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The following is a list of ministerial offices in the Government of the United Kingdom. The highest ranking ministers are Cabinet ministers or also attend Cabinet. Political offices in the UK government
The classic view of Cabinet Government was laid out by Walter Bagehot in The English Constitution (1867) in which he described the prime minister as the primus-inter-pares ("first among equals"). [23] The view was questioned by Richard Crossman in The Myths of Cabinet Government (1972) and by Tony Benn.
[13] [6] Following the appointment of Cleverly as Home Secretary and Cameron as Foreign Secretary, all four Great Offices of State are held by men for the first time since 2010. [14] The Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey announced that she had resigned after serving in the government since 2014 under five prime ministers.
Rishi Sunak. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak carried out the first cabinet reshuffle of his premiership on 7 February 2023. [1] The reshuffle saw a significant restructuring of a number of government departments, and gave Sunak the opportunity to fill the vacancy left by Nadhim Zahawi after he was dismissed as Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio on 29 January ...
The prime minister builds towards a major relaunch after only five months of government as he picks Sir Chris Wormald, the Department of Health’s long-serving permanent secretary, to take over ...
Prime Minister Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office Jim Murphy: 5 May 2005 5 May 2006 Labour: Blair III: Pat McFadden: 5 May 2006 28 June 2007 Gillian Merron: 28 June 2007 24 January 2008 Brown: Tom Watson: 25 January 2008 5 June 2009 Dawn Butler: 3 November 2009 11 May 2010
The Commissioner for Public Appointments is a British public servant, appointed by the King, [1] whose primary role is to provide independent assurance that ministerial public appointments across the United Kingdom by HM Government Ministers (and devolved appointments by Welsh Government Ministers) are made in accordance with the Principles of Public Appointments and the Cabinet Office's ...
The Cabinet Office is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.It is responsible for supporting the prime minister and Cabinet. [3] It is composed of various units that support Cabinet committees and coordinate the delivery of government objectives via other departments.