▁State ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Health . ▁In ▁Gordon ▁Brown ' s ▁first ▁cabinet , ▁announced ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Burn ham ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chief ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Tre as ury , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁Tre as ury , ▁he ▁helped ▁author ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Com pre h ensive ▁Sp ending ▁Review . ▁ ▁Brown ▁Cab inet ▁( 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 1 0 ) ▁In ▁a ▁re - sh uffle ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Burn ham ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Culture , ▁Media ▁and ▁Sport , ▁replacing ▁James ▁P urn ell . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁apolog ised ▁to ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁pressure ▁group ▁Liber ty , ▁Sh ami ▁Ch ak rab art i , ▁after ▁she ▁threatened ▁to ▁sue ▁him ▁for ▁lib el ▁for ▁sm ear ing ▁her ▁reputation . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Burn ham ▁announced ▁government ▁plans ▁to ▁tight en ▁controls ▁on ▁internet ▁content ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁" even ▁up " ▁what ▁he ▁claimed ▁was ▁an ▁im bal ance ▁with ▁TV ▁reg ulations . ▁The ▁announ cement ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁speech ▁to ▁the ▁music ▁industry ' s ▁lo bb ying ▁group , ▁UK ▁Music , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁announced ▁" a ▁time ▁that ▁calls ▁for ▁partners hip ▁between ▁Government ▁and ▁the ▁music