Secretary of State was appointed to look after the governance of England . *
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In the United Kingdom, a Secretary of State (SoS) is a government minister.
There are currently 16 of Secretaries of State.[1] Only 21 Secretaries of State can receive a salary.[2] Currently, all Secretaries of State are both of cabinet rank and the most senior minister in their respective government department. They are all also MPs.[1]
However, not all departments have a Secretary of State. For instance, the most senior minister in HM Treasury is the Chancellor of the Exchequer.[1] Nonetheless, the Chancellor of the Exchequer is paid the same as all Secretaries of State who sit in the House of Commons.[3]
Each Secretary of State is formally titled "Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for...". Legislation generally only refers to "the Secretary of State" without specifying which one. By virtue of the Interpretation Act 1978, this phrase means "one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State".[4]
Secretaries of State, like other government ministers, are appointed through the royal prerogative.[5]