Ministers
Ministerial offices and current appointment status.
About Hampshire County Government
Hampshire County Government is the devolved executive government for Hampshire County within England.
Government and legislature are separate
HCG develops and administers government policy for Hampshire County. The Hampshire Chamber is the legislature: it makes law, scrutinises HCG, determines confidence and carries out its financial and scrutiny functions.
Current administration
The Hampshire County Government Act 2026 provides temporary ministerial administration through the Secretary of State for England until ordinary Hampshire County Government is formed and capable of exercising its functions. A First Minister, Cabinet or Hampshire Minister is shown here only after the appointment has been lawfully made and published.
How government is organised
Departments and public organisations
HCG departments, agencies, public bodies and public services.
Devolution and responsibilities
What HCG does and how it relates to central, strategic and local government.
History and archive
Superseded HRC and Hampshire arrangements and how they differ from current constitutional institutions.
The HCG Civil Service
The HCG Civil Service supports ministers on a permanent, impartial and professional basis. The senior official is the Permanent Secretary to the First Minister and Head of the HCG Civil Service unless a later machinery instrument separates those offices.