Foreign Secretary

The secretary of state for foreign, Commonwealth and development affairs, also known as the foreign secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. ^[1]

278 relations: Abdication of Edward VIII, Aberavon (UK Parliament constituency), Aberdeen ministry, Addington ministry, Alec Douglas-Home, Anthony Crosland, Anthony Eden, Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Arthur Balfour, Arthur Henderson, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Asquith coalition ministry, At His Majesty's pleasure, Attlee ministry, Austen Chamberlain, BBC News, Belper (UK Parliament constituency), Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency), Birmingham West (UK Parliament constituency), Blackburn (UK Parliament constituency), Boris Johnson, Braintree (UK Parliament constituency), British Overseas Territories, Bromley (UK Parliament constituency), Brown ministry, Burnley (UK Parliament constituency), Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency), Cameron–Clegg coalition, Canningite, Canningite government, 1827–1828, Cardiff South East (UK Parliament constituency), Carlton House Terrace, Chamberlain war ministry, Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Charles III, Charles James Fox, Chelsea (UK Parliament constituency), Chevening, Churchill caretaker ministry, Churchill war ministry, City of London (UK Parliament constituency), Coat of arms of the United Kingdom, Colonial Office, Commonwealth of Nations, Conservative government, 1922–1924, Conservative government, 1957–1964, Conservative Party (UK), Constitution of 1782, David Cameron, ... Expand index (228 more) » « Shrink index
1782 establishments in Great Britain
Foreign ministers of the United Kingdom
Lists of foreign ministers

Abdication of Edward VIII

In early December 1936, a constitutional crisis in the British Empire arose when King Edward VIII proposed to marry Wallis Simpson, an American socialite who was divorced from her first husband and was in the process of divorcing her second.

See Foreign Secretary and Abdication of Edward VIII

Aberavon (UK Parliament constituency)

Aberavon (Aberafan) was a constituency in Wales in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Aberavon (UK Parliament constituency)

Aberdeen ministry

After the collapse of Lord Derby's minority government, the Whigs and Peelites formed a coalition under the Peelite leader Lord Aberdeen.

See Foreign Secretary and Aberdeen ministry

Addington ministry

Henry Addington, a member of the Tories, was appointed by King George III to lead the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1804 and served as an interlude between the Pitt ministries.

See Foreign Secretary and Addington ministry

Alec Douglas-Home

Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, (2 July 1903 – 9 October 1995), styled as Lord Dunglass between 1918 and 1951 and the Earl of Home from 1951 until 1963, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964.

See Foreign Secretary and Alec Douglas-Home

Anthony Crosland

Charles Anthony Raven Crosland (29 August 191819 February 1977) was a British Labour Party politician and author.

See Foreign Secretary and Anthony Crosland

Anthony Eden

Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, (12 June 1897 – 14 January 1977) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1955 until his resignation in 1957.

See Foreign Secretary and Anthony Eden

Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery

Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian, (7 May 1847 – 21 May 1929) was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from March 1894 to June 1895.

See Foreign Secretary and Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery

Arthur Balfour

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, (25 July 184819 March 1930) was a British statesman and Conservative Party politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905.

See Foreign Secretary and Arthur Balfour

Arthur Henderson

Arthur Henderson (13 September 1863 – 20 October 1935) was a British iron moulder and Labour politician.

See Foreign Secretary and Arthur Henderson

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish military officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving twice as British prime minister.

See Foreign Secretary and Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Asquith coalition ministry

The Asquith coalition ministry was the Government of the United Kingdom under the Liberal prime minister H. H. Asquith from May 1915 to December 1916.

See Foreign Secretary and Asquith coalition ministry

At His Majesty's pleasure

At His Majesty's pleasure (when the reigning monarch is female, at Her Majesty's pleasure), sometimes abbreviated to the King's pleasure (or the Queen's pleasure), is a legal term of art referring to the indeterminate or undetermined length of service of certain appointed officials or the indeterminate sentences of some prisoners.

See Foreign Secretary and At His Majesty's pleasure

Attlee ministry

Clement Attlee was invited by King George VI to form the Attlee ministry in the United Kingdom in July 1945, succeeding Winston Churchill as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Attlee ministry

Austen Chamberlain

Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain (16 October 1863 – 16 March 1937) was a British statesman, son of Joseph Chamberlain and older half-brother of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.

See Foreign Secretary and Austen Chamberlain

BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

See Foreign Secretary and BBC News

Belper (UK Parliament constituency)

Belper is a former constituency in the UK Parliament.

See Foreign Secretary and Belper (UK Parliament constituency)

Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)

Berwick-upon-Tweed was a parliamentary constituency in Northumberland represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2015 until its abolition for the 2024 general election by Anne-Marie Trevelyan, a Conservative.

See Foreign Secretary and Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)

Birmingham West (UK Parliament constituency)

Birmingham West was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Birmingham West (UK Parliament constituency)

Blackburn (UK Parliament constituency)

Blackburn is a constituency in Lancashire, England, which is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by independent politician Adnan Hussain.

See Foreign Secretary and Blackburn (UK Parliament constituency)

Boris Johnson

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022.

See Foreign Secretary and Boris Johnson

Braintree (UK Parliament constituency)

Braintree is a constituency in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by James Cleverly, a member of the Conservative Party.

See Foreign Secretary and Braintree (UK Parliament constituency)

British Overseas Territories

The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) are the 14 territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, while not forming part of the United Kingdom itself, are part of its sovereign territory. Foreign Secretary and British Overseas Territories are foreign relations of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and British Overseas Territories

Bromley (UK Parliament constituency)

Bromley is a former constituency for the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Bromley (UK Parliament constituency)

Brown ministry

Gordon Brown formed the Brown ministry after being invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new administration following the resignation of the previous prime minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, on 27 June 2007.

See Foreign Secretary and Brown ministry

Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)

Burnley is a constituency centred on the town of Burnley in Lancashire which has been represented since 2024 by Oliver Ryan, of the Labour Party.

See Foreign Secretary and Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)

Cabinet of the United Kingdom

The Cabinet of the United Kingdom is the senior decision-making body of the Government of the United Kingdom. Foreign Secretary and Cabinet of the United Kingdom are lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Cabinet of the United Kingdom

Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Cambridgeshire is a former Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Cameron–Clegg coalition

The Cameron–Clegg coalition was formed by David Cameron and Nick Clegg when Cameron was invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a government, following the resignation of Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010, after the general election on 6 May.

