Key parliamentary contacts

A full list of government ministers are available on the parliament website. Selected key ministers and other contacts are listed below, along with the shadow spokesmen from the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties.

Details of the changes made to various government departments following Gordon Brown's appointment as prime minister are outlined in a ministerial statement.

Prime Minister's office

Prime minister - Gordon Brown MP
Parliamentary private secretary - Angela E Smith MP & Jon Trickett MP
                                                 
Permanent secretary - Jeremy Heywood
Director of political strategy (special adviser) - David Muir
Head of policy unit (special adviser) - Nick Pearce
Senior policy adviser, economics - Dan Corry
Senior policy adviser, housing - Anthony Vigger

Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)

    Secretary of state - John Denham MP
    Parliamentary private secretary - Natascha Engel MP
    Special advisers - Ann Rossiter & Jake Sumner

    Housing minister - John Healey
    Parliamentary private secretary - Clive Efford MP
    Special adviser - Ian Parker

    Parliamentary secretary (housing) - Ian Austin MP

    Parliamentary secretary (Lords) - Lord McKenzie of Luton

    Select committee chair - Phyllis Starkey MP

HM Treasury (HMT)

    Chancellor of the exchequer - Alistair Darling MP
    Parliamentary private secretary - Ann Coffey MP
    Special advisers - Catherine Macleod & Sam White

    Chief secretary - Liam Byrne MP
    Parliamentary private secretary - vacant
    Special adviser - Tony Danker & David Mills

    Financial secretary - Stephen Timms MP
    Parliamentary private secretary - vacant
    Special adviser - Graham Dale

    Exchequer secretary - Sarah McCarthy-Fry MP

    Financial services secretary - Lord Myners

    Select committee chair - John McFall MP

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) 

Secretary of state - Lord Mandelson
Parliamentary private secretary - Barry Gardiner MP
Special advisers - Geoffrey Norris & Patrick Loughran & Stephen Adams

Minister for consumer affairs - Kevin Brennan MP

Minister for economic competitiveness - Baroness Vadera

Select committee chair - Peter Luff MP

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

Secretary of state - Yvette Cooper MP
Parliamentary private secretary - John Robertson MP
Special advisers - Will Mcdonald, Eleanor Wilcox & Axel Heitmueller

Minister of state for welfare reform - Jim Knight MP
Parliamentary private secretary - Liz Blackman MP
Special adviser - Catherine McDonald

Parliamentary secretary (Lords) - Lord McKenzie of Luton

Select committee chair - Terry Rooney MP

Conservative shadow ministerial team

A full list of the Conservative shadow ministerial team is on the parliament website.

Conservative party leader - David Cameron MP
Parliamentary private secretary - Desmond Swayne MP 
Chief of staff - Edward Llewellyn
Director of strategy - Steve Hilton
Head of Conservative research department - James O'Shaugnessy

    Communities and local government 

    Shadow secretary of state - Caroline Spelman MP

    Shadow housing minister - Grant Shapps MP
    Researcher - Tim Collins

    Lead shadow minister (Lords) - Lord Bates

    Housing adviser - Sheridan Westlake

    Treasury

    Shadow chancellor - George Osborne MP
    Chief of staff - Rupert Harrison
    Economic adviser - Matthew Hancock
    Economic adviser - Rohan Silva
    Economic adviser - Eleanor Shawcross

    Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury - Philip Hammond MP
    Researcher - Sian Jones
     
    Shadow financial secretary to the Treasury - Mark Hoban MP
    Policy adviser - Simon Horner

    Shadow exchequer secretary to the Treasury - David Gauke MP

    Lead shadow minister (Lords) -  Lord De Mauley

    Business, innovation and skills

    Shadow secretary of state - Ken Clarke MP

    Lead shadow minister (Lords) - Lord De Mauley

    Work and pensions

    Shadow secretary of state for work and pensions - Theresa May MP
    Researcher - David Beckingham

    Lead shadow minister (Lords ) - Lord Freud

Liberal democrat shadow parliamentary team

A full list of the Liberal Democrat shadow cabinet and parliamentary team is available on the parliament website.

    Liberal Democrat party leader - Nick Clegg MP
    Parliamentary private secretary to the leader - Mark Hunter MP
    Chief of staff - Danny Alexander MP
    Researcher Anna Brown 

    Communities and local government 

    Shadow secretary of state - Julia Goldsworthy MP
    Researcher - Steve McCauley

    Shadow housing minister - Sarah Teather MP
    Researcher - Matthew Sanders

    Lead shadow spokesperson (Lords) - Baroness Scott of Needham Market

    Policy advisor for communities and transport - Navprit Rai

    Treasury

    Shadow chancellor - Vincent Cable MP
    Researcher - Pippa Morgan

    Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury - Jeremy Browne MP

    Lead shadow Treasury spokesman (Lords) - Lord Newby

    Treasury & economic policy adviser - Chris Saunders

    Business, innovation and skills

    Shadow secretary of state - John Thurso MP
    Lead shadow spokesman (Lords) - Lord Razzall

    Work and pensions

    Shadow secretary of state - Steve Webb MP
    Lead shadow spokesman (Lords) - Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay

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