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The Queen is pleased to approve the following Ministerial appointments.

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 (and Minister for London)

• 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 Hain MP

Secretary of State for Defence

• The Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP

Secretary of State for Transport

• Lord Adonis

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) (and Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber)
• 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) (and Minister for the North West)
• 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) (and Minister for the North West)
• 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*
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State*  - The Rt Hon Lord Davies of Oldham (and Deputy Chief Whip (Captain of The Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard) - paid)

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) (and Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber)
• 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 (and Minister for the West Midlands)
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord McKenzie of Luton (jointly with the Department for Work and Pensions)

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 - Iain 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 (and Minister for the East Midlands)
• 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)
• 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** (and Minister for the South West)
• Minister of State - Angela Eagle MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Helen Goodman MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Jonathan Shaw MP (and Minister for the South East)
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord McKenzie of Luton (jointly with the Department for Communities and Local Government)

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 (and Minister for the East of England)
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Gerry Sutcliffe MP
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Siôn Simon MP*

Wales Office

• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Wayne David MP

Scotland Office

• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ann McKechin MP

Whips - House of Commons

• Chief Whip (Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) - Nick Brown MP** (and Minister for the North East)
• Deputy Chief Whip (Treasurer of HM Household) - The Rt Hon Thomas McAvoy MP
• Government Whip (Comptroller of HM Household) - The Rt Hon John Spellar MP
• Government Whip (Vice Chamberlain of HM Household) - Helen Jones MP

Junior Lords of the Treasury

• Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Steve McCabe MP
• Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Frank Roy MP
• Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - David Watts MP
• Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Tony Cunningham MP
• Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury) - Bob Blizzard MP

Assistant Whips

• Assistant Government Whip - Diana Johnson MP (and Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Children, Schools and Families*)
• Assistant Government Whip - Mark Tami MP
• Assistant Government Whip - Dawn Butler MP
• Assistant Government Whip - John Heppell MP
• Assistant Government Whip - Lyn Brown MP
• Assistant Government Whip - George Mudie MP
• Assistant Government Whip - Sharon Hodgson MP*
• Assistant Government Whip - Mary Creagh MP*
• Assistant Government Whip - David Wright MP*
• Assistant Government Whip - Kerry McCarthy MP

Whips - House of Lords

• Lords Chief Whip (Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms) - Lord Bassam of Brighton
• Deputy Chief Whip (Captain of The Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard) - The Rt Hon Lord Davies of Oldham (and Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs*)

Baronesses and Lords in Waiting

• Baroness in Waiting - Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton*
• Baroness in Waiting - Baroness Thornton
• Lord in Waiting - Lord Tunnicliffe
• Lord in Waiting - Lord Brett
• Lord in Waiting - Lord Young of Norwood Green (and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills*)
• Baroness in Waiting - Baroness Crawley
• Lord in Waiting - Lord Faulkner of Worcester*

† 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

Parliamentary Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister

• Jon Trickett MP
• Anne Snelgrove MP

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