Joint Postmaster General

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The Joint Postmaster General was a senior British government office responsible for overseeing the national postal system, often held jointly by two political appointees.

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Postmaster General 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British government office
government office
appliesToJurisdiction Great Britain NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
appointedBy British government NERFINISHED
Crown NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
governmentBranch executive
hasAlternativeLabel Joint Postmaster-General NERFINISHED
Joint Postmasters General NERFINISHED
Joint Postmasters-General NERFINISHED
hasDuty administration of the Post Office
management of postal services
oversight of the national postal system
heldJointly two office holders
isSeniorPositionIn British government NERFINISHED
numberOfOfficeHolders 2
officeHeldBy political appointee
officeType joint office
partOf British central government
Post Office administration NERFINISHED
replacedBy Postmaster General
responsibleFor postal contracts
postal policy
postal rates
sector communications
postal services
supervises post offices
postal delivery network
postal routes
usedInPeriod 18th century
19th century

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Cabinet of Henry Campbell-Bannerman includesOffice Joint Postmaster General
this entity surface form: Postmaster General
Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby positionHeld Joint Postmaster General
this entity surface form: Postmaster General
Henry Bennet positionHeld Joint Postmaster General
this entity surface form: Postmaster General
Lord Stormont positionHeld Joint Postmaster General