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Secretary of State for Defence

United Kingdom government cabinet minister
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Secretary of State for Defence

Summary

Secretary of State for Defence is a position[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Secretary of State for Defence is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Secretary of State for Defence's instance of is recorded as position[4].
  • Secretary of State for Defence's official residence is recorded as Westminster[5].
  • Secretary of State for Defence is a type of Secretary of State[6].
  • Secretary of State for Defence is a type of defence minister[7].
  • Secretary of State for Defence is part of Cabinet of the United Kingdom[8].
  • Secretary of State for Defence's Commons category is recorded as Secretaries of State for Defence (UK)[9].
  • April 1, 1964 marks the founding of Secretary of State for Defence[10].
  • Secretary of State for Defence's appointed by is recorded as monarch of the United Kingdom[11].
  • Secretary of State for Defence's official website is recorded as http://www.gov.uk/mod[12].
  • Secretary of State for Defence's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Secretaries of state for defence (UK)[13].
  • Secretary of State for Defence's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United Kingdom[14].
  • Secretary of State for Defence's position holder is recorded as Michael Fallon[15].
  • Secretary of State for Defence's position holder is recorded as Ben Wallace[16].
  • Secretary of State for Defence's position holder is recorded as Grant Shapps[17].
  • Secretary of State for Defence's position holder is recorded as John Healey[18].
  • Secretary of State for Defence's replaces is recorded as Secretary of State for Air[19].
  • Secretary of State for Defence's replaces is recorded as Secretary of State for War[20].
  • Secretary of State for Defence's replaces is recorded as First Lord of the Admiralty[21].
  • Secretary of State for Defence's replaces is recorded as Minister of Defence[22].
  • Secretary of State for Defence's substitute/deputy/replacement of office/officeholder is recorded as Minister of State for the Armed Forces[23].
  • Secretary of State for Defence's organization directed by the office or position is recorded as Ministry of Defence[24].

Body

Definition and Type

Secretary of State for Defence's instance of is recorded as position[4]. Recorded subclass of include Secretary of State[6] and defence minister[7].

Origins

April 1, 1964 marks the founding of Secretary of State for Defence[10].

Use and Application

Secretary of State for Defence is part of Cabinet of the United Kingdom[8].

Why It Matters

Secretary of State for Defence has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Ben Wallace Clement Attlee Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis Harold Macmillan Liam Fox Penny Mordaunt Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington Philip Hammond United Kingdom Winston Churchill

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.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . UK Parliament Website. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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