Lord President of the Council

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United Kingdom cabinet position government office

The Lord President of the Council is a senior UK government minister who presides over the Privy Council and often holds additional high-ranking Cabinet responsibilities.

Aliases (1)

Lord President ×1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Kingdom cabinet position → government office →
appointedBy	Monarch of the United Kingdom →
appointedOnAdviceOf	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
associatedWith	British constitutional law → British monarchy → United Kingdom government →
associatedWithInstitution	Royal Prerogative →
category	Positions in the British Cabinet → Privy Council of the United Kingdom →
ceremonialRole	participation in formal Privy Council ceremonies →
country	United Kingdom →
existsSinceCentury	16th century →
hasAbbreviation	Lord President →
hasCabinetRank	senior minister →
hasConstitutionalFunction	advising the Sovereign in Council → overseeing Orders in Council procedures →
hasInauguralHolder	unknown historically →
hasNativeLabel	Lord President of the Council →
includedIn	Ministerial and other Salaries Act framework →
isPoliticalOffice	yes →
isUsually	Member of Parliament or peer →
jurisdiction	United Kingdom →
legalBasis	United Kingdom constitutional conventions → royal prerogative →
memberOf	Privy Council of the United Kingdom →
oftenHoldsAdditionalRole	Leader of the House of Commons → Leader of the House of Lords →
oversees	Privy Council Office →
partOf	Cabinet of the United Kingdom →
presidesOver	Privy Council →
rank	senior member of the Cabinet →
reportsTo	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
residesOverBodyType	formal body of advisers to the Sovereign →
responsibleFor	arranging meetings of the Privy Council → conduct of Privy Council business →
seat	Westminster →
style	The Right Honourable →
traditionallyHeldBy	leading government politician →
typeOfRole	ministerial office →
worksWith	Clerk of the Privy Council →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alec Douglas-Home → Arthur Balfour → Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland → Herbert Morrison → John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland → John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham → John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby → John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough → Michael Foot → Neville Chamberlain → Penny Mordaunt → Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple → Robin Cook → Sir John Anderson → Stanley Baldwin → Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds → William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire →	positionHeld
Great Officer of State → Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom →	hasPart
Lord President of the Council ("Lord President") →	hasAbbreviation
Leader of the House of Commons →	hasAssociatedOffice
Lord President of the Council →	hasNativeLabel
Privy Council →	headedBy
Lord Privy Seal →	relatedTo
Privy Council Office →	reportsTo
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research →	supervisedBy