List of Current Members of The British Privy Council - B

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The Lord Baker of Dorking 8 February 1984 Minister of State for Information Technology (1981–1985)
Secretary of State for the Environment (1985–1986)
Secretary of State for Education (1986–1989)
Chairman of the Conservative Party; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1989–1990)
Home Secretary (1990–1992) Sir Scott Baker 5 November 2002
20 November 2002 Lord Justice of Appeal (2002–2010) Ed Balls 28 June 2007 Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (2007–2010)
Shadow Home Secretary (2010–2011)
Shadow Chancellor (2011–)
The Lord Bannside 15 November 2005 Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (1971–2008)
First Minister of Northern Ireland (2007–2008) Gregory Barker 10 September 2012
17 October 2012 Minister of State for Climate Change (2010–) The Lord Barnett 12 February 1975 Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1974–1979) Kevin Barron 19 September 2001
31 October 2001 Member of the Intelligence and Security Committee The Lord Bassam of Brighton 8 July 2009 Government Chief Whip in the Lords; Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms (2008–2010) John Battle 22 October 2002
20 November 2002 Member of the International Development Committee (2001–2010) Margaret Beckett 10 March 1993
29 July 1998 Deputy Leader of the Opposition (1992–1994)
Leader of the Opposition (1994)
Shadow Secretary of State for Health (1994–1995)
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1995–1997)
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1997–1998)
Leader of the House of Commons; Lord President of the Council (1998–2001)
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2001–2006)
Foreign Secretary (2006–2007)
Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee (2008)
Minister of State for Housing and Planning (2008–2009) Sir Alan Beith 15 July 1992 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats (1992–2003)
Spokesman for Home Affairs (1994–1999)
Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (1999–2003)
Chairman, House of Commons Justice Select Committee Sir Roy Beldam 1 November 1989 Lord Justice of Appeal (1989–2000) Tony Benn 21 October 1964 Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (1964–1966)
Minister of Technology (1966–1970)
Secretary of State for Industry (1974–1975)
Secretary of State for Energy (1975–1979) Hilary Benn 8 October 2003
14 October 2003 Secretary of State for International Development (2003–2007)
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2007–2010) John Bercow 8 July 2009 Speaker of the House of Commons (2009–) Sir Bill Birch 8 April 1992 New Zealand Minister of Finance (1993–1999; 1999) Sir Gordon Bisson 15 September 1987 Court of Appeal of New Zealand (1986–1990) Dame Jill Black 16 March 2011
10 May 2011 Lord Justice of Appeal (2010–) The Baroness Blackstone 7 February 2001
14 March 2001 Minister for the Arts (2001–2003) Tony Blair 27 July 1994 Leader of the Opposition (1994–1997)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007) Sir Peter Blanchard App. 24 June 1998 Court of Appeal of New Zealand (1996–2004)
Supreme Court of New Zealand (2004–2012) Hazel Blears 10 May 2005
7 June 2005 Minister of State at the Home Office (2003–2006)
Labour Party Chair; Minister without Portfolio (2006–2007)
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (2007–2009) The Lord Blencathra 28 June 1995 Minister of State at the Home Office (1993–1997)
Opposition Chief Whip in the Commons (2001–2005) David Blunkett 1997 Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1997–2001)
Home Secretary (2001–2004)
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2005) The Lord Boateng 1999 Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Home Office (1998–?)
Minister of State for Home Affairs (?–2001)
Financial Secretary to the Treasury (2001–2002)
Chief Secretary to the Treasury (2002–2005)
High Commissioner to South Africa (2005–2009) Jim Bolger 16 April 1991 Prime Minister of New Zealand (1990–1997) Lord Bonomy 13 October 2010
9 February 2011 Senator of the College of Justice, Inner House (2010–) The Baroness Boothroyd 4 June 1992 Speaker of the House of Commons (1992–2000) Robert Boscawen 15 July 1992 Long-serving MP (1970–1992) The Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone 13 April 1992 Secretary of State for Health (1992–1995)
Secretary of State for National Heritage (1995–1997) The Lord Boyd of Duncansby 2000 Solicitor General for Scotland (1997–2000)
Lord Advocate (2000–2006) The Lord Bradley 14 February 2001
14 March 2001 Treasurer of the Household; Government Deputy Chief Whip in the Commons (1998–2001)
Minister of State for Criminal Justice, Sentencing, and Law Reform (2001–2002) Ben Bradshaw 10 June 2009 Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2009–2010) Tom Brake 13 July 2011 Long-serving MP (1997–) Sir Nicholas Brathwaite 24 July 1991 Prime Minister of Grenada (1983–1984; 1990–1995) The Lord Brittan of Spennithorne 8 January 1981 Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1981–1983)
Home Secretary (1983–1988)
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1985–1986)
European Commissioner (1989–1999) Sir Henry Brooke 26 June 1996 Lord Justice of Appeal (1996–2006)
Vice-President of the Civil Division, Court of Appeal (2003–2006) The Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville 19 January 1988 Chairman of the Conservative Party; Paymaster-General (1987–1989)
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1989–1992)
Secretary of State for National Heritage (1992–1994) Dr Gordon Brown 26 June 1996
23 July 1996 Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (1992–1997)
Chancellor of the Exchequer (1997–2007)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2007–2010) Nick Brown 1997
29 July 1998 Government Chief Whip in the Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (1997–1998; 2008–2010)
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1998–2001)
Minister of Work (2001–2003)
Treasurer of the Household; Government Deputy Chief Whip in the Commons; Minister for the North East (2007–2008) The Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood 13 October 1992 Lord Justice of Appeal (1992–2004)
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (2004–2009)
Justice of the Supreme Court (2009–2012) Sir Stephen Brown 21 December 1983 Lord Justice of Appeal (1983–1988)
President of the Family Division of the High Court of Justice (1988–1999) The Lord Browne of Ladyton 7 May 2005
10 May 2005 Chief Secretary to the Treasury (2005–2006)
Secretary of State for Defence (2006–2008)
Secretary of State for Scotland (2007–2008) The Lord Browne-Wilkinson 21 December 1983 Lord Justice of Appeal (1983–1985)
Vice-Chancellor of the Chancery Division (1985–1991)
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1991–2000)
Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (1998–2000) Sir Malcolm Bruce 19 July 2006 Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats (1988–1992)
Chairman of the International Development Committee (2005–) Andy Burnham 28 June 2007 Chief Secretary to the Treasury (2007–2008)
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2008–2009)
Secretary of State for Health (2009–2010) Simon Burns 9 February 2011
16 March 2011 Minister of State at the Department of Health (2010–2012)
Minister of State at the Department for Transport (2012–) Sir Stanley Burnton 11 June 2008 Lord Justice of Appeal (2008–2012) Paul Burstow 10 September 2012
7 November 2012 On leaving Government The Lord Butler of Brockwell 11 February 2004 Chairman of the Butler Review Committee (2004) The Baroness Butler-Sloss 17 February 1988 Lord Justice of Appeal (1988–1999)
President of the Family Division of the High Court of Justice (1999–2005)
Deputy Coroner of the Queen's Household (2006–2007) Sir Richard Buxton 30 October 1997
26 November 1997 Lord Justice of Appeal (1997–2008) Stephen Byers 29 July 1998 Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1998)
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1998–2001)
Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (2001–2002) Liam Byrne 9 October 2008 Minister for the Cabinet Office; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (2008–2009)
Chief Secretary to the Treasury (2009–2010) Sir Dennis Byron 27 July 2004
9 February 2005 Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (1996–2004)