See Foreign Secretary and Cameron–Clegg coalition

Canningite

Canningites were a faction of British Tories in the first decade of the 19th century through the 1820s who were led by George Canning.

See Foreign Secretary and Canningite

Canningite government, 1827–1828

The Canningites, led by George Canning and then the Viscount Goderich as First Lord of the Treasury, governed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1827 until 1828.

See Foreign Secretary and Canningite government, 1827–1828

Cardiff South East (UK Parliament constituency)

Cardiff South East was a parliamentary constituency in Cardiff, Wales.

See Foreign Secretary and Cardiff South East (UK Parliament constituency)

Carlton House Terrace

Carlton House Terrace is a street in the St James's district of the City of Westminster in London.

See Foreign Secretary and Carlton House Terrace

Chamberlain war ministry

Neville Chamberlain formed the Chamberlain war ministry in 1939 after declaring war on Germany.

See Foreign Secretary and Chamberlain war ministry

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey

Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (13 March 1764 – 17 July 1845), known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807, was a British Whig politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1830 to 1834.

See Foreign Secretary and Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey

Charles III

Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.

See Foreign Secretary and Charles III

Charles James Fox

Charles James Fox (24 January 1749 – 13 September 1806), styled The Honourable from 1762, was a British Whig politician and statesman whose parliamentary career spanned 38 years of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

See Foreign Secretary and Charles James Fox

Chelsea (UK Parliament constituency)

Chelsea was a borough constituency, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Chelsea (UK Parliament constituency)

Chevening

Chevening House is a large country house in the parish of Chevening in Kent, England.

See Foreign Secretary and Chevening

Churchill caretaker ministry

The Churchill caretaker ministry was a short-term British government in the latter stages of the Second World War, from 23 May to 26 July 1945.

See Foreign Secretary and Churchill caretaker ministry

Churchill war ministry

The Churchill war ministry was the United Kingdom's coalition government for most of the Second World War from 10 May 1940 to 23 May 1945.

See Foreign Secretary and Churchill war ministry

City of London (UK Parliament constituency)

The City of London was a United Kingdom parliamentary constituency.

See Foreign Secretary and City of London (UK Parliament constituency)

Coat of arms of the United Kingdom

The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (also called the Royal Arms) are the arms of dominion of the British monarch, King Charles III.

See Foreign Secretary and Coat of arms of the United Kingdom

Colonial Office

The Colonial Office was a government department of the Kingdom of Great Britain and later of the United Kingdom, first created in 1768 from the Southern Department to deal with colonial affairs in North America (particularly the Thirteen Colonies, as well as, the Canadian territories recently won from France), until merged into the new Home Office in 1782.

See Foreign Secretary and Colonial Office

Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.

See Foreign Secretary and Commonwealth of Nations

Conservative government, 1922–1924

The Conservative Government of the United Kingdom that began in 1922 and ended in 1924 consisted of two ministries: the Law ministry (from 1922 to 1923) and then the first Baldwin ministry (from 1923 onwards).

See Foreign Secretary and Conservative government, 1922–1924

Conservative government, 1957–1964

The Conservative government of the United Kingdom that began in 1957 and ended in 1964 consisted of three ministries: the first Macmillan ministry, second Macmillan ministry, and then the Douglas-Home ministry.

See Foreign Secretary and Conservative government, 1957–1964

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.

See Foreign Secretary and Conservative Party (UK)

Constitution of 1782

The Constitution of 1782 was a group of Acts passed by the Parliament of Ireland and the Parliament of Great Britain in 1782–83 which increased the legislative and judicial independence of the Kingdom of Ireland by reducing the ability of the Kingdom of Great Britain to make laws and hear court cases relating to Ireland.

See Foreign Secretary and Constitution of 1782

David Cameron

David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016, and as UK Foreign Secretary under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak from November 2023 to July 2024.

See Foreign Secretary and David Cameron

David Lammy

David Lindon Lammy (born 19 July 1972) is an English politician and lawyer who has served as Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom since July 2024.

See Foreign Secretary and David Lammy

David Miliband

David Wright Miliband (born 15 July 1965) is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the International Rescue Committee and a former British Labour Party politician.

See Foreign Secretary and David Miliband

David Owen

David Anthony Llewellyn Owen, Baron Owen, (born 2 July 1938) is a British politician and physician who served as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs as a Labour Party MP under James Callaghan from 1977 to 1979, and later led the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

See Foreign Secretary and David Owen

Department for International Development

The Department for International Development (DFID) was a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom, from 1997 to 2020. Foreign Secretary and department for International Development are foreign relations of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Department for International Development

Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom

The Government of the United Kingdom is divided into departments that each have responsibility, according to the government, for putting government policy into practice.

See Foreign Secretary and Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom

Derby South (UK Parliament constituency)

Derby South is a constituency formed of part of the city of Derby, most recently represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Baggy Shanker of the Labour and Co-op Party.

See Foreign Secretary and Derby South (UK Parliament constituency)

Dominic Raab

Dominic Rennie Raab (born 25 February 1974) is a British former politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor from September 2021 to September 2022 and again from October 2022 to April 2023.

See Foreign Secretary and Dominic Raab

Douglas Hurd

Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell, (born 8 March 1930) is a British Conservative Party politician who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1979 to 1995.

See Foreign Secretary and Douglas Hurd

Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby

Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby, PC, FSA (22 December 176226 December 1847) was a prominent British politician of the Pittite faction and the Tory party.

See Foreign Secretary and Dudley Ryder, 1st Earl of Harrowby

East Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)

East Surrey is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Claire Coutinho, a Conservative who formerly served as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.

See Foreign Secretary and East Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)

Eden ministry

The Eden ministry was formed following the resignation of Winston Churchill in April 1955.

See Foreign Secretary and Eden ministry

Edinburgh Pentlands (UK Parliament constituency)

Edinburgh Pentlands was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first used in the general election of 1950, and abolished prior to the general election of 2005.

See Foreign Secretary and Edinburgh Pentlands (UK Parliament constituency)

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, (25 April 1862 – 7 September 1933), better known as Sir Edward Grey, was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician who was the main force behind British foreign policy in the era of the First World War.

See Foreign Secretary and Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon

Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby

Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby, (21 July 182621 April 1893; known as Lord Stanley from 1851 to 1869) was a British statesman.

