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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|Ian Murray (Scottish politician)|Ian Murray}} under {{wp|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister}} {{wp|Keir Starmer}}. | 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 | |
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| Department for the Preservation and Continuation of the Union | |
| Style | Union Secretary (informal) The Right Honourable (within the UK and the Commonwealth) |
| Status | Secretary of state Minister of the Crown |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 6 June 2022 |
| First holder | David Mundell |
| Website | www |
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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.