title: List of 2006 British incumbents
text: # List of 2006 British incumbents
  
  This is a list of 2006 British incumbents.
  
  ## Government
  
  * Monarch
     * Head of State – Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022)
  * Prime Minister
     * Head of Government – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service (1997–2007)
  * Deputy Prime Minister
     * Deputy Head of Government – John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and First Secretary of State (1997–2007)
  * Chancellor of the Exchequer
     * Head of the Treasury – Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Second Lord of the Treasury (1997–2007)
  * Foreign Secretary
     * Jack Straw, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (2001–2006)
     * Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (2006–2007)
  * Secretary of State for the Home Department
     * Charles Clarke, Secretary of State for the Home Department (2004–2006)
     * John Reid, Secretary of State for the Home Department (2006–2007)
  * Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
     * Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2001–2006)
     * David Miliband, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2006–2007)
  * Secretary of State for Transport
     * Alistair Darling, Secretary of State for Transport (2002–2006)
     * Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for Transport (2006–2007)
  * Secretary of State for Scotland
     * Alistair Darling, Secretary of State for Transport (2003–2006)
     * Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for Transport (2006–2007)
  * Secretary of State for Health
     * Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Health (2005–2007)
  * Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
     * Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (2002–2007)
  * Secretary of State for Defence
     * John Reid, Secretary of State for Defence (1999–2006)
     * Des Browne, Secretary of State for Defence (2006–2007)
  
  ## Religion
  
  * Archbishop of Canterbury
     * Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury (2003–2012)
  * Archbishop of York
     * John Sentamu, Archbishop of York (2005–present)
  
  ## Royalty
  
  * Prince consort
     * The Duke of Edinburgh (m. 1947)
  * Heir apparent
     * The Prince of Wales (since 1958)
  