Secretary of State for the Home Office
| Secretary of State for the Home Office | |
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| Home Office | |
| Style | Home Secretary (informal) The Honourable (within the Empire) |
| Type | Minister of the Crown |
| Status | Secretary of State |
| Member of | Cabinet of Great Britain National Security Council |
| Reports to | Prime Minister |
| Seat | Westminster |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | The Sovereign (on the advice of the prime minister) |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 20 October 2018 |
| First holder | Victor Newton |
| Salary | £10,500 per cycle (December 2024) |
| Website | gbi |
The Secretary of State for the Home Office, more commonly known as the Home Secretary, is a Senior Minister of the Crown and responsible for the domestic affairs of the Empire of Great Britain. They are appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister and sit ex-officio as a Member of the Cabinet. The Home Secretary can be a Member of Parliament, but this is not always the case.
This office, known as an interior minister in other regions, was created by Prime Minister Colfax County on 20 October 2018, after the region had settled from moving from another region. While the purpose of the role has not changed over time, it specific duties and responsibilities have changed many times. The longest consecutively-serving Home Secretary is Victor Newton, who held the post for over 119 days. The longest cumulatively-serving Home Secretary is Josephine Carew, The Countess of Strathmore, who served for 208 days over five ministries. The shortest-serving Home Secretary is Joshua Sherwood, who held the post for 6 days. On 9 November 2020, Vanya Snow-Bauheim became the first woman to hold the role, followed by Lily Theadora, Elizabeth Howard-Campbell, 1st Duchess of Edinburgh, Firentia Somerset-Howard-Campbell, The Countess of Clare, Josephine Carew, The Countess of Strathmore, and Anastasia Nelson, Lady Hereford. The incumbent Home Secretary is Anastasia Nelson, Lady Hereford.
The office holder works alongside other Home Office Ministers to complete the goals set by the Prime Minister and the duties and responsibilities as set by law. The performance of the Home Secretary is scrutinized by the Home and Public Administration Committee of the House of Commons. [1]
History
Authority, powers and constraints
As a Minister of the Crown who leads a government department, the Home Secretary sits on the Cabinet. [2]
Constitutional background
Like all Ministers of the Crown, the true source of their authority and power comes from the Sovereign, whose executive authority is delegated by The Executive Act 2024. [3] Order in Council 098 creates the Home Office and designates the role as its leader with their responsibilities assigned ad hoc by the Prime Minister. [4]
Modern Home Secretary
Appointment
The Secretary of State for the Home Office is appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister. [5]
Home Office
Resignation or Removal
The Secretary of State for the Home Office is removed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister. [5]
Precedence, privileges and form of address
Secretaries of State for the Home Office
| Portrait | Home Secretary | Term of Office | Party | Government | |||
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Victor Newton | 20 October 2018 | 15 February 2019 | 119 days | Independent | Colfax County Premiership | |
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Fabian Hardie | ||||||
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James Stephenson | 10 September 2020 | 22 September 2020 | 13 days | British Workers' | Stephenson Premiership |
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Philip Ross | 23 September 2020 | 23 October 2020 | 31 days | 1st Lomond Premiership | ||
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Richard de Vitre | 24 October 2020 | 8 November 2020 | 16 days | Imperial Party | Ross Premiership |
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Vanya Snow-Bauheim | 9 November 2020 | 12 January 2021 | 65 days | British Workers' | Pembroke Premiership |
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Angus Baker-Mountbatten | 15 January 2021 | 13 March 2021 | 58 days | Macmillan Premiership | ||
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Mithrandir Olorin | 15 March 2021 | 4 April 2021 | 21 days | The Independent Group | A. Somerset Premiership |
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Kitsune DeCoppice | 5 April 2021 | 19 June 2021 | 85 days | British Workers' | |
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Aurelius Carstianius | 20 June 2021 | 10 August 2021 | 52 days | Liberal Democrats | Spencer Premiership |
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Selwyn Wellsley | 11 August 2021 | 30 August 2021 | 20 days | |||
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James Sherwood | 30 August 2021 | 10 October 2021 | 42 days | |||
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Martynas Smetona | 11 October 2021 | 23 November 2021 | 44 days | British Workers' | Spencer Premiership Manitoba Premiership |
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James Sherwood | 24 November 2021 | 17 January 2022 | 47 days | SDLP | Manitoba Premiership |
