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They are Prime Minister , Chancellor Of The Exchequer , Home Secretary and the Foreign Secretary . These postings are currently held by Tony Blair , Gordon Brown , Charles Clarke and Jack Straw respectively. According to convention, when the Prime Minister names his Cabinet, either after a general election or mid-term reshuffle, the first three announced Cabinet Secretaries will be the Chancellor, Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary, and usually in that order. These should not be confused with the Great Officers Of State , which are mostly ceremonial positions dating to the Medieval era. James Callaghan was the only person to date to have served in all four positions. John Major is the only other politician to come close to this distinction, having served as Foreign Secretary, Chancellor and Prime Minister. |
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