Andy Burnham's Government: Who are all the ministers appointed by the new PM?

Andy Burnham's Government: Who are all the ministers appointed by the new PM?

Andy Burnham has appointed dozens of junior government ministers after revealing his Cabinet. He has already axed a string of ministers from his predecessor Sir Keir Starmer’s top team.His new Cabinet ministers will be key to delivering his bold ambitions for Britain.They in turn will have to rely on ministers of state and more junior ministers to make an avalanche of decisions and to drive Mr Burnham’s reform agenda on a daily basis.Who are Andy Burnham’s new ministers?Dan Jarvis - Security Minister, jointly in the Home Office and the Cabinet Office Kirsty McNeill - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General Lucy Rigby - Economic Secretary to the Treasury Anna Turley - Home Office Catherine McKinnell - Justice Katie White - Energy Security and Net Zero Andrew Western - Work and Pensions Dame Diana Johnson - Health and Social Care Florence Eshalomi - Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentKate Dearden - Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Chris McDonald - Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Ian Murray - Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Emma Hardy - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Emma Foody - Government WhipAndy Slaughter - Solicitor General Dan Jarvis has been demoted from Defence Secretary to Security MinisterPAThe following have been re-appointed:Sir Alan Campbell will remain as Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons Baroness Smith of Basildon will remain as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords Matthew Pennycook will remain as Housing minister. Stephen Doughty will remain as Minister in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeSarah Jones will remain as Minister in the Home Office Lord Hanson of Flint will remain as Minister in the Home Office Sarah Sackman will remain as Minister in the Ministry of Justice Luke Pollard will remain as Minister in the Ministry of Defence Lord Coaker will remain as Minister in the Ministry of Defence Michael Shanks will remain as Minister in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Georgia Gould will remain as Minister in the Department for Education Sir Stephen Timms will remain as Minister in the Department for Work and Pensions Baroness Smith of Malvern will remain as Minister in the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Education Baroness Sherlock will remain as Minister in the Department for Work and Pensions Karin Smyth will remain as Minister in the Department for Health and Social Care Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill will remain as Minister in the Department for Transport Lord Kennedy of Southwark will remain as Lords Chief Whip Sir Mark Tami will remain as Deputy Chief Whip Gen Kitchen will remain as Government Whip Baroness Smith of Cluny will remain as HM Advocate General for Scotland Who’s in Andy Burnham’s Cabinet - and who’s been fired?John Healey has replaced Rachel Reeves as ChancellorAFP/GettyChancellor of the ExchequerSecretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development AffairsForeign Secretary Ed Miliband arriving at Downing Street todayPASecretary of State for the Home Department Shabana Mahmood will remain Home Secretary.Secretary of State for Justice Secretary of State for Health and Social CareSecretary of State for DefenceDefence Secretary Wes Streeting and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Chris Bryant arriveAFP/GettyChancellor of the Duchy of LancasterIN: Louise Haigh (she is also Minister for the Cabinet Office and First Secretary of State, which takes in the role of Deputy Prime Minister)Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Pat McFadden will remain as Work and Pensions Secretary.Secretary of State for Education OUT: Bridget Phillipson ( she remains in Cabinet as Minister for Women and Equalities)Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government Housing Secretary Angela RaynerAFP/GettySecretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural AffairsSecretary of State for TransportHeidi Alexander remains Secretary of State for Transport. Secretary of State for Business and TradeSecretary of State for Energy Secretary and Net Zero Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh arrives at 10 Downing StreetGettySecretary of State for Culture, Media, and SportLisa Nandy will remain as Culture Secretary.Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and TechnologyIN: No one. Mr Burnham has scrapped the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Secretary of State for WalesSecretary of State for ScotlandDouglas Alexander will remain Secretary of State for Scotland.Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Chief WhipIntergovernmental and European Relations Minister Attorney General Chief Secretary to the TreasuryHousing Minister Matthew Pennycook remains Housing Minister and will attend Cabinet.Artificial Intelligence Minister Kanishka Narayan takes on the new position of AI Minister and will attend Cabinet. * Matthew Pennycook will attend Cabinet as Housing Minister.

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