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GOVERNMENT

Monarch

--- Head of State - Elizabeth II , Queen Of The United Kingdom ( 1952 -)

Prime Minister

--- Head of Government - Tony Blair , Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom ( 1997 -)

Deputy Prime Minister

--- Deputy Head of Government - John Prescott , Deputy Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom ( 1997 -)

First Secretary Of State

--- John Prescott , First Secretary Of State ( 1997 -)

First Lord Of The Treasury

--- Tony Blair , First Lord Of The Treasury ( 1997 -)

Minister For The Civil Service

--- Tony Blair , Minister For The Civil Service ( 1997 -)

Chancellor Of The Exchequer

--- Gordon Brown , Chancellor Of The Exchequer ( 1997 -)

Second Lord Of The Treasury

--- Gordon Brown , Second Lord Of The Treasury ( 1997 -)

Secretary Of State For Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs

# Robin Cook , Secretary Of State For Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs ( 1997 - 2001 )

# Jack Straw , Secretary Of State For Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs ( 2001 -)

Secretary Of State For The Home Department

# Jack Straw , Secretary Of State For The Home Department ( 1997 - 2001 )

# David Blunkett , Secretary Of State For The Home Department ( 2001 -)

Minister Of Agriculture, Fisheries And Food

--- Nick Brown , Minister Of Agriculture, Fisheries And Food ( 1998 - 2001 )

--- ''Taken over by Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs''

Secretary Of State For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs

--- Margaret Beckett , Secretary Of State For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs ( 2001 -)

Secretary Of State For Environment, Transport And The Regions

# John Prescott , Secretary Of State For Environment, Transport And The Regions ( 1999 - 2001 )

# Stephen Byers , Secretary Of State For Transport ( 2001 - 2002 )

Secretary Of State For Scotland

# John Reid , Secretary Of State For Scotland ( 1999 - 2001 )

# Helen Liddell , Secretary Of State For Scotland ( 2001 - 2003 )

Secretary Of State For Health

--- Alan Milburn , Secretary Of State For Health ( 1999 - 2003 )

Secretary Of State For Northern Ireland

# Peter Mandelson , Secretary Of State For Northern Ireland ( 1999 - 2001 )

# John Reid , Secretary Of State For Northern Ireland ( 2001 - 2002 )

Secretary Of State For Defence

--- Geoff Hoon , Secretary Of State For Defence ( 1999 -)

Secretary Of State For Trade And Industry

# Stephen Byers , Secretary Of State For Trade And Industry ( 1998 - 2001 )

# Patricia Hewitt , Secretary Of State For Trade And Industry ( 2001 -)

Minister For Women And Equality

--- Patricia Hewitt , Minister For Women And Equality ( 2001 -)

Secretary Of State For Culture, Media And Sport

# Chris Smith , Secretary Of State For Culture, Media And Sport ( 1997 - 2001 )

# Tessa Jowell , Secretary Of State For Culture, Media And Sport ( 2001 -)

--- Secretary Of State For Education And Skills

# David Blunkett , Secretary Of State For Education And Employment ( 1997 - 2001 )

# Estelle Morris , Secretary Of State For Education And Skills ( 2001 -)

Secretary Of State For Wales

--- Paul Murphy , Secretary Of State For Wales ( 1999 - 2002 )

Lord Privy Seal

# Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay Of Paddington , Lord Privy Seal ( 1998 - 2001 )

# Gareth Wyn Williams, Baron Williams Of Mostyn , Lord Privy Seal ( 2001 - 2003 )

Leader Of The House Of Commons

# Margaret Beckett , Leader Of The House Of Commons ( 1998 - 2001 )

# Robin Cook , Leader Of The House Of Commons ( 2001 -)

Lord President Of The Council

# Margaret Beckett , Lord President Of The Council ( 1998 - 2001 )

# Robin Cook , Lord President Of The Council ( 2001 - 2003 )

Lord Chancellor

--- Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine Of Lairg , Lord Chancellor ( 1997 - 2003 )

Secretary Of State For International Development

--- Clare Short , Secretary Of State For International Development ( 1997 - 2003 )

Secretary Of State For Work And Pensions

# Alistair Darling , Secretary Of State For Social Security ( 1998 - 2001 )

# Alistair Darling , Secretary Of State For Work And Pensions ( 2001 - 2002 )

Chancellor Of The Duchy Of Lancaster

# Mo Mowlam , Chancellor Of The Duchy Of Lancaster ( 1999 - 2001 )

# Lord Macdonald Of Tradeston , Chancellor Of The Duchy Of Lancaster ( 2001 - 2003 )

DEVOLVED ADMINISTRATIONS

First Minister Of Scotland

--- Henry McLeish ( 2000 - 2001 )

--- Jack McConnell ( 2001 -)

Deputy First Minister Of Scotland

--- Jim Wallace ( 1999 -)

First Minister Of Wales

--- Rhodri Morgan ( 2000 -)

Deputy First Minister Of Wales

---# Michael German ( 2000 -July 2001 )

---# Jenny Randerson (acting 2001 -)