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Anish Hallow-Bauheim | 17 January 2022 | 24 January 2022 | 8 days | British Workers' | Grey Premiership |
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Sirch Somerset | 30 January 2022 | 23 April 2022 | 87 days | |||
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Lily Theodora | 23 April 2022 | 6 June 2022 | 45 days | Hastings Premiership | ||
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Ulrich Bauheim | 7 June 2022 | 26 June 2022 | 21 days | |||
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Albus Olórin | 26 June 2022 | 21 August 2022 | 57 days | Northumberland Premiership Huntingdon Premiership J. Sherwood Premiership | ||
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Martynas Wright | 22 August 2022 | 15 September 2022 | 25 days | J. Sherwood Premiership | ||
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Sirch Somerset | 15 September 2022 | 7 October 2022 | 23 days | |||
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Albus Stuart-Windsor | 7 October 2022 | 16 October 2022 | 10 days | British Royalist | 1st Somerset Premiership |
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Henry Bowes-Lyon | 16 October 2022 | 7 December 2022 | 53 days | |||
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Joshua Sherwood | 11 December 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 52 days | British Federation of Labour | 2nd Lomond Premiership |
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Tobias Sherwood-Pembroke | 31 January 2023 | 14 February 2023 | 15 days | Independent | Exeter Premiership |
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Alistair Sutherland | 15 February 2023 | 5 April 2023 | 50 days | The Alliance Party | |
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Joshua Sherwood | 6 April 2023 | 11 April 2023 | 6 days | Independent | 2nd Somerset Premiership |
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Elizabeth Somerset | 13 April 2023 | 2 May 2023 | 20 days | British Constitutionalist | |
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Catherine Dunin | 2 May 2023 | 2 June 2023 | 32 days | Independent | 2nd Somerset Premiership Edinburgh Premiership |
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Miann Lleyton | 2 June 2023 | 27 July 2023 | 56 days | British Constitutionalist | Edinburgh Premiership |
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Firentia Somerset-Howard-Campbell | 27 July 2023 | 19 August 2023 | 24 days | Balloch Premiership | ||
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August Lleyton | 19 August 2023 | 21 September 2023 | 34 days | Heron | ||
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Thomas Carew MP for East Devon |
21 September 2023 | 9 January 2024 | 111 days | Stirling Premiership Douglas Premiership | ||
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Miann Somerset-Grey The Duke of Edinburgh MP for Edinburgh West |
10 January 2024 | 12 February 2024 | 34 days | Liberal | Douglas Premiership | |
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Owain Carew-Grey MP for Argyll and Bute |
12 February 2024 | 5 March 2024 | 23 days | Heron | ||
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Josephine Carew-Grey Baroness Knightstone MP for Queen's Park and Maida Vale |
5 March 2024 | 21 April 2024 | 49 days | Liberal | Knightstone Premiership | |
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William Somerset The Viscount Douglas Lord Temporal |
22 April 2024 | 5 May 2024 | 14 days | Heron | ||
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Josephine Carew-Grey Baroness Knightstone MP for Queen's Park and Maida Vale |
5 May 2024 | 1 July 2024 | 58 days | Unionist | ||
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Charles Wright The Baron Huntingdon MP for Orkney and Shetland |
1 July 2024 | 2 August 2024 | 33 days | British Workers' | Wilton Premiership | |
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Thomas Carew The Viscount Sidmouth MP for East Devon |
2 August 2024 | 27 August 2024 | 26 days | Unionist | Warwick Premiership | |
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James Spencer The Baron Scarborough MP for Great Yarmouth |
27 August 2024 | 13 November 2024 | 79 days | Independent Heron |
1st Sidmouth Premiership Calder Premiership Huntingdon Caretaker |
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Josephine Carew The Countess of Strathmore MP for East Devon |
13 November 2024 | 21 February 2025 | 101 days | Unionist | Somerset Premiership 2nd Sidmouth Premiership Cambridge Premiership | |
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Anastasia Nelson Lady Hereford MP for South Norfolk |
21 February 2025 | Present | 60 days | Strathmore Premiership Kirkwall Premiership | ||
Footnotes
- ↑ Parliamentary Committees Act 2023 (§4.2), Standard Acts of Parliament, 16 December 2023
- ↑ Order-in-Council 098 (§3.1), Orders-in-Council, 18 January 2025
- ↑ The Executive Act 2024 (§2.00), Organic Acts of Parliament, 22 December 2023
- ↑ Order-in-Council 098, Orders-in-Council, 18 January 2025
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Executive Act 2024 (§3.00), Organic Acts of Parliament, 22 December 2023