THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT

THE CABINET

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

Tony Blair

Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for the Environment Transport and the Regions

John Prescott

Lord Chancellor

Lord Irvine of Lairg

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Foreign Secretary)

Jack Straw

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Gordon Brown

Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Andrew Smith

Secretary of State for the Home Department (Home Secretary)

David Blunkett

Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and Minister for Women

Patricia Hewitt

Secretary of State for Defence

Geoff Hoon

Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and The Regions

Stephen Byers

Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Margaret Beckett

Secretary of State for Education and Skills

Estelle Morris

Secretary of State for Health

Alan Milburn

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Alistair Darling

Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Andrew Smith

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Tessa Jowell

Secretary of State for International Development

Clare Short

Secretary of State for Wales

Paul Murphy

Secretary of State for Scotland

Helen Liddell

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

John Reid

Minister Without Portfolio and Labour Party Chairman

Charles Clarke

Leader of the House of Commons

Robin Cook

Leader of The House of Lords

Lord Williams of Moslyn

Chief Whip

Hilary Armstrong

Minister of Work

Nick Brown

Chief Whip in The Lords

Lord Carter

Minister of Transport

John Spellar

 

From The Independent on Sunday, 10 June 2001: The highest-paid member of the Cabinet is Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, who earns £172,793. The Prime Minister takes £116,339, although he is entitled to £163,418. Cabinet members take £99,793 out of a possible £117,979

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