Cabinet
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The Cabinet is made up of Andy Burnham and his top team in Parliament. Take a look at who they are and what they do.
Cabinet
Andy Burnham
Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party
Louise Haigh
First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for the Cabinet Office
John Healey
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Shabana Mahmood
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Ed Miliband
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Wes Streeting
Secretary of State for Defence
Yvette Cooper
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Angela Rayner
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Jonathan Reynolds
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Lucy Powell
Secretary of State for Education and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Pat McFadden
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Bridget Phillipson
Minister for Women and Equalities and Party Chair
Anneliese Midgley
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip).
Lisa Nandy
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Alex Norris
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Angela Eagle
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Miatta Fahnbulleh
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Stephen Kinnock
Secretary of State for Wales
Chris Bryant
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Heidi Alexander
Secretary of State for Transport
Douglas Alexander
Secretary of State for Scotland
Alan Campbell
Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons
Baroness (Angela) Smith
Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords
Also attends cabinet
Ellie Reeves
Attorney General
Emma Reynolds
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Kanishka Narayan
Minister of State (Minister for Artificial Intelligence) jointly in the Cabinet Office and the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Hamish Falconer
Minister of State (Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and European Relations) jointly in the Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
| Department | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Downing Street | Andy Burnham | Prime Minister |
| HM Treasury | John Healey | Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Home Office | Shabana Mahmood | Secretary of State for the Home Department |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Ed Miliband | Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs |
| Ministry of Defence | Wes Streeting | Secretary of State for Defence |
| Department of Health and Social Care | Yvette Cooper | Secretary of State for Health and Social Care |
| Ministry of Justice | Alex Norris | Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice |
| Department for Work and Pensions | Pat McFadden | Secretary of State for Work and Pensions |
| Cabinet Office | Louise Haigh | First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Minister for the Cabinet Office |
| Department for Education | Lucy Powell | Secretary of State for Education |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Angela Rayner | Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government |
| Women and Equalities | Bridget Phillipson | Minister for Women and Equalities (reporting to the Prime Minister) |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Miatta Fahnbulleh | Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade | Jonathan Reynolds | Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade |
| Department for Transport | Heidi Alexander | Secretary of State for Transport |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Angela Eagle | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Lisa Nandy | Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport |
| Northern Ireland Office | Chris Bryant | Secretary of State for Northern Ireland |
| Scotland Office | Douglas Alexander | Secretary of State for Scotland |
| Wales Office | Stephen Kinnock | Secretary of State for Wales |
| Government Whips - House of Commons | Anneliese Midgley | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) |
| Office of the Leader of the House of Lords | Baroness Smith of Basildon | Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords |
| Office of the Leader of the House of Commons | Alan Campbell | Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons |
| HM Treasury | Emma Reynolds | Chief Secretary to the Treasury |
| Attorney General's Office | Ellie Reeves | Attorney General |
| Cabinet Office / Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade | Kanishka Narayan | Minister of State (Minister for Artificial Intelligence) |
| Cabinet Office / Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Hamish Falconer | Minister of State (Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and European Relations) |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Matthew Pennycook | Minister of State |
| Home Office and Cabinet Office | Dan Jarvis | Minister of State (Security Minister) |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Kirsty McNeill | Minister of State |
| HM Treasury | James Murray | Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General |
| HM Treasury | Lucy Rigby | Minister of State (Economic Secretary to the Treasury) |
| Home Office | Anna Turley | Minister of State |
| Ministry of Justice | Catherine McKinnell | Minister of State |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Katie White | Minister of State |
| Department for Work and Pensions | Andrew Western | Minister of State |
| Department of Health and Social Care | Diana Johnson | Minister of State |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Florence Eshalomi | Minister of State |
| Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade | Kate Dearden | Minister of State |
| Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Department for Health and Social Care | Chris McDonald | Minister of State |
| Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Ian Murray | Minister of State |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Emma Hardy | Minister of State |
| Government Whips - House of Commons | Emma Foody | Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip) |
| Attorney General's Office | Andy Slaughter | Solicitor General |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Stephen Doughty | Minister of State |
| Home Office | Sarah Jones | Minister of State |
| Home Office | Lord Hanson of Flint | Minister of State |
| Ministry of Justice | Sarah Sackman | Minister of State |
