Consultant appointed to Gordon Browns Government

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28th June 2007

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has appointed a practising surgeon as a minister at the Department of Health.

Professor Sir Ara Darzi, who is charged with improving patient care, has been promoted from his previous role as National Advisor on surgery.

The move has been well received following Mr Browns announcement this week that he would be appointing one or two surprising choices to his first cabinet.

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Sir Ara, 47, said: "It is a great honour and privilege to be asked by the Prime Minister to continue that work for patients across the country.

"I will be working closely with Alan Johnson to map out the next steps of the reform agenda that has achieved so much in the last 10 years. But we can do better."