Secretary of State for International Development

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United Kingdom cabinet position government ministerial office

The Secretary of State for International Development was the UK government minister responsible for overseeing foreign aid, international development policy, and the Department for International Development (DFID).

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Secretary of State for International Development canonical	12
Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom	3
International Development Secretary	2
Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom, 2003	2
Minister for Overseas Development	1
Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom (2003-05-12 to 2003-10-05)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2134813 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Secretary of State for International Development
Context triple: [Penny Mordaunt, positionHeld, Secretary of State for International Development]

A. Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs is the United Kingdom’s senior government minister responsible for overseeing foreign policy, international relations, and overseas development.
B. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for conducting diplomacy, managing international relations, and overseeing overseas development and aid.
C. Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
The Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme is the head of UNDP, responsible for overseeing its global development work and representing the organization within the UN system.
D. Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development is the presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed chief executive who leads and oversees U.S. foreign assistance and international development programs worldwide.
E. Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
The Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations was a senior British Cabinet minister responsible for managing the United Kingdom’s political and diplomatic relations with the countries of the Commonwealth.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Secretary of State for International Development
Target entity description: The Secretary of State for International Development was the UK government minister responsible for overseeing foreign aid, international development policy, and the Department for International Development (DFID).

A. Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs is the United Kingdom’s senior government minister responsible for overseeing foreign policy, international relations, and overseas development.
B. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for conducting diplomacy, managing international relations, and overseeing overseas development and aid.
C. Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
The Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme is the head of UNDP, responsible for overseeing its global development work and representing the organization within the UN system.
D. Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development is the presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed chief executive who leads and oversees U.S. foreign assistance and international development programs worldwide.
E. Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
The Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations was a senior British Cabinet minister responsible for managing the United Kingdom’s political and diplomatic relations with the countries of the Commonwealth.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Kingdom cabinet position ⓘ government ministerial office ⓘ
abolished	2020 ⓘ
abolitionContext	creation of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in 2020 ⓘ
appointedBy	Monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British monarch
associatedWith	Department for International Development headquarters at 22 Whitehall ⓘ linked to: Department for International Development International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015 ⓘ International Development Act 2002 ⓘ
controls	United Kingdom official development assistance budget ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
department	Department for International Development ⓘ
firstHolder	Clare Short ⓘ
formationDate	1997 ⓘ
formedBy	Government of Tony Blair ⓘ linked to: Third Blair ministry
hasJurisdictionOver	United Kingdom bilateral aid programmes ⓘ United Kingdom multilateral development contributions ⓘ
jurisdiction	United Kingdom ⓘ
lastHolder	Anne-Marie Trevelyan ⓘ
legalBasis	royal prerogative and UK constitutional conventions ⓘ
locatedIn	Whitehall ⓘ
memberOf	Cabinet of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British Cabinet Government of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: UK government
nominatedBy	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: Prime Minister
officeType	Secretary of State ⓘ
oversees	Department for International Development ⓘ
partOf	Cabinet of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British Cabinet
policyArea	humanitarian assistance ⓘ international development ⓘ overseas aid budget ⓘ poverty reduction ⓘ
precededBy	Minister for Overseas Development ⓘ Minister for Overseas Development and Commonwealth Affairs ⓘ
reasonForAbolition	merger of DFID with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ⓘ
reportsTo	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: Prime Minister
responsibleFor	Department for International Development ⓘ foreign aid policy of the United Kingdom ⓘ international development policy of the United Kingdom ⓘ
seat	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
shortName	International Development Secretary ⓘ linked to: Secretary of State for International Development
status	defunct office ⓘ
style	The Right Honourable ⓘ
subordinateTo	Parliament of the United Kingdom through ministerial accountability ⓘ
supersededBy	Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs ⓘ
worksWith	United Nations development bodies ⓘ linked to: United Nations development system international development agencies ⓘ non-governmental organizations in development ⓘ

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Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Penny Mordaunt → positionHeld → Secretary of State for International Development ⓘ

Grant Shapps → positionHeld → Secretary of State for International Development ⓘ

Priti Patel → positionHeld → Secretary of State for International Development ⓘ

Priti Patel → resignedFromPosition → Secretary of State for International Development ⓘ

Clare Short → positionHeld → Secretary of State for International Development ⓘ

Secretary of State for International Development → shortName → International Development Secretary ⓘ