no dates though... have got cabinet reshuffles(right at the bottom), with approx dates Former Ministers in the Blair Government These include those who have a) been sacked b) resigned c) lost their job due to cuts in Ministers after devolution/got a new job in Scotland/Wales HOUSE OF COMMONS Former Ministers/Whips who are still MPs Graham Allen - Whip/Vice Chamberlain Janet Anderson - Minister for Tourism, Film and Broadcasting Tony Banks - Sports Minister John Battle - Minister of State, FCO Hugh Bayley - PUS, Department of Social Security Clive Betts - Whip Keith Bradley - Nick Brown - Sec of State, Maff, then Minister for Work, DWP Stephen Byers - Chief Secretary, Trade Secretary, Transport Secretary Tom Clarke - Minister for Film/Tourism David Clelland - Assistant Whip Robin Cook - Foreign Secretary then Leader of the House of Commons Ross Cranston - Solicitor General Jack Cunningham - Minister for Agriculture, Minister for the Cabinet Office/ Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster John Denham - Home Office Minister Frank Dobson - Secretary of State for Health Jim Dowd - Whip Angela Eagle - Frank Field - Minister for Welfare Reform Mark Fisher - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture/Media/Sport Derek Foster (for about a day) George Foulkes - Michael Hall - Assistant Whip Doug Henderson - Foreign Office Minister, Minister for the Armed Forces Kate Hoey - Minister for Sport Alan Howarth - Minister for Arts George Howarth - Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Northern Ireland Office Kevin Hughes - Assistant Whip Glenda Jackson - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport Jon Owen Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales Sally Keeble - PuS at DfID Peter Kilfoyle - Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service, Cabinet Office and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Helen Liddell - Sec of State for Scotland Tony Lloyd - Foreign Office Minister Calum MacDonald - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland John McFall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Mandelson - Minister without Portfolio, Sec of State for DTI then Northern Ireland Michael Meacher - Environment Minister Alan Milburn - Secretary of State for Health Lewis Moonie - PuS st the MoD George Mudie - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education/Employment Dan Norris - Whip Greg Pope - Assistant Whip Joyce Quin - Minister of State, MAFF Geoffrey Robinson - Paymaster General Barbara Roche - Minister of State, ODPM Joan Ruddock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women Clare Short - Sec of State for International Development Chris Smith - Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Gavin Strang - Minister for Tranpsort Graham Stringer - Whip Gisela Stuart - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health. Ann Taylor - Leader of the House of Commons / Chief Whip Paddy Tipping - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Privy Council Office Keith Vaz - Minister for Europe Alan Whitehead - Brian Wilson - Energy Minister Tony Worthington - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland No longer MPs Ron Davies - Secretary of State for Wales Sam Galbraith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland David Lock - Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Dept Henry McLeish (now MSP) - Scottish Office Minister John (now Lord) Morris - Attorney General Mo Mowlam - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster George (now Lord) Robertson - Secretary of State for Defence Dead Donald Dewar - Secretary of State for Scotland Derek Fatchett - Minister of State, Foreign Office HOUSE OF LORDS Former Ministers Baroness Blackstone - DCMS Lord Burlison - Whip Lord Clinton-Davies - DTI Lord Donoghue - MAFF Lord Dubs - Northern Ireland Lord Gilbert - MoD Baroness Gould - Whip Lord Haskel - Whip Baroness Hayman - DETR, DOH, MAFF Lord Hoyle - Whip Lord Hunt of Kings Heath - Health Minister Lord Irvine - Lord Chancellor Baroness Jay - Health, Leader of the Lords Lord MacDonald - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Baroness Morgan - Cabinet Office Baroness Ramsay - Whip Lord Sewel - Scottish Office Lord Simon - DTI Dead Lord Williams of Mostyn - Leader of the Lords Reshuffles since 1997 This brief details the Cabinet level changes in the reshuffles since 1997. It will be updated as and when further changes are made. 6 October 2003: Lord Williams of Mostyn died, and is replaced as Leader of the Lords by Baroness Amos. She was replaced as International Development Secretary by Hilary Benn. 12 May 2003: Clare Short resigned as Secretary of State for International Development. She was replaced by Baroness (Valerie) Amos, sitting in the House of Lords. 17 March 2003: Robin Cook resigned as President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons. On 4 April 2003 Dr. John Reid was appointed in his place. Ian McCartney entered the Cabinet and replaced Reid as Minister without Portfolio and Labour Party Chairman. 23-24 October 2002: Estelle Morris resigned, with Charles Clarke replacing her as Secretary of State for Education & Skills. Dr. John Reid replaced Clarke as Minister without Portfolio (and Labour Party Chairman), and was replaced as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland by Paul Murphy. Peter Hain entered the Cabinet replacing Murphy as Secretary of State for Wales. 