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The Secretary of State for Social Affairs and Citizenship is the chief minister in the Department of Social Affairs and Citizenship within Her Majesty's Government.

The position was known as just the Secretary of State for Social Affairs prior to the departmental rename after the reshuffle in Series 2.

List of Secretaries of State for Social Affairs and Citizenship:[]

Name Political Party Overview of Tenure Series
Peter Mannion Conservative Series 4 (Incumbent)
Nicola Murray Labour Replaces Hugh Abbot in a reshuffle at the start of Series 3. Retains the majority of the staff as she has none of her own. Series 3
Hugh Abbot Labour Continues his leadership of the department after it is renamed in a cabinet reshuffle. Series 2-3

List of Secretaries of State for Social Affairs:[]

Name Political Party Overview of Tenure Series
Hugh Abbot Labour Series 1-2
Cliff Lawton Labour Forced to resign in Episode 1 by Malcolm Tucker due to mass media coverage of his struggling leadership. Replaced by Hugh Abbot. Series 1
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