Junior Lords of the Treasury
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The Junior Lords of the Treasury are government whips in the British House of Commons who formally serve as subordinate Treasury ministers while primarily managing party discipline and parliamentary business.
Aliases (3)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office
→
ministerial position → political office → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| appointedBy |
Monarch of the United Kingdom
→
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom → |
| appointmentProcess |
appointment on advice of the Prime Minister
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| associatedWith |
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
→
Treasury of the United Kingdom → party management in Parliament → |
| branch |
executive branch of the United Kingdom
→
legislative branch of the United Kingdom → |
| compensationCategory |
paid government whip
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| formalFunction |
junior minister without departmental portfolio
→
subordinate Treasury minister → |
| governmentBody |
HM Treasury
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| historicalOrigin |
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury
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| house |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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| inferredFrom |
role as government whips in the British House of Commons
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| legalStatus |
Crown appointment
→
ministerial office in the Treasury → |
| locatedIn |
Palace of Westminster
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| memberOf |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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| officeHolderRole |
government whip
→
party whip → |
| officeScope |
United Kingdom-wide
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| partOf |
Government Whips Office
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Her Majesty's Government → His Majesty's Government → |
| primaryFunction |
assisting in management of the government’s legislative programme
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maintaining party discipline in the House of Commons → organising parliamentary business for the government → |
| relatedPosition |
Assistant Whip
→
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury → Lords Commissioners of the Treasury → Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury → |
| requires |
membership of the governing party or coalition in the House of Commons
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| seat |
Westminster
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| subordinateTo |
Chief Whip
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury → Prime Minister of the United Kingdom → |
| typicalRank |
junior ministerial rank
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| usedFor |
counting votes and arranging divisions
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ensuring government MPs vote with the party line → liaison between backbench MPs and the government → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford
("Lord of the Treasury")
→
Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton ("Lord of the Treasury") → Sir John Lowther ("Lord of the Treasury") → |
positionHeld |
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Lords Commissioners of the Treasury
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hasMember |
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First Lord of the Treasury
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hasPart |
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Junior Lords of the Treasury
("Lords Commissioners of the Treasury")
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historicalOrigin |
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First Lord of the Treasury
("Second Lord of the Treasury")
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isCollegialWith |