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v. t. e. The Cabinet of the United Kingdom is the senior decision-making body of the Government of the United Kingdom. [ 2] A committee of the Privy Council, it is chaired by the Prime Minister and its members include Secretaries of State and senior Ministers of State. Members of the Cabinet are appointed by the Prime Minister and are by ...
t. e. The British government is directed by the Cabinet, a group of senior government ministers led by the Prime Minister. Most of the day-to-day work of the Cabinet is carried out by Cabinet committees, rather than by the full Cabinet. Each committee has its own area of responsibility, and their decisions are binding on the entire Cabinet.
The Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms are a group of meeting rooms in the Cabinet Office at 70 Whitehall in London, often used for different committees which co-ordinate the actions of bodies within the Government of the United Kingdom in response to instances of national or regional crisis, or during events abroad with major implications for the UK.
Economic Secretary to the Treasury. Minister of Economic Warfare. Secretary of State for Education. Secretary of State for Employment. Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Secretary of State for the Environment. Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
The Cabinet Manual is a government document in the United Kingdom which sets out the main laws, rules and conventions affecting the conduct and operation of the Government of the United Kingdom. It was written by the Civil Service, led by Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell, and was first published by the Cabinet Office on 14 December 2010.
The first Blair ministry lasted from May 1997 to June 2001. After eighteen years in opposition, Labour ousted the Conservatives at the May 1997 election with a 179-seat majority. The Prime Minister, Tony Blair, who turned 44 years old days after leading Labour to victory, was the youngest prime minister of the twentieth century.
First Cabinet of Second Major ministry [3] Portfolio Minister Term Cabinet ministers: Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service: The Rt Hon. John Major MP: 1990–97 Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain: The Rt Hon. The Lord Mackay of Clashfern: 1987–97 Chancellor of the Exchequer: The Rt Hon. Norman Lamont MP ...
Minister for the Cabinet Office. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Minister without Portfolio. Paymaster General (joint with HM Treasury) Minister of State without Portfolio. Minister of State for Veterans' Affairs. Minister of State at the Cabinet Office. Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office.