PPS
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PPS is the commonly used abbreviation for Parliamentary Private Secretaries, who are junior MPs acting as unpaid assistants and political aides to government ministers in the UK.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PPS canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political office
ⓘ
position in the Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PPS ⓘ |
| appointedBy | government minister ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Cabinet
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Cabinet ministers
UK junior ministers ⓘ |
| careerSignificance | often seen as first step on ministerial ladder ⓘ |
| chamber | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| compensation | unpaid ⓘ |
| conflictOfInterestRule | expected to vote with the government ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility | sitting Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| function |
acts as political aide within the governing party
ⓘ
assists minister with parliamentary business ⓘ helps gauge opinion among backbenchers ⓘ liaison between minister and backbench MPs ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | national ⓘ |
| hasRank | below Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State ⓘ |
| holderType | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| house |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Commons
|
| informalClassification | part of the payroll vote despite being unpaid ⓘ |
| isA | backbench government supporter role ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom Government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
not a ministerial office
ⓘ
not a paid government post ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| notMemberOf |
His Majesty’s Government
ⓘ
surface form:
His Majesty's Government
His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition ⓘ
surface form:
His Majesty's Official Opposition front bench
|
| partOf | UK Government patronage system ⓘ |
| pluralAbbreviation | PPSs ⓘ |
| reportsTo | government minister ⓘ |
| requires | membership of governing party or supporting party ⓘ |
| role |
junior MP acting as assistant to a government minister
ⓘ
political aide to a government minister ⓘ |
| sector | politics ⓘ |
| status | parliamentary aide ⓘ |
| termLength | serves at the pleasure of the appointing minister ⓘ |
| usedIn | Westminster system political terminology ⓘ |
| workLocation |
City of Westminster
ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster
|
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