Premiership of Tony Blair 18 councils. This result was thought to be partly continued fallout from public dissatisfaction over the decision to invade Iraq, and partly due to a scandal concerning the Home Office's mishandling of the deportation of foreign criminals. At the same time, an affair of Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott with his diary secretary had been made public. Further, some Primary care and Hospital Trust sustained significant deficits and had to release staff, which called into question the position of Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt. On 5 May, Blair reshuffled his Cabinet. Most significantly, Home Secretary Charles Clarke and Foreign Secretary Jack
Foreign Secretary (India) Foreign Secretary (India) The Foreign Secretary ("Videsh Sachiv") is the administrative head of the Ministry of External Affairs and is the top diplomat for foreign relations. This post is generally held by an IFS officer of the rank of Secretary to Government of India. The current Foreign Secretary is Vijay Keshav Gokhale. As a Secretary to Government of India, the Foreign Secretary ranks 23rd on Indian Order of Precedence. Foreign Secretary is the administrative head of the Ministry of External Affairs, and is the principal adviser to the External Affairs Minister on all matters of policy and administration within the