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| − | The '''Foreign Secretary''' - in full, '''Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs''' - is the foreign minister of the Government of the [[United Kingdom]]. | + | The '''Foreign Secretary''' - in full, '''Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs''' - is the foreign minister of the Government of the [[United Kingdom]]. The post is considered - alongside that of [[Home Secretary]] and [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] to be one of the three main offices of state below [[Prime Minister]]. Only one person - [[James Callaghan]] - held all three posts and went on to be PM. |
The office is also responsible for overseeing the UK's Secret Intelligence Service, MI6. | The office is also responsible for overseeing the UK's Secret Intelligence Service, MI6. | ||
| − | The current Foreign Secretary is [[ | + | The current Foreign Secretary is [[Boris Johnson]].<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/foreign-secretary Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]</ref> |
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[[Category:British Politics]] | [[Category:British Politics]] | ||
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Revision as of 00:57, March 9, 2017
The Foreign Secretary - in full, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs - is the foreign minister of the Government of the United Kingdom. The post is considered - alongside that of Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer to be one of the three main offices of state below Prime Minister. Only one person - James Callaghan - held all three posts and went on to be PM.
The office is also responsible for overseeing the UK's Secret Intelligence Service, MI6.
The current Foreign Secretary is Boris Johnson.[1]