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Weekly Information Bulletin: 10th November 2007

Full list of HM Government
as at 6 November 2007

(Formed by the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, June 2007)

Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Rt Hon David Miliband MP
Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor Rt Hon Jack Straw MP
Secretary of State for the Home Department Rt Hon Jacqui Smith MP
Secretary of State for Defence and Secretary of State for Scotland Rt Hon Des Browne MP
Secretary of State for Health Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP
Secretary of State for International Development Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP
Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Rt Hon John Hutton MP
Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal and Minister for Women Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Secretary of State for Wales Rt Hon Peter Hain MP
Secretary of State for Transport Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP
Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families Rt Hon Ed Balls MP
Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Rt Hon Edward Miliband MP
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Rt Hon James Purnell MP
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Rt Hon Shaun Woodward MP *
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council Rt Hon Baroness Ashton of Upholland
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP
Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills Rt Hon John Denham MP
   
Also attend Cabinet meetings:  
Minister for the North West Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP
Minister for the Olympics and London (Paymaster General) Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP
Lords Chief Whip Rt Hon Lord Grocott
Attorney General Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC
Minister for Housing Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP
Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN Lord Malloch-Brown
   

Departments of State and Ministers

Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET


020 7215 5000
http://www.berr.gov.uk/

Secretary of State

Rt Hon John Hutton MP

Ministers of State

- Minister of State (Business and Regulatory Reform - also in Ministry of Defence)

Lord Drayson *

- Minister of State (Competitiveness)

Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP

- Minister of State (Employment Relations and Postal Affairs)

Mr Pat McFadden MP

- Minister of State (Energy)

Malcolm Wicks MP

- Minister of State (Trade Promotion and Investment - also in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office)

Lord Jones of Birmingham

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Trade and Consumer Affairs - also in the Department for International Development)

Mr Gareth Thomas MP

Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London SW1A 2AS


020 7276 3000
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

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

Rt Hon Edward Miliband MP

Minister for the Olympics and London (Paymaster General)

Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP +

Parliamentary Secretaries

 

- Minister for the East Midlands

 

Gillian Merron MP

 

Phil Hope MP

 

Department for Children, Schools and Families
Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London SW1P 3BT

0870 000 2288
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Ed Balls MP

Ministers of State

- Minister of State (Children, Young People and Families); Minister for the North West

Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP +

- Minister of State (Schools and Learners)

Jim Knight MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Children, Young People and Families)

Kevin Brennan MP

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Schools and Learners)

Lord Adonis

Department for Communities and Local Government
Eland House
Bressenden Place
London SW1E 5DU

020 7944 4400
http://www.communities.gov.uk/

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP

Ministers of State

- Minister of State (Housing)

Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP +

- Minister of State (Local Government)

John Healey MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

Baroness Andrews

 

Mr Parmjit Dhanda MP

 

Mr Iain Wright MP *

 

Department for Culture, Media & Sport
2-4 Cockspur Street
London SW1Y 5DH


020 7211 6000
http://www.culture.gov.uk

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Rt Hon James Purnell MP

Ministers of State

- Minister of State (Culture, Creative Industries and Tourism)

Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Minister for Sport)

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe MP

Ministry of Defence
Floor 5, Main Building
Whitehall
London SW1A 2HB

020 72189000
http://www.mod.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Des Browne MP

Ministers of State

- Minister of State (Armed Forces)

Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP

- Minister of State (Defence Equipment and Support - also in Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)

Lord Drayson *

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Veterans)

Derek Twigg MP

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London, SW1P 3JR

020 7238 6000
http://www.defra.gov.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP

Ministers of State

- Minister of State (Environment)

Mr Phil Woolas MP

- Minister of State (Sustainable Farming, Food and Animal Welfare)

Rt Hon Lord Rooker

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Climate Change, Biodiversity and Waste)

Joan Ruddock MP

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs) and Minister for the South East

Jonathan Shaw MP

Foreign & Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street
London SW1A 2AH


020 7008 1500
http://www.fco.gov.uk

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Rt Hon David Miliband MP

Ministers of State

- Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN

Lord Malloch-Brown +

- Minister of State

Dr Kim Howells MP

- Minister of State (also in the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)

Lord Jones of Birmingham

- Minister of State (Europe)

Mr Jim Murphy MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

Meg Munn MP

 

Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London SW1A 2NS

020 7210 4850
http://www.dh.gov.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP

Ministers of State

- Minister of State (Health Services); Minister for the South West

Mr Ben Bradshaw MP

- Minister of State (Public Health)

Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

-

Lord Darzi of Denham KBE

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Health Services)

Ann Keen MP

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Care Services)

Mr Ivan Lewis MP

Home Office
2 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DF


020 7035 4848
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Rt Hon Jacqui Smith MP

Ministers of State

- Minister of State (Borders and Immigration); Minister for the West Midlands

Mr Liam Byrne MP

- Minister of State (Security, Counter-terrorism, Crime and Policing)

Rt Hon Tony McNulty MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Crime Reduction)

Mr Vernon Coaker MP

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Identity)

Meg Hillier MP

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Security and Counter-terrorism)

Lord West of Spithead

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET


020 7215 5555
http://www.dius.gov.uk/

Secretary of State

Rt Hon John Denham MP

Ministers of State

- Minister of State (Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education)

Bill Rammell MP

- Minister of State (Science and Innovation)

