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
Handball at the 2011 Pan American Games Handball at the 2011 Pan American Games Handball competitions at the Guadalajara 2011 Pan American Games will be held from October 15 to 24 at the San Rafael Gymnasium. Medals will be awarded for both men's and women's team events. Each NOC is permitted to enter one men's team and one women's team in the handball competitions. Each team will consist of 15 athletes. The winner of each event will qualify to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain. An NOC may enter up to one men's team with 15 players and up to one women's team