Minister for the Cabinet Office
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The Minister for the Cabinet Office is a position in the Cabinet Office
of the United Kingdom
. The post of Minister of the Cabinet Office is sometimes derided as the Minister for the Today programme.
Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the United Kingdom....
of the United Kingdom
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. The post of Minister of the Cabinet Office is sometimes derided as the Minister for the Today programme.
Ministers for the Cabinet Office
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| David Clark David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere David George Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere PC DL is a British Labour politician, former cabinet minister and author.-Education and early career:... |
2 May 1997 | 27 July 1998 | Labour | Tony Blair Tony Blair Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007... |
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| Jack Cunningham Jack Cunningham John "Jack" Anderson Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling, PC, DL is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Copeland from 1983 to 2005, and previously served in the Cabinet.-Early life:... |
27 July 1998 | 11 October 1999 | Labour | |||
| Mo Mowlam Mo Mowlam Marjorie "Mo" Mowlam was a British Labour Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament for Redcar from 1987 to 2001 and served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.Mowlam's time as Northern... |
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11 October 1999 | 7 June 2001 | Labour | ||
| Lord Macdonald of Tradeston Gus Macdonald, Baron Macdonald of Tradeston Angus John "Gus" Macdonald, Baron Macdonald of Tradeston, CBE, PC , is a member of the House of Lords, taking the Labour Party Whip.... |
11 June 2001 | 13 June 2003 | Labour | |||
| Douglas Alexander Douglas Alexander Douglas Garven Alexander is a British Labour Party politician, who is currently the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in the shadow cabinet of Ed Miliband. He has held cabinet posts under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, including Secretary of State for Scotland and... |
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13 June 2003 | 8 September 2004 | Labour | ||
| Alan Milburn Alan Milburn Alan Milburn is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Darlington from 1992 until 2010... |
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8 September 2004 | 6 May 2005 | Labour | ||
| John Hutton John Hutton (Labour MP) John Matthew Patrick Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness in Cumbria from 1992 to 2010, and has served in a number of Cabinet offices, including Defence Secretary and Business Secretary... |
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6 May 2005 | 2 November 2005 | Labour | ||
| Jim Murphy Jim Murphy James Francis "Jim" Murphy is a British Labour Party politician and is the Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire.... (Acting) |
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5 November 2005 | 5 May 2006 | Labour | ||
| Hilary Armstrong Hilary Armstrong Hilary Jane Armstrong, Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for North West Durham from 1987 to 2010.-Early life:... |
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5 May 2006 | 27 June 2007 | Labour | ||
| Ed Miliband Ed Miliband Edward Samuel Miliband is a British Labour Party politician, currently the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition... |
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27 June 2007 | 3 October 2008 | Labour | Gordon Brown Gordon Brown James Gordon Brown is a British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007... |
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| Liam Byrne Liam Byrne Liam Dominic Byrne is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Hodge Hill since 2004, and was the Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2009 to 2010 before being appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on 20 January 2011.-Early... |
3 October 2008 | 5 June 2009 | Labour | |||
| Tessa Jowell Tessa Jowell Tessa Jowell is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Dulwich and West Norwood since 1992. Formerly a member of both the Blair and Brown Cabinets, she is currently the Shadow Minister for the Olympics and Shadow Minister for London.-Early life:Tessa Jane... |
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5 June 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Labour | ||
| Francis Maude Francis Maude Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he currently serves as the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, and as a Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Horsham... |
12 May 2010 | Incumbent | Conservative | David Cameron David Cameron David William Donald Cameron is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Leader of the Conservative Party. Cameron represents Witney as its Member of Parliament .... |
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Official Opposition
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
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| Andrew Lansley Andrew Lansley Andrew David Lansley, CBE, MP is the UK Secretary of State for Health, who has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire since the 1997 general election, and was Shadow Secretary of State for Health from June 2004 until becoming Secretary of State for Health in May 2010... CBE MP |
15 June 1999 | 18 September 2001 | Conservative | Hague | ||
| Tim Collins Tim Collins (politician) Timothy William George Collins, CBE, is a British politician, once a prominent member of the Conservative Party. Collins was active in the 1990s and was later the Member of Parliament for Westmorland and Lonsdale in north-west England from 1997 until defeat at the 2005 general... CBE MP |
