National Government 1935-1940
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Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.
| Office | Name | Party | Dates | Notes |
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| Prime Minister Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and... , First Lord of the Treasury First Lord of the Treasury The First Lord of the Treasury is the head of the commission exercising the ancient office of Lord High Treasurer in the United Kingdom, and is now always also the Prime Minister... and Leader of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons... |
Stanley Baldwin Stanley Baldwin Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC was a British Conservative politician, who dominated the government in his country between the two world wars... |
Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Lord Chancellor Lord Chancellor The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom. He is the second highest ranking of the Great Officers of State, ranking only after the Lord High Steward. The Lord Chancellor is appointed by the Sovereign... |
The Viscount Hailsham Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham Douglas McGarel Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham PC was a British lawyer and Conservative politician.-Background:... |
Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Lord President of the Council Lord President of the Council The Lord President of the Council is the fourth of the Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord High Treasurer and above the Lord Privy Seal. The Lord President usually attends each meeting of the Privy Council, presenting business for the monarch's approval... |
Ramsay Macdonald Ramsay MacDonald James Ramsay MacDonald, PC, FRS was a British politician who was the first ever Labour Prime Minister, leading a minority government for two terms.... |
National Labour | 7 June 1935 | |
| Lord Privy Seal Lord Privy Seal The Lord Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain. The office is one of the traditional sinecure offices of state... and Leader of the House of Lords Leader of the House of Lords The Leader of the House of Lords is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Lords. The role is always held in combination with a formal Cabinet position, usually one of the sinecure offices of Lord President of the Council,... |
The Marquess of Londonderry Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry, KG, MVO, PC, PC , styled Lord Stewart until 1884 and Viscount Castlereagh between 1884 and 1915, was an Anglo-Irish peer and had careers in both Irish and British politics... |
Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| The Viscount Halifax E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, , known as The Lord Irwin from 1925 until 1934 and as The Viscount Halifax from 1934 until 1944, was one of the most senior British Conservative politicians of the 1930s, during which he held several senior ministerial posts, most notably as... |
Conservative | 22 November 1935 | ||
| Chancellor of the Exchequer Chancellor of the Exchequer The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters. Often simply called the Chancellor, the office-holder controls HM Treasury and plays a role akin to the posts of Minister of Finance or Secretary of the... |
Neville Chamberlain Neville Chamberlain Arthur Neville Chamberlain FRS was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940. Chamberlain is best known for his appeasement foreign policy, and in particular for his signing of the Munich Agreement in 1938, conceding the... |
Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury is a junior ministerial position in the British Government. The holder is usually the Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons. However, the office is no longer attached to the Treasury... |
David Margesson David Margesson, 1st Viscount Margesson Henry David Reginald Margesson, 1st Viscount Margesson PC was a British Conservative politician most popularly remembered for his tenure as Government Chief Whip in the 1930s. His reputation was of a stern disciplinarian who was one of the harshest and most effective whips... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury Financial Secretary to the Treasury Financial Secretary to the Treasury is a junior Ministerial post in the British Treasury. It is the 4th most significant Ministerial role within the Treasury after the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and the Paymaster General... |
Duff Cooper Duff Cooper Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich GCMG, DSO, PC , known as Duff Cooper, was a British Conservative Party politician, diplomat and author. He wrote six books, including an autobiography, Old Men Forget, and a biography of Talleyrand... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| William Morrison William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil, GCMG, MC, KStJ, PC, QC , the 14th Governor-General of Australia, was born in Scotland and educated at George Watson's College and the University of Edinburgh. He joined the British Army in the First World War and served with an artillery regiment... |