See Foreign Secretary and Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby

Edward VII

Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.

See Foreign Secretary and Edward VII

Edward VIII

Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year.

See Foreign Secretary and Edward VIII

Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax

Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, (16 April 1881 – 23 December 1959), known as the Lord Irwin from 1925 until 1934 and the Viscount Halifax from 1934 until 1944, was a senior British Conservative politician of the 1930s.

See Foreign Secretary and Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax

Edwardian era

In the United Kingdom, the Edwardian era was a period in the early 20th century, that spanned the reign of King Edward VII from 1901 to 1910.

See Foreign Secretary and Edwardian era

Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.

See Foreign Secretary and Elizabeth II

English country house

An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside.

See Foreign Secretary and English country house

Ernest Bevin

Ernest Bevin (9 March 1881 – 14 April 1951) was a British statesman, trade union leader and Labour Party politician.

See Foreign Secretary and Ernest Bevin

Esher and Walton (UK Parliament constituency)

Esher and Walton is a constituency in Surrey represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

See Foreign Secretary and Esher and Walton (UK Parliament constituency)

Excellency

Excellency is an honorific style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy.

See Foreign Secretary and Excellency

Fellow of the Royal Society

Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the Fellows of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science, and medical science".

See Foreign Secretary and Fellow of the Royal Society

First Blair ministry

The first Blair ministry lasted from May 1997 to June 2001.

See Foreign Secretary and First Blair ministry

First Gladstone ministry

The Conservative government under Benjamin Disraeli had been defeated at the 1868 general election, so in December 1868 the victorious William Gladstone formed his first government.

See Foreign Secretary and First Gladstone ministry

First Johnson ministry

The first Johnson ministry began on 24 July 2019 when Queen Elizabeth II invited Boris Johnson to form a government, following the resignation of the predecessor Prime Minister Theresa May.

See Foreign Secretary and First Johnson ministry

First MacDonald ministry

The first MacDonald ministry of the United Kingdom lasted from January to November 1924.

See Foreign Secretary and First MacDonald ministry

First Major ministry

John Major formed the first Major ministry upon the resignation of Margaret Thatcher in November 1990, after being invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form the next administration.

See Foreign Secretary and First Major ministry

First May ministry

Theresa May formed the first May ministry in the United Kingdom on 13 July 2016, after having been invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a government.

See Foreign Secretary and First May ministry

First Palmerston ministry

Lord Palmerston, of the Whigs, first formed a government by popular demand in 1855, after the resignation of the Aberdeen Coalition.

See Foreign Secretary and First Palmerston ministry

First Peel ministry

Sir Robert Peel's first government succeeded the caretaker ministry of the Duke of Wellington.

See Foreign Secretary and First Peel ministry

First Pitt ministry

William Pitt the Younger led the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain from 1783 to 1801.

See Foreign Secretary and First Pitt ministry

First Russell ministry

Whig Lord John Russell led the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1846 to 1852.

See Foreign Secretary and First Russell ministry

First Salisbury ministry

The Marquess of Salisbury formed a caretaker government in June 1885, upon his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Queen Victoria, succeeding William Ewart Gladstone.

See Foreign Secretary and First Salisbury ministry

First Thatcher ministry

Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 4 May 1979 to 28 November 1990, during which time she led a Conservative majority government.

See Foreign Secretary and First Thatcher ministry

Foreign Affairs Select Committee

The Foreign Affairs Select Committee is one of many select committees of the British House of Commons, which scrutinises the expenditure, administration and policy of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

See Foreign Secretary and Foreign Affairs Select Committee

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is the ministry of foreign affairs and a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. Foreign Secretary and foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office are 1968 establishments in the United Kingdom and foreign relations of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Fox–North coalition

The Fox–North coalition was a government in Great Britain that held office during 1783.

See Foreign Secretary and Fox–North coalition

Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds

Francis Godolphin Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds, (29 January 1751 – 31 January 1799), styled Marquess of Carmarthen until 1789, was a British politician.

See Foreign Secretary and Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds

Francis Pym

Francis Leslie Pym, Baron Pym, (13 February 1922 – 7 March 2008) was a British Conservative Party politician who served in various Cabinet positions in the 1970s and 1980s, including Foreign, Defence and Northern Ireland Secretary, and Leader of the House of Commons.

See Foreign Secretary and Francis Pym

Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)

Fulham was a borough constituency centred on the London district of Fulham.

See Foreign Secretary and Fulham (UK Parliament constituency)

GCHQ

Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is an intelligence and security organisation responsible for providing signals intelligence (SIGINT) and information assurance (IA) to the government and armed forces of the United Kingdom. Primarily based at "The Doughnut" in the suburbs of Cheltenham, GCHQ is the responsibility of the country's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Foreign Secretary), but it is not a part of the Foreign Office and its Director ranks as a Permanent Secretary. Foreign Secretary and GCHQ are foreign relations of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and GCHQ

Geoffrey Howe

Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon, (20 December 1926 – 9 October 2015), known from 1970 to 1992 as Sir Geoffrey Howe, was a British politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1989 to 1990.

See Foreign Secretary and Geoffrey Howe

George Brown, Baron George-Brown

George Alfred George-Brown, Baron George-Brown, (2 September 1914 – 2 June 1985), was a British Labour Party politician who was Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1960 to 1970 and held several Cabinet roles under Prime Minister Harold Wilson, including Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State.

See Foreign Secretary and George Brown, Baron George-Brown

George Canning

George Canning (11 April 17708 August 1827) was a British Tory statesman.

See Foreign Secretary and George Canning

George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, (11 January 1859 – 20 March 1925), styled The Honourable between 1858 and 1898, then known as The Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911, and The Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a prominent British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who served as Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905.

See Foreign Secretary and George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (28 January 178414 December 1860), styled Lord Haddo from 1791 to 1801, was a British statesman, diplomat and landowner, successively a Tory, Conservative and Peelite politician and specialist in foreign affairs.

See Foreign Secretary and George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

George III

George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820.

See Foreign Secretary and George III

George IV

George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830.

See Foreign Secretary and George IV

George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham

George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham, (17 June 1753 – 11 February 1813), known as George Grenville before 1779 and as The Earl Temple between 1779 and 1784, was a British statesman.

See Foreign Secretary and George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham

George V

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.

See Foreign Secretary and George V

George VI

George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952.

