Brown Ministry

Gordon Brown took office as Prime Minister on 27 June 2007 and formed his Government. It ended, upon his resignation, on 11 May 2010. In his inaugural cabinet Brown appointed the UKs first female Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.

Contents 1 The Cabinet 1.1 Inaugural Cabinet: 27 June 2007 – 24 January 2008 1.2 Changes 1.3 First reshuffle: 24 January 2008 – 3 October 2008 1.4 Second reshuffle: 3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009 1.5 Third reshuffle: 5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010 1.6 Cabinet changes since June 2007 – June 2009 2 See also 3 Notes 4 External links

The Cabinet

Inaugural Cabinet: 27 June 2007 – 24 January 2008

Office(s)	Officeholder
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 Peter Hain MP
Secretary of State for Wales
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
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 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 Ashton of Upholland PC
Lord President of the Council
Chief Secretary to the Treasury	The Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP
Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills	The Rt Hon John Denham MP
Chief Whip of the House of Commons	The Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
Also attending Cabinet meetings
Chief Whip of the House of Lords	The Rt Hon The Lord Grocott PC
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms
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 Yvette Cooper MP
Minister for the Olympics	The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP
Paymaster General
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

Changes

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 Scotland and Transport 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 Lords Chief Whip 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 only when 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 changes in Cabinet's composition were that the Social Exclusion Minister was no longer a Cabinet minister and the Trade Minister no longer attended Cabinet in any capacity, even when on the agenda.

First reshuffle: 24 January 2008 – 3 October 2008

Office(s)	Officeholder
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 of 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 of 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
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 of 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
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 of 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

Cabinet changes since June 2007 – June 2009

See also

• Government of the United Kingdom
• Cabinet of the United Kingdom
• Her Majesty's Government frontbench
• Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)

Notes

External links

• 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.

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Brown Cabinet Cabinet Members Lord Adonis • Bob Ainsworth • Douglas Alexander • Baroness Ashton • Ed Balls • Hilary Benn • Hazel Blears • Ben Bradshaw • Gordon Brown • Des Browne • Liam Byrne • Andy Burnham • Yvette Cooper • Alistair Darling • John Denham • Peter Hain • Harriet Harman • Geoff Hoon • John Hutton • Alan Johnson • Tessa Jowell • Ruth Kelly • Lord Mandelson • David Miliband • Ed Miliband • Jim Murphy • Paul Murphy • James Purnell • Baroness Royall • Jacqui Smith • Jack Straw • Shaun Woodward Also Attended Meetings Margaret Beckett • Nick Brown • Lord Drayson • Caroline Flint • Lord Grocott • John Healey • Jim Knight • Lord Malloch-Brown • Pat McFadden • Tony McNulty • Baroness Scotland Attended While on Agenda Beverley Hughes • Sadiq Khan • Dawn Primarolo • Rosie Winterton