Liam Byrne replacing Hazel Blears, one of the highest-profile roles in the government outside the cabinet. However, just a fortnight later Home Secretary John Reid moved him to the immigration role, switching portfolios with Tony McNulty. McNulty had been connected with the foreign prisoners scandal that caused Tony Blair to sack Charles Clarke in May 2006. Byrne's move was seen as an attempt by Reid to establish an entirely new team to sort out the immigration system. During this period he was also Minister for the West Midlands. Gordon Brown named him Minister for the Cabinet Office in October 2008, replacing the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Spain) Foreign and Ibero-American Affairs. With the Rajoy government, the Secretariat of State established its current structure. The Secretariat of State is composed of six departments, all of them run by a Director-General: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Spain) The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (SEAEX) is a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of the Government of Spain. Although it has the same rank as the other Secretaries of State of the Ministry, it is considered the second-in-command. The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs is responsible for the planning and execution