| Prime Minister Gordon Brown has reshuffled his cabinet following the resignation of Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain. Here is the new line-up, with changes highlighted in bold: MEMBERS OF THE CABINET Prime Minister: Gordon Brown Chancellor of the Exchequer: Alistair Darling Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: David Miliband Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor: Jack Straw Secretary of State for the Home Department: Jacqui Smith Secretary of State for Defence; and Secretary of State for Scotland: Des Browne Secretary of State for Health: Alan Johnson Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Hilary Benn Secretary of State for International Development: Douglas Alexander Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: John Hutton Leader of the House of Commons (and Lord Privy Seal), Minister for Women and Labour Party Chairman: Harriet Harman Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: James Purnell Secretary of State for Transport: Ruth Kelly Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Hazel Blears Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip: Geoff Hoon Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families: Ed Balls Minister for the Cabinet Office; and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Ed Miliband Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport: Andy Burnham Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Shaun Woodward MP (unpaid) Secretary of State for Wales: Paul Murphy Leader of the House of Lords (and Lord President of the Council): Baroness Ashton of Upholiand Chief Secretary to the Treasury: Yvette Cooper Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills: John Denham ALSO ATTENDING CABINET MEETINGS Lords Chief Whip and Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms: Lord Grocott Minister for the Olympics and London: Tessa Jowell Attorney General: Baroness Scotland Minister for Department for Communities, Local Government and the Regions: Caroline Flint Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN: Sir Mark Malloch Brown Parliamentary Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister: Ian Austin and Angela E Smith ALSO ON THE MOVE Minister for Work and Pensions: Stephen Timms Minister at the Treasury: Liam Byrne (in addition to his role as Minister at the Home Office and Minister for the West Midlands) Minister at the Department for International Development: Gillian Merron Minister at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Baroness Vadera Minister at the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills: Baroness Morgan Minister for the East Midlands at the Cabinet Office: Phil Hope Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office: Tom Watson Chief Whip at the House of Lords: Baroness Royall Whip at the House of Lords: Baroness Thornton
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