Great Offices of State

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Not to be confused with Great Officers of State.

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Great Offices of State are senior offices in the UK government. They are the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary, respectively.[1][2][3] or, alternatively, three of those offices excluding the Prime Minister.[4][5]

Current

Great Offices of State of Her Majesty's Government[6][7][8][9][10]
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government).svg
Johnson ministry
Office Officeholder Took office Concurrent government office(s) Previous government office
Prime Minister 75px The Right Honourable
Boris Johnson
MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip
(born 1964)		 24 July 2019
(5 years ago) (2019-07-24)
Chancellor of the Exchequer 100x100px The Right Honourable
Nadhim Zahawi
MP for Stratford-on-Avon
(born 1967)		 5 July 2022
(2 years ago) (2022-07-05)
Foreign Secretary
(Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs)		 75px The Right Honourable
Liz Truss
MP for South West Norfolk
(born 1975)		 15 September 2021
(3 years ago) (2021-09-15)
Home Secretary
(Secretary of State for the Home Department)		 75px The Right Honourable
Priti Patel
MP for Witham
(born 1972)		 24 July 2019
(5 years ago) (2019-07-24)


History

The Great Offices of State are derived from the most senior positions in the Royal Household – the Great Officers of State. These eventually became hereditary and honorary titles, while the substantive duties of the Officers passed to individuals who were appointed on behalf of the Crown.[11] James Callaghan is the first and to date only person to have served in all four positions.[1][12]

See also

References

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