Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written statement – made at on 8 July 2010.
David Lidington
The Minister for Europe
A written ministerial statement on
The Foreign Secretary agrees to the reappointment having consulted with the Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice and Attorney-General.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.