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First Secretary of State

2009-08-12T14:03:59Z

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'''First Secretary of State''' is an occasionally used title within the [[British government]], principally regarded as purely [[title of honor|honorific]]. The title, which implies seniority over all other [[Secretary of state#United Kingdom|Secretaries of State]], has no specific powers or authority attached to it beyond that of any other Secretary of State. It originated as an alternative to the use of the title [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]], which was opposed by some for constitutional reasons. The principle of these objections was that the title implied some degree of expectation that there would be a right of succession to the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]'s position in the event of the death or resignation of the incumbent.{{Fact|date=June 2007}}

Significantly, the role exists only when in use; there can be a lengthy period between successive holders of the title.

== Current position ==

The current First Secretary of State is [[Peter Mandelson|Lord Mandelson]], who was appointed by Gordon Brown on 5th June 2009 in his Cabinet Reshuffle.

==List of First Secretaries of State==

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2|Name
! Picture
! Entered office
! Left office
! Political party and position
! Other ministerial offices held whilst in post
|-
! style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
| [[The Right Honourable|The Rt Hon]] [[Rab Butler]] [[Order of the Companions of Honour|CH]] [[Deputy Lieutenant|DL]] [[Member of Parliament#United Kingdom|MP]]
|
| [[13 July]] [[1962]]
| [[18 October]] [[1963]]
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Deputy Prime Minister]]
|-
! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
| The Rt Hon [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Brown]] MP
|
| [[16 October]] [[1964]]
| [[11 August]] [[1966]]
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] ([[Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK)|Deputy Leader]])
| [[Secretary of State for Economic Affairs]]
|-
! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
| The Rt Hon [[Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham|Michael Stewart]] CH MP
|
| [[11 August]] [[1966]]
| [[6 April]] [[1968]]
| Labour
| Secretary of State for Economic Affairs ''(until [[29 August]] [[1967]])'', ''none ([[29 August]] [[1967]] – [[16 March]] [[1968]])'', [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]] ''([[16 March]] [[1968]] – [[17 October]] [[1968]])''
|-
! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
| The Rt Hon [[Barbara Castle]] MP
|
| [[6 April]] [[1968]]
| [[19 June]] [[1970]]
| Labour
| [[Secretary of State for Employment]]
|-
! style="background-color: {{Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
| The Rt Hon [[Michael Heseltine]] MP
|
| [[20 July]] [[1995]]
| [[2 May]] [[1997]]
| Conservative
| Deputy Prime Minister
|-
! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
| The Rt Hon [[John Prescott]] MP
| [[Image:John Prescott on his last day as Deputy Prime Minister, June 2007.jpg|100px]]
| [[8 June]] [[2001]]
| [[27 June]] [[2007]]
| Labour (Deputy Leader)
| Deputy Prime Minister ''(from [[2 May]] [[1997]])''
|-
! style="background-color: {{Labour Party (UK)/meta/color}}" |
| The Rt Hon [[Peter Mandelson|The Lord Mandelson]] [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]]
| [[Image:Peter_Mandelson,_Spetember_2008.jpg|100px]]
| [[5 June]] [[2009]]
| ''Present''
| Labour
| [[Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills]] ''(from 3 October 2008 as Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)'', [[Lord President of the Council]] (from 5 June 2009)
|}

==References==
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== See also ==
* [[Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]

[[Category:Current ministerial offices in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Honorary titles of the United Kingdom]]
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Sieben Jahre in Tibet (Buch)

2009-06-04T17:20:28Z

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{{otheruses4||the 1997 film|Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film)|the David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels song|Seven Years in Tibet (song)}}
{{Infobox Book
| name = Seven Years in Tibet
| image = [[Image:Sevenyearsbookcover.jpg]]
| author = [[Heinrich Harrer]]
| publisher = Various
| genre = [[Travel literature]]
| release_date = 1952
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover|Hardback]] & [[Paperback]])
}}
'''''Seven Years in Tibet''''' is an [[adventure]] story written by [[Austria|Austrian]] mountaineer and onetime [[Schutzstaffel|SS Nazi]] [[Heinrich Harrer]] based on his real life experiences in [[Tibet]] between 1944 and 1951 during the [[Second World War]] and the interim period before the Communist Chinese [[People's Liberation Army]] invaded Tibet in 1950.

Seven Years in Tibet tells the story of how Austrians [[Heinrich Harrer]] and [[Peter Aufschnaiter]] were imprisoned by the [[United Kingdom|British]] while [[mountaineering]] in the north of [[India]] at the beginning of [[World War II]] in 1939. They eventually escaped across the border into Tibet in 1944 and crossed the treacherous high [[plateau]]. Shortly after arriving in Tibet, they were ordered to return to India. They were able to disguise themselves, and made their way to [[Lhasa]], where they were warmly received. Harrer was introduced to the [[Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama|Dalai Lama]], who was still a boy, and became a [[tutor]] and then close friend to the young spiritual leader. Harrer and Aufschnaiter remained in the region until the [[People's Liberation Army]] entered it in 1950.

