Great Offices of State Great Offices of State The Great Offices of State in the United Kingdom are the four most senior and prestigious posts in the British government. They are the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary. According to convention, when the Prime Minister names his or her Cabinet, either after a general election or a mid-term reshuffle, the first Cabinet ministers to be announced are the Chancellor, the Foreign Secretary and the Home Secretary. James Callaghan is the only person to date to have served in all four positions. In the past hundred years, several other people
Great Britain at the 2014 Winter Olympics snowboard, and figure skating also received funding, but all other winter sports where British athletes were competing did not receive any funding from the body. According to the quota allocation released on 27 January 2014, Great Britain qualified two athletes in alpine skiing. Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Great Britain qualified 1 man and 1 woman. According to the quota allocation released on 30 December 2013, Great Britain had four athletes in qualification position. Based on results from 2012 and the 2013, Great Britain has qualified their men's and women's team (consisting of