See Foreign Secretary and George VI

George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon

George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon, (12 January 180027 June 1870) was an English diplomat and statesman from the Villiers family.

See Foreign Secretary and George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon

Gov.uk

gov.uk (styled on the site as GOV.UK) is a United Kingdom public sector information website, created by the Government Digital Service to provide a single point of access to HM Government services.

See Foreign Secretary and Gov.uk

Government of the United Kingdom

The Government of the United Kingdom (formally His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government) is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

See Foreign Secretary and Government of the United Kingdom

Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville

Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, (11 May 181531 March 1891), styled Lord Leveson until 1846, was a British Liberal statesman and diplomat from the Leveson-Gower family.

See Foreign Secretary and Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville

Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency)

Great Grimsby was a constituency in North East Lincolnshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since December 2019 by Lia Nici of the Conservative Party.

See Foreign Secretary and Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency)

Great Offices of State

The Great Offices of State are senior offices in the UK government. Foreign Secretary and Great Offices of State are ministerial offices in the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Great Offices of State

Harold Macmillan

Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963.

See Foreign Secretary and Harold Macmillan

Hastings (UK Parliament constituency)

Hastings was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex.

See Foreign Secretary and Hastings (UK Parliament constituency)

Heath ministry

Edward Heath of the Conservative Party formed the Heath ministry and was appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II on 19 June 1970, following the 18 June general election.

See Foreign Secretary and Heath ministry

Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst

Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, (22 May 176227 July 1834) was a High Tory, High Church Pittite.

See Foreign Secretary and Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, (20 October 1784 – 18 October 1865), known as Lord Palmerston, was a British statesman and politician who was twice prime minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century.

See Foreign Secretary and Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne

Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, (14 January 18453 June 1927), was a British statesman who served successively as Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

See Foreign Secretary and Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne

Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave

General Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave, (14 February 17557 April 1831), styled The Honourable Henry Phipps until 1792 and known as The Lord Mulgrave from 1792 to 1812, was a British Army officer, politician and peer.

See Foreign Secretary and Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave

Herbert Morrison

Herbert Stanley Morrison, Baron Morrison of Lambeth, (3 January 1888 – 6 March 1965) was a British politician who held a variety of senior positions in the Cabinet as a member of the Labour Party.

See Foreign Secretary and Herbert Morrison

Home Office

The Home Office (HO), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the Home Department, is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. Foreign Secretary and Home Office are 1782 establishments in Great Britain.

See Foreign Secretary and Home Office

House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and House of Commons of the United Kingdom

Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)

Huntingdon is a constituency west of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire and including its namesake town of Huntingdon.

See Foreign Secretary and Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency)

Independent politician

An independent, non-partisan politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association.

See Foreign Secretary and Independent politician

India Office

The India Office was a British government department in London established in 1858 to oversee the administration of the Provinces of India, through the British viceroy and other officials.

See Foreign Secretary and India Office

Jack Straw

John Whitaker Straw (born 3 August 1946) is a British politician who served in the Cabinet from 1997 to 2010 under the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

See Foreign Secretary and Jack Straw

James Callaghan

Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff (27 March 191226 March 2005), commonly known as Jim Callaghan, was a British statesman and Labour politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980.

See Foreign Secretary and James Callaghan

James Cleverly

James Spencer Cleverly TD VR (born 4 September 1969) is a British politician and Army Reserve officer who has been Shadow Home Secretary since July 2024.

See Foreign Secretary and James Cleverly

James Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury

James Howard Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury, GCB, PC (25 March 1807 – 17 May 1889), styled Viscount FitzHarris from 1820 to 1841, was a British statesman of the Victorian era.

See Foreign Secretary and James Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury

Jeremy Hunt

Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (born 1 November 1966) is a British politician who is the current Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer since 2024.

See Foreign Secretary and Jeremy Hunt

John Major

Sir John Major (born 29 March 1943) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997.

See Foreign Secretary and John Major

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, (18 August 1792 – 28 May 1878), known by his courtesy title Lord John Russell before 1861, was a British Whig and Liberal statesman who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1852 and again from 1865 to 1866.

See Foreign Secretary and John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon

John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, (28 February 1873 – 11 January 1954) was a British politician who held senior Cabinet posts from the beginning of the First World War to the end of the Second World War.

See Foreign Secretary and John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon

John Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley

John William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley, PC, FRS (9 August 1781 – 6 March 1833), known as the Honourable John Ward from 1788 to 1823 and as the 4th Viscount Dudley and Ward from 1823 to 1827, was a British politician and slave holder.

See Foreign Secretary and John Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley

John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley

John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley (7 January 18268 April 1902), known as the Lord Wodehouse from 1846 to 1866, was a British Liberal politician.

See Foreign Secretary and John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley

Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Rodney Starmer (born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and barrister who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 5 July 2024 and as Leader of the Labour Party since 2020.

See Foreign Secretary and Keir Starmer

Kent

Kent is a county in the South East England region, the closest county to continental Europe.

See Foreign Secretary and Kent

King's Lynn (UK Parliament constituency)

King's Lynn was a constituency in Norfolk which was represented continuously in the House of Commons of England from 1298 to 1707, in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.

See Foreign Secretary and King's Lynn (UK Parliament constituency)

Kinross and Western Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Kinross and Western Perthshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983, representing, at any one time, a seat for one Member of Parliament (MP), elected by the first past the post system of election.

See Foreign Secretary and Kinross and Western Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Labour government, 1964–1970

Harold Wilson was appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II on 16 October 1964 and formed the first Wilson ministry, a Labour government, which held office with a thin majority between 1964 and 1966.

See Foreign Secretary and Labour government, 1964–1970

Labour government, 1974–1979

The Labour Party governed the United Kingdom from 1974 to 1979.

See Foreign Secretary and Labour government, 1974–1979

Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.

See Foreign Secretary and Labour Party (UK)

Lewisham South (UK Parliament constituency)

Lewisham South was a parliamentary constituency in Lewisham, London which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.

See Foreign Secretary and Lewisham South (UK Parliament constituency)

Leyton (UK Parliament constituency)

Leyton was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, centred on the town of Leyton in North-East London.

See Foreign Secretary and Leyton (UK Parliament constituency)

Liberal Democrats (UK)

The Liberal Democrats (colloquially known as the Lib Dems) are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1988.

