Her Majesty's Government - members of the Cabinet

28 June 2007

The Queen has been pleased to approve the following Ministerial appointments.

The Queen has also been pleased to approve that Ed Balls MP, Andy Burnham MP, Ed Miliband MP, James Purnell MP, Shaun Woodward MP and Sir Mark Malloch Brown KCMG, be sworn of Her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council.

The Queen has been pleased to signify Her intention of conferring a peerage of the United Kingdom for Life on Sir Mark Malloch Brown KCMG.

Full list of Cabinet members

Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the 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 Defence; and, Secretary of State for Scotland

• The Rt Hon Des Browne MP

Secretary of State for Health

• 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 Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

• The Rt Hon John Hutton MP

Leader of the House of Commons (and Lord Privy Seal); Minister for Women; and Labour Party Chair

• The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; and Secretary of State for Wales

• The Rt Hon Peter Hain MP

Secretary of State for Transport

• The Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

• The Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip

• The Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP

Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families

• The Rt Hon Ed Balls MP

Minister for the Cabinet Office; and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

• The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

• 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 the Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Chief Secretary to the Treasury

• The Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP

Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills

• The Rt Hon John Denham MP

Also attending Cabinet

Minister for the Olympics and London

• The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP

Lords Chief Whip and Captain of the Gentlemen at Arms

• The Rt Hon the Lord Grocott

Attorney General

• The Rt Hon the Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC

Minister for Housing

• Yvette Cooper MP

Minister for Africa, Asia and UN

• Sir Mark Malloch Brown KCMG

Parliamentary Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister

• Ian Austin MP
• Angela E Smith MP

* Unpaid