List of 2001 British incumbents

Government

• * Head of State – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom Prime Minister
• * Head of Government – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• Deputy Prime Minister
• * Deputy Head of Government – John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• First Secretary of State
• * John Prescott, First Secretary of State
• First Lord of the Treasury
• * Tony Blair, First Lord of the Treasury
• Minister for the Civil Service
• * Tony Blair, Minister for the Civil Service
• Chancellor of the Exchequer
• * Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer
• Second Lord of the Treasury
• * Gordon Brown, Second Lord of the Treasury
• Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• # Robin Cook, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• # Jack Straw, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Secretary of State for the Home Department
• # Jack Straw, Secretary of State for the Home Department
• # David Blunkett, Secretary of State for the Home Department
• Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
• * Nick Brown, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
• * Taken over by Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• * Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions
• # John Prescott, Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions
• # Stephen Byers, Secretary of State for Transport
• Secretary of State for Scotland
• # John Reid, Secretary of State for Scotland
• # Helen Liddell, Secretary of State for Scotland
• Secretary of State for Health
• * Alan Milburn, Secretary of State for Health
• Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• # Peter Mandelson, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• # John Reid, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• Secretary of State for Defence
• * Geoff Hoon, Secretary of State for Defence
• Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
• # Stephen Byers, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
• # Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
• Minister for Women and Equality
• * Patricia Hewitt, Minister for Women and Equality
• Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
• # Chris Smith, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
• # Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
• * Secretary of State for Education and Skills
• # David Blunkett, Secretary of State for Education and Employment
• # Estelle Morris, Secretary of State for Education and Skills
• Secretary of State for Wales
• * Paul Murphy, Secretary of State for Wales
• Lord Privy Seal
• # Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington, Lord Privy Seal
• # Gareth Wyn Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn, Lord Privy Seal
• Leader of the House of Commons
• # Margaret Beckett, Leader of the House of Commons
• # Robin Cook, Leader of the House of Commons
• Lord President of the Council
• # Margaret Beckett, Lord President of the Council
• # Robin Cook, Lord President of the Council
• Lord Chancellor
• * Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg, Lord Chancellor
• Secretary of State for International Development
• * Clare Short, Secretary of State for International Development
• Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
• # Alistair Darling, Secretary of State for Social Security
• # Alistair Darling, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
• Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• # Mo Mowlam, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
• # Lord Macdonald of Tradeston, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Religion

• *George Carey, Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop of York
• * David Hope, Archbishop of York

Devolved Administrations

• First Minister of Northern Ireland
• #David Trimble
• #Reg Empey
• Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
• #Seamus Mallon
• #Mark Durkan
• First Minister of Scotland
• #Henry McLeish
• #Jack McConnell
• Deputy First Minister of Scotland
• *Jim Wallace
• First Minister of Wales
• *Rhodri Morgan
• Deputy First Minister of Wales
• #Michael German
• #Jenny Randerson