Conservative | 22 November 1935 | ||
| John Colville John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir David John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir PC GCIE was a Scottish Unionist politician, and industrialist... |
Conservative | 29 October 1936 | ||
| Lords of the Treasury Lord of the Treasury In the United Kingdom, there are at least six Lords of the Treasury who serve concurrently. Traditionally, this board consists of the First Lord of the Treasury, the Second Lord of the Treasury, and four or more junior lords .Strictly they are commissioners for exercising the office of Lord... |
James Stuart James Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn James Gray Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn CH MVO MC and Bar PC was a Scottish Unionist politician.Born in Edinburgh, Stuart was the son of Morton Gray Stuart, 17th Earl of Moray, and Edith Douglas Palmer.... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 – May 1937 | |
| Archibald Southby Sir Archibald Southby, 1st Baronet Commander Sir Archibald Richard James Southby, 1st Baronet was an English Conservative Party politician.He served in the Royal Navy and, in the period following the First World War, took part in the demilitarization of Heligoland... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 – 28 May 1937 | Knighted | |
| Sir Walter Womersley Walter Womersley Sir Walter James Womersley, 1st Baronet was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Minister of Pensions during the Second World War.... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 – 6 December 1935 | ||
| George Frederick Davies | Conservative | 18 June 1935 – 6 December 1935 | ||
| James Blindell James Blindell Sir James Blindell was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom, who served as the Member of Parliament for Holland with Boston from 1929 until his death.... |
Liberal National | 18 June 1935 – 28 May 1937 | Knighted | |
| Arthur Hope Arthur Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour Arthur Oswald James Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour GCIE MC was a British politician, soldier and administrator. He was a Conservative and served as Member of Parliament for Nuneaton from 1924 to 1929 and for Birmingham Aston from 1931 to 1939, after which he was Governor of the Madras Presidency of... |
Conservative | 6 December 1935 – 28 May 1937 | ||
| Henry Morris-Jones Henry Morris-Jones Sir Henry Morris-Jones MC, DL was a Welsh doctor, soldier and Liberal, later Liberal National politician.-Early life, education and family:... |
Liberal National | 6 December 1935 – 28 May 1937 | ||
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt | Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Anthony Eden Anthony Eden Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC was a British Conservative politician, who was Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957... |
Conservative | 22 December 1935 | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | The Earl Stanhope James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope James Richard Stanhope, 13th Earl of Chesterfield and 7th Earl Stanhope KG, DSO, MC, PC , styled Viscount Mahon until 1905, and known as The Earl Stanhope from 1905 until 1967, was a British Conservative politician.-Background:Stanhope was the eldest son of Arthur Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope, and... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 – 16 June 1936 | |
| Viscount Cranborne Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury, KG, PC , known as Viscount Cranborne from 1903 to 1947, was a British Conservative politician.-Background:... |
Conservative | 6 August 1935 – May 1937 | ||
| The Earl of Plymouth | Conservative | 30 July 1936 – May 1937 | ||
| Secretary of State for the Home Department and Deputy Leader of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons... |
Sir John Simon John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon GCSI GCVO OBE PC was a British politician who held senior Cabinet posts from the beginning of the First World War to the end of the Second. He is one of only three people to have served as Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer,... |
Liberal National | 7 June 1935 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department -Non-permanent and parliamentary under-secretaries, 1782-present:*April 1782: Evan Nepean*April 1782: Thomas Orde*July 1782: Henry Strachey*April 1783: George North*February 1784: Hon. John Townshend*June 1789: Scrope Bernard*July 1794: The Hon... |
Euan Wallace Euan Wallace Captain David Euan Wallace, MC, MP, PC was a British Conservative politician who briefly served as Minister of Transport during World War II... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Geoffrey Lloyd | Conservative | 28 November 1935 | ||
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell Bolton Eyres-Monsell, 1st Viscount Monsell Bolton Meredith Eyres-Monsell, 1st Viscount Monsell, GBE, PC was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Chief Whip until 1931 and then as First Lord of the Admiralty.His parents were Lt.Col... |
Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt | Conservative | 5 June 1936 | ||
| Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty | Sir Victor Warrender Victor Warrender, 1st Baron Bruntisfield Victor Alexander George Anthony Warrender, 1st Baron Bruntisfield MC , known as Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, between 1917 and 1942, was a British Conservative politician... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Lord Stanley Edward Stanley, Lord Stanley (1894-1938) Edward Montagu Cavendish Stanley, Lord Stanley PC, MC was a British Conservative politician. The eldest son of the 17th Earl of Derby, he held minor political office before being appointed Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs in 1938, sitting in the cabinet alongside his brother Oliver Stanley... |
Conservative | 28 November 1935 | ||
| Civil Lord of the Admiralty | Kenneth Lindsay Kenneth Lindsay Kenneth Martin Lindsay was a Labour Party politician on the United Kingdom who joined the breakaway National Labour group.... |
National Labour | 18 June 1935 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Walter Elliot | Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| William Morrison William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil William Shepherd Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil, GCMG, MC, KStJ, PC, QC , the 14th Governor-General of Australia, was born in Scotland and educated at George Watson's College and the University of Edinburgh. He joined the British Army in the First World War and served with an artillery regiment... |
Conservative | 29 October 1936 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries | The Earl De La Warr Herbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr, GBE, PC, DL, JP , styled Lord Buckhurst until 1915 , was a British politician. He was the first hereditary peer to join the Labour Party and became a government minister at the age of 23... |
National Labour | 18 June 1935 | |
| Herwald Ramsbotham Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury GCMG, GCVO, OBE, MC, PC was a British Conservative politician. He was a government minister between 1931 and 1941 and served as Governor-General of Ceylon between 1949 and 1954.... |
Conservative | 28 November 1935 | ||
| The Earl of Feversham Charles Duncombe, 3rd Earl of Feversham Charles William Slingsby "Sim" Duncombe, 3rd Earl of Feversham DSO , styled Viscount Helmsley until 1916, was a British Conservative politician.... |
Conservative | 30 July 1936 | also Deputy Minister of Fisheries | |
| Secretary of State for Air Secretary of State for Air The Secretary of State for Air was a cabinet level British position. The person holding this position was in charge of the Air Ministry. It was created on 10 January 1919 to manage the Royal Air Force... |
The Viscount Swinton Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton GBE, CH, MC, PC , known as Philip Lloyd-Greame until 1924 and as The Viscount Swinton from 1935 until 1955, was a prominent British Conservative politician from the 1920s until the 1950s.-Background and early life:Born as Philip Lloyd-Graeme, he was the... |
Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Air Under-Secretary of State for Air The Under-Secretary of State for Air was a junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom Government, supporting the Secretary of State for Air in his role of managing the Royal Air Force.... |
Sir Philip Sassoon, Bt | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies Secretary of State for the Colonies The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet minister in charge of managing the United Kingdom's various colonial dependencies.... |
Malcolm MacDonald Malcolm MacDonald Malcolm John MacDonald OM, PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Background:MacDonald was the son of Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and Margaret MacDonald. Like his father he was born in Lossiemouth, Moray... |
National Labour | 7 June 1935 | |
| James Henry Thomas James Henry Thomas James Henry "Jimmy" Thomas was a British trade unionist and Labour politician. He was involved in a political scandal involving budget leaks.-Early career and Trade Union activities:... |
22 November 1935 | |||
| Hon. William Ormsby-Gore William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech KG, GCMG, PC , known as William Ormsby-Gore until 1938, was a British Conservative politician and banker.-Background:... |
Conservative | 28 May 1936 | ||
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and, from 1948, also to a Minister of State.... |
The Earl of Plymouth Ivor Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth PC was an English nobleman and Conservative politician.... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| The Earl De La Warr Herbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr, GBE, PC, DL, JP , styled Lord Buckhurst until 1915 , was a British politician. He was the first hereditary peer to join the Labour Party and became a government minister at the age of 23... |
National Labour | 30 July 1936 | ||