28-29 May 2002: Stephen Byers resigned. His Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions was broken up, with responsibility for Local Government and the Regions transferred to the new Office of the Deputy Prime Minister under the control of John Prescott. Alastair Darling became Secretary of State for Transport, Andrew Smith replacing him as Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions. Paul Boateng entered the Cabinet replacing Smith as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. John Prescott relinquished control of the Cabinet Office, The Prime Minister assuming overall control. 8 June 2001. After the 2001 General Election, Mo Mowlam left her post as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office (which ceased to be a Cabinet position). Baroness Jay was replaced as Leader of the Lords by Lord Williams of Mostyn. Chris Smith was replaced as DCMS minister by Tessa Jowell. Ann Taylor was replaced as Chief Whip by Hilary Armstrong. Nick Brown ceased to be Agriculture Minister, and his department became DEFRA (which took certain responsibilities from the Deputy Prime Minister), headed by Margaret Beckett. Beckett was replaced as Leader of the House by Robin Cook. Cook was replaced as Foreign Secretary by Jack Straw. Straw was replaced as Home Secretary by David Blunkett. Blunkett was replaced as Education Secretary by Estelle Morris. Patricia Hewitt replaced Stephen Byers at the DTI. Byers headed a new department (the DTLR), and took over certain responsibilities from the Deputy Prime Minister. Charles Clarke joined the Cabinet as Minister without Portfolio and (a new role) Party Chairman. 24 January 2001: Peter Mandelson resigned for the second time. He was replaced as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland by Dr. John Reid, who was himself replaced as Secretary of State for Scotland by Helen Liddell. 11 October 1999: Lord (George) Robertson stepped down from the Cabinet to become Secretary General of NATO; he was replaced at the Ministry of Defence by Geoff Hoon. Frank Dobson stood down from the Cabinet in order to campaign for the Labour Party nomination for the London mayoral election. Alan Milburn replaced him as Secretary of State for Health and was replaced as Chief Secretary to the Treasury by Andrew Smith. Dr. Jack Cunningham left the Government. He was replaced as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office by Mo Mowlam, who was in turn replaced at the Northern Ireland Office by Peter Mandelson, making a return to the Cabinet. 28 July 1999: Alun Michael stood down from the Cabinet to assume his responsibilities as First Secretary of the Welsh Assembly; he was replaced as Secretary of State for Wales by Paul Murphy. 23 July 1999: Donald Dewar stepped down from the Cabinet in order to assume his responsibilities as First Minister of the Scottish Parliament; he was replaced as Secretary of State for Scotland by Dr. John Reid. Reid's successor at Transport (Helen Liddell) did not sit in the Cabinet. 23 December 1998: Peter Mandelson resigned for the first time. Stephen Byers replaced him as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. Alan Milburn entered the Cabinet replacing Byers as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. 22 October 1998: Ron Davies resigned and was replaced as Secretary of State for Wales by Alun Michael. 22 June 1998: Blair's first reshuffle: Baroness Jay of Paddington replaced Lord Richard as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords. Alastair Darling replaced Harriet Harmon as Secretary of State for Social Security and was replaced as Chief Secretary to the Treasury by Stephen Byers. Dr. John Reid entered the Cabinet, replacing Gavin Strang as Minister of Transport. Dr. Jack Cunningham replaced David Clarke as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He was replaced at Agriculture by Nick Brown, the Chief Whip. Ann Taylor became Chief Whip, retaining her seat in the Cabinet. Margaret Beckett replaced Taylor as Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons and was replaced at the DTI by Peter Mandelson. TONY BLAIR'S FIRST CABINET Formed May 2 - 3 1997 Prime Minister Tony Blair Deputy Prime Minister & Secretary John Prescott of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown Secretary of State for Foreign & Comm. Affairs Robin Cook Home Secretary Jack Straw Lord Chancellor Lord Irvine Of Lairg President of the Board of Trade Margaret Beckett Secretary of State for Education & Employment David Blunkett Secretary of State for Health Frank Dobson Secretary of State for Social Security Harriet Harmon Secretary of State for Scotland Donald Dewar Secretary of State for Defence George Robertson Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Dr. Mo Mowlam Minister for Agriculture Dr. Jack Cunningham Secretary of State for Wales Ron Davies Secretary of State for Culture Chris Smith Secretary of State for Int. Devt. Clare Short Chief Secretary to the Treasury Alastair Darling Lord Pres. of the Council/Leader of the Commons Ann Taylor Lord Privy Seal/Leaderof the House of Lords Lord Richard Of Ammanford Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Dr. David Clark Minister of Transport Dr. Gavin Strang