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He is the first foreign secretary to serve from the House of Lords since Lord Carrington (1979–1982) and the first former prime minister to return to Cabinet since Alec Douglas-Home (1970–1974). [ 13 ] [ 6 ] Following the appointment of Cleverly as Home Secretary and Cameron as Foreign Secretary, all four Great Offices of State are held by ...
The office holder works alongside the other Home Office ministers and the permanent under-secretary of state of the Home Office. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow home secretary, and the performance of the home secretary is also scrutinized by the Home Affairs Select Committee in the House of Commons [8] and the Justice and Home ...
This category contains those who have held the position Secretary of State for the Home Department in the government of the United Kingdom. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
The Cabinet has always been led by the prime minister, whose originally unpaid office as such was traditionally described as merely primus inter pares (first among equals), but today the prime minister is the preeminent head of government, with the effective power to appoint and dismiss Cabinet ministers and to control the Cabinet's agenda. The ...
The Cabinet minister responsible for the department is the home secretary, [3] a post considered one of the Great Offices of State; it has been held by Yvette Cooper since July 2024. The Home Office is managed from day to day by a civil servant, the permanent under-secretary of state of the Home Office.
James Spencer Cleverly TD VR (born 4 September 1969) is a British politician and Army Reserve officer who served as Home Secretary from November 2023 to July 2024 and as Foreign Secretary from 2022 to 2023.
Secretary of State for Justice [n 2] Lord Chancellor [n 2] Minister of State for Crime, Policing and the Fire Service (joint with the Home Office) Minister of State for Prisons and Probation; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Immigration Compliance and the Courts (joint with the Home ...
The Policing Protocol Order 2011 sets out the roles and responsibilities of different bodies. [5] For the home secretary, it states: The Home Secretary is ultimately accountable to Parliament and charged with ensuring the maintenance of the Queen's Peace within all force areas, safeguarding the public and protecting our national borders and security.