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Government Reshuffle in full

RESHUFFLE: Ministerial appointments

The Prime Minister has completed his reshuffle.

Downing have announced the following appointments:

Liam Byrne MP, John Healey MP, Jim Knight MP, David Lammy MP, Pat
McFadden MP, Anne
McGuire MP, Malcolm Wicks MP and Michael Wills MP are to be made members
of Her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council.

Stephen Carter CBE and Paul Myners CBE. are to become Life Peers.

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

HM TREASURY:

Financial Secretary - The Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP

Minister of State - Phil Woolas MP**** (jointly with the Home Office)

Economic Secretary - Ian Pearson MPf (jointly with the Department
for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)

Exchequer Secretary - Angela Eagle MPf

Financial Services Secretary - Paul Myners CBEJ

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE:

Minister of State (Europe) - The Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP***

Minister of State (Middle East and Africa) - The Rt Hon Lord Malloch-
Brown**

Minister of State - Bill Rammell MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Gillian Merron MP

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE:

Minister of State - The Rt Hon David Hanson MP

Minister of State - Michael Wills MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Bridget Prentice MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Shahid Malik MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* - Lord Bach (and Lord in
Waiting)

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Maria Eagle MP (jointly with
the Government Equalities Office)

HOME OFFICE:

Minister of State - Phil Woolas MP (jointly with HM Treasury

Minister of State - Vernon Coaker MP

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 OF HEALTH:

Minister of State - The Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP

Minister of State - Ben Bradshaw MP (and Minister for the South
West)

Minister of State - Phil Hope MP (and Minister for the East Midlands)

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Professor Lord Darzi of
Denham KBE

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ann Keen MP

DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE AND REGULATORY
REFORM:

Minister of State - Pat McFadden MP

Minister of State - Gareth Thomas MP (jointly with Department for
International Development)

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ian Pearson MP (jointly
with HM Treasury)

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Stephen Carter CBE Jointly with
Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Baroness Shriti Vadera
(jointly with Cabinet Office)

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS:

Minister of State - The Rt Hon Jane Kennedy MP

Minister of State - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE (jointly with
Department of Energy and Climate Change); and Deputy Leader of
the House of Lords

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Huw Irranca-Davies MP

DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Minister of State - Gareth Thomas MP (jointly with the Department for
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ivan Lewis MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Michael Foster MP

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE:

Minister of State - The Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - The Rt Hon Baroness
Taylor of Bolton

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 - Chris Bryant MP*

EQUALITIES OFFICE:
Parliamentary Secretary - Maria Eagle MP (jointly with the Ministry of
Justice)

DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT:

Minister of State - The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP**

Minister of State - John Healey MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - lain Wright MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Baroness Andrews OBE

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Sadiq Khan MP

DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT:

Minister of State - Lord Adonis

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Jim Fitzpatrick MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Paul Clark MP*

DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES:

Minister of State - The Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP*** (and Minister
for the North West)

Minister of State - Jim Knight MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Baroness Morgan of
Drefelin

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Sarah McCarthy-Fry MP

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE:

Minister of State - Mike O'Brien MP

Minister of State - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE (jointly with
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs); and Deputy
Leader of the House of Lords

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Joan Ruddock MP

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS:

Minister of State - The Rt Hon Tony McNulty MP** (and Minister for
London)

Minister of State - The Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP (and Minister for
Yorkshire and the Humber)

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Jonathan Shaw MP (and
Minister for the South East)

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Kitty Ussher MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Lord MacKenzie of Luton

NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE:

Minister of State - Paul Goggins MP

DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT:

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 - Stephen Carter CBE (jointly
with Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)

DEPARTMENT FOR INNOVATION, UNIVERSITIES AND SKILLS:

Minister of State - David Lammy MP

Minister of State - Lord Drayson* & **

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Sion Simon MP*

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State* - Lord Young of Norwood
Green (and Lord in Waiting)

WALES OFFICE:

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Wayne David MP

SCOTLAND OFFICE:

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State - Ann McKechin MP

Parliamentary Secretary - Baroness Shriti Vadera (jointly with the
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)
Minister for the Olympics and Paymaster General - The Rt Hon Tessa
Jowell 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) - Thomas McAvoy
MP

Government Whip (Comptroller of HM Household) - John Spellar MP

Government Whip (Vice Chamberlain of HM Household) - Claire
Ward 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

Assistant Government Whip - Mark Tami MP

Assistant Government Whip - Dawn Butler MP

Assistant Government Whip - Helen Goodman MP

Assistant Government Whip - Helen Jones MP

Assistant Government Whip - Ian Lucas MP

Assistant Government Whip - Ian Austin MP (and Minister for the
West Midlands)

Assistant Government Whip - Barbara Keeley MP*

Assistant Government Whip - Chris Moie 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) - Lord Davies of Oldman

BARONESSES AND LORDS IN WAITING

Baroness in Waiting - Baroness Thornton

Lord in Waiting - Lord Bach (and Parliamentary Under Secretary of
State Ministry of Justice*)

Baroness in Waiting - Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton*

Lord in Waiting - Lord Tunnicliffe

Lord in Waiting - Lord Young of Norwood Green (and Parliamentary
Under Secretary of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and
Skills*)

Lord in Waiting - Lord Patel of Bradford

Lord in Waiting - Lord Brett*
t paid as a Parliamentary Secretary
t unpaid Parliamentary Secretary
• unpaid

** attends Cabinet
*** attends Cabinet when Ministerial responsibilities are on the agenda
**** with responsibility for revenue protection at the border

Parliamentary Private Secretaries to the Prime
Minister

Angela E Smith MP

Jon Trickett MP

Governmental Representatives

Malcolm Wicks MP - Special representative of the Prime Minister on
international energy issues working with the Secretary of State for

Energy and Climate Change:

Mark Lazarowicz MP - Special representative of the Prime Minister
on carbon trading working with the Secretary of State for Energy and
Climate Change.
The Rt Hon Jack McConnell MSP - Special representative for conflict
resolution mechanisms working with the Foreign Secretary and the
Secretaries of State for Internationa! Development and Defence

The Queen has accepted the following departures from Government.

At Minister of State level:

The Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE MP (temporarily leaving
Government on compassionate grounds of family illness and will
return to Government in the spring)

Dr Kim Howells MP

Lord Jones of Birmingham

The Rt Hon Lord Rooker

Malcolm Wicks MP

At Parliamentary Secretary level

Parmjit Dhanda MP

Tom Harris MP

Anne McGuire MP

Meg Munn MP

James Plaskitt MP

Derek Twigg MP

Government Whips:

Baroness Crawley

Liz Blackman MP

Alison Seabeck MP

Comments

david barker said…
You have listed what 2, 3 and 4 asterisks after a minister's name means, what does a single asterisk represent, please?
John Hemming said…
I think it is the dot viz unpaid. This is a document which probably started in the government somewhere.
david barker said…
That makes sense. Thanks

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