Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty
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The Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty [1] also known as the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Board of Admiralty [2] was a position on the Board of Admiralty and a civil officer of the British Royal Navy. It was usually filled by a Member of Parliament. Although he attended Board of Admiralty meetings informally he was not made a full member of that Board until 1929.[3] He served as the deputy to the First Lord of the Admiralty in Parliament and was mainly responsible for all naval finance and spending proposals from 1625 until 1959.
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United Kingdom Office of the Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty | |
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Ministry of Defence | |
Style | The Right Honourable (Formal prefix) Secretary to the Admiralty |
Member of | British Cabinet Board of Admiralty |
Seat | Westminster, London |
Appointer | The British Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
Term length | No fixed term |
Formation | 1625–1959 |
First holder | Sir Edward Nicholas |
Final holder | Charles Ian Orr-Ewing |
Website | www.gov.uk |
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