Blair unveils new Cabinet
Prime minister taps new defense secretary
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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Prime Minister Tony Blair has unveiled his new Cabinet after Thursday's election won him a landmark third term.
Notably, Blair tapped a new Defense secretary and named former Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon to head the House of Commons. Jack Straw remains Foreign secretary.
Here is the Cabinet's makeup:
Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State - John Prescott
Chancellor of the Exchequer - Gordon Brown
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Secretary - Jack Straw
Work and Pensions Secretary - David Blunkett
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary - Margaret Beckett
Transport Secretary and Secretary of State for Scotland - Alistair Darling
Defense Secretary - John Reid
Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Commons - Geoff Hoon
Health Secretary - Patricia Hewitt
Culture, Media and Sport Secretary - Tessa Jowell
Chief Whip and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury - Hilary Armstrong
Home Secretary - Charles Clarke
Northern Ireland and Wales Secretary - Peter Hain
Minister without Portfolio - Ian McCartney
House of Lords Leader and Lord President of the Council - Baroness Amos of Brondesbury
Constitutional Affairs Secretary and Lord Chancellor - Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC
International Development Secretary - Hilary Benn
Productivity, Energy and Industry Secretary - Alan Johnson
Education Secretary - Ruth Kelly
Minister of Communities and Local Government - David Miliband
Minister for the Cabinet Office - John Hutton
Treasury Chief Secretary - Des Browne