| Minister for Coordination of Defence Minister for Coordination of Defence The position of Minister for Coordination of Defence was a British Cabinet-level position established in 1936 to oversee and co-ordinate the rearmament of Britain's defences.... |
Sir Thomas Inskip Thomas Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote CBE, PC, KC was a British politician who served in many legal posts, culminating in serving as Lord Chancellor from 1939 until 1940... |
13 March 1936 | ||
| Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs The position of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British cabinet level position created in 1925 responsible for British relations with the Dominions — Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State, as well as the self-governing colony of... |
James Henry Thomas James Henry Thomas James Henry "Jimmy" Thomas was a British trade unionist and Labour politician. He was involved in a political scandal involving budget leaks.-Early career and Trade Union activities:... |
National Labour | 7 June 1935 | |
| Malcolm MacDonald Malcolm MacDonald Malcolm John MacDonald OM, PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Background:MacDonald was the son of Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and Margaret MacDonald. Like his father he was born in Lossiemouth, Moray... |
National Labour | 22 November 1935 | ||
| Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs The position of Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British ministerial position, subordinate to that of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, created in 1925 to deal with British relations with the Dominions — Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland, and the... |
Lord Stanley Edward Stanley, Lord Stanley (1894-1938) Edward Montagu Cavendish Stanley, Lord Stanley PC, MC was a British Conservative politician. The eldest son of the 17th Earl of Derby, he held minor political office before being appointed Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs in 1938, sitting in the cabinet alongside his brother Oliver Stanley... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Douglas Hacking Douglas Hacking, 1st Baron Hacking Douglas Hewitt Hacking, 1st Baron Hacking OBE, JP, PC was a British Conservative politician.Educated at Giggleswick School and Manchester University, he was commissioned in the East Lancashire Regiment in August 1914; served two years in France... |
Conservative | 28 November 1935 | ||
| Marquess of Hartington Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire, KG, MBE, TD , known as Marquess of Hartington , was the head of the Devonshire branch of the Cavendish family... |
Conservative | 4 March 1936 | Duke of Devonshire | |
| President of the Board of Education | Oliver Stanley Oliver Stanley Oliver Frederick George Stanley MC, PC was a prominent British Conservative politician who held many ministerial posts before his early death when it was expected he would soon assume higher office.... |
Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education was a junior ministerial office in the United Kingdom Government. In 1899 the Board of Education Act abolished the Committee of the Privy Council which had been responsible for education matters and instituted a new Board from 1 April 1900. The... |
Herwald Ramsbotham Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury GCMG, GCVO, OBE, MC, PC was a British Conservative politician. He was a government minister between 1931 and 1941 and served as Governor-General of Ceylon between 1949 and 1954.... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Earl De La Warr Herbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr Herbrand Edward Dundonald Brassey Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr, GBE, PC, DL, JP , styled Lord Buckhurst until 1915 , was a British politician. He was the first hereditary peer to join the Labour Party and became a government minister at the age of 23... |
National Labour | 28 November 1935 | ||
| Geoffrey Shakespeare | Liberal National | 30 July 1936 | ||
| Minister of Health Secretary of State for Health Secretary of State for Health is a UK cabinet position responsible for the Department of Health.The first Boards of Health were created by Orders in Council dated 21 June, 14 November, and 21 November 1831. In 1848 a General Board of Health was created with the First Commissioner of Woods and... |
Sir Kingsley Wood Kingsley Wood Sir Howard Kingsley Wood was an English Conservative politician. The son of a Wesleyan Methodist minister, he qualified as a solicitor, and successfully specialised in industrial insurance... |
Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health was a junior ministerial office in the United Kingdom Government.The Ministry of Health was created in 1919 as a reconstruction of the Local Government Board... |
Geoffrey Shakespeare | Liberal National | 18 June 1935 | |
| Robert Hudson Robert Hudson, 1st Viscount Hudson Robert Spear Hudson, 1st Viscount Hudson CH PC was a British Conservative Party politician who held a number of ministerial posts during the Second World War.... |
Conservative | 30 July 1936 | ||
