FACTBOX - Brown shuffles team after Hain resignation

Thu Jan 24, 2008 6:55pm GMT
 
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(Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown was forced into a reshuffle of his ministerial team on Thursday after Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain resigned over a political donations row.

Following is a list of ministerial appointments:

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions - James Purnell

Minister of State for Work and Pensions - Stephen Timms

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport - Andy Burnham

Secretary of State for Wales - Paul Murphy

Chief Secretary to the Treasury - Yvette Cooper

Minister of State at the Treasury - Liam Byrne (in addition to his current role as minister of state at the home office and minister for West Midlands)

Minister of State at the Department for Communities, local government and the regions - Caroline Flint

 
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