New British PM and "young" foreign secretary

News today heralded the new cabinet of long "wanna be" PM and now the PM, Gordon Brown. Brown chose well, with the style, I must say...
Striking somewhat good balance between reliable confiances and new faces, he also managed to introduce feminine flavour into the serious portfolios like home affairs.
FT on the 2nd page today speaks about the "young" foreign secretary David Miliband, who does look young, but hey average life expectancy in UK is not 100, so he is kind of a middle aged man, even though surely an interesting figure to observe in the future... apparently his brother had nothing to do as well, so he also has the job in the cabinet, Ed Miliband and will be responsible for coordinating policy (don't know what that could be) additionally cabinet will feature husband and wife... Mr. Balls and he will deal with children and schools, while his wife Yvette Cooper will take care of the housing...
Sometimes in my country people are saying that we live in the Republic of Nephews and Uncles... meaning positions at the top are given away on the basis of blood or family ties, it seems like together with Lithuanian immigrants and their labour our small nation contributes to cultural adjustment in the governmental circles...