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Thursday 21 June 2001

Her Majesty’s Government - Ministerial Appointments

11 June 2001

Her Majesty the Queen has been pleased to approve the following appointments:

LAW OFFICERS

Attorney General
Lord Goldsmith QC

Solicitor General
The Rt Hon Harriet Harman MP

Advocate General for Scotland
Dr Lynda Clark QC MP

CABINET OFFICE

Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Rt Hon Lord MacDonald of Tradeston CBE

Minister of State
Ms Barbara Roche MP
Ms Sally Morgan *

Parliamentary Secretary
Christopher Leslie MP

HM TREASURY

Paymaster General
Ms Dawn Primarolo MP

Financial Secretary
The Rt Hon Paul Boateng MP

Economic Secretary
Ms Ruth Kelly MP

LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

Parliamentary Secretary
Stephen Twigg MP

LORD CHANCELLOR’S DEPARTMENT

Parliamentary Secretary
Baroness Scotland of Asthal QC
Michael Wills MP
Ms Rosie Winterton MP

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE

Minister for Trade (also DTI)
The Rt Hon Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Minister for Europe
Peter Hain MP

Parliamentary Secretary
Ben Bradshaw MP
Baroness Amos
Dr Denis MacShane MP

HOME OFFICE

Minister of State
The Rt Hon John Denham MP

Minister of State
The Rt Hon Keith Bradley MP

Minister of State
The Rt Hon Jeff Rooker

Parliamentary Secretary
Ms Bev Hughes MP
Robert Ainsworth MP
Ms Angela Eagle MP

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Minister of State (Environment)
The Rt Hon Michael Meacher MP

Minister of State (Rural Affairs)
The Rt Hon Alun Michael MP

Parliamentary Secretary
Elliot Morley MP
The Lord Whitty

DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Parliamentary Secretary
Hilary Benn MP

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS

Minister for Work
The Rt Hon Nick Brown MP

Minister for Pensions
The Rt Hon Ian McCartney MP

Parliamentary Secretary
The Rt Hon Baroness Hollis of Heigham DL
Malcolm Wicks MP
Ms Maria Eagle MP

DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE REGIONS

Minister for Transport
The Rt Hon John Spellar MP

Minister for Local Government
The Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP

Minister for Housing and Planning
Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC

Parliamentary Secretary
David Jamieson MP
Ms Sally Keeble MP
Dr Alan Whitehead MP

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Minister of State
John Hutton MP
Ms Jacqui Smith MP

Parliamentary Secretary
The Lord Hunt of Kingsheath OBE
Ms Hazel Blears MP
Ms Yvette Cooper MP

NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE

Minister of State
Ms Jane Kennedy MP

Parliamentary Secretary
Des Browne MP

WALES OFFICE

Parliamentary Secretary
Don Touhig MP

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Minister of State
The Rt Hon Adam Ingram MP

Parliamentary Secretary
The Lord Bach
Dr Lewis Moonie MP

SCOTLAND OFFICE

Minister of State
George Foulkes MP

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE & INDUSTRY

Minister for E-Commerce & Competitiveness
Douglas Alexander MP

Minister for Trade (and FCO)
The Rt Hon Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Minister of State (Industry & Energy)
Brian Wilson MP

Minister of State(Employment Relations & Regions)
Alan Johnson MP

Parliamentary Secretary
Lord Sainsbury of Turville
Ms Melanie Johnson MP
Nigel Griffiths MP

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION AND SKILLS

Minister of State (Schools)
Stephen Timms MP

Minister of State (Universities)
Mrs Margaret Hodge MP MBE

Parliamentary Secretary
Baroness Ashton of Upholland
Ivan Lewis MP
John Healey MP

DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA & SPORT

Minister of State (Sport)
The Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP

Minister of State (Arts)
The Rt Hon Baroness Blackstone

Parliamentary Secretary
Dr Kim Howells MP

HOUSE OF LORDS

Lord Chief Whip and Captain of the
The Rt Hon The Lord Carter

Gentlemen at Arms Captain of the Yeoman (Deputy Chief Whip)
The Lord McIntosh of Haringey

HOUSE OF COMMONS

Deputy Chief Whip and Treasurer of HM Household
Keith Hill MP

Comptroller of HM Household
Thomas McAvoy MP

Notes for Editors

The Queen has been pleased to approve that Ms Sally Morgan be appointed to the House of Lords.
David Hanson MP has been appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister.

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