Financial Secretary to the War Office
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The Financial Secretary to the War Office was a British government post responsible for overseeing and managing the financial affairs and military expenditure of the War Office.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
government office
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ministerial post → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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| appointedBy |
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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monarch of the United Kingdom on advice of the Prime Minister → |
| category |
British Army positions
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Defunct ministerial offices in the United Kingdom → War Office → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| fieldOfWork |
defence budgeting
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government accounting → military administration → public finance → |
| governmentBranch |
executive branch of the United Kingdom
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| hasAssociatedBuilding |
War Office building, Whitehall
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| hasDomain |
defence
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military finance → |
| hasDuty |
advising on financial aspects of army policy
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budgetary control for the War Office → financial administration of army spending → management of military expenditure → oversight of War Office finances → presentation of army estimates to Parliament → |
| hasPurpose |
coordinate military expenditure with national budget
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ensure financial control over army spending → provide parliamentary accountability for War Office finances → |
| hierarchicalPosition |
junior ministerial rank
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subordinate to the Secretary of State for War → |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
England
NERFINISHED
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Great Britain → London → |
| officeHeldBy |
Members of Parliament
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| partOf |
British Army administration
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British government → War Office → |
| replacedBy |
Ministry of Defence financial administration
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financial functions within the Ministry of Defence → |
| reportsTo |
Secretary of State for War
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War Office leadership → |
| saidToBeTheSameAs |
Financial Secretary for War
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| scope |
army expenditure
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financial affairs of the War Office → military budgeting and accounts → |
| seat |
London
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| usedBy |
British Army
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War Office → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Duff Cooper
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George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen → |
positionHeld |
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Financial Secretary to the War Office
("Financial Secretary for War")
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saidToBeTheSameAs |