Two films have been based on the book. The [[Seven Years in Tibet (1956 film)|first]] was a 1956, 76-minute documentary directed by [[Hans Nieter]]. The documentary includes film taken by Harrer during his stay in Tibet, and Harrer himself reconstructed various scenes from his adventures. The second, ''[[Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film)|Seven Years in Tibet]]'', released in 1997, was directed by [[Jean-Jacques Annaud]] and starred [[Brad Pitt]] and [[David Thewlis]].

There is also a [[David Bowie]] song entitled "[[Seven Years in Tibet (song)|Seven Years in Tibet]]", from his album ''[[Earthling (album)|Earthling]]''.

==See also==
*''Beyond Seven Years in Tibet, My Life Before, During and After'' (2007), Heinrich Harrer's full autobiography published in English

==External links==
*[http://theopencritic.com/?p=3 Seven Years in Tibet] Book Review at The Open Critic (1956)

{{travel-book-stub}}

[[Category:1952 books]]
[[Category:Travel books]]
[[Category:Tibetan Buddhist art and culture]]

[[cs:Sedm let v Tibetu]]
[[et:Seitse aastat Tiibetis]]
[[fr:Sept ans d'aventures au Tibet]]
[[ko:티베트에서의 7년]]
[[it:Sette anni nel Tibet]]
[[nl:Zeven jaar in Tibet]]

Sieben Jahre in Tibet (Buch)

2009-06-04T17:19:58Z

YeshuaDavid:

{{otheruses4||the 1997 film|Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film)|the David Bowie song|Seven Years in Tibet (song)}}
{{Infobox Book
| name = Seven Years in Tibet
| image = [[Image:Sevenyearsbookcover.jpg]]
| author = [[Heinrich Harrer]]
| publisher = Various
| genre = [[Travel literature]]
| release_date = 1952
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover|Hardback]] & [[Paperback]])
}}
'''''Seven Years in Tibet''''' is an [[adventure]] story written by [[Austria|Austrian]] mountaineer and onetime [[Schutzstaffel|SS Nazi]] [[Heinrich Harrer]] based on his real life experiences in [[Tibet]] between 1944 and 1951 during the [[Second World War]] and the interim period before the Communist Chinese [[People's Liberation Army]] invaded Tibet in 1950.

Seven Years in Tibet tells the story of how Austrians [[Heinrich Harrer]] and [[Peter Aufschnaiter]] were imprisoned by the [[United Kingdom|British]] while [[mountaineering]] in the north of [[India]] at the beginning of [[World War II]] in 1939. They eventually escaped across the border into Tibet in 1944 and crossed the treacherous high [[plateau]]. Shortly after arriving in Tibet, they were ordered to return to India. They were able to disguise themselves, and made their way to [[Lhasa]], where they were warmly received. Harrer was introduced to the [[Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama|Dalai Lama]], who was still a boy, and became a [[tutor]] and then close friend to the young spiritual leader. Harrer and Aufschnaiter remained in the region until the [[People's Liberation Army]] entered it in 1950.

Two films have been based on the book. The [[Seven Years in Tibet (1956 film)|first]] was a 1956, 76-minute documentary directed by [[Hans Nieter]]. The documentary includes film taken by Harrer during his stay in Tibet, and Harrer himself reconstructed various scenes from his adventures. The second, ''[[Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film)|Seven Years in Tibet]]'', released in 1997, was directed by [[Jean-Jacques Annaud]] and starred [[Brad Pitt]] and [[David Thewlis]].

There is also a [[David Bowie]] song entitled "[[Seven Years in Tibet (song)|Seven Years in Tibet]]", from his album ''[[Earthling (album)|Earthling]]''.

==See also==
*''Beyond Seven Years in Tibet, My Life Before, During and After'' (2007), Heinrich Harrer's full autobiography published in English

==External links==
*[http://theopencritic.com/?p=3 Seven Years in Tibet] Book Review at The Open Critic (1956)

{{travel-book-stub}}

[[Category:1952 books]]
[[Category:Travel books]]
[[Category:Tibetan Buddhist art and culture]]

[[cs:Sedm let v Tibetu]]
[[et:Seitse aastat Tiibetis]]
[[fr:Sept ans d'aventures au Tibet]]
[[ko:티베트에서의 7년]]
[[it:Sette anni nel Tibet]]
[[nl:Zeven jaar in Tibet]]