See Foreign Secretary and Liberal Democrats (UK)

Liberal government, 1859–1866

The Liberal government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1859 and ended in 1866 consisted of two ministries: the second Palmerston ministry and the second Russell ministry.

See Foreign Secretary and Liberal government, 1859–1866

Liberal government, 1892–1895

In the 1892 general election, the Conservative Party, led by the Marquess of Salisbury, won the most seats but not an overall majority.

See Foreign Secretary and Liberal government, 1892–1895

Liberal government, 1905–1915

The Liberal government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1905 and ended in 1915 consisted of two ministries: the first led by Henry Campbell-Bannerman (from 1905 to 1908) and the final three by H. H. Asquith (from 1908 onwards).

See Foreign Secretary and Liberal government, 1905–1915

Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party, in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

See Foreign Secretary and Liberal Party (UK)

Liberal Unionist Party

The Liberal Unionist Party was a British political party that was formed in 1886 by a faction that broke away from the Liberal Party.

See Foreign Secretary and Liberal Unionist Party

Liverpool ministry

Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool was invited by the Prince Regent to form a government on 8 June 1812.

See Foreign Secretary and Liverpool ministry

Livingston (UK Parliament constituency)

Livingston is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, to which it returns one Member of Parliament (MP).

See Foreign Secretary and Livingston (UK Parliament constituency)

Liz Truss

Mary Elizabeth Truss (born 26 July 1975) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from September to October 2022.

See Foreign Secretary and Liz Truss

Lloyd George ministry

Liberal David Lloyd George formed a coalition government in the United Kingdom in December 1916, and was appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George V. It replaced the earlier wartime coalition under H. H. Asquith, which had been held responsible for losses during the Great War.

See Foreign Secretary and Lloyd George ministry

London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

See Foreign Secretary and London

Malcolm Rifkind

Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind (born 21 June 1946) is a British politician who served in the cabinets of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1986 to 1997, and most recently as chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament from 2010 to 2015.

See Foreign Secretary and Malcolm Rifkind

Margaret Beckett

Dame Margaret Mary Beckett (born 15 January 1943) is a British former politician who was Britain's first female Foreign Secretary and a minister under Prime Ministers Wilson, Callaghan, Blair and Brown.

See Foreign Secretary and Margaret Beckett

MI6

The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6 (Military Intelligence, Section 6), is the foreign intelligence service of the United Kingdom, tasked mainly with the covert overseas collection and analysis of human intelligence on foreign nationals in support of its Five Eyes partners.

See Foreign Secretary and MI6

Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham

Robert Michael Maitland Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham, (6 November 1906 – 10 March 1990) was a British Labour Party politician, life peer and Fabian Socialist who was a Member of Parliament for 34 years, and served twice as Foreign Secretary in the first cabinet of Harold Wilson.

See Foreign Secretary and Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham

Minister of State for Development

The minister of state for development, formerly the minister of state for development and Africa and the secretary of state for international development, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom. Foreign Secretary and minister of State for Development are lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom and ministerial offices in the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Minister of State for Development

Minister of the Crown

Minister of the Crown is a formal constitutional term used in Commonwealth realms to describe a minister of the reigning sovereign or viceroy.

See Foreign Secretary and Minister of the Crown

Ministry of All the Talents

The Ministry of All the Talents was a national unity government in the United Kingdom formed by William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, on his appointment as Prime Minister on 11 February 1806, following the death of William Pitt the Younger.

See Foreign Secretary and Ministry of All the Talents

Ministry of foreign affairs

In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad.

See Foreign Secretary and Ministry of foreign affairs

Monarchy of the United Kingdom

The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with their powers regulated by the British Constitution.

See Foreign Secretary and Monarchy of the United Kingdom

National Government (1931)

The National Government of August–October 1931, also known as the First National Government, was the first of a series of national governments formed during the Great Depression in the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and National Government (1931)

National Government (1931–1935)

The National Government of 1931–1935 was formed by Ramsay MacDonald following his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George V after the general election in October 1931.

See Foreign Secretary and National Government (1931–1935)

National Government (1935–1937)

The National Government of 1935–1937 was formed by Stanley Baldwin on his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George V, following the resignation of Ramsay MacDonald in June 1935.

See Foreign Secretary and National Government (1935–1937)

National Government (1937–1939)

The National Government of 1937–1939 was formed by Neville Chamberlain on his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George VI.

See Foreign Secretary and National Government (1937–1939)

National Labour Organisation

The National Labour Organisation, also known simply as National Labour, was formed in 1931 by supporters of the National Government in Britain who had come from the Labour Party.

See Foreign Secretary and National Labour Organisation

National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)

The National Liberal Party, known until 1948 as the Liberal National Party, was a liberal political party in the United Kingdom from 1931 to 1968.

See Foreign Secretary and National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)

National Security Council (United Kingdom)

The National Security Council is a United Kingdom cabinet committee.

See Foreign Secretary and National Security Council (United Kingdom)

Newtown (UK Parliament constituency)

Newtown was a parliamentary borough located in Newtown on the Isle of Wight, which was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.

See Foreign Secretary and Newtown (UK Parliament constituency)

Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)

Northumberland, was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290 to 1707, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.

See Foreign Secretary and Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency)

November 2023 British cabinet reshuffle

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak carried out the second cabinet reshuffle of his premiership on 13 November 2023.

See Foreign Secretary and November 2023 British cabinet reshuffle

Official residence

An official residence is a residence designated by an authority and assigned to an official (such as a head of state, head of government, governor, or other senior figures), and may not always be the same place where the office holder conducts their official functions or lives.

See Foreign Secretary and Official residence

Order of the Garter

The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348.

See Foreign Secretary and Order of the Garter

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs was a junior position in the British government, subordinate to both the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and since 1945 also to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Foreign Secretary and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs are 1782 establishments in Great Britain, lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom and ministerial offices in the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

Patrick Gordon Walker

Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker, Baron Gordon-Walker, (7 April 1907 – 2 December 1980) was a British Labour Party politician.

See Foreign Secretary and Patrick Gordon Walker

Peelite

The Peelites were a breakaway political faction of the British Conservative Party from 1846 to 1859.

See Foreign Secretary and Peelite

Peerage of the United Kingdom

The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Peerage of the United Kingdom

Perceval ministry

This is a list of members of the government of the United Kingdom in office under the leadership of Spencer Perceval from 1809 to 1812.

