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Monday 6 October 2003

Her Majesty’s Government

6 October 2003

Cabinet

Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service

  • The Rt Hon Tony Blair MP

Deputy Prime Minister

  • The Rt Hon John Prescott MP

Chancellor of the Exchequer

  • The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

  • The Rt Hon Jack Straw MP

Secretary of State for the Home Department

  • The Rt Hon David Blunkett MP

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  • The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP

Secretary of State for Transport and Secretary of State for Scotland

  • The Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP

Secretary of State for Health

  • The Rt Hon Dr John Reid MP

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

  • The Rt Hon Paul Murphy MP

Secretary of State for Defence

  • The Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

  • The Rt Hon Andrew Smith MP

Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and Minister for Women

  • The Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

  • The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip

  • The Rt Hon Hilary Armstrong MP

Secretary of State for Education and Skills

  • The Rt Hon Charles Clarke MP

Chief Secretary to the Treasury

  • The Rt Hon Paul Boateng MP

Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal and Secretary of State for Wales

  • The Rt Hon Peter Hain MP

Minister without Portfolio and Party Chair

  • The Rt Hon Ian McCartney MP

Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Valerie Amos

Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor for the transitional period

  • The Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC

Secretary of State for International Development

  • Hilary Benn MP

Also attending cabinet:

Lords Chief Whip and Captain of the Gentlemen at Arms

  • The Rt Hon The Lord Grocott

Law Officers

Attorney General

  • The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith QC

Solicitor General

  • The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP

Advocate General for Scotland

  • Dr Lynda Clark QC MP

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Ministers of State

  • The Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP
  • The Rt Hon Lord Rooker
  • The Rt Hon Keith Hill MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries

  • Yvette Cooper MP
  • Phil Hope MP (unpaid)

Cabinet Office

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

  • Douglas Alexander MP

HM Treasury

Paymaster General

  • The Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP

Financial Secretary

  • Ruth Kelly MP

Economic Secretary

  • John Healey MP

Leader of the House of Commons

Parliamentary Under-Secretary

  • Philip Woolas MP

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries

  • Christopher Leslie MP
  • David Lammy MP
  • The Lord Filkin CBE

Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Scotland Office (reporting to the Secretary of State for Scotland)

  • Anne McGuire MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Wales Office (reporting to the Secretary of State for Wales)

  • Don Touhig MP

Foreign and Commonwealth

Minister of State (Trade)

  • Mike O’Brien MP (Mr O’Brienis also a Minister of State in the Department of Trade and Industry)

Minister of State (Europe)

  • Dr Denis MacShane MP

Minister of State (Middle East)

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries

  • Bill Rammell MP
  • Chris Mullin MP

Home Office

Ministers of State

  • Hazel Blears MP
  • The Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC
  • Beverley Hughes MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries

  • Caroline Flint MP
  • Fiona Mactaggart MP
  • Paul Goggins MP

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Minister of State (Environment)

  • Elliot Morley MP

Minister of State (Rural Affairs)

  • The Rt Hon Alun Michael MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries

  • The Lord Whitty
  • Ben Bradshaw MP

Department for International Development

Parliamentary Under-Secretary

  • Gareth Thomas MP (Harrow West)

Department for Work and Pensions

Minister for Work

  • Desmond Browne MP

Minister for Pensions

  • Malcolm Wicks MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries

  • The Rt Hon Baroness Hollis of Heigham DL
  • Maria Eagle MP
  • Chris Pond MP

Department for Transport

Minister of State

  • Dr Kim Howells MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries

  • David Jamieson MP
  • Tony McNulty MP

Department of Health

Ministers of State

  • The Rt Hon John Hutton MP
  • Rosie Winterton MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries

  • Melanie Johnson MP (Minister for Public Health)
  • Dr Stephen Ladyman MP
  • The Lord Warner

Northern Ireland Office

Ministers of State

  • The Rt Hon John Spellar MP
  • Jane Kennedy MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries

  • Ian Pearson MP
  • Angela Smith MP

Ministry of Defence

Minister of State

  • The Rt Hon Adam Ingram MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries

  • The Lord Bach
  • Ivor Caplin MP

Department of Trade and Industry

Minister of State

  • Stephen Timms MP

Minister of State (Trade)

  • Mike O’Brien MP

Minister of State and Deputy Minister for Women

  • Jacqui Smith MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries

  • Nigel Griffiths MP
  • Gerry Sutcliffe MP
  • Lord Sainsbury of Turville (unpaid)

Department for Education and Skills

Minister of State (Children)

  • Margaret Hodge MBE MP

Minister of State (Schools)

  • David Miliband MP

Minister of State (Universities)

  • Alan Johnson MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries

  • Baroness Ashton of Upholland
  • Ivan Lewis MP
  • Stephen Twigg MP

Department for Culture Media and Sport

Minister of State (Sport)

  • The Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP

Minister of State (Arts)

  • The Rt Hon Estelle Morris MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretary

  • The Rt Hon Lord McIntosh of Haringey

House of Lords

Captain of the Yeoman (Deputy Chief Whip)

  • The Lord Davies of Oldham

Lords in Waiting

  • The Lord Bassam of Brighton
  • The Lord Evans of Temple Guiting CBE

Baronesses in Waiting

  • Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton
  • Baroness Andrews OBE
  • Baroness Crawley

House of Commons

Deputy Chief Whip and Treasurer of HM Household

  • Bob Ainsworth MP

Comptroller of HM Household

  • Thomas McAvoy MP

Vice Chamberlain of HM Household

  • Jim Fitzpatrick MP

Lords Commissioners

  • Jim Murphy MP
  • John Heppell MP
  • Joan Ryan MP
  • Nick Ainger MP
  • Derek Twigg MP

Assistant Government Whips

  • Charlotte Atkins MP
  • Fraser Kemp MP
  • Gillian Merron MP
  • Paul Clark MP
  • Vernon Coaker MP
  • Margaret Moran MP
  • Bridget Prentice MP

Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister

  • David Hanson MP

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