Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office
| Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office Cabinet Secretary | |
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| Cabinet Office | |
| Style | Cabinet Secretary (informal) The Honourable (within the Empire) |
| Reports to | Prime Minister |
| Seat | 70 Whitehall |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | The Sovereign (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Formation | 27 July 2023 |
| First holder | The Earl of Beaufort |
| Website | gbi |
The Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office (also referred to as the Secretary of State of the Cabinet Office), more commonly known as The Cabinet Secretary, is a Senior Minister of the Crown traditionally responsible for the Cabinet Office of the Empire of Great Britain. They can also be responsible for the Civil Service, such as during the Durham Premiership. They are appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister and sit ex-officio as a Member of the Cabinet. They can be a Member of Parliament but this is not always the case.
Previously, the role of the Cabinet Secretary is not a common or an especially traditional one, finding its roots in the Balloch Ministry where Sirch Somerset, 2nd Duke of York served in the position to act as another key, high-level member of Cabinet alongside the Deputy Prime Minister and the First Secretary of State.
It is not be confused with the role of Cabinet Secretary, which refers to the Head of the Home Civil Service.
Cabinet Secretaries
| Portrait | Cabinet Secretary | Term of Office | Party | Government | |||
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| Start | End | Duration | |||||
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Sirch Somerset The Earl of Beaufort |
27 July 2023 | 21 September 2023 | 57 days | Independent | Balloch Premiership | |
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Thomas Carew The Viscount Sidmouth MP for East Devon |
1 July 2024 | 27 August 2024 | 58 days | Unionist | Wilton Premiership Warwick Premiership | |
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Charles Wright The Baron Huntingdon MP for Orkney and Shetland |
27 August 2024 | 8 October 2024 | 43 days | British Workers' | 1st Sidmouth Premiership | |
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Sirch Somerset The 2nd Duke of York MP for York Central |
6 January 2025 | 21 February 2025 | 47 days | Cambridge Premiership | ||
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Charles Wright The Viscount Kirkwall MP for Orkney and Shetland |
21 February 2025 | 20 March 2025 | 28 days | Independent | Strathmore Premiership | |