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Paymaster General

ministerial position in the United Kingdom
Intangible position Q1060844
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Paymaster General

Summary

Paymaster General is a position[1]. It draws 282 Wikipedia views per month (position category, ranking #359 of 3,525).[2]

Key Facts

  • Paymaster General is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Paymaster General's instance of is recorded as position[4].
  • Paymaster General is a type of minister[5].
  • Paymaster General is part of Cabinet of the United Kingdom[6].
  • April 27, 1836 marks the founding of Paymaster General[7].
  • Paymaster General's appointed by is recorded as Elizabeth II[8].
  • Paymaster General's official website is recorded as http://www.opg.gov.uk/[9].
  • Paymaster General's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Paymasters general of the United Kingdom[10].
  • Paymaster General's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • Paymaster General's position holder is recorded as Mel Stride[12].
  • Paymaster General's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Paymaster General's instance of is recorded as position[4]. It is a type of minister[5].

Origins

April 27, 1836 marks the founding of Paymaster General[7].

Use and Application

Paymaster General is part of Cabinet of the United Kingdom[6].

Why It Matters

Paymaster General draws 282 Wikipedia views per month (position category, ranking #359 of 3,525).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Arthur Henderson Elizabeth II Penny Mordaunt Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Gwirex · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Applies to jurisdiction → United Kingdom
    Subclass of → —
    Official website → http://www.opg.gov.uk/
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/paymaster-general"
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