Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

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cabinet position government ministerial office

The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs is the United Kingdom’s senior government minister responsible for overseeing foreign policy, international relations, and overseas development.

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All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom 64
Foreign Secretary 27
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs canonical 17

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet position ⓘ
government ministerial office ⓘ
appointedBy British monarch ⓘ
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
appointmentOnAdviceOf Prime Minister ⓘ
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy merger of Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development ⓘ
creationDate 2020 ⓘ
departmentFormedByMergerOf Foreign and Commonwealth Office ⓘ
surface form: Department for International Development

Foreign and Commonwealth Office ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver British embassies ⓘ
surface form: British embassies and high commissions

United Kingdom consulates-general ⓘ
surface form: United Kingdom consulates
includedIn Ministerial Code of the United Kingdom ⓘ
jurisdiction UK government ⓘ
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
memberOf British Cabinet ⓘ
nominatedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
officeHoldersSitIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
oversees Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ⓘ
participatesIn National Security Council (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form: Cabinet committees of the United Kingdom

National Security Council (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form: National Security Council of the United Kingdom
partOf British Cabinet ⓘ
surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
portfolioIncludes Commonwealth affairs ⓘ
diplomatic relations ⓘ
human rights policy abroad ⓘ
international development ⓘ
international security policy ⓘ
overseas aid budget ⓘ
predecessorOffice Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Secretary of State for International Development
rank Great Office of State ⓘ
senior minister ⓘ
reportsTo Prime Minister ⓘ
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
residence No. 1 Carlton Gardens ⓘ
responsibleFor coordination of foreign policy with defence and trade ⓘ
foreign policy of the United Kingdom ⓘ
international relations of the United Kingdom ⓘ
management of the diplomatic service ⓘ
overseas development policy of the United Kingdom ⓘ
policy on sanctions and export controls related to foreign policy ⓘ
policy on the United Kingdom’s relations with NATO ⓘ
policy on the United Kingdom’s relations with international organisations ⓘ
policy on the United Kingdom’s relations with the Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
policy on the United Kingdom’s relations with the United Nations ⓘ
representation of the United Kingdom abroad ⓘ
seat London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
shortName Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Foreign Secretary
style The Right Honourable ⓘ
termLength at His Majesty's pleasure ⓘ

Referenced by (144)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → ministerialHeadTitle → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
British Cabinet → composedOf → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary
James Callaghan → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary
John Major → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations → reportsTo → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
David Cameron → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Boris Johnson → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Anthony Eden → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Balfour Declaration → positionOfSigner → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Foreign Secretary
Secret Intelligence Service → reportsTo → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Second Baldwin government → includesOffice → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary
Harold Macmillan → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Diplomatic Service → reportsTo → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom high commissions → reportsTo → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs → shortName → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs → predecessorOffice → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs → predecessorOffice → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for International Development
Great Office of State → hasMember → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
subject surface form: Great Offices of State
Great Office of State → hasNotableOffice → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
subject surface form: Great Offices of State
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary
Herbert Morrison → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Ernest Bevin → occupation → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary
Ernest Bevin → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Foreign Secretary
Ernest Bevin → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
Earl Russell (John Russell) → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
subject surface form: John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Sir Samuel Hoare → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
subject surface form: Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
British intelligence → overseenBy → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
George Canning → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for the Northern Department → replacedBy → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Secretary of State for the Northern Department → replacedBy → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary
Lord Curzon → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Government Communications Headquarters → overseenBy → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: UK Foreign Secretary
Cabinet Room → occupantRole → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary
William Hague → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Lord Wellesley → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Duke of Choiseul for France → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
subject surface form: Duke of Choiseul
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
COBRA (Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms) → canBeChairedBy → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Alec Douglas-Home → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Alec Douglas-Home → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
National Security Council (United Kingdom) → includesMember → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha → appointedOnAdviceOf → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Ramsay MacDonald → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Lord Irwin → heldPosition → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom
British embassies → reportsTo → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Douglas Hurd → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Robin Cook → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
Robin Cook → positionHeld → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations → replacedBy → Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs