UK government titles
Secretary of State Minister of State Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Parliamentary Private Secretary
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A Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, in the United Kingdom government structure, is a minister who is junior to a Minister of State who is in turn junior to a Secretary of State. In the United Kingdom, a Secretary of State is a Cabinet Minister in charge of a Government Department (though not all departments are headed Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a Parliamentary system. A Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS) is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP by a senior minister in government or shadow Her Majesty's Government, or when the monarch is male His Majesty's Government, is the title used by the Government of the United Kingdom, based at A minister or a secretary is a Politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional Government. Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a Parliamentary system. In the United Kingdom, a Secretary of State is a Cabinet Minister in charge of a Government Department (though not all departments are headed They are not members of, nor do they attend, cabinet - although they may be members of a cabinet committee. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch.

Although this position is the most junior ministerial office, Parliamentary Private Secretaries, who are unpaid helpers, are more junior still. A Parliamentary Private Secretary ( PPS) is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP by a senior minister in government or shadow