Home Secretary

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United Kingdom cabinet position government ministerial office

The Home Secretary is a senior UK government minister responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales, including policing, national security, immigration, and citizenship.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Home Secretary of the United Kingdom 19
Secretary of State for the Home Department 11
Home Secretary of Great Britain 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom cabinet position ⓘ
government ministerial office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Home Secretary ⓘ
surface form: Secretary of State for the Home Department
appointedBy First Lord of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
canExercisePower to deprive individuals of British citizenship in specified circumstances ⓘ
to proscribe terrorist organisations ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createdIn 1782 ⓘ
formallyAppointedBy British monarch ⓘ
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
hasPrecedenceOver most other Secretaries of State ⓘ
heads Home Office ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
memberOf British Cabinet ⓘ
surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
nominates Chief Constables in certain national policing bodies ⓘ
oneOfTheGreatOfficesOfState yes ⓘ
originallyPartOf Secretary of State for the Southern Department ⓘ
oversees Home Office ⓘ
partOf British Cabinet ⓘ
surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
portfolioIncludes MI5 oversight ⓘ
civil contingencies ⓘ
drug policy ⓘ
extradition decisions ⓘ
fire and rescue policy in England ⓘ
identity and passport services ⓘ
police forces in England and Wales ⓘ
public order ⓘ
security service oversight ⓘ
reportsTo British Parliament ⓘ
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

First Lord of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
residence United Kingdom ⓘ
responsibleFor asylum policy ⓘ
border control ⓘ
citizenship policy ⓘ
counter-terrorism policy ⓘ
immigration policy ⓘ
internal affairs in England and Wales ⓘ
law and order policy in England and Wales ⓘ
national security ⓘ
policing in England and Wales ⓘ
visa policy ⓘ
seat House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: House of Commons
style The Right Honourable ⓘ
successorOfficeTo Home Secretary self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Secretary of State for the Home Department
worksWith Attorney General for England and Wales ⓘ
Secretary of State for Justice ⓘ

Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Home Secretary → alsoKnownAs → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Home Office → cabinetPosition → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for the Home Department
British Cabinet → composedOf → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Great Office of State → hasMember → Home Secretary ⓘ
subject surface form: Great Offices of State
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Home Office → hasMinisterialHead → Home Secretary ⓘ
Great Office of State → hasNotableOffice → Home Secretary ⓘ
subject surface form: Great Offices of State
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for the Home Department
subject surface form: UK Home Office
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: UK Home Office
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Cabinet Room → occupantRole → Home Secretary ⓘ
British intelligence → overseenBy → Home Secretary ⓘ
UK Border Agency → oversightBy → Home Secretary ⓘ
Alan Johnson → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Amber Rudd → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Andy Burnham → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shadow Home Secretary
David Blunkett → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Douglas Hurd → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Henry Dundas → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of Great Britain
Henry Dundas → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Herbert Morrison → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Herbert Samuel → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
James Callaghan → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
John Reid → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
subject surface form: John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
subject surface form: John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Kenneth Clarke → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Lord North → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
Michael Howard → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Reginald McKenna → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Sir John Anderson → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
Sir John Simon → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Walpole family → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
subject surface form: Spencer Horatio Walpole
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Theresa May → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for the Home Department
William Ewart Gladstone → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Winston Churchill → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
Winston → positionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
subject surface form: Winston Churchill
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland → reportedTo → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for the Home Department
National Crime Agency → reportsTo → Home Secretary ⓘ
Security Service → reportsTo → Home Secretary ⓘ
Security Service (MI5) → reportsTo → Home Secretary ⓘ
Philip May → spousePositionHeld → Home Secretary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Home Secretary of the United Kingdom
Home Secretary → successorOfficeTo → Home Secretary self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Secretary of State for the Home Department