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'''His Majesty's Paymaster General''' or '''HM Paymaster General''' is a ministerial position in the [[Cabinet Office]] of the [[United Kingdom]]. Today, the Paymaster General is usually a [[minister without portfolio]] available for any duties which the government of the day may designate.
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==History==
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The post was created in 1836 by the merger of the positions of the offices of the [[Paymaster of the Forces]] (1661–1836), the [[Treasurer of the Navy]] (1546–1835), the Paymaster and Treasurer of [[Chelsea Hospital]] (responsible for [[Chelsea Pensioner|Army pensions]]) (1681–1835) and the [[Treasurer of the Ordnance]] (1670–1835).
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Initially, the Paymaster General only had responsibilities in relation to the [[UK/Military|armed services]] but in 1848 two more offices were merged into that of Paymaster General: the Paymaster of Exchequer Bills (1723–1848) and the Paymaster of the Civil Service (1834–1848), the latter followed by its Irish counterpart in 1861. They thus became 'the principal paying agent of the government and the banker for all government departments except the [[HM Revenue and Customs|revenue departments]] and the [[National Debt]] Office'.<ref name="NA">http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C229</ref>
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From 1848 to 1868, the post was held concurrently with that of [[Vice-President of the Board of Trade]].
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Today, the Paymaster General is usually a [[Minister without portfolio (United Kingdom)|minister without portfolio]] available for any duties which the government of the day may designate. The post may be combined with another office, or may be left unfilled.
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Though the Paymaster General was titular head of the Paymaster General's Office, their executive functions were delegated to the Assistant Paymaster General, a permanent [[civil servant]] who (though acting in the name of the Paymaster General) was answerable to the [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]].<ref name="NA" />
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Start27 April 1836
Websitehttp://web.archive.org/web/20080614152903/http://www.opg.gov.uk/
UK ministerial position. Today, the Paymaster General is usually a minister without portfolio available for any duties which the government of the day may designate.

His Majesty's Paymaster General or HM Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom. Today, the Paymaster General is usually a minister without portfolio available for any duties which the government of the day may designate.

History

The post was created in 1836 by the merger of the positions of the offices of the Paymaster of the Forces (1661–1836), the Treasurer of the Navy (1546–1835), the Paymaster and Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital (responsible for Army pensions) (1681–1835) and the Treasurer of the Ordnance (1670–1835).

Initially, the Paymaster General only had responsibilities in relation to the armed services but in 1848 two more offices were merged into that of Paymaster General: the Paymaster of Exchequer Bills (1723–1848) and the Paymaster of the Civil Service (1834–1848), the latter followed by its Irish counterpart in 1861. They thus became 'the principal paying agent of the government and the banker for all government departments except the revenue departments and the National Debt Office'.[1]

From 1848 to 1868, the post was held concurrently with that of Vice-President of the Board of Trade.

Today, the Paymaster General is usually a minister without portfolio available for any duties which the government of the day may designate. The post may be combined with another office, or may be left unfilled.

Though the Paymaster General was titular head of the Paymaster General's Office, their executive functions were delegated to the Assistant Paymaster General, a permanent civil servant who (though acting in the name of the Paymaster General) was answerable to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.[1]



 

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References

  1. ↑ a b http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C229
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