Mr Cameron declines to confirm that either man, or even William Hague, the shadow foreign secretary, will assume the three great offices of state in a new Tory government. (telegraph.co.uk)
And now mischief is being made because the so - called great offices of state, a detail that was never Something To Be Concerned About until Jeremy occupied the leader's office, are held by people occupying neighbouring London constituencies. (leftfutures.org)
The «Yes» campaign was officially supported by Wilson's Government [12] and the majority of his cabinet, including the holders of the three other Great Offices of State: Denis Healey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer; James Callaghan, the Foreign Secretary; and Roy Jenkins, the Home Secretary. (en.wikipedia.org)