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| image = Official portrait of Rt Hon David Mundell MP crop 2.jpg
| image = Ian Murray Official Cabinet Portrait, July 2024 (cropped) 2.jpg
| incumbent = {{wp|David Mundell}}
| incumbent = {{wp|Ian Murray (Scottish politician)|Ian Murray}}
| incumbentsince = 6 June 2022
| incumbentsince = 24 March 2024
| style = '''Union Secretary'''<br>(informal)<br />{{wp|The Right Honourable}}<br>(within the UK and the Commonwealth)
| style = '''Union Secretary'''<br>(informal)<br />{{wp|The Right Honourable}}<br>(within the UK and the Commonwealth)
| status = {{wp|Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|Secretary of state}}<br/>{{wp|Minister of the Crown}}
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The '''Secretary of State for the Union''', also referred to as the '''Union Secretary''', is a {{wp|secretary of state}} in the {{wp|Government of the United Kingdom}}, with overall responsibility for promoting the preservation and continuation of the union between the constituent countries of the {{wp|United Kingdom}} through the {{wp|Department for the Preservation and Continuation of the Union}}. The incumbent is a member of the {{wp|Cabinet of the United Kingdom}}, currently {{wp|David Mundell}}, whom was previously the now-defunct {{wp|Secretary of State for Scotland}}, until the office itself, along with its constituent equivalents, were collectively merged to form the current office of Secretary of State for the Union, as part of a cost-cutting effort by the {{wp|British}} government in light of the inflation crisis.
The '''Secretary of State for the Union''', also referred to as the '''union secretary''', is a {{wp|secretary of state}} in the {{wp|Government of the United Kingdom}}, with overall responsibility for promoting the preservation and continuation of the union between the constituent countries of the {{wp|United Kingdom}} through the {{wp|Department for the Preservation and Continuation of the Union}}. The incumbent is a member of the {{wp|Cabinet of the United Kingdom}}, currently {{wp|Ian Murray (Scottish politician)|Ian Murray}} of the {{wp|Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party}} under {{wp|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister}} {{wp|Keir Starmer}}.

Latest revision as of 09:14, 7 August 2024

Secretary of State
for the Union
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government).svg
Royal Arms of Her Majesty's Government
Ian Murray Official Cabinet Portrait, July 2024 (cropped) 2.jpg
Incumbent
Ian Murray
since 24 March 2024
Department for the Preservation and Continuation of the Union
StyleUnion Secretary
(informal)
The Right Honourable
(within the UK and the Commonwealth)
StatusSecretary of state
Minister of the Crown
AppointerThe Monarch
(on the advice of the Prime Minister)
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation6 June 2022
First holderDavid Mundell
Websitewww.union.gov.uk

The Secretary of State for the Union, also referred to as the union secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for promoting the preservation and continuation of the union between the constituent countries of the United Kingdom through the Department for the Preservation and Continuation of the Union. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom, currently Ian Murray of the Labour Party under Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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