Brown ministry

Brown ministry
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
Deputy head of government	office not in use
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)	6 May 2010
Outgoing election	5 May 2005
Legislature term(s)	5 years
Budget(s)	2008 2009 2010
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

Second reshuffle: 3 October 2008 – 5 June 2009

Third reshuffle: 5 June 2009 – 11 May 2010

List of Ministers

Key:

Prime Minister

Business, Innovation and Skills

Cabinet Office

Children, Schools and Families

Communities and Local Government

Culture, Media and Sport

Defence

Energy and Climate Change

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Health

Home Affairs

International Development

Justice

Law Officers

Northern Ireland Office

Parliament

Scotland Office

Transport

Treasury

Wales Office

Work and Pensions

Whips

See also

• Government of the United Kingdom
• Cabinet of the United Kingdom

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.

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Gordon Brown Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2007–2010) Leader of the Labour Party (2007–2010) Chancellor of the Exchequer (1997–2007) MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (1983–2015) Born 20 February 1951 Politics Blair–Brown deal Chancellorship Premiership Brown ministry Electoral history Ideology Brownism New Labour Third Way General elections 2010 Post-election events Party elections 2007 Shadow Cabinet elections 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Family Sarah Brown Publications Courage: Eight Portraits (2007) Britain's Everyday Heroes (2007) The Change We Choose (2010) Beyond the Crash (2010) In the media The Deal (2003) The Trial of Tony Blair (2007) The Hunt for Tony Blair (2011) Coalition (2015) Wikimedia Gordon Brown at Wikibooks Gordon Brown at Wikiquote Gordon Brown at Wikisource Gordon Brown at Commons Gordon Brown at Wikinews Gordon Brown Gordon Brown

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

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