2007-11-28 22:15:35 · 2 answers · asked by lunarbabe1uk 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The first was Sir William Shelton.....there have been a number of PPS's she did serve a long time.
2007-11-28 22:20:19 · answer #1 · answered by Knownow't 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PMs and Cabinet Ministers tend to have two 'PPS's - a Principal Private Secretary who will be a civil servant and a Parliamentary Private Secretary who will be an MP.
I've copied this exchange from the TV sitcom, yes Minister re Principal Private Secs:-
Hacker: Who else is in this department?
Sir Humphrey: Well briefly, sir, I am the Permanent Under Secretary of State, known as the Permanent Secretary. Woolley here is your Principal Private Secretary. I too have a Principal Private Secretary and he is the Principal Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary. Directly responsible to me are ten Deputy Secretaries, 87 Under Secretaries and 219 Assistant Secretaries. Directly responsible to the Principal Private Secretaries are plain Private Secretaries, and the Prime Minister will be appointing two Parliamentary Under Secretaries and you will be appointing your own Parliamentary Private Secretary.
Hacker: Can they all type?
Sir Humphrey: None of us can type. Mrs Mackay types: she's the secretary.
Minister: Pity, we could have opened an agency.
About which of these offices do you seek information in respect of Margaret Thatcher?
2007-11-28 23:00:22 · answer #2 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