Talk:Josephine Somerset Carew, The Duchess of Bedford

Crown Offices

Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
In office 1 January 2025 – 25 May 2025 (145 days)
Monarch	George VII
Preceded by	The Earl of Durham
Succeeded by	To be decided
In office 1 March 2024 – 12 June 2024 (104 days)
Monarch	Charles III
Preceded by	The Baron Stafford
Succeeded by	The Earl of Durham



Lord President of the Council
In office 27 May 2024 – 12 June 2024 (17 days)
Monarch	Charles III
Preceded by	The Duke of Westminster
Succeeded by	The 2nd Viscount Douglas



Lord-Lieutenant of Wales
In office 29 May 2024 – 3 August 2024 (67 days)
Monarch	Charles III
Preceded by	Patrick Maniar-Wright
Succeeded by	Office abolished

Ministerial Offices

Prime Minister of Great Britain First Lord of the Treasury
In office 21 February 2025 – 20 March 2025 (28 days)
Monarch	George VII
Deputy	The Viscount Clare
Preceded by	The 2nd Duke of Cambridge
Succeeded by	The Viscount Kirkwall
In office 1 July 2024 – 2 August 2024 (33 days)
Monarch	Charles III
Deputy	The Duke of Warwick
Preceded by	The Baron Knightstone
Succeeded by	The Duke of Warwick



Leader of the Opposition
In office 22 April 2024 – 1 May 2024 (10 days)
Monarch	Charles III
Prime Minister	The Baron Knightstone
Deputy	The Countess of Argyll
Preceded by	Sir James Kennedy
Succeeded by	The Viscount Salisbury



Deputy Prime Minister
In office 5 May 2024 – 1 July 2024 (58 days)
Monarch	Charles III
Prime Minister	The Baron Knightstone
Preceded by	Owain Carew-Grey
Succeeded by	The Duke of Warwick



First Secretary of State
In office 20 July 2025 – 28 July 2025 (40 days)
Monarch	George VII
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Dorchester The Viscount Marloes
Preceded by	The Marquess of Dorchester
Succeeded by	Madeline Sherwood-Somerset
In office 27 January 2025 – 21 February 2025 (26 days)
Monarch	George VII
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Dorchester
Preceded by	Nicholas Burke
Succeeded by	The Earl of Devon



Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 10 January 2024 – 22 January 2024 (13 days)
Prime Minister	The 2nd Viscount Douglas
Preceded by	The 2nd Viscount Douglas
Succeeded by	Sir Elio Somerset



Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 July 2025 (99 days)
Monarch	George VII
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Dorchester The Viscount Marloes
Preceded by	The Earl of Strathmore
In office 12 May 2025 – 25 May 2025 (14 days)
Monarch	George VII
Prime Minister	The Duke of Warwick
Preceded by	The Marquess of Dorchester
Succeeded by	The Earl of Strathmore
In office 14 March 2025 – 20 March 2025 (7 days)
Monarch	George VII
Prime Minister	Herself
Deputy	Sir Philip Wright
Preceded by	The Viscount Clare
Succeeded by	To be decided



Secretary of State for the Home Office
In office 13 November 2024 – 21 February 2025 (101 days)
Monarch	Charles III George VII
Prime Minister	The Duke of Somerset The Earl of Devon The 2nd Duke of Cambridge
Deputy	Anastasia Nelson Sir Philip Wright
Preceded by	The Baron Scarborough
Succeeded by	Lady Hereford
In office 5 May 2024 – 1 July 2024 (58 days)
Monarch	Charles III
Prime Minister	The Baron Knightstone
Deputy	The Baron Calder
Preceded by	The 2nd Viscount Douglas
Succeeded by	The Baron Huntingdon
In office 5 March 2024 – 22 April 2024 (49 days)
Monarch	Charles III
Prime Minister	The Baron Knightstone
Preceded by	The 2nd Duke of Edinburgh
Succeeded by	The 2nd Viscount Douglas



Secretary of State for Gameside Development
In office 21 June 2025 – 20 July 2025 (30 days)
Monarch	George VII
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Dorchester
Preceded by	Sir Xavier Sherwood
Succeeded by	The Baron Huntingdon



