HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT - To be updated
The following is the Government as at 9 June 2009
THE CABINET Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service • The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal; Minister for Women and Equality (and deputising for the Prime Minister at PMQs) • The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP First Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and Lord President of the Council • The Rt Hon Lord Mandelson 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 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 * and * Leader of the House of Lords and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster • The Rt Hon Baroness Royall of Blaisdon Minister for the Cabinet Office, and for the Olympics and Paymaster General • The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP 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 Main MP Secretary of State for Defence • The Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP Secretary of State for Transport Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport • Ben Bradshaw MP OTHER MINISTERS LAW OFFICERS • Attorney General - The Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC*** • Solicitor General - Vera Baird QC MP • Advocate General for Scotland - Lord Davidson of Glen Clova QC DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS • Minister of State - The Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP** • Minister of State - The Rt Hon Lord Drayson* & ** (jointly with the Ministry of Defence) • Minister of State - The Rt Hon David Lammy MP • Minister of State - The Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP*** (jointly with the Department for Communities and Local Government) • Minister of State - Lord Davies of Abersoch CBE* (jointly with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) • Minister of State - Kevin Brennan MP (jointly with the Department for Children, Schools and Families) • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord Carter of Barnes (jointly with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport) • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ian Lucas MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Baroness Vadera (jointly with Cabinet Office) • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* - Lord Young of Norwood Green (and Lord in Waiting - paid) HM TREASURY • Financial Secretary - The Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP • Minister of State - Phil Woolas MP (jointly with the Home Office) • Economic Secretary - Ian Pearson MP + • Exchequer Secretary - Kitty Ussher MP + • Financial Services Secretary • Lord Myners CBE # FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE • Minister of State - The Rt Hon Lord Malloch-Brown KCMG** • Minister of State - Lord Davies of Abersoch CBE* (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) • Minister of State - Ivan Lewis MP « Minister of State - Glenys Kinnock « Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Chris Bryant MP « Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Baroness Taylor of Bolton (jointly with the Ministry of Defence) MINISTRY OF JUSTICE • Minister of State - The Rt Hon Michael Wills MP • Minister of State - Maria Eagle MP (jointly with the Government Equalities Office) • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord Bach • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Bridget Prentice MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Claire Ward MP HOME OFFICE • Minister of State - The Rt Hon David Hanson MP • Minister of State - Phil Woolas MP (jointly with HM Treasury) • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Meg Hillier MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Alan Campbell MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Admiral Lord West of Spithead GCB DSC DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS • Minister of State - Jim Fitzpatrick MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Huw Irranca-Davies MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Dan Norris MP* DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT • Minister of State - Gareth Thomas MP « Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Michael Foster MP (Worcester) DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT « Minister of State - The Rt Hon John Healey MP** <• Minister of State - The Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP*** (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Shahid Malik MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Sarah McCarthy-Fry MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ian Austin MP DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES • Minister of State - The Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP*** • Minister of State - Vernon Coaker MP • Minister of State - Kevin Brennan MP (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - lain Wright MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Baroness Morgan of Drefelin • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* - Diana Johnson MP (and Assistant Government Whip - paid) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE • Minister of State - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE; and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords • Minister of State - Joan Ruddock MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - David Kidney MP* DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH • Minister of State - Gillian Merron MP • Minister of State - Mike O'Brien MP • Minister of State - Phil Hope MP « Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ann Keen MP « Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Professor Lord Darzi of Denham KBE NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE • Minister of State - Paul Goggins MP CABINET OFFICE • Minister of State - Angela E Smith MP • Parliamentary Secretary - Baroness Vadera (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) MINISTRY OF DEFENCE • Minister of State - Bill Rammell MP • Minister of State - The Rt Hon Lord Drayson* & ** (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Baroness Taylor of Bolton (jointly with Foreign and Commonwealth Office) • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Quentin Davies MP* • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State * Kevan Jones MP OFFICE OF THE LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS « Parliamentary Secretary - Barbara Keeley MP GOVERNMENT EQUALITIES OFFICE • Minister of State - Maria Eagle MP (jointly with the Ministry of Justice) o Parliamentary Secretary - Michael Foster MP* (Hastings) DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT • Minister of State - Sadiq Khan MP*** • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Paul Clark MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Chris Mole MP DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS • Minister of State - The Rt Hon Jim Knight MP** • Minister of State - Angela Eagle MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Helen Goodman MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Jonathan Shaw MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord McKenzie of Luton DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord Carter of Barnes (jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Barbara Follett MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Gerry Sutcliffe MP • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Sion Simon MP* WALES OFFICE • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Wayne David MP SCOTLAND OFFICE • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ann McKechin MP +paid as a Parliamentary Secretary # unpaid Parliamentary Secretary * unpaid ** attends Cabinet *** attends Cabinet when Ministerial responsibilities are on the agenda * Provides Ministerial support to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office on the coordination of Government Policy and Strategy


