Secretary of State for the Union

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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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