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Brown unveils new-look Cabinet Print E-mail
Thursday, 28 June 2007

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced his new Cabinet, with Defence Secretary Des Browne taking over the role of Scottish Secretary.

Fellow Scot Alistair Darling has been appointed as Chancellor, as widely predicted in the press. David Miliband has been given the position of Foreign Secretary and former chief whip Jacqui Smith the "poisoned chalice" of Home Secretary, making her the first woman in the job.

Former Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander has been put in charge of international development, an area Brown is thought to want to expand.

Former international development Minister Hilary Benn has been made Environment Secretary, Alan Johnson has been made Health Secretary, and Jack Straw has been put in charge of justice.

Ruth Kelly has been put in charge of transport, John Denham will be responsible for innovation, universities and skills, Ed Balls for schools and children, and John Hutton will cover business and enterprise.

Former Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain becomes Welsh Secretary and also takes over work and pensions, while Hazel Blears becomes Minister for Communities. Tessa Jowell will become Olympics Minister, attending Cabinet when necessary. James Purnell takes over Jowell's role in charge of culture.

Shaun Woodward, who defected from the Tories in 1999, has been made Northern Ireland Secretary and Geoff Hoon has been made chief whip in place of Jacqui Smith. New deputy party leader Harriet Harman becomes leader of the House of Commons.

Notable absences from the new Cabinet are Margaret Beckett and Patricia Hewitt, who said she was resigning for "personal reasons". Both John Prescott and John Reid decided to step down from their respective roles as Deputy Prime Minister and Home Secretary.
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