| Secretary of State for India Secretary of State for India The Secretary of State for India, or India Secretary, was the British Cabinet minister responsible for the government of India and the political head of the India Office... |
The Marquess of Zetland Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland Laurence John Lumley Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC, DL, JP , styled Lord Dundas until 1892 and Earl of Ronaldshay between 1892 and 1929, was a British Conservative politician... |
Conservative | 7 June 1935 | For India and Burma from 1937 |
| Under-Secretary of State for India Under-Secretary of State for India This is a list of Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State and Permanent Under-Secretaries of State at the India Office during the period of British rule between 1866 and 1948, and for Burma from 1858-1948.... |
R. A. Butler | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Minister of Labour Secretary of State for Employment The Secretary of State for Employment was a position in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. In 1995 it was merged with Secretary of State for Education to make the Secretary of State for Education and Employment... |
Ernest Brown Ernest Brown Alfred Ernest Brown CH was a British politician who served as leader of the Liberal Nationals from 1940 until 1945.-Biography:... |
Liberal National | 7 June 1935 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour | Anthony Muirhead Anthony Muirhead Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony John Muirhead MC & Bar TD was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a ministerial office in the government of the United Kingdom that includes as part of its duties, the administration of the estates and rents of the Duchy of Lancaster... |
Sir J. C. C. Davidson J. C. C. Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson John Colin Campbell Davidson, 1st Viscount Davidson GCVO CH, CB, PC , known before his elevation to the peerage as J. C. C. Davidson, was a British civil servant and Conservative Party politician, best known for his close alliance with Stanley Baldwin... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Paymaster General | The Lord Rochester Ernest Lamb, 1st Baron Rochester Ernest Henry Lamb, 1st Baron Rochester, CMG was a British Liberal and National Labour politician who served as Paymaster-General from 1931 to 1935 in the National Government of Ramsay Macdonald.... |
National Labour | 18 June 1935 | |
| The Lord Hutchison of Montrose Robert Hutchison, 1st Baron Hutchison of Montrose Major-General Robert Hutchison, 1st Baron Hutchison of Montrose KCMG, CB, DSO, PC was a Scottish soldier and Liberal politician.-Background:Hutchison was the son of Alexander Hutchison, of Braehead, Kirkcaldy, Fife... |
Liberal National | 6 December 1935 | ||
| Minister for Pensions Secretary of State for Work and Pensions The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is a post in the British Cabinet, responsible for the Department for Work and Pensions. It was created on 8 June 2001 by the merger of the Employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Social Security.The Ministry... |
Robert Hudson Robert Hudson, 1st Viscount Hudson Robert Spear Hudson, 1st Viscount Hudson CH PC was a British Conservative Party politician who held a number of ministerial posts during the Second World War.... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Herwald Ramsbotham Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury GCMG, GCVO, OBE, MC, PC was a British Conservative politician. He was a government minister between 1931 and 1941 and served as Governor-General of Ceylon between 1949 and 1954.... |
Conservative | 30 July 1936 | ||
| Minister without Portfolio for League of Nations Affairs | Anthony Eden Anthony Eden Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC was a British Conservative politician, who was Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957... |
Conservative | 7 June 1935 – 22 December 1935 | |
| Minister without Portfolio Minister without Portfolio A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry... |
Lord Eustace Percy Eustace Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle Eustace Sutherland Campbell Percy, 1st Baron Percy of Newcastle PC , styled Lord Eustace Percy between 1899 and 1953, was a British diplomat, Conservative politician and public servant... |
Conservative | 7 June 1935 – 31 March 1936 | |
| Postmaster-General United Kingdom Postmaster General The Postmaster General of the United Kingdom is a defunct Cabinet-level ministerial position in HM Government. Aside from maintaining the postal system, the Telegraph Act of 1868 established the Postmaster General's right to exclusively maintain electric telegraphs... |
George Tryon George Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon Major George Clement Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon, PC was a British Conservative politician who served in a number of ministerial positions in the inter-war years.... |
Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Assistant Postmaster-General Assistant Postmaster-General The Assistant Postmaster General is a defunct junior ministerial position in the United Kingdom Government.The title of Postmaster General was abolished under the Post Office Act 1969... |
Sir Ernest Bennett Ernest Nathaniel Bennett Sir Ernest Nathaniel Bennett was a British politician and writer. He was a Member of Parliament for Woodstock , and for Cardiff Central from 1929 until he retired in 1945. A close ally of Ramsay Macdonald, he followed Macdonald away from the Labour Party and supported National Labour from... |
National Labour | 18 June 1935 | |
| Sir Walter Womersley Walter Womersley Sir Walter James Womersley, 1st Baronet was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Minister of Pensions during the Second World War.... |
Conservative | 6 December 1935 | ||
| Secretary of State for Scotland Secretary of State for Scotland The Secretary of State for Scotland is the principal minister of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Scotland. He heads the Scotland Office , a government department based in London and Edinburgh. The post was created soon after the Union of the Crowns, but was... |
Sir Godfrey Collins Godfrey Collins Sir Godfrey Pattison Collins KBE, CMG, PC was a Scottish Liberal Party politician.He entered the Royal Navy in 1888 and was a Midshipman, East Indian Station from 1890-1893... |
Liberal National | 7 June 1935 | |
| Walter Elliot | 29 October 1936 | |||
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland Under-Secretary of State for Scotland The Under-Secretary of State for Scotland is a junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, supporting the Secretary of State for Scotland... |
Noel Skelton | 18 June 1935 | ||
| John Colville John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir David John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir PC GCIE was a Scottish Unionist politician, and industrialist... |
Conservative | 28 November 1935 | ||
| Henry Wedderburn | Conservative | 29 October 1936 | ||
| President of the Board of Trade | Walter Runciman Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford PC was a prominent Liberal, later National Liberal politician in the United Kingdom from the 1900s until the 1930s.-Background:... |
Liberal National | 7 June 1935 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade in the United Kingdom was a member of Parliament assigned to assist the Board of Trade and its President with administration and liaison with Parliament. It replaced the Vice-President of the Board of Trade.... |
Leslie Burgin Leslie Burgin Edward Leslie Burgin was a British Liberal and later Liberal National politician in the 1930s.Burgin trained as a solicitor specialising in international law and served as principal and director of legal studies to the Law Society... |
Liberal National | 18 June 1935 | |
| Secretary for Overseas Trade Secretary for Overseas Trade The Secretary for Overseas Trade was a junior Ministerial position in the United Kingdom government from 1917 until 1953, subordinate to the President of the Board of Trade. The office was replaced by the Minister of State for Trade on 3 September 1953.... |
John Colville John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir David John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir PC GCIE was a Scottish Unionist politician, and industrialist... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Euan Wallace Euan Wallace Captain David Euan Wallace, MC, MP, PC was a British Conservative politician who briefly served as Minister of Transport during World War II... |
Conservative | 28 November 1935 | ||
| Secretary for Mines Secretary for Mines The position of Secretary for Mines is a now defunct office in the United Kingdom Government, associated with the Board of Trade. Responsibility for mines now lies with the Department of Trade and Industry and the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.... |
Harry Crookshank Harry Crookshank, 1st Viscount Crookshank Harry Frederick Comfort Crookshank, 1st Viscount Crookshank CH, PC , was a British Conservative politician. He was Minister of Health between 1951 and 1952 and Leader of the House of Commons between 1951 and 1952.... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Minister of Transport Secretary of State for Transport The Secretary of State for Transport is the member of the cabinet responsible for the British Department for Transport. The role has had a high turnover as new appointments are blamed for the failures of decades of their predecessors... |
Leslie Hore-Belisha Leslie Hore-Belisha, 1st Baron Hore-Belisha Isaac Leslie Hore-Belisha, 1st Baron Hore-Belisha PC was a British Liberal, then National Liberal Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister. He later joined the Conservative Party... |
Liberal National | 18 June 1935 | In Cabinet from 29 October 1936 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport was a junior position at the British Ministry of Transport. The office was renamed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport in 1941, but resumed its former name at the end of the Second World War.-Parliamentary Secretaries to the... |