See Foreign Secretary and Perceval ministry

Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

This is a list of Permanent Under-Secretaries in the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (and its predecessors) since 1790.

See Foreign Secretary and Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington

Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Baron Carington of Upton, (6 June 1919 – 9July 2018), was a British Conservative Party politician and hereditary peer who served as Defence Secretary from 1970 to 1974, Foreign Secretary from 1979 to 1982, chairman of the General Electric Company from 1983 to 1984, and Secretary General of NATO from 1984 to 1988.

See Foreign Secretary and Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington

Philip Hammond

Philip Hammond, Baron Hammond of Runnymede (born 4 December 1955) is a British politician and life peer who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2016 to 2019, Foreign Secretary from 2014 to 2016, and Defence Secretary from 2011 to 2014.

See Foreign Secretary and Philip Hammond

Plymouth Devonport (UK Parliament constituency)

Plymouth, Devonport was, from 1832 until 2010, a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Plymouth Devonport (UK Parliament constituency)

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. Foreign Secretary and prime Minister of the United Kingdom are ministerial offices in the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Prince regent

A prince regent or princess regent is a prince or princess who, due to their position in the line of succession, rules a monarchy as regent in the stead of a monarch, e.g., as a result of the sovereign's incapacity (minority or illness) or absence (e.g., by remoteness, such as exile or long voyage, or the absence of an incumbent).

See Foreign Secretary and Prince regent

Privy Council (United Kingdom)

The Privy Council (formally His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council) is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Privy Council (United Kingdom)

Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901.

See Foreign Secretary and Queen Victoria

Rab Butler

Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, (9 December 1902 – 8 March 1982), also known as R. A.

See Foreign Secretary and Rab Butler

Ramsay MacDonald

James Ramsay MacDonald (12 October 18669 November 1937) was a British statesman and politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the first who belonged to the Labour Party, leading minority Labour governments for nine months in 1924 and again between 1929 and 1931.

See Foreign Secretary and Ramsay MacDonald

Regency era

The Regency era of British history is commonly described as the years between and 1837, although the official regency for which it is named only spanned the years 1811 to 1820.

See Foreign Secretary and Regency era

Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley

Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, (20 June 1760 – 26 September 1842) was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator.

See Foreign Secretary and Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley

Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency)

Richmond (Yorks) was a constituency in North Yorkshire in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

See Foreign Secretary and Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency)

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (3 February 183022 August 1903), known as Lord Salisbury, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times for a total of over thirteen years.

See Foreign Secretary and Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool

Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, (7 June 1770 – 4 December 1828) was a British Tory statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827.

See Foreign Secretary and Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh

Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, (18 June 1769 – 12 August 1822), usually known as Lord Castlereagh, derived from the courtesy title Viscount Castlereagh by which he was styled from 1796 to 1821, was a British statesman and politician.

See Foreign Secretary and Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh

Robin Cook

Robert Finlayson "Robin" Cook (28 February 19466 August 2005) was a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 until his death in 2005 and served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 until 2001 when he was replaced by Jack Straw.

See Foreign Secretary and Robin Cook

Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading

Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, (10 October 1860 – 30 December 1935), known as the Earl of Reading from 1917 to 1926, was a British Liberal politician and judge, who served as Lord Chief Justice of England, Viceroy of India, and Foreign Secretary, the last Liberal to hold that post.

See Foreign Secretary and Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading

Runnymede and Weybridge (UK Parliament constituency)

Runnymede and Weybridge is a constituency in Surrey represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Ben Spencer, a Conservative.

See Foreign Secretary and Runnymede and Weybridge (UK Parliament constituency)

Rye (UK Parliament constituency)

Rye was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Rye in East Sussex.

See Foreign Secretary and Rye (UK Parliament constituency)

Saffron Walden (UK Parliament constituency)

Saffron Walden was a constituency in Essex, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1922 to 2024 by members of the Conservative Party.

See Foreign Secretary and Saffron Walden (UK Parliament constituency)

Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood

Samuel John Gurney Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood, (24 February 1880 – 7 May 1959), more commonly known as Sir Samuel Hoare, was a senior British Conservative politician who served in various Cabinet posts in the Conservative and National governments of the 1920s and 1930s.

See Foreign Secretary and Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood

Second Baldwin ministry

Stanley Baldwin of the Conservative Party formed the second Baldwin ministry upon his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George V after the 1924 general election.

See Foreign Secretary and Second Baldwin ministry

Second Blair ministry

The second Blair ministry lasted from June 2001 to May 2005.

See Foreign Secretary and Second Blair ministry

Second Cameron ministry

David Cameron formed the second Cameron ministry, the first Conservative majority government since 1996, following the 2015 general election.

See Foreign Secretary and Second Cameron ministry

Second Derby–Disraeli ministry

The Conservative government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1858 and ended in 1859 was led by Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby in the House of Lords and Benjamin Disraeli in the House of Commons.

See Foreign Secretary and Second Derby–Disraeli ministry

Second Disraeli ministry

Benjamin Disraeli was appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for a second time by Queen Victoria after William Ewart Gladstone's government was defeated in the 1874 general election.

See Foreign Secretary and Second Disraeli ministry

Second Gladstone ministry

After campaigning against the foreign policy of the Beaconsfield ministry, William Gladstone led the Liberal Party to victory in the 1880 general election.

See Foreign Secretary and Second Gladstone ministry

Second Johnson ministry

The second Johnson ministry began on 16 December 2019, three days after Boris Johnson's audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she invited him to form a government following the 2019 general election.

See Foreign Secretary and Second Johnson ministry

Second MacDonald ministry

The second MacDonald ministry was formed by Ramsay MacDonald on his reappointment as prime minister of the United Kingdom by King George V on 5 June 1929.

See Foreign Secretary and Second MacDonald ministry

Second Major ministry

John Major formed the second Major ministry following the 1992 general election after being invited by Queen Elizabeth II to begin a new administration.

See Foreign Secretary and Second Major ministry

Second May ministry

The second May ministry was formed on 11 June 2017 after Theresa May returned to office following the June 2017 snap general election.

See Foreign Secretary and Second May ministry

Second Melbourne ministry

The second Lord Melbourne ministry was formed in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland by the Viscount Melbourne in 1835.

See Foreign Secretary and Second Melbourne ministry

Second Peel ministry

The second Peel ministry was formed by Sir Robert Peel in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1841.

