Shadow Foreign Secretary
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The Shadow Foreign Secretary is the senior opposition politician in the UK responsible for scrutinizing and challenging the government's foreign policy and presenting alternative diplomatic strategies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shadow Foreign Secretary canonical | 9 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political office
ⓘ
shadow cabinet position ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shadow Foreign Secretary of State
ⓘ
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Leader of the Opposition (UK)
ⓘ
surface form:
Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
|
| associatedWith |
Foreign policy of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category | United Kingdom shadow cabinet positions ⓘ |
| correspondsTo | Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryGoverned | none ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart |
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
ⓘ
surface form:
Foreign Secretary
|
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Westminster system of shadow ministers ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | foreign affairs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| location |
Westminster, London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster, London
|
| memberOf |
Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom
|
| officeHeldBy | senior opposition politician ⓘ |
| officeScope | national ⓘ |
| officeType | shadow ministerial position ⓘ |
| opposes | His Majesty's Government foreign policy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Official Opposition (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form:
UK Shadow Cabinet
|
| politicalSystem | parliamentary system ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
develop opposition foreign policy platform
ⓘ
hold Foreign Secretary to account ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Leader of the Opposition (UK)
ⓘ
surface form:
Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
|
| responsibleFor |
challenging government foreign policy
ⓘ
presenting alternative diplomatic strategies ⓘ presenting alternative foreign policy ⓘ scrutiny of UK foreign policy ⓘ |
| seat |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| selectionMethod | appointment by opposition leader ⓘ |
| termLength | at the pleasure of the Leader of the Opposition ⓘ |
| usedIn | British politics ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Alec Douglas-Home