Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office

United Kingdom Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office
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Cabinet Office
Style	The Right Honourable (within the UK and Commonwealth)
Status	Secretary of state Minister of the Crown
Member of	Cabinet Privy Council
Reports to	The Prime Minister
Seat	Westminster
Appointer	The Crown on advice of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	9 February 2023
First holder	Oliver Dowden
Final holder	Oliver Dowden
Abolished	5 July 2024
Salary	£159,038 per annum (2022)^[1] (including £86,584 MP salary)^[2]
Website	www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

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The secretary of state in the Cabinet Office was a secretary of state in the government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the work of the Cabinet Office. The position was created on 9 February 2023. The position was unusually styled as secretary of state in rather than secretary of state for, the style used by other secretaries of state in the United Kingdom. The position was abolished in July 2024 when the Starmer ministry was formed immediately after the 2024 general election.^[3]

List

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Portrait		Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Roles Held	Party	Prime Minister
		Oliver Dowden MP for Hertsmere (1978–)	9 February 2023	5 July 2024	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (from 21 April 2023)	Conservative		Rishi Sunak

References

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^ "Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23" (PDF). 15 December 2022.
^ "Pay and expenses for MPs". parliament.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
^ "The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

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Also attending Cabinet	Chief Whip / Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Chief Secretary to the Treasury Attorney General for England and Wales / Advocate General for Northern Ireland Minister of State for International Development

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