Secretary of State for Regional Development
| Secretary of State for Regional Development | |
|---|---|
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| Regional Development Ministry | |
| Style | Regional Development Secretary (informal) The Honourable (within the Empire) |
| Type | Minister of the Crown |
| Status | Secretary of State |
| Member of | Cabinet of Great Britain |
| Reports to | Prime Minister |
| Seat | 22 Whitehall |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | The King (on the advice of the prime minister) |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 20 March 2025 |
| First holder | Albus Chamberlain |
| Salary | £42,000 per cycle |
| Website | gov.gb/regional-development-office |
The Secretary of State for Regional Development, more commonly referred to as the Regional Development Secretary, is a senior Minister of the Crown responsible for fostering gameside engagement and developing the gameside environment. They are appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister and sit ex-officio as a Member of the Cabinet.
This office was created by Prime Minister Charles Wright, The Viscount Kirkwall on 20 March 2025, to assist in combatting low gameside nation count. It was later renamed from Overseas to Gameside by Thomas Carew, The Marquess of Dorchester to reflect its domestic nature on 21 June 2025. It was again renamed to Regional by Thomas Carew, The Marquess of Dorchester on 21 July 2025 at the insistence of Charles Wright, The Baron Huntingdon.
The first Secretary of State for Regional Development was Albus Chamberlain. The longest-serving Gameside Secretary is Sir Xavier Sherwood, who held the post for 41 days. The shortest-serving Regional Secretary is Charles Wright, The Viscount Kirkwall, who held the post for 22 days. The first woman to serve in the post was Josephine Carew, Marchioness of Dorchester.
The incumbent Regional Development Secretary is Charles Wright, The Baron Huntingdon, who has been in the position since the 20 July 2025.
History
Authority, powers and constraints
Modern Regional Development Secretary
Appointment
Gameside Development Office
Resignation or Removal
Precedence, privileges and form of address
Secretaries of State for Regional Development
| Portrait | Regional Development Secretary | Term of Office | Party | Government | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Duration | |||||
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Sir Albus Chamberlain MP for West Dunbartonshire |
20 March 2025 | 20 April 2025 | 32 days | Independent | Kirkwall Premiership | |
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Charles Wright The Viscount Kirkwall MP for Orkney and Shetland |
20 April 2025 | 11 May 2025 | 22 days | Commonwealth Non-Aligned Alliance | 2nd Warwick Premiership | |
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Sir Xavier Sherwood | 11 May 2025 | 21 June 2025 | 42 days | |||
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Josephine Carew Marchioness of Dorchester MP for Queen's Park and Maida Vale |
21 June 2025 | 20 July 2025 | 30 days | Unionist | Dorchester Premiership | |
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Charles Wright The Baron Huntingdon |
20 July 2025 | Present | 9 days | Commonwealth Non-Aligned Alliance | ||