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CMV: Political posts like Health Secretary, Education Secretary etc should only be held by academic experts in their field.

In the UK every few years the government's 'cabinet' has a reshuffle and the minister in charge of, for example, education moves job to become minister in charge of transport.

Surely it would be more sensible if every few years elections were held where academic experts in each relevant field (each nominated by one party) competed for the position?

The current system where a career politician can go from being a local MP, to being in charge of the entire Education system then suddenly switch jobs and be in charge of the nations Healthcare the next week makes absolutely no sense to me - CMV.

edit:  By academic I meant something along the lines of 'A recognised subject matter expert with relevant experience' rather than implying only university professors could hold office.
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Why would it make more sense for a secretary in the given field to be an academic expert in the area? You are assuming that knowledge of a subject makes someone a more effective political operative for their given position. 

The MPs all have academics that they consult when their personal knowledge is inadequate, but the actual office requires little know-how or research experience. Rather, it needs a competent political official who can work with other secretaries and the larger body politic to get funding/achieve objectives.