Great Offices of State
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The Great Offices of State are senior political offices in important ministerial portfolios in the UK government. They are the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Foreign Secretary, a
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Home Secretary
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The secretary of state for the Home Department, more commonly known as the home secretary, is a senior minister of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom and the head of the Home Office, eq
Great Offices of State
…portfolios in the UK government. They are (in order of seniority) the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Foreign Secretary, and the Home Secretary. The Great Offices of State are derived from the most senior positions in the Royal Household – the Great Officers of State. These eventually became…
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