39
people sat in the full Cabinet, filling 22 seats. 11 were women
13 of 21
of the first Cabinet (apart from the Prime Minister) were still in it on the last day, 7 in the same job
174
people held a ministerial post, 55 of them women (32%)
64
appointments took effect on 29 Jun 2007, the biggest day of the term
48
ministers were first appointed under Brown, 20 of them women
The top jobs
Who held the Chancellor, Home, Foreign and Defence posts, left to right across the term.
The Cabinet, first and last
Everyone with full Cabinet status a week after Brown took over, and on the final day. Cabinet here means the full Cabinet, not those who only attend.
First Cabinet 4 Jul 2007 · 22
EM
Ed Miliband
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster → Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Moved
DR
AU
HF
Left Jun 2009
EB
HB
JP
HB
DM
AJ
JD
John Denham
Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills → Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Moved
DA
JS
SW
BL
RK
H
SM
AB
GHLast Cabinet 10 May 2010 · 23
GB
Gordon Brown
Prime Minister
M
RB
HH
Harriet Harman
Minister for Women and Equality
BB
BA
JM
A
YC
LB
J16 people left the Cabinet during the term
A
MB
P
RC
FT
AT
ST
MTAppointments are carried over when a prime minister takes office, so ministers already in post count as serving under the new one.