Vice-Chamberlain of the Household

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The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household is a senior official of the British Royal Household and government, traditionally serving as a government whip in the House of Commons and acting as a liaison between the monarch and Parliament.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf government whip
political office
position in the British Royal Household
appliesToJurisdiction British Parliament
surface form: "Parliament of the United Kingdom"
appointedBy Prime Minister
surface form: "Prime Minister of the United Kingdom"

monarch of the United Kingdom
associatedWith British monarchy
Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
category Government whips of the United Kingdom
Positions within the British Royal Household
Westminster system offices
country United Kingdom
hasCeremonialRole act as royal messenger to the House of Commons
attend state occasions
hasConnectionWithEvent State Opening of Parliament
hasDuty assist in managing government business in the House of Commons
convey messages between the monarch and the House of Commons
participate in ceremonial functions of the Royal Household
support the Chief Whip
hasHistoricalFunction hostage at the royal court during the State Opening of Parliament
hasStyle The Honorable
surface form: "The Honourable"
hierarchicalPosition junior government whip
senior official of the Royal Household
inception 16th century
jurisdiction United Kingdom
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity London, England
surface form: "London"
memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Royal Household of the United Kingdom
officeHolderRole government whip in the House of Commons
liaison between the monarch and Parliament
officeScope United Kingdom-wide
officeType Household office
whip
partOf UK government
surface form: "Government of the United Kingdom"

Royal Household of the United Kingdom
positionHeldBy Member of Parliament
reportsTo Chief Whip
Lord Chamberlain
surface form: "Lord Chamberlain of the Household"
residesIn United Kingdom NERFINISHED
seat Palace of Westminster
traditionallyHeldBy member of the governing party
usedBy Royal Household of the United Kingdom
surface form: "British Royal Household"

UK government
surface form: "United Kingdom government"
worksIn House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: "House of Commons"

Referenced by (4)

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

Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom hasPart Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
Sir George Carteret positionHeld Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
Sir John Lowther positionHeld Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
Lord Chamberlain precedes Vice-Chamberlain of the Household

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