All Topics

Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs

	Email		Print
	Bookmark		Link

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

Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs

File:Sidney Webb.jpgThe position of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British cabinet level position created in 1925 to deal with British relations with the Dominions — Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, Dominion of Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State, as well as the self-governing colony of Southern...
, created in 1925 to deal with British relations with the Dominions — Canada

Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, Australia

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
, Newfoundland

Dominion of Newfoundland

The Dominion of Newfoundland was a Dominion from 1907 to 1949. The Dominion of Newfoundland was situated in northeastern North America along the Atlantic Ocean coast and comprised the Newfoundland and Labrador on the continental mainland....
, and the Irish Free State

Irish Free State

The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand....
.

In 1947 the office was replaced by the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations

Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations

The Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations was a junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom Government from 1947 until 1966. The holder was responsible for assisting the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations in dealing with British relationship with members of the Commonwealth of Nations ....
.

Discussion

Ask a question about 'Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs'

Start a new discussion about 'Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs'

Answer questions from other users

Full Discussion Forum

Encyclopedia

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

Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs

File:Sidney Webb.jpgThe position of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British cabinet level position created in 1925 to deal with British relations with the Dominions — Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, Dominion of Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State, as well as the self-governing colony of Southern...
, created in 1925 to deal with British relations with the Dominions — Canada

Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, Australia

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
, Newfoundland

Dominion of Newfoundland

The Dominion of Newfoundland was a Dominion from 1907 to 1949. The Dominion of Newfoundland was situated in northeastern North America along the Atlantic Ocean coast and comprised the Newfoundland and Labrador on the continental mainland....
, and the Irish Free State

Irish Free State

The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand....
.

In 1947 the office was replaced by the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations

Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations

The Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations was a junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom Government from 1947 until 1966. The holder was responsible for assisting the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations in dealing with British relationship with members of the Commonwealth of Nations ....
.

Under-Secretaries of State for Dominion Affairs, 1925-1947

1925: Earl of Clarendon
George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon

George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon Knight of the Garter, Privy Council of the United Kingdom , known as Lord Hyde from 1877 to 1914, was a British Conservative Party politician....
1927: Lord Lovat
1929: Earl of Plymouth
Ivor Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth

Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth Privy Council of the United Kingdom was an English nobleman and Conservative Party politician....
1929: Arthur Ponsonby
Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede

Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede was a British politician, writer, and social activist. He was the third son of Sir Henry Ponsonby, Private Secretary to Victoria of the United Kingdom, and the great-grandson of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough....
1929: William Lunn
William Lunn

William Lunn was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected at the United Kingdom general election, 1918 as Member of Parliament for the newly-createded Rothwell constituency in West Yorkshire, and held the seat until he died in office in 1942, aged 69....
1931: Malcolm MacDonald
Malcolm Macdonald

Malcolm Ian Macdonald is a former England football er nicknamed "Supermac", famed for scoring goals for Luton Town F.C., Newcastle United F.C. and Arsenal F.C.....
1935: Lord Stanley
Edward Stanley, Lord Stanley (1894-1938)

Edward Montagu Cavendish Stanley, Lord Stanley, Military Cross was a United Kingdom politician. He was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament from 1917 to 1918 and from 1922 to 1938....
1935: Douglas Hacking
1936: Marquess of Hartington
Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire

Edward William Spencer Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire, Order of the Garter, Order of the British Empire , known as Marquess of Hartington , was the head of the Devonshire branch of the House of Cavendish family....
1940: Geoffrey Shakespeare
1942: Paul Emrys-Evans
Paul Emrys-Evans

Paul Vychan Emrys-Evans was a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician.He was elected as Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire at the United Kingdom general election, 1931, and served as the constituency's MP until his defeat at the United Kingdom general election, 1950 by Labour's Arthur Champion, Baron Champion....
1945: John Parker
John Parker (UK politician)

Herbert John Harvey Parker , normally known as John Parker was a long-serving United Kingdom Labour Party politician.He was educated at Marlborough College and St John's College, Oxford, University of Oxford, where he was Chair of Oxford University Labour Club....
1946: Arthur Bottomley
Arthur Bottomley

Arthur George Bottomley, Baron Bottomley, Order of the British Empire Privy Council of the United Kingdom was a British Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament and minister....