chief Whip – who are among Mr Brown's most trusted allies – are not included.
It seems that Gord has been cajoled into forming an inner cabinet by the senior MPs and unelected hangers on.
Hardly the actions of someone who keeps shouting about openness, clarity, and reaching out to the electorate.
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