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Executive government rests nominally with the monarch but actually is exercised by a committee of ministers (cabinet) traditionally selected from among the members of the House of Commons and, to a lesser extent, the House of Lords. The prime minister is the leader of the majority party in the Commons, and the government is dependent on its support.
| Office | Holder |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II, |
| Prime Minister & First Lord of the Treasury | Blair, Tony |
| Dep Prime Min. | Prescott, John |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Brown, Gordon |
| Sec. of State for Culture, Media, & Sport | Jowell, Tessa |
| Sec. of State for Defense | Hoon, Geoffrey |
| Sec. of State for Education & Skills | Clarke, Charles |
| Sec. of State for the Environment, Food, & Rural Affairs | Beckett, Margaret |
| Sec. of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs | Straw, Jack |
| Sec. of State for Health | Milburn, Alan |
| Sec. of State for the Home Office | Blunkett, David |
| Sec. of State for International Development | Amos, Baroness |
| Sec. of State for Northern Ireland | Murphy, Paul |
| Sec. of State for Scotland | Liddell, Helen |
| Sec. of State for Trade & Industry | Hewitt, Patricia |
| Sec. of State for Transport | Darling, Alistair |
| Sec. of State for Wales | Hain, Peter |
| Sec. of State for Work & Pensions | Smith, Andrew |
| Min. for Work | Brown, Nick |
| Min. Without Portfolio & Chairman of the Labor Party | McCartney, Ian |
| Leader of the House of Lords | Lord Williams of Mostyn, |
| President of Council & Leader of the House of Commons | Reid, John |
| Lord Chancellor | Irvine, Lord |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | Boateng, Paul |
| Chief Whip & Parliamentary Sec. to the Treasury | Armstrong, Hillary |
| Charge d'Affaires | Brenton, Tony |
| Permanent Representative to the UN, New York | Greenstock, Jeremy |