13 June 2003
The Queen has been pleased to approve the following ministerial changes to Her Majesty’s Government.
CABINET APPOINTMENTS
Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, The Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC
Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal and Secretary of State for Wales, The Right Honourable Peter Hain MP
Secretary of State for Health, The Right Honourable Dr John Reid MP
Secretary of State for Transport and Secretary of State for Scotland, The Right Honourable Alistair Darling MP
CABINET RESIGNATIONS
The Lord Chancellor, The Right Honourable Lord Irvine of Lairg QC
Secretary of State for Health, The Right Honourable Alan Milburn MP
Secretary of State for Scotland, The Right Honourable Helen Liddell MP
PRIVY COUNSELLORSHIPS
The Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC
MINISTER OF STATE APPOINTMENTS
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Keith Hill MP
Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Trade & Industry (Trade)
Mike O’Brien MP
Foreign & Commonwealth Office (Middle East)
The Rt Hon Baroness Symonsof Vernham Dean
Home Office
Hazel Blears MP
The Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC
Department for Education & Skills (Minister for Children)
Margaret Hodge MBE MP
Department for Education & Skills
Alan Johnson MP
Department of Trade & Industry & Deputy Minister for Women
Jacqui Smith MP
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Environment)
Elliot Morley MP
Department of Health
Rosie Winterton MP
Department for Culture, Media & Sport (Minister for the Arts)
The Rt Hon Estelle Morris MP
Department for Work & Pensions
Desmond Browne MP
Malcolm Wicks MP
Northern Ireland Office
The Rt Hon John Spellar MP
Department for Transport
Dr Kim Howells MP
PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY APPOINTMENTS
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Yvette Cooper MP
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Chris Mullin MP
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Christopher Leslie MP
David Lammy MP
The Lord Filkin CBE
Home Office
Caroline Flint MP
Fiona MacTaggart MP
Department of Trade & Industry
Gerry Sutcliffe MP
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Ben Bradshaw MP
Department of Health (Minister for Public Health)
Melanie Johnson MP
Department of Health
Dr Stephen Ladyman MP
The Lord Warner
Ministry of Defence
Ivor Caplin MP
Department for Culture, Media & Sport
The Rt Hon Lord McIntosh of Haringey
Department for International Development
Gareth Thomas MP (Harrow West)
Department for Work & Pensions
Chris Pond MP
Department for Transport
Tony McNulty MP
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
Philip Woolas MP
MINISTER OF STATE RESIGNATIONS
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Barbara Roche MP
Department of Trade & Industry
Brian Wilson MP
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
The Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP
Department for Culture, Media & Sports
The Rt Hon Baroness Blackstone
Department for Work & Pensions
The Rt Hon Nick Brown MP
Cabinet Office
The Rt Hon Lord MacDonald of Tradeston CBE
PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY RESIGNATIONS
Department for International Development
Sally Keeble MP
Ministry of Defence
Dr Lewis Moonie MP
APPOINTMENTS OF GOVERNMENT AND HOUSE OF LORDS WHIPS
House of Commons
Deputy Chief Whip Treasurer of Her Majesty’s Household
Bob Ainsworth MP
Vice Chamberlain of Her Majesty’s Household
Jim Fitzpatrick MP
Assistant Government Whip
Vernon Coaker MP
Paul Clark MP
Margaret Moran MP
Bridget Prentice MP
House of Lords
Deputy Chief Whip Captain of the Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard
The Lord Davies of Oldham
Lord in Waiting
The Lord Evans of Temple Guiting CBE
RESIGNATION OF GOVERNMENT WHIP
Assistant Government Whip
Dan Norris MP
Notes for Editors
For the transitional period, Lord Falconer will exercise all the functions of Lord Chancellor as necessary. However, Lord Falconer does not intend to sit as a judge in the House of Lords before the new Supreme Court is established.
Lord Williams will remain the Leader of the House of Lords and will take on additional duties as Lord President of the Council.
Douglas Alexander MP is Minister of State in the Cabinet Office and becomes Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Ian Pearson MP and Angela Smith MP will now be paid as Parliamentary Under-Secretaries in the Northern Ireland Office. Charlotte Atkins MP and Gillian Merron MP will now be paid as Assistant Government Whips.
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