First Secretary of State
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The First Secretary of State is a senior British Cabinet title typically given to a top-ranking minister who is often seen as the de facto deputy to the Prime Minister.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom government position
→
cabinet office → ministerial position → |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
→
surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
|
| appointmentOnAdviceOf | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| firstHolder | R. A. Butler → |
| hasAbbreviation | FSoS → |
| hasCharacteristic |
does not automatically confer statutory powers
→
not always in continuous use → often combined with another major office of state → rank is determined by Prime Minister’s order of precedence → |
| hasHeldBy |
Damian Green
NERFINISHED
→
Dominic Raab NERFINISHED → George Osborne NERFINISHED → John Prescott → Michael Heseltine NERFINISHED → R. A. Butler NERFINISHED → Theresa May → William Hague NERFINISHED → |
| hasLanguage | English → |
| hasNature | honorific and political rank rather than separate department → |
| hasNoFixedDepartment | true → |
| inception | 1962 → |
| isDifferentFrom |
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
→
First Lord of the Treasury → Secretary of State (United Kingdom) generic title → |
| isListedIn | official Cabinet ranking → |
| isRankedAs | one of the most senior members of the Cabinet → |
| isStyle | First Secretary of State self-link → |
| isTitleCreatedBy |
Harold Macmillan
→
surface form:
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan
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| isUsuallyHeldBy | senior cabinet minister → |
| isUsuallyRegardedAs | de facto deputy to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom → |
| mayBeCombinedWithOffice |
Chancellor of the Exchequer
NERFINISHED
→
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom → Foreign Secretary NERFINISHED → Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union → |
| memberOf | Cabinet of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| partOf |
British Cabinet
→
surface form:
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
|
| reportsTo |
Prime Minister
→
surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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| seat | Westminster, London NERFINISHED → |
| status | senior ministerial office → |
| styleOfAddress | The Right Honourable → |
| usedAs | political signal of seniority within Cabinet → |
| usedIn | Westminster system politics → |
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