Minister of State
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A Minister of State is a mid-ranking UK government minister who typically supports a Secretary of State by overseeing specific policy areas within a department.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office
ⓘ
ministerial position ⓘ |
| advisedBy | civil servants ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Political office in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom ministerial offices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBe |
Minister of State for Defence
ⓘ
Minister of State for Education ⓘ Minister of State for Health ⓘ Minister of State for Immigration NERFINISHED ⓘ Minister of State for Security NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeHeldBy |
Member of Parliament
ⓘ
life peer ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| formallyAppointedBy | Monarch of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | specific policy domains within a department ⓘ |
| hasStyle | The Right Honourable (in some cases) ⓘ |
| hasType | junior minister ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom government department ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mayAttend | Cabinet committees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayHold | specific portfolio within a department ⓘ |
| memberOf | His Majesty's Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
UK government ministerial hierarchy ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | Westminster system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | mid-ranking minister ⓘ |
| rankRelativeTo |
above Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
ⓘ
below Secretary of State ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | confidence of the Prime Minister ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
answering parliamentary questions
ⓘ
developing policy in assigned areas ⓘ implementing government policy ⓘ taking legislation through Parliament ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superiorTo | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | serves at His Majesty's pleasure ⓘ |
| typicalRole |
assists in departmental management
ⓘ
oversees specific policy areas ⓘ represents department in Parliament ⓘ supports Secretary of State ⓘ |
| usedIn | United Kingdom central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSince | 20th century (as a regular rank in UK government) ⓘ |
| worksIn | UK government department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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