See Foreign Secretary and Second Peel ministry

Second Pitt ministry

Former prime minister William Pitt the Younger reassumed the premiership of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1804, succeeding Henry Addington as First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer.

See Foreign Secretary and Second Pitt ministry

Second Portland ministry

This is a list of members of the Tory government of the United Kingdom in office under the leadership of the Duke of Portland from 1807 to 1809.

See Foreign Secretary and Second Portland ministry

Second Rockingham ministry

This is a list of the principal holders of government office during the second premiership of the Marquess of Rockingham for four months in 1782. Foreign Secretary and second Rockingham ministry are 1782 establishments in Great Britain.

See Foreign Secretary and Second Rockingham ministry

Second Salisbury ministry

The Marquess of Salisbury formed his second ministry, in an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party, following the 1886 general election and his reappointment as the British prime minister by Queen Victoria.

See Foreign Secretary and Second Salisbury ministry

Second Thatcher ministry

Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 4 May 1979 to 28 November 1990, during which time she led a Conservative majority government.

See Foreign Secretary and Second Thatcher ministry

Secretary of State (England)

In the Kingdom of England, the title of Secretary of State came into being near the end of the reign of Elizabeth I, the usual title before that having been King's Clerk, King's Secretary, or Principal Secretary.

See Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State (England)

Secretary of State (United Kingdom)

His Majesty's principal secretaries of state, or secretaries of state, are senior ministers of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom. Foreign Secretary and secretary of State (United Kingdom) are ministerial offices in the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State (United Kingdom)

Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs

The secretary of state for commonwealth affairs was a British Cabinet minister responsible for dealing with the United Kingdom's relations with members of the Commonwealth of Nations (its former colonies). Foreign Secretary and secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs are lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs

Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations

The secretary of state for Commonwealth relations was a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for dealing with the United Kingdom's relations with members of the Commonwealth of Nations (its former colonies). Foreign Secretary and secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations are lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations

Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs

The position of secretary of state for dominion affairs was a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for British relations with the Empire’s dominions – Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State – and the self-governing Crown colony of Southern Rhodesia. Foreign Secretary and secretary of State for Dominion Affairs are lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs

Secretary of State for the Colonies

The secretary of state for the colonies or colonial secretary was the Cabinet of the United Kingdom's minister in charge of managing the British Empire. Foreign Secretary and secretary of State for the Colonies are lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for the Colonies

Secretary of State for the Northern Department

The Secretary of State for the Northern Department was a position in the Cabinet of the government of Great Britain up to 1782. Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for the Northern Department are lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for the Northern Department

Secretary of State for the Southern Department

The Secretary of State for the Southern Department was a position in the cabinet of the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain up to 1782, when the Southern Department became the Home Office. Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for the Southern Department are lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for the Southern Department

Selwyn Lloyd

John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn-Lloyd, Baron Selwyn-Lloyd, (28 July 1904 – 17 May 1978) was a British politician.

See Foreign Secretary and Selwyn Lloyd

Shadow cabinet

The shadow cabinet or shadow ministry is a feature of the Westminster system of government.

See Foreign Secretary and Shadow cabinet

Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

In UK politics, the shadow secretary of state for foreign, commonwealth and development affairs is a position within the opposition's shadow cabinet that deals mainly with issues surrounding the Foreign Office.

See Foreign Secretary and Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

Shelburne ministry

This is a list of the principal holders of government office during the premiership of the Earl of Shelburne between July 1782 and April 1783. Foreign Secretary and Shelburne ministry are 1782 establishments in Great Britain.

See Foreign Secretary and Shelburne ministry

Smethwick (UK Parliament constituency)

Smethwick is a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Smethwick in Staffordshire.

See Foreign Secretary and Smethwick (UK Parliament constituency)

Smethwick in the 1964 general election

The constituency of Smethwick in the West Midlands of England gained national media coverage at the 1964 general election, when Peter Griffiths of the Conservative Party gained the seat against the national trend, amidst controversy concerning racism.

See Foreign Secretary and Smethwick in the 1964 general election

South East England

South East England is one of the nine official regions of England in the United Kingdom at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes.

See Foreign Secretary and South East England

South Shields (UK Parliament constituency)

South Shields is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and South Shields (UK Parliament constituency)

South West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

South West Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Terry Jermy of the Labour Party.

See Foreign Secretary and South West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)

South West Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)

South West Surrey was a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

See Foreign Secretary and South West Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)

Spen Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Spen Valley is a parliamentary constituency in the valley of the River Spen in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

See Foreign Secretary and Spen Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh

Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh (27 October 1818 – 12 January 1887), known as Sir Stafford Northcote, 8th Baronet from 1851 to 1885, was a British Conservative politician.

See Foreign Secretary and Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh

Starmer ministry

The Starmer ministry began on 5 July 2024 when Sir Keir Starmer was invited by King Charles III to form a government, following the resignation of Rishi Sunak after the general election on 4 July 2024.

See Foreign Secretary and Starmer ministry

Sunak ministry

The Sunak ministry began on 25 October 2022 when Rishi Sunak was invited by King Charles III to succeed Liz Truss as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Sunak ministry

The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

See Foreign Secretary and The Guardian

The Right Honourable

The Right Honourable (abbreviation: The Rt Hon. or variations) is an honorific style traditionally applied to certain persons and collective bodies in the United Kingdom, the former British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations.

See Foreign Secretary and The Right Honourable

Third Blair ministry

The third Blair ministry lasted from May 2005 to June 2007.

See Foreign Secretary and Third Blair ministry

Third Churchill ministry

Winston Churchill formed the third Churchill ministry in the United Kingdom following the 1951 general election.

See Foreign Secretary and Third Churchill ministry

Third Derby–Disraeli ministry

The Conservative government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1866 and ended in 1868 was led by Lord Derby in the House of Lords and Benjamin Disraeli in the House of Commons.

See Foreign Secretary and Third Derby–Disraeli ministry

Third Gladstone ministry

The third Gladstone ministry was one of the shortest-lived ministries in British history.

See Foreign Secretary and Third Gladstone ministry

Third Thatcher ministry

Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 4 May 1979 to 28 November 1990, during which time she led a Conservative majority government.

See Foreign Secretary and Third Thatcher ministry

Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham

Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham PC (30 November 173820 July 1786) was a British statesman.