| Ministry of Defence | Luke Pollard | Minister of State |
| Ministry of Defence | Lord Coaker | Minister of State |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Michael Shanks | Minister of State |
| Department for Education | Georgia Gould | Minister of State |
| Department for Work and Pensions | Stephen Timms | Minister of State |
| Department for Work and Pensions and Department for Education | Baroness Smith of Malvern | Minister of State |
| Department for Work and Pensions | Baroness Sherlock | Minister of State |
| Department of Health and Social Care | Karin Smyth | Minister of State |
| Department for Transport | Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill | Minister of State |
| Government Whips - House of Lords | Lord Kennedy of Southwark | Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms (Lords Chief Whip) |
| Government Whips - House of Commons | Mark Tami | Treasurer of His Majesty's Household (Deputy Chief Whip) |
| Government Whips - House of Commons | Gen Kitchen | Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip) |
| Office of the Advocate General for Scotland | Baroness Smith of Cluny | HM Advocate General for Scotland |
| Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade | Anas Sarwar | Minister of State |
| Department of Health and Social Care | Alison McGovern | Minister of State |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Stephen Timms | Minister of State (Minister for Equalities) |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Baroness Smith of Malvern | Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities) |
| Cabinet Office | Sally Jameson | Parliamentary Secretary |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Sally Jameson | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Cabinet Office | Dan Tomlinson | Parliamentary Secretary |
| HM Treasury | Dan Tomlinson | Parliamentary Secretary (Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury) |
| Cabinet Office | Mark Ferguson | Parliamentary Secretary |
| Cabinet Office | Baroness Twycross | Parliamentary Secretary |
| Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Baroness Twycross | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| HM Treasury | Lord Pitt-Watson | Parliamentary Secretary |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Uma Kumaran | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Government Whips - House of Commons | Uma Kumaran | Assistant Whip |
| Home Office | Satvir Kaur | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Satvir Kaur | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) |
| Home Office | Lord Collins of Highbury | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Lord Collins of Highbury | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) |
| Leader of the House of Lords | Lord Collins of Highbury | Deputy Leader of the House of Lords |
| Home Office | Jo White | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Baroness Lloyd of Effra | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Blair McDougall | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade | Lord Leong | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Ministry of Justice | Lord Lemos | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Ministry of Justice | Alex Davies-Jones | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Polly Billington | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Baroness Curran | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department for Education | Paul Waugh | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department for Work and Pensions | Lilian Greenwood | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department of Health and Social Care | James Frith | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Jim McMahon | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Baroness Blake of Leeds | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Government Whips - House of Lords | Baroness Blake of Leeds | Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip) |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Jenny Riddell-Carpenter | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Stephen Morgan | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department for Transport | Justin Madders | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Simon Lightwood | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities) |
| Department for Transport | Simon Lightwood | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Vicky Foxcroft | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Stephanie Peacock | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Ruth Mackenzie | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Northern Ireland Office | Sarah Owen | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Northern Ireland Office | Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Government Whips - House of Lords | Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | Captain of The King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (Lords Deputy Chief Whip) |
| Scotland Office | Melanie Ward | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Wales Office | Claire Hughes | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Government Whips - House of Commons | Claire Hughes | Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip) |
| Government Whips - House of Commons | Gregor Poynton | Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip) |
| Government Whips - House of Commons | Shaun Davies | Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip) |
| Government Whips - House of Commons | Laurence Turner | Assistant Whip |
| Government Whips - House of Commons | Rachel Hopkins | Assistant Whip |
| Government Whips - House of Commons | Harpreet Uppal | Assistant Whip |
| Government Whips - House of Commons | Michael Wheeler | Assistant Whip |
| Government Whips - House of Commons | Liam Conlon | Assistant Whip |
| Government Whips - House of Commons | Sarah Coombes | Assistant Whip |
| Government Whips - House of Lords | Baroness Antrobus | Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip) |
| Government Whips - House of Lords | Baroness Dacres of Lewisham | Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip) |
| Government Whips - House of Lords | Baroness Hyde of Bemerton | Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip) |
