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Former Naval Person and Naval Person; this was how Churchill signed many of his telegrams to US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, first choosing the code name "Naval Person" and later changing it to "Former Naval Person" after he became prime minister. [48] Pig, an affectionate name used by his wife, Clementine. [49] The Old Warrior [50] [51]
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
The new Prime Minister, William Pitt the Younger, was not expected to last long, and North, a vocal critic, still entertained hopes of regaining high office. In this, he was to be frustrated, as Pitt dominated the British political scene for the next twenty years, leaving both North and Fox in the political wilderness.
Full name: Scott John Morrison ScoMo [22] [23]; Scummo as a further iteration of ScoMo. [citation needed]Liar from the Shire [24] [25]; Scotty from Marketing became a common nickname due to Morrison's perceived poor response to the 2019 Australian bushfires.
The most important junior minister is the chief secretary to the Treasury, a member of the Cabinet, to whom the negotiations with other government departments on the details of government spending are delegated, followed by the paymaster general, the financial secretary to the Treasury and the economic secretary to the Treasury.
Minister of State for Defence: The Lord Strathcona: 6 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 The Viscount Trenchard: 5 January 1981 – 29 May 1981 [6] Minister of State for the Armed Forces: Peter Blaker: 29 May 1981 John Stanley: 13 June 1983 Ian Stewart: 13 June 1987 The Hon Archie Hamilton: 25 July 1988 Minister of State for Defence Procurement: The ...
The chancellor of Austria is the head of government of Austria, appointed by the president and viewed as the country's de facto chief executive. The chancellor chairs and leads the Cabinet, which also includes the vice-chancellor and the ministers.
He dominated the Walpole–Townshend ministry, as well as the subsequent Walpole ministry, and holds the record as the longest-serving British prime minister. W. A. Speck wrote that Walpole's uninterrupted run of 20 years as prime minister "is rightly regarded as one of the major feats of British political history. Explanations are usually ...