Re: Ministers and ministries?

Peter T. Daniels wrote: 
John Atkinson wrote:

There seems to be a distinction made between a "Department" (of Health,
say) -- a particular unit of bureaucracy -- and a "Ministry" (of Health,
Education and Welfare, say) -- the post held by a minister, what they're in
charge of -- as I said, a minister may be in charge of more than one
department.  At least, I think that distinction's made here in Oz.

In the USA, the "Secretary" in charge of a "Department" isn't a member of
Congress, nor are they (as a rule) a career public servant. They're
appointed by the president, and AIUI, have to be approved by Congress (not
sure about this). 

("Confirmed.") By the Senate.

I'm just editing a history of Palestinian archeology and it mentions a
British "undersecretary of state" in the 1930s -- which seemed odd on
both counts. You've explained "secretary," but how does the Foreign
Ministry relate to the State Department?


There's never been a State Department. "Secretary of State" is the title, and it can have an 'under-' or a 'for' attached to it.

Colin
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