Ian Pearson MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Intellectual Property and Quality)

Lord Triesman

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Skills)

Mr David Lammy MP

Department for International Development
1 Palace Street
London SW1E 5HE


0845 300 4100
http://www.dfid.gov.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

-

Mr Shahid Malik MP *

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary

Baroness Vadera

- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (also in the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform)

Mr Gareth Thomas MP

Ministry of Justice
Selborne House
54 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6QW

020 7210 8500
http://www.justice.gov.uk/

Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor

Rt Hon Jack Straw MP

Ministers of State

-

Rt Hon David Hanson MP

-

Mr Michael Wills MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

Maria Eagle MP

 

Lord Hunt of King's Heath OBE

 

Bridget Prentice MP

 

Law Officers' Department
Attorney General's Chambers
9 Buckingham Gate
London SW1E 6JP

020 7271 2492
http://www.lslo.gov.uk

Attorney General

Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC +

Solicitor General

Vera Baird MP

Advocate General for Scotland

Rt Hon Lord Davidson of Glen Clova QC

 

Leader of the House of Commons
2 Carlton Gardens
London SW1Y 5AA


020 7210 1025
http://www.commonsleader.gov.uk

Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal and Minister for Women

Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP

Deputy Leader of the House of Commons

Helen Goodman MP *

 

Northern Ireland Office
11 Millbank
London SW1P 4PN
Stormont Castle
Belfast BT4 3SG
020 7210 3000 (London) or 028 9052 0700 (Belfast)
http://www.nio.gov.uk

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Rt Hon Shaun Woodward MP *

Ministers of State

Paul Goggins MP

 

Privy Council Office
2 Carlton Gardens
London SW1Y 5AA

020 7210 3000
http://www.privycouncil.org.uk

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

Rt Hon Baroness Ashton of Upholland

 

Scotland Office
Dover House, Whitehall
London, SW1A 2AU
1 Melville Crescent
Edinburgh, EH3 7HW
020 7270 6754 (London) 0131 2449010 (Edinburgh)
http://www.scotlandoffice.gov.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Des Browne MP

Ministers of State

David Cairns MP

 

Department for Transport
Great Minster House
76 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DR

020 7944 8300
http://www.dft.gov.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP

Minister of State

Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

-

Jim Fitzpatrick MP

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary

Mr Tom Harris MP

HM Treasury
1 Horseguards Road
London SW1A 2HQ

020 7270 5000
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk

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

Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP

Financial Secretary

Rt Hon Jane Kennedy MP

Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP

Parliamentary Secretaries

 

- Exchequer Secretary

 

Angela Eagle MP

Economic Secretary

Kitty Ussher MP

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip

Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP

Lord Commissioner

Mr Alan Campbell MP

 

Stephen McCabe MP

 

Mr Frank Roy MP

 

Claire Ward MP

 

Mr Dave Watts MP

 

Assistant Whips

Mr Bob Blizzard MP

 

Tony Cunningham MP

 

Mr Wayne David MP

 

Mr Michael Foster (Worcs.) MP

 

Ms Diana R. Johnson MP *

 

Mr Sadiq Khan MP *

 

Siobhain McDonagh MP

 

Alison Seabeck MP

 

Mark Tami MP *

 

Mr Tom Watson MP

 

Wales Office
Gwydyr House
Whitehall
London SW1A 2ER

020 7270 0534
http://www.walesoffice.gov.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Peter Hain MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Huw Irranca-Davies MP

 

Department for Work and Pensions
Caxton House
Tothill Street
London SW1H 9DA


http://www.dwp.gov.uk

Secretary of State

Rt Hon Peter Hain MP

Ministers of State

- Minister of State (Employment and Welfare Reform); Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber

Caroline Flint MP

- Minister of State (Pension Reform)

Mr Mike O'Brien MP

Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State

-

Lord McKenzie of Luton

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary

Mr James Plaskitt MP

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Minister for Disabled People)

Mrs Anne McGuire MP

- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and Minister for the East of England

Barbara Follett MP

HM Household

Deputy Chief Whip (Treasurer of HM Household) and Minister for the North East of England

Rt Hon Nicholas Brown MP

Comptroller (Whip, House of Commons)

Rt Hon Thomas McAvoy MP

Vice Chamberlain

Liz Blackman MP

Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (Chief Whip, House of Lords)

Rt Hon Lord Grocott +

Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)

Rt Hon Lord Davies of Oldham

Lords in Waiting

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Baronesses in Waiting

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

 

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin

 

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

 

Baroness Crawley

 

Second Church Estates Commissioner, representing Church Commissioners

Sir Stuart Bell MP

 

+ - not a Member of the Cabinet but will attend Cabinet meetings

* - unpaid position

Statistical Breakdown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPs

 

Peers

 

Unpaid

 

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Cabinet

22

17

4

21

1

1

1

1

Minister of State

31

19

8

27

4

1

4

1

Under Secretaries of State/Parliamentary Secretaries

36

16

12

28

7

1

8

3

Whip

25

13

5

18

3

4

7

3

Law Officers

3

1

1

1

1

1

2

0

Total

117

65

30

95

15

7

22

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total includes 1 unpaid position.

These figures do not include the Lord Chamberlain, Lord Steward, Master of the Horse and the Church Estates Commissioner

This list is also available on the Parliamentary web site at: http://www.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/hmg.cfm

 
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