Cabinet From 5 May 2006
| Position(s) | Minister | |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service | Rt Hon Tony Blair MP | unchanged |
| Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State | Rt Hon John Prescott MP | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP | unchanged |
| Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal | Rt Hon Jack Straw MP | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP | |
| Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | Rt Hon Alastair Darling MP | |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Rt Hon John Reid MP | |
| Secretary of State for Health | Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP | unchanged |
| Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP | unchanged |
| Minister for the Cabinet Office and for Social Exclusion and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Rt Hon Hilary Armstrong MP | |
| Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Secretary of State for Wales | Rt Hon Peter Hain MP | unchanged |
| Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council | Rt Hon Baroness Amos | unchanged |
| Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor | Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC | unchanged |
| Secretary of State for International Development | Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP | unchanged |
| Secretary of State for Education and Skills | Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP | |
| Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Minister for Women | Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP | |
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Rt Hon John Hutton MP | unchanged |
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Rt Hon David Miliband MP | |
| Secretary of State for Defence | Rt Hon Des Browne MP | |
| Secretary of State for Transport and Secretary of State for Scotland | Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP | |
| Minister without Portfolio | Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP | |
| Chief Whip (Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury) | Rt Hon Jacqui Smith MP | |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Stephen Timms MP | to be sworn of the Privy Council |
| Also attending cabinet (but not voting) | ||
| Lords Chief Whip and Captain of the Gentlemen at Arms | The Rt Hon Lord Grocott | unchanged |
| Attorney General | Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith QC | unchanged |
| Minister of State for Europe (in the FCO) | Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP | |
| Minister of State for Trade (in the FCO and the DTI) | Rt Hon Ian McCartney MP | |
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