FSoS

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FSoS is the commonly used abbreviation for the United Kingdom government position of First Secretary of State, a senior ministerial role often seen as deputy to the Prime Minister.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abbreviation
government position
appliesToJurisdiction Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
appointedBy British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
appointmentOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
associatedWithInstitution Cabinet Office NERFINISHED
associatedWithOffice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
category Cabinet positions in the United Kingdom
Titles of national government heads of government deputies
United Kingdom ministerial offices NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
hasAbbreviation FSoS NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Deputy Prime Minister (informal, when used as de facto deputy)
First Secretary
hasCharacteristic does not automatically confer statutory powers
not always continuously in use
often combined with another major office of state
hasLegalStatus non-statutory title
hasNoFixedDepartment true
hasScope United Kingdom central government NERFINISHED
inception 1962
isDefinedAs title given to a senior UK Cabinet minister to denote precedence over other Secretaries of State
isInformallyDescribedAs de facto deputy prime minister when no formal Deputy Prime Minister exists
isPartOf Cabinet of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
isRankedAbove other Secretaries of State (by Cabinet precedence)
isRankedBelow Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
isStyleOfAddress The Right Honourable
nativeLabel First Secretary of State
officeHolderRole deputy to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
senior minister
officeType cabinet-level ministerial office
positionInHierarchy usually second in seniority in the Cabinet after the Prime Minister
seat London NERFINISHED
standsFor First Secretary of State NERFINISHED
termLength at His Majesty’s pleasure
typicalCombinationWith First Secretary of State and Deputy Prime Minister (same person holding both titles in some governments)
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills NERFINISHED
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs NERFINISHED
usedBy UK government documents
UK media
usedFor designating a senior member of the UK Cabinet
indicating political seniority below the Prime Minister
usedInLanguage English

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