▁as ▁Parliament ary ▁Private ▁Secretary ▁( P PS ) ▁to ▁Home ▁Secretary ▁David ▁Bl unk ett ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁P PS ▁to ▁Education ▁Secretary ▁Ruth ▁Kelly . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁Government ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁election ▁as ▁a ▁Parliament ary ▁Under ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁in ▁the ▁Home ▁Office . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Burn ham ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Health . ▁ ▁When ▁Gordon ▁Brown ▁became ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Burn ham ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Chief ▁Secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Tre as ury , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁Culture ▁Secretary . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁again ▁to ▁become ▁Health ▁Secretary . ▁In ▁that ▁role , ▁he ▁opposed ▁further ▁priv at isation ▁of ▁National ▁Health ▁Service ▁services ▁and ▁launched ▁an ▁independent ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁the ▁Staff ord ▁Hospital ▁sc andal . ▁After ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ' s ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁general ▁election , ▁Burn ham ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Labour ▁leadership ▁election , ▁coming ▁fourth ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁candidates . ▁The ▁contest ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Ed ▁Mil ib and . ▁Burn ham ▁served ▁as ▁Sh adow ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Health ▁until ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁moved ▁by ▁Mil ib and ▁to