18 September 2001 | 23 July 2002 | Conservative | Duncan Smith | ||
| The Rt Hon Francis Maude Francis Maude Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he currently serves as the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, and as a Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Horsham... MP |
2 July 2007 | 11 May 2010 | Conservative | Cameron Shadow Cabinet of David Cameron The list that follows is the Shadow Cabinet led by David Cameron from 2005 to 2010, before he became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.... |
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| The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell Tessa Jowell Tessa Jowell is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Dulwich and West Norwood since 1992. Formerly a member of both the Blair and Brown Cabinets, she is currently the Shadow Minister for the Olympics and Shadow Minister for London.-Early life:Tessa Jane... MP |
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11 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 | Labour | Harman Shadow Cabinet of Harriet Harman Harriet Harman led the Shadow Cabinet during her time as pro tempore Leader of the Labour Party in 2010—from the time Gordon Brown resigned as Leader until Ed Miliband was elected to the leadership.... |
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| The Rt Hon Liam Byrne Liam Byrne Liam Dominic Byrne is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Hodge Hill since 2004, and was the Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2009 to 2010 before being appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on 20 January 2011.-Early... MP |
8 October 2010 | 20 January 2011 | Labour | Miliband Shadow Cabinet of Ed Miliband Ed Miliband became Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition upon being elected to the former post on 25 September 2010. The election was triggered by Gordon Brown's resignation following the party's fall from power at the 2010 general election, which yielded a Conservative – Liberal... |
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| The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell Tessa Jowell Tessa Jowell is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Dulwich and West Norwood since 1992. Formerly a member of both the Blair and Brown Cabinets, she is currently the Shadow Minister for the Olympics and Shadow Minister for London.-Early life:Tessa Jane... MP |
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20 January 2011 | 7 October 2011 | Labour | ||
| Jon Trickett Jon Trickett Jon Hedley Trickett is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Hemsworth in West Yorkshire since a 1996 by-election... MP |
7 October 2011 | Incumbent | Labour |
Liberal Democrats
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| The Rt Hon Alan Beith Alan Beith Sir Alan James Beith is a British Liberal Democrat politician and Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed.-Early life:Alan Beith was born in 1943 in Poynton, in Cheshire... MP |
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bef. April 2003 | aft. April 2003 | Kennedy Shadow Cabinet of Charles Kennedy The list that follows is the Lib Dem Frontbench Team/Shadow Cabinet led by Charles Kennedy, who was Party leader from 1999 to 2006. The Party began to refer to its Frontbench Team as a Shadow Cabinet during Kennedy's tenure as leader, although some controversy exists over whether or not it should... |
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| Richard Allan Richard Allan Richard Beecroft Allan, Baron Allan of Hallam was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam from the general election of Thursday 2 May 1997 until the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April 2005... MP |
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| David Heath MP | April 2006 | January 2006 | Campbell Shadow Cabinet of Menzies Campbell The list that follows is the Lib Dem Frontbench Team/Shadow Cabinet led by Menzies Campbell from 2006 to 2007.-Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet:*Leader of the Liberal Democrats - Sir Menzies Campbell... |
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| Norman Baker Norman Baker Norman John Baker is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Lewes in East Sussex since 1997. Since May 2010 he has been Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Department for Transport.... MP |
bef. July 2007 | December 2007 | ||||
| Cable (LD) Shadow Cabinet of Vince Cable The list that follows is the Lib Dem Frontbench Team/Shadow Cabinet led by Vince Cable, who was acting leader between 15 October and 18 December 2007, following the resignation of Menzies Campbell and the election of Nick Clegg.... |
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| Susan Kramer Susan Kramer Susan Veronica Kramer, Baroness Kramer is a British Liberal Democrat politician. She was Member of Parliament for Richmond Park from 2005 to 2010, having been an unsuccessful candidate in the London mayoral election in 2000.... MP |
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December 2007 | May 2010 | Clegg Shadow Cabinet of Nick Clegg The list that follows is the Shadow Cabinet led by Nick Clegg from 2007 to 2010, before the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives formed a coalition government following the 2010 general eletion, and Clegg became Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.... |
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| Since May 2010, the Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the... have in a coalition government, so do not have a shadow ministry |
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