Leader of the House of Commons
In office 21 June 2025 – 20 July 2025 (30 days)
Monarch	George VII
Prime Minister	The Marquess of Dorchester
Preceded by	The Viscount Sidmouth
Succeeded by	Esther Sherwood



Minister for the Union
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 August 2025 (60 days)
Monarch	George VII
Prime Minister	The Viscount Marloes
Preceded by	Office created



Member of the Whitehall Foreign Affairs Council
In office 13 November 2024 – 28 April 2025 (167 days)
Prime Minister	The Duke of Somerset The Earl of Devon The 2nd Duke of Cambridge Herself The Viscount Kirkwall The Duke of Warwick

Parliamentary Offices

Speaker of the House of Commons Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
In office 24 January 2024 – 5 March 2024 (42 days)
Monarch	Edward IX Charles III
Prime Minister	The 2nd Viscount Douglas Sir Thomas Carew
Deputy	The 2nd Duke of Edinburgh
Preceded by	Llywellyn E.J. Lleyton
Succeeded by	The Viscount Salisbury



Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords
In office 15 November 2024 – 1 January 2025 (48 days)
Monarch	Charles III George VII
Lord Speaker	The Earl of Durham
Preceded by	The Duke of Westminster



Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 20 April 2025 – 25 May 2025 (36 days)
Monarch	George VII
Title	Countess of Strathmore Marchioness of Harewood
In office 10 November 2024 – 1 January 2025 (53 days)
Monarch	Charles III George VII
Title	Countess of Strathmore



Member of Parliament for Windsor and Maidenhead
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 August 2025 (64 days)
Preceded by	Office created
Majority	22 (78.6%)



Member of Parliament for Queen's Park and Maida Vale
In office 20 June 2025 – 24 August 2025 (66 days)
Preceded by	Herself
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Majority	17 (70.8%)
In office 8 January 2024 – 29 June 2024 (174 days)
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Herself
Majority	11 (61.11%)



Member of Parliament for East Devon
In office 5 January 2025 – 20 March 2025 (75 days)
Preceded by	The Earl of Devon
Succeeded by	To be decided
Majority	13 (76.4%)



Member of Parliament for Tavistock
In office 1 July 2024 – 17 August 2024 (48 days)
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Majority	21 (77.8%)



Chairwoman of the Military and International Affairs Committee
In office 8 March 2024 – 11 May 2024 (65 days)
Speaker	The Viscount Salisbury Owain Carew-Grey
Preceded by	The 2nd Duke of Edinburgh
Succeeded by	Frederick Mountbatten-Urquhart
In office 11 January 2024 – 24 January 2024 (14 days)
Speaker	Llywellyn E.J. Lleyton
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	The 2nd Duke of Edinburgh

Senior Political Offices

Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party
In office 7 May 2025 – 25 May 2025 (19 days)
Preceded by	The Duchess of Manitoba
Succeeded by	Office abolished



Leader of the Unionist Party
In office 9 February 2025 – 26 March 2025 (46 days)
Chair	The Earl of Devon
Preceded by	The Baron Calder
Succeeded by	To be decided
In office 27 June 2024 – 2 August 2024 (37 days)
Chair	The Baron Calder
Preceded by	The Viscount Sidmouth
Succeeded by	The Duke of Warwick



Chairwoman of the British Liberal Party
In office 29 February 2024 – 1 May 2024 (63 days)
Preceded by	The 2nd Duke of Edinburgh
Succeeded by	Office abolished



Leader of the British Constitutionalist & Unionist Party
In office 23 December 2023 – 17 January 2024 (26 days)
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Office abolished



Chairwoman of the Unionist Party
In office 1 May 2024 – 27 June 2024 (58 days)
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	The Baron Calder



Liaison Secretary of the British Liberal Party
In office 17 January 2024 – 29 February 2024 (44 days)
Party Chair	The 2nd Duke of Edinburgh
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	The Countess of Argyll

Juridicial Offices

Barrister of the Royal Court of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 December 2023 (1 year, 322 days)
Monarch	Edward IX Charles III
Lord Chief Justice	The Baron Helmsdale

Educational Offices

Lecturer of Political Science & Law
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 February 2024 (1 year, 264 days)
Institution	United College, University of St Andrews
Chancellor	The 2nd Duke of Edinburgh

Talk:Josephine Somerset Carew, The Duchess of Bedford

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