Here is the full list of changes to Gordon Brown's cabinet: CABINET Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for Civil Service: The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP 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 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 Peter Mandelson 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 (and Lord Privy Seal); Minister for Women and Equality: The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP 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 (and Lord President of the Council): The Rt Hon Baroness Royall of Blaisdon 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: Jim Murphy MP OTHER CABINET ATTENDEES Chief Whip (Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury): The Rt Hon Nick Brown MP Minister for the Cabinet Office; and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Liam Byrne MP Minister of State (Housing), Department for Communities and Local Government: The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP Minister of State (Employment), Department for Work and Pensions, and Minister for London: Tony McNulty MP Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office: The Rt Hon Lord Malloch-Brown Minister of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills: Lord Drayson* ATTEND CABINET WHEN THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IS ON AGENDA Minister for the Olympics and Paymaster General: The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP Attorney General: The Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC Minister of State (Europe), Foreign and Commonwealth Office: The Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP Minister of State, Department for Children Schools and Families: The Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP CABINET RESIGNATIONS The Rt Hon Des Browne MP The Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP The Rt Hon Baroness Ashton of Upholland * unpaid NEW MINISTERS Deputy Commons leader: Chris Bryant Defence ministers: Kevan Jones and Quentin Davies Communities Minister: Sadiq Khan Transport Minister: Paul Clark Home Office Minister: Alan Campbell Schools Minister: Sarah McCarthy Fry Skills Ministers: Sion Simon, Lord Drayson, Lord Young Wales Office Minister: Wayne David Work and Pensions Minister: Lord Mackenzie Financial Services Secretary: Paul Myners (A businessman who will be made a peer) Business Minister: Stephen Carter (also to sit in the Lords) MINISTERS BEING MOVED Financial Secretary: Stephen Timms Treasury/Immigration Minister: Phil Woolas Foreign Office Ministers: Bill Rammell and Gillian Merron Justice Ministers: Shahid Malik and Lord Bach Policing Minister: Vernon Coaker Health Minister: Phil Hope Business Minister: Pat McFadden International development ministers: Gareth Thomas, Ivan Lewis, Michael Foster Business Minister: Ian Pearson Environment Ministers: Jane Kennedy, Huw Irranca-Davies Transport Minister: Lord Adonis Energy Ministers: Mike O'Brien, Joan Ruddock Work and Pensions Ministers: Rosie Winterton, Jonathan Shaw, Kitty Ussher Arts Minister: Barbara Follett Cabinet Office Minister: Kevin Brennan NEW WHIPS John Spellar Helen Jones Helen Goodman Ian Austin Ian Lucas Barbara Keeley Chris Mole Mr Brown's Parliamentary Private Secretaries: Jon Trickett, Angela Smith SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES International energy issues: Malcolm Wicks Carbon trading: Mark Lazarowicz Conflict resolution: Jack McConnell LEAVING GOVERNMENT Arts Minister Margaret Hodge (leaving temporarily on compassionate grounds) Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells Business Minister Lord Jones Environment Minister Lord Rooker Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks (becoming a special representative) Communities Minister Parmjit Dhanda Transport Minister Tom Harris Minister for Disabled People Anne McGuire Foreign Office Minister Meg Munn Work and Pensions Minister James Plaskitt Defence Minister Derek Twigg Lords whip Lady Crawley Government whip Liz Blackman Government whip Alison Seabeck
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