These eventually became hereditary and honorary titles, while the substantive duties of the Officers passed to individuals who were appointed on behalf of the Crown.
[9] The Truss ministry formed on 6 September 2022 and initially had no white men holding positions in the Great Offices of State, for the first time in British political history.
It also marked the first 21st century instance of a former prime minister holding a Great Office of State, with David Cameron being appointed as Foreign Secretary in the Sunak ministry, becoming the first former prime minister to serve in a ministerial post since Alec Douglas-Home in 1970−1974.
[15] Starmer appointed women to a record half of the Cabinet, including three of the five top positions in the British government.
Besides Reeves, this includes Angela Rayner as Deputy Prime Minister and Yvette Cooper as Home Secretary.