UNITED KINGDOM
Executive government rests nominally with the monarch but actually is exercised by a committee of ministers (cabinet) traditionally selected from among the members of the House of Commons and, to a lesser extent, the House of Lords. The prime minister is the leader of the majority party in the Commons, and the government is dependent on its support. |
CURRENT GOVERNMENT |
Queen |
Elizabeth II, |
Prime Minister & First Lord of the Treasury |
Blair, Tony |
Dep Prime Min. |
Prescott, John |
Chancellor of the Exchequer |
Brown, Gordon |
Sec. of State for Culture, Media, & Sport |
Jowell, Tessa |
Sec. of State for Defense |
Hoon, Geoffrey |
Sec. of State for Education & Skills |
Clarke, Charles |
Sec. of State for the Environment, Food, & Rural Affairs |
Beckett, Margaret |
Sec. of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs |
Straw, Jack |
Sec. of State for Health |
Milburn, Alan |
Sec. of State for the Home Office |
Blunkett, David |
Sec. of State for International Development |
Amos, Baroness |
Sec. of State for Northern Ireland |
Murphy, Paul |
Sec. of State for Scotland |
Liddell, Helen |
Sec. of State for Trade & Industry |
Hewitt, Patricia |
Sec. of State for Transport |
Darling, Alistair |
Sec. of State for Wales |
Hain, Peter |
Sec. of State for Work & Pensions |
Smith, Andrew |
Min. for Work |
Brown, Nick |
Min. Without Portfolio & Chairman of the Labor Party |
McCartney, Ian |
Leader of the House of Lords |
Lord Williams of Mostyn, |
President of Council & Leader of the House of Commons |
Reid, John |
Lord Chancellor |
Irvine, Lord |
Chief Secretary to the Treasury |
Boateng, Paul |
Chief Whip & Parliamentary Sec. to the Treasury |
Armstrong, Hillary |
Charge d'Affaires |
Brenton, Tony |
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York |
Greenstock, Jeremy |
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