William Harcourt (politician) William Harcourt (politician) Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt, KC (14 October 1827 – 1 October 1904) was a British lawyer, journalist and Liberal statesman. He served as Member of Parliament for various constituencies and held the offices of Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer under William Ewart Gladstone before becoming Leader of the Opposition. A talented speaker in parliament, he was sometimes regarded as aloof and possessing only an intellectual involvement in his causes. He failed to engender much emotional response in the public and became only a reluctant and disillusioned leader of his party. Harcourt was
Military Secretary to the Prime Minister Military Secretary to the Prime Minister The Military Secretary to the Prime Minister (, "Ha-Mazkir Ha-Tzvaei Shel Rosh-Ha'Memshalah"), is the senior military adviser to the Prime Minister of Israel on military and national security issues. As a member of the Military Staff, the position is privy to most products of the Israeli Intelligence Community. The position's current incumbent is Major-General Eyal Zamir. Earlier Military Secretaries held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (). In later years, Major-General's () and Brigadier Generals () have served in the position. It has been suggested that the raising of status of the Military Secretary has