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Sixty-eight women have been appointed to positions in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom, with three female Prime Ministers serving in cabinet.Since, by convention, members of the cabinet must be a member of either the House of Commons or House of Lords, [1] the Prime Minister could not appoint women to the cabinet until the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 allowed women to stand ...
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 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 ...
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The following is a list of spouses or partners of current heads of government. In most cases, such as parliamentary systems , semi-presidential systems , and constitutional monarchies , the head of government is called a " prime minister "", " premier ", or " president/chairman of the council of ministers ".
Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (1922–1972) Secretaries of state for Northern Ireland (1972– 1998, 2002–2007) First Minister and Deputy First Minister [1998–2002, 2007–present] Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly [1998–2002, 2007–present]
List of female cabinet members of the United Kingdom; List of government ministers of the United Kingdom; Lord Advocate; List of lord high treasurers of England and Great Britain; Lord President of the Council; Lord Privy Seal; Leader of the House of Lords; List of lords commissioners of the Treasury
In the United Kingdom, various titles are used for the head of government of each of the countries of the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies, and Overseas Territories. Following elections to the assembly or parliament, the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats is invited to form a government.