What is the US equivalent to the British Home Secretary?
What is the US equivalent to the British Home Secretary?
the Attorney General
in the UK, the person who is in charge of the Home Office. The person who has a similar job in the US is called the Attorney General and, in some other countries, the Minister of the Interior.
Who was the former Labour Home Secretary?
Jacqueline Jill Smith (born 3 November 1962) is a British broadcaster, political commentator and former Labour Party politician. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Redditch from 1997 to 2010. She served as Home Secretary from 2007 to 2009 and was the first woman to hold the position.
Who was Home Secretary 1990 1992?
Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking
| The Right Honourable The Lord Baker of Dorking CH PC | |
|---|---|
| Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | |
| In office 28 November 1990 – 10 April 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
Who was Home Secretary in 1965?
Roy Jenkins
| The Right Honourable The Lord Jenkins of Hillhead OM PC | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Robert Carr |
| Succeeded by | Merlyn Rees |
| In office 23 December 1965 – 30 November 1967 |
Who was Margaret Thatcher’s Chancellor?
Geoffrey Howe
| The Right Honourable The Lord Howe of Aberavon CH Kt PC QC | |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | John Major |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| In office 4 May 1979 – 11 June 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Who was Home Secretary under Blair?
Cabinet
| Portfolio | Minister | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | David Blunkett MP | 2001–2004 |
| Charles Clarke MP | 2004–2006 | |
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Margaret Beckett MP | 2001–2006 |
| Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions | Stephen Byers MP | 2001–2002 |
Who was Labour Home Secretary 1997 2001?
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. He held two of the traditional Great Offices of State, as Home Secretary from 1997 to 2001 and Foreign Secretary from 2001 to 2006 under Blair.
Who was Home Secretary under Theresa May?
Cabinet
| Portfolio | Minister | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet ministers | ||
| Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service | The Rt Hon Theresa May MP | 2016–2019 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer Second Lord of the Treasury | The Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP | 2016–2019 |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | The Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP | 2016–2018 |
Who is shadow Home Secretary?
| Shadow Home Secretary | |
|---|---|
| Incumbent Yvette Cooper since 29 November 2021 | |
| Appointer | Leader of the Opposition |
| Inaugural holder | Kenneth Younger |
| Formation | 14 December 1955 |
Who was Home Secretary in 1939?
List of Ministers
| Office | Name | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | The Earl of Plymouth | May 1937 – 12 May 1939 |
| Rab Butler | 25 February 1938 – September 1939 | |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt | 28 May 1937 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Geoffrey Lloyd | May 1937 |
Who replaced Macmillan?
In October 1963, Harold Macmillan resigned as prime minister and Douglas-Home was chosen to succeed him. By the 1960s, it was unacceptable for a prime minister to sit in the House of Lords, so Home disclaimed his hereditary peerage and successfully stood for election to Parliament as Sir Alec Douglas-Home.
