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| United Kingdom | Jul 13 2010, 03:25 PM Post #1 |
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~ The Cabinet ~The Cabinet is composed of the most prominent Government Ministers. It is the executive committee of HM's Privy Council . The First Lord of the Treasury is primus inter pares among the cabinet. Edited by United Kingdom, Jul 14 2010, 08:21 PM.
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| United Kingdom | Jul 14 2010, 08:13 PM Post #2 |
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![]() First Lord of the Treasury ~ William Lamb, Viscount Melbourne The First Lord of the Treasury was born in 1779 in Piccadilly, son of the politician and peer Peniston Lamb. The Prime Minister studied at Trinity College, Cambridge. He soon entered Parliament and represented a number of seats before being elevated to the peerage on the death of his father. During his period as Home Secretary from 1830 to 1834, Melbourne refused to countenance emergency legislation and military force in reaction to politically driven riots. Although he is not a great supporter of reform, he sees it as necessary to forestall revolution. Chancellor of the Exchequer ~ Mr. Thomas Spring Rice The Chancellor of the Exchequer was born in 1790 in Limerick and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He became a Member of Parliament in 1820, representing his native town. Since 1832 he has been the Member of Parliament for Cambridge. Spring Rice has previously served His Majesty in the Home Office and more recently in the Colonial Office. The Chancellor is a proponent of Benthamite utilitarianism and laissez-faire economics, as well as a firm believer in the traditional constitution of the United Kingdom and the Union between Great Britain and Ireland. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ~ Henry John Temple, Third Viscount Palmerston Born in 1784 in Westminster, his father was also a politician. He studied at Edinburgh before moving onto Cambridge. Palmerston has been Member of Parliament for Newport, Cambridge University, Bletchingley and Hampshire South, but now represents Tiverton. He was first appointed Foreign Secretary under the Minister of Lord Aberdeen and was previously Secretary for War for nearly twenty years. Palmerstone has been and is a prominent supporter of reform in many fields. Despite his personal liberal views he advocates friendly relations with the autocratic powers. Secretary of State for the Home Department ~ John Russell The Home Secretary was born in 1792 in Westminster, son of Lord John Russell. Due to ill health most of his education was conducted at home. He was eventually sent away to study at Edinburgh. Since 1813 he has represented a great number of seats and is currently the Member of Parliament for Stroud in Gloucestershire. He was a supporter of the 1832 Reform Act, condemned the Peterloo Massacre and speaks out against those who favour suspending Habeas Corpus. He also favours all manner of reform in Ireland. President of the Board of Trade ~ Charles Poulett Thomson The President of the Board of Trade was born in 1799 in Surrey, the son of a merchant. Whilst working for his father he spent time in St. Petersburg and other parts of Russia. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Dover in 1826 and first became a Government Minister that same year. He now represents the voters of Manchester. Despite his family’s support for protectionist measures, Thomson is a support of free trade. Secretary of State for the Colonies ~ Sir George Grey, 2nd Baron of Fallodon Sir George Grey was born in Gibraltar in 1799, the son of a Captain of the Royal Navy. He graduated from Oriel College, Oxford with first-class honours in classics. After a short career in law, Grey entered Parliament in 1832, representing Devonport. President of the Board of Control ~ John Hobhouse, Baron of Broughton The President of the Board of Control was born in 1787 in Bristol. His father was a Whig Member of Parliament with reformist tendencies. These were picked up by Mr Hobhouse, who entered Parliament in 1820 for Westminster. After a brief period outside of Government and Parliament during 1833, in 1834 he successfully stood for the seat of Nottingham. Mr Hobhouse is associated with the radical wing of the Whigs. First Lord of the Admiralty ~ George Elliot Murray Kynymound, Second Earl of Minto The Earl was born in 1782 in Lyons. He studied at both Edinburgh and Cambridge, and afterwards trained for the diplomatic service. He enjoyed two brief periods in the House of Commons before taking his seat in the House of Lords in 1814. Prior to becoming the First Lord of the Admiralty the Earl was His Majesty’s minister to Prussia. Secretary of State for War ~ Charles Grant Charles Grant was born in 1778 in Bengal. He studied law at Magdalene, of which College he is now a fellow. After a career as a lawyer Mr Grant entered Parliament in 1811. He is a highly experienced member of the Cabinet, and has worked in the Irish Office, the Board of Trade, the Royal Navy’s Treasury Office and the Colonial Office. Grant was a supporter of the 1832 Reform Act and is known for his opposition to British expansion into the Ciskei which neighbours the Cape Colony. Edited by United Kingdom, Jul 14 2010, 08:27 PM.
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