First Secretary of State
| United Kingdom First Secretary of State of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |
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Incumbent since 15 September 2021Vacant | |
| Government of the United Kingdom | |
| Style | The Right Honourable (formal) His/Her Excellency (diplomatic) |
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| Reports to | Prime Minister |
| Residence | None, may use grace and favour residences |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Appointer | The King (on the advice of the prime minister) |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Rab Butler |
| Formation | 13 July 1962 |
| Salary | £153,022 per annum (including £81,932 MP salary) (2019) |
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First Secretary of State is an office that is sometimes held by a minister of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom. The office indicates seniority, including over all other secretaries of state. The office is not always in use, so there have sometimes been extended gaps between holders.
The office frequently serves the same political functions as that of Deputy Prime Minister, and while there have been occasions when the two titles have existed at the same time, Prime Ministers historically have tended to designate one or the other (or neither). As of February 2026 the office is vacant, last having been held by Dominic Raab from 2019 to 2021, which ended when the title was swapped for Deputy Prime Minister in 2022.