Austin Hudson Sir Austin Hudson, 1st Baronet Sir Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, 1st Baronet was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Secretary of State for War Secretary of State for War The position of Secretary of State for War, commonly called War Secretary, was a British cabinet-level position, first held by Henry Dundas . In 1801 the post became that of Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. The position was re-instated in 1854... |
The Viscount Halifax E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, , known as The Lord Irwin from 1925 until 1934 and as The Viscount Halifax from 1934 until 1944, was one of the most senior British Conservative politicians of the 1930s, during which he held several senior ministerial posts, most notably as... |
Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Duff Cooper Duff Cooper Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich GCMG, DSO, PC , known as Duff Cooper, was a British Conservative Party politician, diplomat and author. He wrote six books, including an autobiography, Old Men Forget, and a biography of Talleyrand... |
Conservative | 22 November 1935 | ||
| Under-Secretary of State for War Under-Secretary of State for War The position of Under-Secretary of State for War was a British government position, first applied to Evan Nepean . In 1801 the offices for War and the Colonies were merged and the post became that of Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies... |
The Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal Donald Howard, 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Donald Stirling Palmer Howard, 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Financial Secretary to the War Office Financial Secretary to the War Office Financial Secretary to the War Office was an office of the British government, the financial secretary of the War Office department.The post was combined with that of Under-Secretary of State for War from 17 April 1947.... |
Douglas Hacking Douglas Hacking, 1st Baron Hacking Douglas Hewitt Hacking, 1st Baron Hacking OBE, JP, PC was a British Conservative politician.Educated at Giggleswick School and Manchester University, he was commissioned in the East Lancashire Regiment in August 1914; served two years in France... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Sir Victor Warrender Victor Warrender, 1st Baron Bruntisfield Victor Alexander George Anthony Warrender, 1st Baron Bruntisfield MC , known as Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, between 1917 and 1942, was a British Conservative politician... |
Conservative | 28 November 1935 | ||
| First Commissioner of Works First Commissioner of Works The First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings was a position within the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It took over some of the functions of the First Commissioner of Woods and Forests in 1851 when the portfolio of Crown holdings was divided into the public... |
William Ormsby-Gore William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech KG, GCMG, PC , known as William Ormsby-Gore until 1938, was a British Conservative politician and banker.-Background:... |
Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| The Earl Stanhope James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope James Richard Stanhope, 13th Earl of Chesterfield and 7th Earl Stanhope KG, DSO, MC, PC , styled Viscount Mahon until 1905, and known as The Earl Stanhope from 1905 until 1967, was a British Conservative politician.-Background:Stanhope was the eldest son of Arthur Stanhope, 6th Earl Stanhope, and... |
Conservative | 16 June 1936 | ||
| Attorney General Attorney General for England and Wales Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate Solicitor General for England and Wales, the Attorney General serves as the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government in... |
Sir Thomas Inskip Thomas Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote CBE, PC, KC was a British politician who served in many legal posts, culminating in serving as Lord Chancellor from 1939 until 1940... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Sir Donald Somervell | Conservative | 18 March 1936 | ||
| Solicitor General Solicitor General for England and Wales Her Majesty's Solicitor General for England and Wales, often known as the Solicitor General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Attorney General, whose duty is to advise the Crown and Cabinet on the law... |
Sir Donald Somervell | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Sir Terence O'Connor Terence O'Connor Sir Terence James O'Connor was a Conservative Party politician in the United KingdomHe was elected to the House of Commons at the 1924 general election, as Member of Parliament for Luton, but lost his seat at the October 1929 general election to the Liberal candidate, Leslie Burgin.O'Connor... |
Conservative | 19 March 1936 | ||
| Lord Advocate Lord Advocate Her Majesty's Advocate , known as the Lord Advocate , is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament... |
