Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations

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The Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations was a senior British Cabinet minister responsible for managing the United Kingdom’s political and diplomatic relations with the countries of the Commonwealth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom Cabinet position
ministerial office
advisedBy Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
appointedBy British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
category Commonwealth of Nations-related positions
Defunct ministerial offices in the United Kingdom
constitutionalStatus minister of the Crown
country United Kingdom
createdBy UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
department Commonwealth Relations Office
domain diplomacy
foreign relations
hasCapitalRelationWith Commonwealth capitals
hasJurisdictionOver Commonwealth countries
Commonwealth of Nations
hasOfficialResidenceIn London, England
surface form: London
isCabinetRank true
isPositionHeldBy Member of Parliament
member of the House of Lords
legalForm Crown Office
surface form: Crown office
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity England
memberOf Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
nativeLanguage English
officeCreatedFrom Dominions Office
Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
officeHoldersInclude Alec Douglas-Home
Duncan Sandys
Lord Home of the Hirsel
Patrick Gordon Walker
Philip Noel-Baker
Rab Butler
officeMergedInto Foreign and Commonwealth Office
officeMergedWith Colonial Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
surface form: Foreign Office
partOf British Cabinet
surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
portfolioExcludes colonial administration
portfolioIncludes relations with independent Commonwealth states
precededBy Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
replacedBy Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations self-linksurface differs
surface form: Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
surface form: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
reportsTo Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
responsibleFor Commonwealth policy of the United Kingdom
diplomatic relations with Commonwealth countries
political relations with Commonwealth countries
scope international relations within the Commonwealth
seat London, England
surface form: London
style The Right Honourable
usedInPeriod 20th century

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Secretary of State for India replacedBy Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
Secretary of State for India replacedBy Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Burma
Commonwealth Relations Office hasMinisterialHead Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations replacedBy Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs
Duncan Sandys positionHeld Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
CRO subjectHasRole Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
subject surface form: Commonwealth Relations Office
this entity surface form: Commonwealth Secretary
CRO hasMinisterialHead Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
subject surface form: Commonwealth Relations Office
Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs replacedBy Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
Alec positionHeld Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
subject surface form: Alec Douglas-Home
14th Earl of Home positionHeld Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
subject surface form: Alec Douglas-Home
Philip Noel-Baker positionHeld Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
Lord Home of the Hirsel positionHeld Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
Patrick Gordon Walker positionHeld Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations of the United Kingdom
Edwin Duncan Sandys positionHeld Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations isSubordinateTo Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations reportsTo Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations