The Cabinet - Jan '09

I can never remember who the minister for....whatever is - a fog decends and I can't recall who does what....so, to help me with this - I've sorted a list of current people who run our country....it might help you too - hence I've popped it on my blogski! if you want a word doc. of these just give me a shout.

The Cabinet – as at January 2009
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 Health Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP
Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Rt Hon Lord Mandelson
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 Defence Rt Hon John Hutton MP
Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal and Minister for Women and Equalities Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP
Secretary of State for Transport Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP
Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families Rt Hon Ed Balls MP
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Rt Hon Edward Miliband MP
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 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 Royall of Blaisdon
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP
Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills Rt Hon John Denham MP
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP
Secretary of State for Wales Rt Hon Paul Murphy MP
Secretary of State for Scotland Rt Hon Jim Murphy MP

Also attend Cabinet meetings:
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip Rt Hon Nicholas Brown MP
Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP
Minister of State for Housing Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP
Minister for Employment and London Rt Hon Tony McNulty MP
Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN Rt Hon Lord Malloch-Brown KCMG
Minister for Science Rt Hon Lord Drayson
Minister for the Olympics and Paymaster General Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP
Attorney General Rt Hon Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC
Minister of State for Europe Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP
Minister for Children, Young People and Families Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP

Department for Children, Schools and Families

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) Rt Hon Jim Knight MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Children, Young People and Families) Baroness Morgan of Drefelin
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Schools and Learners) Sarah McCarthy-Fry MP