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Gordon Brown’s ministers What do they do? What do they earn?

The new cabinet is in place. Competing claims for promo- Secretary of state Parliamentary under secretary of Prime minister (Lord) Cabinet minister in charge of a state £188,848 £81,504 tion — and survival — have been squared, something all government department (although Junior minister and not a member incoming prime ministers must do. Deals have been HM Treasury is headed by the of cabinet — although they may be Secretary of state Parliamentary secretary: (MP) struck on who remains a minister of state, or gets quietly Chancellor of the Exchequer) members of a cabinet committee £137,579 £90,954 dropped, and what fresh talent climbs the first rung of : Parliamentary private secretary Solicitor general Parliamentary secretary: (Lord) Most senior civil servant in a Unpaid junior position in which MP £127,683 £70,986 office as an under secretary. In new departments cabinet government department, and runs acts as the parliamentary eyes and Attorney general Salaries include MP’s basic pay of ministers must get to know the civil servant whose coop- it on a day-to-day basis ears for a senior minister. Officially £109,201 £60,675 eration may be crucial to success, their permanent secre- not members of government Minister of state Minister of state (MP) tary, but also choose special advisers to be their political Junior to the secretary of state but senior to a parliamentary under £100,567 eyes and ears. Seventeen men and five women must secretary of state and parliamen- absorb hours of expert policy briefing and mountains of tary private secretaries paper. Not much time for celebration. The first weeks are Parliamentary under secretary of state Parliamentary under secretary of state Parliamentary under secretary of state , 47 , 46 , 38 always crucial. Michael White Overseas territories, East Asia Criminal law Immigration and asylum Secretary of state Head of Office Jim Wildgoose Advisers and envoys * Parliamentary under secretary of state Minister of state Parliamentary under secretary of state Parliamentary under secretary of state Lord Triesman, 63 Sir Digby Jones, 51 , 54 Admiral Sir Alan West, 59 Minister of state Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington David Cairns MP, 40 International security Student loans and higher education (jointly with DBERR) Civil and family justice Counter-terror Cyprus Exchequer secretary (parliamentary sec) Baroness Neuberger, Parliamentary under secretary of state Minister of state Parliamentary under secretary of state Parliamentary under secretary of state Minister of state VolunteeringBaroness Neuberger, , 36 Volunteering , 34 , 60 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, 58 , 54 MP, 47 Skills Middle East, counter- Legal aid Crime Personnel issues

Parliamentary under secretary of state Lords whips Exchequer secretary (parliamentary sec) Special advisers Parliamentary private secretary Minister of state Minister of state Minister of state Minister of state Minister of state to the Prime Minister Gerry Sutcliffe, 53 Baroness , Baroness Royall, , 46 Spencer Livermore , 48 Sir Mark Malloch , 55 Tony McNulty, 48 Lord Drayson, 47* Sport Baroness Farrington, Baroness Morgan, Strategy , 42 Business and science Brown, 53** Constitution and electoral policy Policing (jointly with DBERR) Lord Evans, Lord Bassam, Lord Truscott* Sue Nye Africa, Asia and the UN Defence procurement Diary Minister of state Lords chief Financial secretary to the Treasury Minister of state Damian McBride Parliamentary private secretary Minister of state Minister of state Minister of state Minister of state and minister for the Minister of state Political press issues , 62 Lord Grocott, 66 ** Jane Kennedy, 49 , 54 to the Prime Minister , 47 , 39 David Hanson, 50 west-Midlands , 55 Deputy chief whip Angela E Smith, 48 Universities Europe Criminal law and prisons , 36 Defence policy and planning Policy unit Lord Davies of , 67 Immigration and asylum

Culture, media and sport Leader of the House Treasury Chancellor of the Northern Prime minister Innovation, universities Foreign and Justice Home office Defence www.culture.gov.uk of Lords www.hm-treasury.gov.uk exchequer www.nio.gov.uk First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and skills Commonwealth office www.justice.gov.uk www.homeoffice.gov.uk www.mod.uk www.hm-treasury.gov.uk www.number-10.gov.uk www.dius.gov.uk www.fco.gov.uk Baroness Ashton Secretary of state and Des Browne Secretary of state, 37 51 Chief secretary, 37 53 Secretary of state, 48 56 Secretary of state, 48 Secretary of state, 41 , 60 Secretary of state, 44 Secretary of state, 55 Permanent secretary: Permanent secretary: Permanent secretary: Jonathan Phillips Cabinet secretary: Permanent secretary: Permanent secretary: Sir Permanent secretary: Permanent secretary: Sir David Permanent secretary: Bill Jeffrey Special advisers: Andrew Maugham, Sir Gus O’Donnnell Special advisers: Madlin Sadler, Special advisers: Mark Davies, Declan Normington Special adviser: Alaina MacDonald Emily Thomas, Sam White Sarah Schaefer McHugh; Unpaid adviser: Lord Lester Chief of staff: of Herne Hill Deputy chief of staff: Gavin Kelly Staff: 620 Staff: 1,060 Staff: 160 Staff: TBC Staff: 5,930 Staff: TBC Staff: 27,300 Staff: 91,060

