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Last Updated: Friday, 13 June, 2003, 17:55 GMT 18:55 UK
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Full list: Government reshuffle
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A list of the ministerial changes in Tony Blair's reshuffle
CABINET
Alan Milburn quits as health secretary
Dr John Reid moves from Commons leader to health secretary
Lord Falconer joins cabinet as head of new constitutional affairs department
Peter Hain becomes Commons leader, but retains role speaking on Welsh affairs
Alistair Darling adds Scottish affairs to role as transport secretary
Helen Liddell quits as Scotland Secretary
Lord Irvine leaves role of Lord Chancellor
MINISTER OF STATE CHANGES
Estelle Morris rejoins government as arts minister
Environment minister Michael Meacher steps down
Margaret Hodge promoted to children's minister
Nick Brown leaves government and role as work and pensions minister
Ms Hodge replaced by ex-Employment Minister Alan Johnson as Minister for Higher Education
Barbara Roche leaves government
John Spellar moves from transport minister to become Minister of State in Northern Ireland
Des Browne switches from Northern Ireland to the Department of Work and Pensions
Keith Hill moves to Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Mike O'Brien adds trade and industry brief to foreign office role
Baroness Symons goes to foreign office
Hazel Blears joins the home office with Baroness Scotland
Jacqui Smith joins trade and industry and is also deputy minister for women
Elliot Morley replaces Michael Meacher as environment minister of state
Malcolm Wicks promoted within Work and Pensions Department
Dr Kim Howells is moved becoming transport minister
Rosie Winterton promoted to Minister of State at the health department
PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY APPOINTMENTS
Yvette Cooper moves from Lord Chancellor's department to Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Stephen Ladyman joins government as junior minister in health
Fiona Mactaggart joins government as a junior minister in the home office
Chris Mullin returns to government joining the Foreign Office
David Lammy moves from health to join the department for constitutional affairs
Lord Filkin and Christopher Leslie also join the new department
Caroline Flint appointed as home office minister
Gerry Sutcliffe appointed to trade and industry
Ben Bradshaw moves to environment from deputy leader of the Commons
Melanie Johnson becomes junior health minister
Lord Warner also joins health
Ivor Caplin moves from whips office to Ministry of Defence
Lord McIntosh joins culture department
Gareth Thomas appointed to international development department
Chris Pond goes to work and pensions department
Tony McNulty joins transport
Phil Woolas appointed as deputy leader of the Commons
OTHER RESIGNATIONS
Brian Wilson steps down as energy minister
Baroness Blackstone leaves culture department and government
Lord MacDonald retires as cabinet office minister
International development minister Sally Keeble leaves government
Dr Lewis Moonie quits as defence minister
WHIPS OFFICE APPOINTMENTS
Bob Ainsworth
Jim Fitzpatrick
Vernon Coaker
Paul Clark
Margaret Moran
Bridget Prentice
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