Full list of British cabinet



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LONDON, Oct 3, 2008 (AFP) - Following is a full list of the British cabinet, following Prime Minister Gordon Brown's re-shuffle on Friday.

Prime Minister -- Gordon Brown

Chancellor of the Exchequer -- Alistair Darling

Foreign Secretary -- David Miliband

Defence Secretary -- John Hutton

Home Secretary -- Jacqui Smith

Justice Secretary -- Jack Straw

Health Secretary -- Alan Johnson

Business Secretary -- Peter Mandelson

Environment Secretary -- Hilary Benn

International Development Secretary -- Douglas Alexander

Education Secretary -- Ed Balls

Transport Secretary -- Geoff Hoon

Work and Pensions Secretary -- James Purnell

Energy and Climate Change Secretary -- Ed Miliband

Leader of the House of Commons and Women and Equality Minister -- Harriet Harman

Communities and Local Government Secretary -- Hazel Blears

Culture Secretary -- Andy Burnham

Chief Secretary to the Treasury -- Yvette Cooper

Scottish Secretary -- Jim Murphy

Northern Ireland Secretary -- Shaun Woodward

Welsh Secretary -- Paul Murphy

Higher Education Secretary -- John Denham

Leader of the House of Lords -- Baroness Janet Royall

The following ministers also attend cabinet:

Cabinet Secretary -- Liam Byrne

Chief Whip -- Nick Brown

Housing Minister -- Margaret Beckett

Employment Minister and London Minister -- Tony McNulty

Minister of State, Foreign Office -- Lord Mark Malloch-Brown

Minister of State, Innovation, Universities and Skills -- Lord Paul Drayson

The following ministers attend cabinet when their responsibilities are on the agenda:

Olympics Minister -- Tessa Jowell

Attorney General -- Baroness Patricia Scotland

Europe Minister -- Caroline Flint

Minister of State for Children, Schools and Families -- Beverley Hughes



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