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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The secretary of state for Northern Ireland (Irish: Rúnaí Stáit Thuaisceart Éireann; Scots: Secretar o State for Norlin Airlan),[3][4] also referred to as the Northern Ireland secretary or SoSNI, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the Northern Ireland Office.[5] The officeholder is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. The incumbent secretary of state for Northern Ireland is Hilary Benn.
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Style | Northern Ireland Secretary (informal) The Right Honourable (within the UK and Commonwealth) |
Type | Minister of the Crown |
Status | Secretary of State |
Member of | |
Reports to | The Prime Minister |
Residence | Hillsborough Castle |
Seat | Westminster |
Nominator | The Prime Minister |
Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Precursor | Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Governor of Northern Ireland |
Formation | 24 March 1972 |
First holder | William Whitelaw |
Deputy | Minister of State for Northern Ireland |
Salary | £159,038 per annum (2022)[1] (including £86,584 MP salary)[2] |
Website | www |
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The office holder works alongside the other Northern Ireland Office ministers. The corresponding shadow minister is the shadow secretary of state for Northern Ireland.