Secretary of State (United Kingdom)

Political offices in the UK government
Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister / First Secretary Treasury ministers Secretary of State Minister of State Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Parliamentary Private Secretary Lord Chancellor Leader of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Lords Whips Law officers Sinecures
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His Majesty's principal secretaries of state, or secretaries of state, are senior ministers of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom. Secretaries of state head most major government departments and make up the majority of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.