Great Offices of State State as Home Secretary. 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
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics Bushell, 400m T53 (wheelchair) men, and Rochelle Woods, 800m T54 (wheelchair) women. The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, resulting in total number of 59 competitors: The following British competitors won medals at the Championships Heptathlon Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (often referred to as "Great Britain") competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from 27 August - 4 September 2011. UK Athletics announced a team of 67 athletes on