| Secretary of State for the Home Department | |
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| Style | Home Secretary (informal) The Right Honourable (within the UK and the Commonwealth) |
| Member of | Cabinet Privy Council National Security Council |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Seat | Westminster |
| Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 27 March 1782 |
| First holder | Earl of Shelburne |
| Website | www |
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Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, normally referred to as the Home Secretary, is head of the Home Office and a senior Cabinet minister in Her Majesty's Government. It is a high profile position, one of the four Great Offices of State, and is widely recognised as one of the most prestigious and important roles in the British Cabinet.
The Home Secretary is responsible for the internal affairs of England and Wales, and for immigration and citizenship for the United Kingdom. The remit of the Home Office also includes policing in England and Wales and matters of national security, as the Security Service (MI5) is directly accountable to the Home Secretary.[1] Formerly, the Home Secretary was the minister responsible for prisons and probation in England and Wales; however in 2007 those responsibilities were transferred to the newly created Ministry of Justice under the Lord Chancellor.
The position has been held by Priti Patel since 24 July 2019.[2]
List of Home Secretaries
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See also
- British government departments
- Cabinet (government)
- Great Offices of State
- List of British governments
- Ministry of Justice
- Shadow Home Secretary
- Home Office under Theresa May
Notes
- ^ The Prince of Wales served as Prince Regent from 5 February 1811.
- ^ Elevated to the Peerage of Great Britain in 1790.
- ^ Elected to a new constituency in the 1847 general election.
- ^ Lost seat in the 1868 general election and elected to a new constituency in the Renfrewshire by-election.
- ^ Elevated to the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1918.
- ^ Elected on 28 February 1924 in the Burnley by-election.
References
- Gibson, Bryan (2008). The New Home Office: An Introduction (2nd ed.). Waterside Press. pp. 148-149. ISBN 978-1-904380-49-8.
- ^ a b "Secretary of State for the Home Department". gov.uk. Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 2016.
- ^ a b "Priti Patel appointed UK interior minister: statement". 24 July 2019 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ Including honorifics and constituencies for elected MPs.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Gibson 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm "Home Secretary". Hansard. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 2017.
- ^ "Clarke is fired in Cabinet purge". BBC News. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 2017.
- ^ "First female boss for Home Office". BBC News. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 2017.
- ^ "Hutton quits in cabinet reshuffle". BBC News. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 2017.
- ^ "Cameron coalition: Theresa May made home secretary". BBC News. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 2017.
- ^ "Theresa May shakes up government with new-look cabinet". BBC News. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 2017.
- ^ "Sajid Javid announced as new Home Secretary after Amber Rudd's resignation". Sky News. Retrieved 2018.
External links
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