UK/Minister/Without Portfolio
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 UK/Minister/Without Portfolio  (Minister without Portfolio) | |
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| UK sinecure position sometimes used to enable the chairman of the governing party to attend cabinet meetings. |
In the United Kingdom, the minister without portfolio is often a cabinet position, and is sometimes used to enable the chairman of the governing party, contemporarily either the chairman of the Conservative Party or the chair of the Labour Party to attend cabinet meetings (if so, they hold the title of "Party chairman"). The sinecure positions of Lord Privy Seal, Paymaster General, and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which have few responsibilities and have a higher rank in the order of precedence than minister without portfolio can also be used to similar effect.
Office Holders on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Clarke | 4 September 2012 | 14 July 2014 |
| Sayeeda Warsi | 12 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 |
| Hazel Blears | 5 May 2006 | 27 June 2007 |
| Ian McCartney | 4 April 2003 | 5 May 2006 |
| Peter Mandelson | 2 May 1997 | 27 July 1998 |
| Eustace Percy | 7 June 1935 | 31 March 1936 |
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