Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

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Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
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ThomasCarewDecember2024.jpg
Incumbent
Thomas Carew
since 20 April 2025
Foreign Office
StyleForeign Secretary
(informal)
The Right Honourable
(within the Empire)
TypeMinister of the Crown
StatusSecretary of State
Member ofCabinet of Great Britain
National Security Council
Whitehall Foreign Affairs Council
Reports toPrime Minister
SeatKing Charles Street
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerThe King
(on the advice of the prime minister)
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Formation20 October 2018
First holderThe Founding Father
Salary£69,000 per cycle
Websitegbi.freeforums.net/board/15/king-charles-street-foreign-office

The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, more commonly referred to as the Foreign Secretary, is a senior Minister of the Crown responsible for diplomatic relations and affairs relating to 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 Foreign Secretary can be a Member of Parliament, but this is not always the case. This office, known as an foreign 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 first Foreign Secretary was The Founding Father. The longest-serving Foreign Secretary is X, who held the post for over X days. The shortest-serving Foreign Secretary is X, who held the post for X days. On X, X became the first woman to hold the role. The incumbent Foreign Secretary is Thomas Carew.

Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs

Portrait Home Secretary Term of Office Party Government
Start End Duration
Robert Walpole.jpg The Founding Father 20 October 2018 Unknown 1 day Independent Colfax County Premiership
OliverNewmanPM.png Oliver Newman Unknown Uknown X Unknown
Robert Walpole.jpg Gwanda 27 August 2020 10 September 2020 15 days Stephenson Premiership
VictorSomersetPM.png Victor Newton 10 September 2020 23 September 2020 14 days British Workers' Stephenson Premiership
Robert Walpole.jpg Richard Alexander 23 September 2020 23 October 2020 31 days Independent 1st Lomond Premiership
PhilipRossPM.png Philip Ross 24 October 2020 15 November 2020 23 days British Workers' Ross Premiership
Pembroke Premiership
Robert Walpole.jpg Grace Hanover 15 November 2020 15 March 2021 121 days Liberal Democrats Pembroke Premiership
Macmillan Premiership
Robert Walpole.jpg Scott Stewart 15 March 2021 7 May 2021 54 days Independent A. Somerset Premiership
Robert Walpole.jpg Grace de Orléans 7 May 2021 30 May 2021 24 days Liberal Democrats
JFCarewMinistry.jpg James Forsyte 4 June 2021 14 June 2021 11 days
Robert Walpole.jpg Harold Somerset 23 June 2021 18 July 2021 26 days Independent Spencer Premiership
Robert Walpole.jpg Aurelius Carstianius 18 July 2021 11 August 2021 25 days
Robert Walpole.jpg Horatio Nelson 11 August 2021 16 August 2021 6 days
AndrewWright.jpg Andrew Jameson-Wright 28 August 2021 9 January 2022 135 days Conservative
SDLP
Spencer Premiership
Manitoba Premiership
VictorSomersetPM.png Vig Somerset 9 January 2022 17 February 2022 40 days British Workers' Manitoba Premiership
JFCarewMinistry.jpg James Sherwood 17 February 2022 27 April 2022 70 days Grey Premiership
AndrewWright.jpg Andrew Wright-Jameson 27 April 2022 15 August 2022 111 days CNA Hastings Premiership
Northumberland Premiership
Huntingdon Premiership
AugustL.png August Tudor-Stuart 15 August 2022 7 October 2022 54 days Democratic Unionist J. Sherwood Premiership
MatthewSomersetPM.png Matthew Somerset 7 October 2022 12 October 2022 6 days British Royalist 1st Somerset Premiership
Robert Walpole.jpg Henry Bowes-Lyon 12 October 2022 17 October 2022 6 days
KathrineGrey.png Cameron Romefeller 17 October 2022 1 January 2023 77 days Independent 1st Somerset Premiership
2nd Lomond Premiership
AndrewWright.jpg Andrew Wright 1 January 2023 31 January 2023 31 days 2nd Lomond Premiership
AugustL.png August Lleyton
The Earl of Stirling
MP for Stirling
31 January 2023 5 April 2023 65 days British Royalist Exeter Premiership
William Somerset Chatsworth II.jpg William Scott-Chester 5 April 2023 24 May 2023 50 days British Constitutionalist 2nd Somerset Premiership
AugustL.png August Lleyton
The Earl of Stirling
MP for Stirling
24 May 2023 2 June 2023 10 days Edinburgh Premiership
SSCarewMinistry.jpg Sirch Somerset
The Earl of Beaufort
2 June 2023 27 July 2023 56 days
ElizabethHC.png Elizabeth Howard-Campbell
The Duchess of Edinburgh
MP for St. James
27 July 2023 14 August 2023 19 days Balloch Premiership
William Somerset Chatsworth II.jpg William Somerset
The 2nd Viscount Douglas
MP for Kensington
14 August 2023 20 September 2023 38 days Heron
SSCarewMinistry.jpg Sirch Somerset
The Earl of Beaufort
21 September 2023 1 January 2024 103 days Independent Stirling Premiership
Douglas Premiership
ThomasCarew.jpg Thomas Carew
MP for East Devon
10 January 2024 5 March 2024 56 days Heron Douglas Premiership
OCGCarewMinistry.jpg Owain Carew-Grey
MP for Blyth & Ashington
5 March 2024 11 August 2024 160 days Heron
Unionist
Knightstone Premiership
Wilton Premiership
Warwick Premiership
AugustL.png August Carew-Grey[1]
The Baron Calder
MP for County Clare
11 August 2024 8 October 2024 59 days Unionist Warwick Premiership
1st Sidmouth Premiership
SirchSomerset2024.jpg Sirch Somerset
The Marquess of Lorne
9 November 2024 13 November 2024 5 days British Workers' Huntingdon Caretaker
AugustCalder.jpg August Carew
The Viscount Clare
MP for County Clare
13 November 2024 14 March 2025 122 days Unionist 3rd Somerset Premiership
2nd Sidmouth Premiership
Cambridge Premiership
Strathmore Premiership
StrathmorePM.png Josephine Carew
The Countess of Strathmore
MP for East Devon
14 March 2025 20 March 2025 7 days Strathmore Premiership
JFCarewMinistry.jpg James Forsyte
The Duke of Warwick
Lord Temporal
21 March 2025 20 April 2025 31 days Independent Kirkwall Premiership
ThomasCarewDecember2024.jpg Thomas Carew
The Marquess of Dorchester
MP for East Devon
20 April 2025 Present 22 days Unionist 2nd Warwick Premiership

Footnotes

  1. August Carew-Grey unofficially served as Foreign Secretary during the tenure of his own Premiership, spanning until the 9 November 2024. However, he was never appointed as such in the appropiate Order-in-Council and as a result, no Foreign Secretary is officially listed for the Calder Premiership.