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The '''Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs''', informally the '''Foreign Secretary''', is the [[United Kingdom]]'s foreign minister, the public face of foreign policy at the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] (FCO). This is the most senior position in the [[government of the United Kingdom]] after the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] and the [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]. The current Foreign Secretary is [[William Hague]] of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], as part of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government; before the general election of 2010 it was [[David Miliband]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. | The '''Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs''', informally the '''Foreign Secretary''', is the [[United Kingdom]]'s foreign minister, the public face of foreign policy at the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] (FCO). This is the most senior position in the [[government of the United Kingdom]] after the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] and the [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]. The current Foreign Secretary is [[William Hague]] of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], as part of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat [[coalition government]]; before the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|general election of 2010]] it was [[David Miliband]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. | ||
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Revision as of 02:36, 22 May 2010
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, informally the Foreign Secretary, is the United Kingdom's foreign minister, the public face of foreign policy at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). This is the most senior position in the government of the United Kingdom after the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The current Foreign Secretary is William Hague of the Conservative Party, as part of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government; before the general election of 2010 it was David Miliband of the Labour Party.