Douglas Jamieson Douglas Jamieson Douglas Jamieson was a Scottish Unionist politician and judge.Educated at Cargilfield School, Fettes College, the University of Glasgow and Edinburgh University, Jamieson was admitted as an advocate in 1911 and became a King's Counsel in 1926.Jamieson was an unsuccessful candidate for Stirling and... |
18 June 1935 | ||
| Thomas Cooper Thomas Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross Thomas Mackay Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross PC, KC was a Scottish politician, judge and historian.-Background and education:... |
25 October 1935 | |||
| Solicitor General for Scotland Solicitor General for Scotland Her Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Government on Scots Law... |
Thomas Cooper Thomas Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross Thomas Mackay Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross PC, KC was a Scottish politician, judge and historian.-Background and education:... |
18 June 1935 | ||
| Albert Russell | 29 November 1935 | |||
| James Reid James Reid, Baron Reid James Scott Cumberland Reid, Baron Reid, CH, KC FRSE was a Scottish Unionist politician and judge. His reputation is as one of the most outstanding judges of the 20th century.... |
25 June 1936 | |||
| Treasurer of the Household Treasurer of the Household The position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons... |
Sir Frederick Penny Frederick Penny, 1st Viscount Marchwood Frederick George Penny, 1st Viscount Marchwood KCVO, JP was a British Conservative Party politician.The second son of Frederick James Penny of Bitterne in Hampshire, Penny was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Southampton.He was a senior partner Fraser & Co., Government brokers,... |
18 June 1935 | ||
| Comptroller of the Household Comptroller of the Household The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local... |
Sir George Bowyer George Bowyer, 1st Baron Denham Captain George Edward Wentworth Bowyer, 1st Baron Denham, MC, DL was a British Conservative Party politician.Bowyer was educated at Eton and Oxford and was called to the Bar in 1910... |
21 June 1935 | ||
| Sir Lambert Ward | Conservative | 6 December 1935 | ||
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Vice-Chamberlain of the Household The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household is usually a junior government whip in the British House of Commons and is an officer of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He or she is the Deputy to the Lord Chamberlain of the Household. The Vice-Chamberlain's main role is to compile... |
Sir Lambert Ward | 18 June 1935 | ||
| George Davies George Davies (politician) Major Sir George Frederick Davies, CVO was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as a Member of Parliament for Yeovil from 1923 to 1945.... |
6 December 1935 | |||
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms The Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms is a UK government post since 1945 held by the Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords. Prior to 17 March 1834, the Gentlemen-at-Arms were known as the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners.... |
The Earl of Lucan George Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan Colonel George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan GCVO, KBE, CB, PC, TD, DL , known as Lord Bingham from 1888 to 1914, was a British Conservative politician.... |
18 June 1935 | ||
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard is a UK government post usually held by the Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords... |
The Lord Templemore Arthur Chichester, 4th Baron Templemore Arthur Claud Spencer Chichester, 4th Baron Templemore, KCVO, OBE, DSO - was a British soldier and politician... |
18 June 1935 | ||
| Lords in Waiting | The Viscount Gage Henry Gage, 6th Viscount Gage Henry Rainald Gage, 6th Viscount Gage, KCVO, was Viscount Gage of Firle Place during much of the 20th century.... |
18 June 1935 – May 1937 | ||
| The Earl of Munster Geoffrey FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster Sir Geoffrey William Richard Hugh FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster KBE PC , was a British peer and Conservative politician.... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 – May 1937 | ||
| The Earl of Feversham Charles Duncombe, 3rd Earl of Feversham Charles William Slingsby "Sim" Duncombe, 3rd Earl of Feversham DSO , styled Viscount Helmsley until 1916, was a British Conservative politician.... |
Conservative | 18 June 1935 – 30 July 1936 | ||
| The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava Basil Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava Basil Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava DL , styled Earl of Ava until 1918, was a Conservative politician and soldier.-Early life and family:... |
29 October 1936 – 28 May 1937 | |||
| The Earl Erne John Crichton, 5th Earl Erne John Henry George Crichton, 5th Earl Erne , briefly known as Viscount Crichton in 1914, was an Anglo-Irish peer, soldier and politician.-Biography:... |
29 October 1936 – May 1937 | |||
Source
- D. Butler and G. Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900–2000.