The Ministerial Diary Secretary or simply Diary Secretary is a role in the private office of United Kingdom

government ministers A minister is a politician who heads a ministry, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers. In some jurisdictions the head of government is also a minister and is designated the ‘prime minister’, ...

. Sometimes also called a Diary Manager, the role involves organising a Minister's calendar of meetings and visits and sometimes arranging associated written briefing from relevant officials. The role is differentiated from (and more junior than) a

Private Secretary A private secretary (PS) is a civil servant in a governmental department or ministry, responsible to a secretary of state or minister; or a public servant in a royal household, responsible to a member of the royal family. The role exists in ...

, who is responsible for policy support to the Minister and management of the Private Office.

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