United Kingdom First Secretary of State of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent Vacant since 15 September 2021
Government of the United Kingdom
Style
The Right Honourable (formal) His/Her Excellency (diplomatic)
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Privy Council
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Prime Minister
Residence
None, may use grace and favour residences
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Prime Minister
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The King (on the advice of the prime minister)
Term length
At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder
Rab Butler
Formation
13 July 1962; 61 years ago (1962-07-13)
Salary
£153,022 per annum (including £81,932 MP salary)[1] (2019)
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First Secretary of State is an office that is sometimes held by a minister of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom. The office indicates seniority,[2] including over all other secretaries of state.[3] The office is not always in use, so there have sometimes been extended gaps between successive holders.
Dominic Raab most recently held the position between July 2019 and September 2021, making it vacant at the moment.
^"Salaries of Members of Her Majesty's Government from 1st April 2019" (PDF). 1 April 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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