Cabinet office Children, schools and Chief whip Communities and Transport Work and pensions Leader of the House of Business, enterprise International development Environment, food Health Attorney general www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk families local government www.dft.gov.uk www.dwp.gov.uk Commons and regulatory reform www.dfid.gov.uk and rural affairs www.dh.gov.uk www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk www.dcsf.gov.uk Geoff Hoon www.communities.gov.uk www.commonsleader.gov.uk www.dberr.gov.uk www.defra.gov.uk Douglas Baroness Scotland Parliamentary secretary Secretary of state , 57 to the Treasury, 53 Secretary of state, 39 Secretary of state, 57 John Hutton Alexander of Asthal Minister, Chancellor of Secretary of state, 40 Secretary of state, 51 and Secretary of state , 52 Secretary of state , 53 Permanent secretary: Hugh Taylor Permanent secretary: Robert Devereux Permanent secretary: Leigh Lewis Secretary of state , 39 Special advisers: Mario Dunn, 51 Special advisers: , the Duchy of Lancaster, 36 Permanent secretary: David Bell Permanent secretary: Peter Housden Special advisers: Julie Crowley, Special advisers: Matthew Burchell, Minister for Women, 56 Permanent secretary: Brian Bender; Special Permanent sec: ; Special Permanent secretary: Helen Ghosh; Special Chris Norton Special advisers: Paul Richards, Andy Bagnall David Leam Claire McCarthy, Andrew Bold advisers: John Woodcock, John Williams advisers: Paul Sinclair, Anthony Vigor advisers: Mark Dixon, Beatrice Stern Staff: 3,000 Staff: 4,305 Staff: 16,630 Staff: 117,100 Staff: 2,500 Staff: 1,880 Staff: 9,540 Staff: 3,460

Permanent secretary: Minister of state Deputy chief whip and Minister for Minister of state Minister of state Minister of state Parliamentary secretary: Minister of state Parliamentary under secretary of state Minister of state Minister of state Solicitor general , 52 , 42 the north-east , 38** , 48 Mike O'Brien, 53 , 49* , 51 Gareth Thomas, 39 Lord Rooker, 66 , 53 QC, 56 Voluntary sector Schools , 57 Housing Roads and road safety Pensions Competitiveness (jointly with DBERR) Food, farming, animal welfare Public health Trade policy

Permanent secretary: and Minister Minister of state and minister for the Government Whip (comptroller of HM Minister of state Minister of state Minister of state and minister for Minister of state Parliamentary under secretary of state Minister of state Minister of state and minister for general for Scotland for the east-Midlands north West household) , 47 Jim Fitzpatrick, 55 Yorkshire and the Humber Sir Digby Jones, 51 Shriti Vadera, 44 * , 47 South West Lord Davidson of Glen Clova, 56 , 48 , 57 *** Thomas McAvoy, 63 Local government Aviation and shipping , 45 (jointly with FCO) Africa, health, education Climate change, energy , 46 Social exclusion Children , Work Health services

Minister for the Olympics and minister Parliamentary under secretary of state Government Whip (Vice chamberlain Parliamentary under secretary of state Parliamentary under secretary of state Parliamentary under secretary of state Minister of state Parliamentary under secretary of state Parliamentary under secretary of state Parliamentary under secretary of state for () Kevin Brennan, 47 of HM household) Baroness Andrews, 64 Tom Harris, 43 Anne McGuire, 58 Pat McFadden, 42 , 39 * Joan Ruddock, 63 Prof Sir Ara Darzi, 47 , 59** Liz Blackman, 57 Railways Disability Employment relations Asia, Middle East, Europe, Latin America, Climate change, recycling , security and development

Parliamentary under secretary of state Parliamentary private secretary Parliamentary under secretary of state Parliamentary under secretary of state Minister of state Parliamentary under secretary of state Parliamentary under secretary of state Lord Adonis, 44 Sarah McCarthy-Fry, 52 , 36 JamesLord McKenzie Plaskitt, 53of Luton, 60* MalcolmLord Drayson, Wicks, 47* 60 and minister for the south-east AnnIvan Keen,Lewis, 58 40 Schools Cohesion and neighbourhoods (jointlyEnergy with MOD) Jonathan Shaw, 41 CareHealth services services Marine and fisheries, rural affairs

Government whips Parliamentary under secretary of state Parliamentary under secretary of state Parliamentary under secretary of state , Steve McCabe, , 35* and minister for the East of Gareth Thomas, 39 Alan Campbel, David Watts and Planning Barbara Follett, 64 (jointly with DfID) Trade policy

Assistant whips Siobhian McDonagh, Michael Foster (Worcester) Tony Cunningham, MP*, MP*, Secretary of state , Tom Watson, Peter Hain Director of Office Alan Cogbill Parliamentary under secretary of state Huw Irranca-Davies MP, 44 * unpaid, ** attends Cabinet, *** attends Cabinet when social policy issues are being discussed GRAPHIC: MARK MCCORMICK, PAUL SCRUTON

Staff: 1,880 Staff: 9,540 Staff: 3,460