List of 2005 British incumbents

This is a list of 2005 British incumbents.

Government

 * Monarch
 * Head of State – 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 (2001–2007)
 * Secretary of State for the Home Department
 * Charles Clarke, Secretary of State for the Home Department (2004–2007)
 * Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
 * Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2001–2007)
 * Secretary of State for Transport
 * Alistair Darling, Secretary of State for Transport (2002–2007)
 * Secretary of State for Scotland
 * Alistair Darling, Secretary of State for Scotland (2003–2007)
 * Secretary of State for Health
 * John Reid, Secretary of State for Health (2003–2005)
 * 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 (1999–2007)
 * Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
 * Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (2001–2007)
 * Minister for Women and Equality
 * Patricia Hewitt, Minister for Women and Equality (2001–2007)
 * Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
 * Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2005–2007)
 * Secretary of State for Education and Skills
 * Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Education and Skills (2002–2007)
 * Secretary of State for Wales
 * Secretary of State for Wales (2005–2007)
 * Leader of the House of Commons
 * Peter Hain, Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal (2003–2007)
 * Leader of the House of Lords
 * Baroness Amos, Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council (2003–2007)
 * Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
 * Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and Lord Chancellor (2003–2007)
 * Secretary of State for International Development
 * Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for International Development (2003–2007)
 * Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
 * Alan Johnson, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2004–2007)
 * Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
 * Alan Milburn, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (2004–2007)
 * First Minister of Scotland
 * Jack McConnell, First Minister of Scotland (2001–2007)
 * Deputy First Minister of Scotland
 * Jim Wallace then Nicol Stephen
 * First Minister of Wales
 * Rhodri Morgan

Religion

 * Archbishop of Canterbury
 * Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury (2003–2012)
 * Archbishop of York
 * David Hope, Archbishop of York (1995–2005; retired 28 February)
 * John Sentamu, Archbishop of York (2005–present; installed 10 May)

Royalty

 * Prince consort
 * The Duke of Edinburgh (m. 1947)
 * Heir apparent
 * The Prince of Wales (1958–present)