See Foreign Secretary and Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham

Tiverton (UK Parliament constituency)

Tiverton was a constituency located in Tiverton in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Tiverton (UK Parliament constituency)

Tony Blair

Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007.

See Foreign Secretary and Tony Blair

Tories (British political party)

The Tories were a loosely organised political faction and later a political party, in the Parliaments of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Tories (British political party)

Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)

Tottenham is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2000 by the current Foreign Secretary, David Lammy of the Labour Party.

See Foreign Secretary and Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)

Truss ministry

The Truss ministry began on 6 September 2022 when Liz Truss was invited by Queen Elizabeth II—two days before the monarch's death—to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Truss ministry

Unionist government, 1895–1905

A coalition of the Conservative and Liberal Unionist parties took power in the United Kingdom shortly before the 1895 general election.

See Foreign Secretary and Unionist government, 1895–1905

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

See Foreign Secretary and United Kingdom

Uxbridge and South Ruislip (UK Parliament constituency)

Uxbridge and South Ruislip is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation.

See Foreign Secretary and Uxbridge and South Ruislip (UK Parliament constituency)

Victorian era

In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

See Foreign Secretary and Victorian era

Wandsworth Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Wandsworth Central was a parliamentary constituency in the Wandsworth district of South London.

See Foreign Secretary and Wandsworth Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Warwick and Leamington (UK Parliament constituency)

Warwick and Leamington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2017 general election by Matt Western of the Labour Party.

See Foreign Secretary and Warwick and Leamington (UK Parliament constituency)

Wellington caretaker ministry

King William IV had dismissed the Whig government of Lord Melbourne on 14 November 1834 and asked the Duke of Wellington to form a government but he declined, instead recommending Sir Robert Peel.

See Foreign Secretary and Wellington caretaker ministry

Wellington–Peel ministry

The Conservative government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in 1828 and ended in 1830 was led by the Duke of Wellington in the House of Lords and Robert Peel in the House of Commons.

See Foreign Secretary and Wellington–Peel ministry

Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)

Westminster was a parliamentary constituency in the Parliament of England to 1707, the Parliament of Great Britain 1707–1800 and the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801.

See Foreign Secretary and Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)

Whig government, 1830–1834

The Whig government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that began in November 1830 and ended in November 1834 consisted of two ministries: the Grey ministry (from 1830 to July 1834) and then the first Melbourne ministry.

See Foreign Secretary and Whig government, 1830–1834

Whigs (British political party)

The Whigs were a political party in the Parliaments of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom.

See Foreign Secretary and Whigs (British political party)

Whitehall

Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England.

See Foreign Secretary and Whitehall

Who? Who? ministry

Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby led the "Who? Who?" ministry, a short-lived British Conservative government which was in power for a matter of months in 1852.

See Foreign Secretary and Who? Who? ministry

William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville

William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, (25 October 175912 January 1834) was a British Pittite Tory politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1806 to 1807, but was a supporter of the Whigs for the duration of the Napoleonic Wars.

See Foreign Secretary and William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville

William Hague

William Jefferson Hague, Baron Hague of Richmond, (born 26 March 1961) is a British politician and life peer who was Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1997 to 2001.

See Foreign Secretary and William Hague

William IV

William IV (William Henry; 21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837.

See Foreign Secretary and William IV

Wirral (UK Parliament constituency)

Wirral was a county constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983, elected by the first past the post voting system.

See Foreign Secretary and Wirral (UK Parliament constituency)

Witney (UK Parliament constituency)

Witney is a county constituency in Oxfordshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2024 by Charles Maynard of the Liberal Democrats.

See Foreign Secretary and Witney (UK Parliament constituency)

Woolwich East (UK Parliament constituency)

Woolwich East was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983.

See Foreign Secretary and Woolwich East (UK Parliament constituency)

1807 United Kingdom general election

The 1807 United Kingdom general election was the third general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland.

See Foreign Secretary and 1807 United Kingdom general election

1950 United Kingdom general election

The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first to be held after a full term of a majority Labour government.

See Foreign Secretary and 1950 United Kingdom general election

1964 United Kingdom general election

The 1964 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 15 October 1964.

See Foreign Secretary and 1964 United Kingdom general election

1965 Leyton by-election

The 1965 Leyton by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 21 January 1965 for the House of Commons constituency of Leyton in east London.

See Foreign Secretary and 1965 Leyton by-election

2006 British cabinet reshuffle

Following poor results for the Labour Party in the local elections in England on 4 May 2006, British Prime Minister Tony Blair held a cabinet reshuffle the following day.

See Foreign Secretary and 2006 British cabinet reshuffle

2014 British cabinet reshuffle

British prime minister David Cameron reshuffled the Conservative members of his coalition government on 15 July 2014.

See Foreign Secretary and 2014 British cabinet reshuffle

2021 British cabinet reshuffle

Boris Johnson carried out the second significant reshuffle of his majority government from 15 September to 18 September 2021, having last done so in February 2020.

See Foreign Secretary and 2021 British cabinet reshuffle

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Secretary

Also known as British Foreign Minister, British Foreign Secretary, British Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Sec, Foreign Secretaries, Foreign Secretary (UK), Foreign Secretary (United Kingdom), Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Secretary, Foriegn Secretary, List of Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs (UK), Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Great Britain), Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (UK), Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom, Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Foreign Secretary, UK Foreign Secy., UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.

Unionpedia is a concept map or semantic network organized like an encyclopedia – dictionary. It gives a brief definition of each concept and its relationships.

This is a giant online mental map that serves as a basis for concept diagrams. It's free to use and each article or document can be downloaded. It's a tool, resource or reference for study, research, education, learning or teaching, that can be used by teachers, educators, pupils or students; for the academic world: for school, primary, secondary, high school, middle, technical degree, college, university, undergraduate, master's or doctoral degrees; for papers, reports, projects, ideas, documentation, surveys, summaries, or thesis. Here is the definition, explanation, description, or the meaning of each significant on which you need information, and a list of their associated concepts as a glossary. Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Swedish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Catalan, Czech, Hebrew, Danish, Finnish, Indonesian, Norwegian, Romanian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai, Greek, Bulgarian, Croatian, Slovak, Lithuanian, Filipino, Latvian, Estonian and Slovenian. More languages soon.

The information is based on Wikipedia articles and other Wikimedia projects, and it's available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.

Unionpedia is not endorsed by or affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

Google Play, Android and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google Inc.

Languages

Foreign Secretary

Table of Contents