| HM Treasury and Department for Work and Pensions | Torsten Bell | Parliamentary Secretary |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Chris Elmore | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Ministry of Justice | Jake Richards | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Ministry of Defence | Calvin Bailey | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Ministry of Defence | Louise Sandher-Jones | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Martin McCluskey | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department for Education | Josh MacAlister | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department of Health and Social Care | Baroness Merron | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Baroness Taylor of Stevenage | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department for Transport | Keir Mather | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Baroness Hayman of Ullock | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Wales Office | Anna McMorrin | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Government Whips - House of Commons | Christian Wakeford | Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip) |
| Government Whips - House of Commons | Jade Botterill | Junior Lord of the Treasury (Government Whip) |
| Government Whips - House of Lords | Lord Wilson of Sedgefield | Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) |
| Government Whips - House of Lords | Lord Katz | Lord in Waiting (Government Whip) |
| Government Whips - House of Lords | Baroness Ramsey of Wall Heath | Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip) |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Lord Wood of Anfield | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State |
| 10 Downing Street | Nic Dakin | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| 10 Downing Street | David Baines | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| 10 Downing Street | Jo Platt | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Cabinet Office | Alan Gemmell | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Cabinet Office | Beccy Cooper | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Cabinet Office | Natasha Irons | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| HM Treasury | John Grady | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| HM Treasury | Alistair Strathern | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| HM Treasury | Yuan Yang | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Anna Gelderd | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Laura Kyrke-Smith | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Chris Murray | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Home Office | Michael Payne | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Home Office | Adam Thompson | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Home Office | Chris Vince | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Ministry of Justice | Linsey Farnsworth | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Ministry of Justice | Joe Powell | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Ministry of Justice | Connor Rand | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Ministry of Defence | Gordon McKee | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Ministry of Defence | Steve Race | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Ministry of Defence | Rosie Wrighting | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Tom Hayes | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Jeevun Sandher | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Steve Witherden | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Education | Elsie Blundell | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Education | Adam Jogee | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Education | Sarah Smith | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Work and Pensions | David Pinto-Duschinsky | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Work and Pensions | Elaine Stewart | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Work and Pensions | Tim Roca | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Health and Social Care | Catherine Atkinson | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Health and Social Care | David Burton-Sampson | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Health and Social Care | Sonia Kumar | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Olivia Blake | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Luke Charters | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | Kirith Entwistle | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade | Deirdre Costigan | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade | Baggy Shanker | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade | Marie Tidball | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Jayne Kirkham | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Lee Pitcher | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Transport | Amanda Martin | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Transport | Luke Murphy | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Transport | Connor Naismith | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Jack Abbott | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Lola McEvoy | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Matthew Patrick | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Scotland Office | Frank McNally | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Scotland Office | Alison Taylor | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Wales Office | Becky Gittins | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Northern Ireland Office | Pam Cox | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Northern Ireland Office | Pamela Nash | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Leader of the House of Commons | Amanda Hack | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Leader of the House of Lords | Matt Rodda | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Office for Equality and Opportunity | Callum Anderson | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Office for Equality and Opportunity | Alice Macdonald | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Attorney General's Office | Kevin Bonavia | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Attorney General's Office | Alex McIntyre | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Matthew Pennycook, Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Mary Kelly Foy | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Hamish Falconer, Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | Oliver Ryan | Parliamentary Private Secretary |
| Kanishka Narayan, Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology) | Lauren Sullivan | Parliamentary Private Secretary |