Cabinet Office Ministerial Responsibilities

Prime Minister's Office

• Website: www.pm.gov.uk [External website]
• Telephone: 020 7270 3000

Ministers

Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service: The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP

The Prime Minister is the head of the UK Government and is ultimately responsible for the policy and decisions of Government.

As head of the UK Government the Prime Minister also oversees the operation of the civil service and Government agencies, appoints members of the Government, and is the principal Government figure in the House of Commons.