Here is the full list of government ministers announced by Prime Minister Tony Blair in the wake of the 2005 general election.PRIME MINISTER
Tony Blair
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
John Prescott
CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
Gordon Brown
LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
Geoff Hoon
CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS SECRETARY
Lord Falconer
FOREIGN SECRETARY
Jack Straw
HOME SECRETARY
Charles Clarke
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS SECRETARY
Margaret Beckett
SECRETARY FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
David Blunkett
TRANSPORT AND SCOTLAND SECRETARY
Alistair Darling
DEFENCE SECRETARY
John Reid
HEALTH SECRETARY
Patricia Hewitt
CULTURE SECRETARY
Tessa Jowell
PRODUCTIVITY, ENERGY AND INDUSTRY SECRETARY
Alan Johnson
EDUCATION AND SKILLS SECRETARY
Ruth Kelly
CHIEF WHIP
Hilary Armstrong
NORTHERN IRELAND AND WELSH SECRETARY
Peter Hain
MINISTER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO
Ian McCartney
LEADER OF THE LORDS
Baroness Amos
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SECRETARY
Hilary Benn
MINISTER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO
Ian McCartney
CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER
John Hutton
CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY
Des Browne
MINISTER OF COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
David Miliband
ALSO ATTENDING CABINET:
Lords Chief Whip Lord Grocott
Attorney General Lord Goldsmith
Europe Minister Douglas Alexander
OTHER APPOINTMENTS BY DEPARTMENT:
LAW OFFICERS
Solicitor general: Mike O'Brien
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
Ministers of state: Yvette Cooper and Phil Woolas
Parliamentary secretaries: Jim Fitzpatrick, Baroness Andrews
CABINET OFFICE
Parliamentary secretary: Jim Murphy
HM TREASURY
Paymaster general: Dawn Primarolo
Financial secretary: John Healy
Economic secretary: Ivan Lewis
LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS' OFFICE
Parliamentary secretary: Nigel Griffiths
DEPARTMENT FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS
Minister of state: Harriet Harman
Parliamentary secretaries: Bridget Prentice and Baroness Ashton
FOREIGN OFFICE
Minister for Europe: Douglas Alexander
Minister for the Middle East: Dr Kim Howells
Minister for Trade: Ian Pearson
Parliamentary secretary: Lord Triesman
HOME OFFICE
Ministers of state: Hazel Blears, Tony McNulty and
Baroness Scotland
Parliamentary secretaries: Paul Goggins, Fiona Mactaggart and Andy Burnham
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Minister of State: Elliot Morley
Parliamentary secretaries: Jim Knight, Lord Bach and Ben Bradshaw
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
Minister for work: Margaret Hodge
Minister for pensions: Stephen Timms
Parliamentary secretaries: Lord Hunt, James Plaskitt and Anne McGuire
DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
Minister of state: Dr Stephen Ladyman
Parliamentary secretaries: Derek Twigg, Karen Buck
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Ministers of state: Jane Kennedy, Lord Warner, Rosie Winterton
Parliamentary secretaries: Caroline Flint, Liam Byrne
NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE
Ministers of state: David Hanson, Lord Rooker
Parliamentary secretaries: Angela Smith and Shaun Woodward
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Minister of State: Adam Ingram
Parliamentary secretaries: Don Touhig, Lord Drayson
SCOTLAND OFFICE
Parliamentary Secretary: David Cairns
DEPARTMENT FOR PRODUCTIVITY, ENERGY AND INDUSTRY
Minister for energy: Malcolm Wicks
Minister for trade: Ian Pearson (also Foreign Office)
Minister of state: Alun Michael
Parliamentary secretaries: Barry Gardiner, Gerry Sutcliffe and Lord Sainsbury
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND SKILLS
Minister for schools: Jacqui Smith
Minister for universities: Bill Rammell
Minister for children: Beverley Hughes
Parliamentary secretaries: Lord Adonis, Phil Hope, Maria Eagle
DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
Minister of State: Richard Caborn
Parliamentary secretaries: James Purnell, David Lammy
WALES OFFICE
Parliamentary secretary: Nick Ainger
HOUSE OF LORDS
Deputy chief whip: Lord Davies
Government whips (Lord or baroness in waiting): Baroness Royall, Lord McKenzie, Lord Evans, Baroness Crawley, Lord Bassam and Baroness Farrington.
HOUSE OF COMMONS
Deputy chief whip: Bob Ainsworth
Government whips: Thomas McAvoy, John Heppell, Gillian Merron, Vernon Coaker, Tom Watson, Dave Watts, Joan Ryan
Assistant government whips: Frank Roy, Ian Cawsey, Alan Campbell, Claire Ward, Parmjit Dhanda, Tony Cunningham, Kevin Brennan, Joan Ryan.
PARLIAMENTARY PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE PRIME MINISTER
Keith Hill
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