First Secretary of State (Tanaau)

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First Secretary of State
Incumbent
Vacant
Government of Tanaau
StyleThe Right Honourable
TypeMinister of the Crown
StatusSecretary of State
Member ofCabinet
Reports toPrime Minister
SeatFrosea
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerMonarch
Term lengthAt His Majesty's Pleasure
Formation17 November 2023
Unofficial namesFirst Secretary

The First Secretary of State, sometimes known simply as the First Secretary, is an office sometimes held by a minister of the crown in the Government of Tanaau. The office indicates seniority over all the other secretaries of state. The office is not always use, and is sometimes interchangeable with the office of deputy prime minister.

The office is currently vacant.

History

The office of first secretary was established on 17 November 2023 after the ratification of the constitution.

Responsibilities

The office, officially, does not carry any additional responsibilities. The responcibilies of the office is dependent on the needs of the prime minister of the day. However, the appointment to the office usually benefits the prime minister as it allows a senior minister to chair Cabinet committees and it sends a status signal to the office holder.

Like the deputy prime minister, the first secretary has no automatic right of succession to the office of prime minister. However, the first secretary can stand in for the prime minister as and where needed.

See also