Postmaster General of the United Kingdom information
Former cabinet position in the British government
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom
Royal Arms as used by Her Majesty's Government General Post Office
Last in office John Stonehouse 1 July 1968 – 1 October 1969
Style
Postmaster General
Appointer
Monarch of the United Kingdom on advice of the Prime Minister
Precursor
Master of the King's Post
Formation
1517
First holder
Brian Tuke as Master of the King’s Post
Final holder
John Stonehouse
Abolished
1 October 1969
Succession
Overseen by the following: Department of Trade and Industry (1974–2007) Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (2007–2015) Home Office (1974–92) Department for Culture, Media and Sport (1992– )
Postmaster General of the United Kingdom was a Cabinet ministerial position in HM Government. Aside from maintaining the postal system, the Telegraph Act 1868 established the Postmaster General's right to exclusively maintain electric telegraphs. This would subsequently extend to telecommunications and broadcasting.
The office was abolished in 1969 by the Post Office Act 1969. A replacement public corporation, governed by a chairman, was established under the name of the Post Office (later subsumed by Royal Mail Group). The cabinet position of Postmaster General was replaced by a Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, with reduced powers, until 1974; most regulatory functions have now been delegated to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, although Royal Mail Group was overseen by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy before flotation.
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