1999 British cabinet reshuffle

On 27 July 1999, British Prime Minister Tony Blair held his first major cabinet reshuffle of his government.

[1] It was considered that Health secretary Frank Dobson would stand in the 2000 London mayoral election against Labour-turned-Independent Ken Livingstone.

[3] Mo Mowlam expected to be replaced as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland by Peter Mandelson but this did not happen until October 1999.

[5] It was reported that Alastair Campbell, Blair's Press Secretary, had influence over changes at Cabinet level.

[6] The reshuffle was delayed by a week following Labour's unexpected success in the 1999 Eddisbury by-election.