The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a member of the Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO, is the Departments of the United Kingdom Government responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs.... and responsible for relations with foreign countries, matters pertaining to the Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, also known as the Commonwealth or the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of fifty-three independent member states.... and the UK's overseas territories
British overseas territories
The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom itself.... and the promotion of British interests abroad.
In the politics of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a formal body composed of the most senior Her Majesty's Governmentminister chosen by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.... , and the post is considered one of the Great Offices of State
Great Offices of State
The Great Offices of State in the United Kingdom are the four most senior and prestigious posts in the British parliamentary system of government.... .
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The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a member of the Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO, is the Departments of the United Kingdom Government responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs.... and responsible for relations with foreign countries, matters pertaining to the Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, also known as the Commonwealth or the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of fifty-three independent member states.... and the UK's overseas territories
British overseas territories
The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories that are under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom, but which do not form part of the United Kingdom itself.... and the promotion of British interests abroad.
In the politics of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a formal body composed of the most senior Her Majesty's Governmentminister chosen by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.... , and the post is considered one of the Great Offices of State
Great Offices of State
The Great Offices of State in the United Kingdom are the four most senior and prestigious posts in the British parliamentary system of government.... . It came into existence in 1968 with the merger of the functions of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs
The position of Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs was created on 1 August 1966 by the merger of the old positions of Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations and Secretary of State for the Colonies.... into a single Department of State
Departments of the United Kingdom Government
Her Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom contains a number of Minister s and Secretary of State . These members of the Cabinet are supported by civil servants in Ministerial Departments.... . The India Office
India Office
The India Office was the British government department responsible for the direct administration of British Raj. It was headed by the Secretary of State for India, who was a member of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom's Cabinet of the United Kingdom.... was a predecessor department of the Foreign Office.
The Foreign Secretary works out of the Foreign Office in Whitehall
Whitehall
Whitehall is a road in Westminster in London, England. It is the main artery running north from Parliament Square, towards traditional Charing Cross, now at the southern end of Trafalgar Square and marked by the statue of Charles I of England, which is often regarded as the heart of London.... . The post's official residence
Official residence
An official residence is the House at which heads of state, heads of government, gubernatorial or other senior figures officially reside. They may or may not be the same location where they conduct their work-related functions.... s are 1 Carlton Gardens
Carlton House Terrace
Carlton House Terrace refers to a street in the St. James's district of London, England, and in particular to two terraces of white stucco-faced houses on the south side of the street overlooking St.... in London
London
London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire.... and Chevening
Chevening
File:Chatham Vase.jpgChevening, also known as Chevening House, is a country house in the parish of Chevening, Kent, Kent, in England. It is an official residence of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom.... in Kent
Kent
Kent is a Counties of England in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the River Thames estuary.... .
Margaret Mary Beckett is a British politician for the Labour Party . She is the Member of Parliament for Derby South and the current Minister of State for Housing and Planning.... became the first woman to hold the post.
The current Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs is the Right Honourable David Miliband MP.
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1782-1968)
The position of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was created in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe.... 's governmental reorganization of 1782, in which the Northern
Secretary of State for the Northern Department
The Secretary of State for the Northern Department was a position in the Cabinet of the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain up to 1782.... and Southern Department
Secretary of State for the Southern Department
The Secretary of State for the Southern Department was a position in the Cabinet of the government of Kingdom of Great Britain up to 1782.Before 1782, the responsibilities of the two British Secretary of State were divided not based on the principles of modern ministerial divisions, but geographically.... s became the Home
Home Office
The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security and order. As such it is responsible for the police, United Kingdom Borders Agency and MI5.... and Foreign Offices respectively.
Charles James Fox was a prominent Kingdom of Great Britain British Whig Party statesman whose parliamentary career spanned thirty-eight years of the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century and who was particularly noted for being the arch-rival of William Pitt the Younger.... 1
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16 March 1968 - 17 October 1968
1Resigned
²Died in office
³Lord John Russell was later elevated to the Peerage as the Earl Russell 4Lord Stanley later succeeded to the Peerage as the Earl of Derby 5Defeated for election to the House of Commons
Secretaries of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1968 - present)
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28 June 2007 5
present
Labour
1 Became Prime Minister
2 Resigned
3 Cabinet Reshuffled
4 Died in Office
5 Change of Ministry
See also
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
This is a list of Permanent Under-Secretaries in the British Foreign Office since 1790.Not to be confused with Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs...
The position of Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs was created on 1 August 1966 by the merger of the old positions of Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations and Secretary of State for the Colonies....
The Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations was a British Cabinet office existing between 1947 and 1966, responsible for dealing with British relationship with members of the Commonwealth of Nations ....
The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the Cabinet of the United Kingdom official in charge of managing the various British colonies....
File:Sidney Webb.jpgThe position of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British cabinet level position created in 1925 to deal with British relations with the Dominions — Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, Dominion of Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State, as well as the self-governing colony of Southern...
A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet Political minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign nation....
