Coalition Government 1940-1945
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Members of the War Cabinet are in bold face.
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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... , Minister of Defence 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... |
Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
10 May 1940 | Member of War Cabinet War Cabinet A War Cabinet is a committee formed by a government in a time of war. It is usually a subset of the full executive cabinet of ministers. It is also quite common for a War Cabinet to have senior military officers and opposition politicians as members.... ; also 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... 1940-1942 |
| 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... |
Viscount 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 | 12 May 1940 | |
| 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... |
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 | 11 May 1940 | Member of War Cabinet |
| Sir John Anderson John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, PC, PC was a British civil servant then politician who served as a minister under Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill as Home Secretary, Lord President of the Council and Chancellor of the Exchequer... |
Independent | 3 October 1940 | Member of War Cabinet | |
| Clement Attlee Clement Attlee Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS was a British Labour politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951, and as the Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955... |
Labour | 24 September 1943 | Member of War Cabinet | |
| 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... |
Clement Attlee Clement Attlee Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS was a British Labour politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951, and as the Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955... |
Labour | 11 May 1940 | Member of War Cabinet; also 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... |
| Stafford Cripps Stafford Cripps Sir Richard Stafford Cripps was a British Labour politician of the first half of the 20th century. During World War II he served in a number of positions in the wartime coalition, including Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Minister of Aircraft Production... |
Labour | 19 February 1942 | Member of War Cabinet; also 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... |
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| 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 | 22 November 1942 | also 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,... |
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| Lord Beaverbrook | Conservative | 24 September 1943 | Member of War Cabinet | |
| 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... |
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 | 12 May 1940 | In War Cabinet from 3 October 1940 – 19 February 1942 |
| Sir John Anderson John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, PC, PC was a British civil servant then politician who served as a minister under Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill as Home Secretary, Lord President of the Council and Chancellor of the Exchequer... |
National | 24 September 1943 | ||
| 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 | 17 May 1940 – 22 December 1940 | Jointly |
| Sir Charles Edwards Charles Edwards (UK politician) Sir Charles Edwards was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.Edwards was elected at the 1918 general election as Member of Parliament for the newly-created Bedwellty constituency in Monmouthshire... |
Labour | 17 May 1940 – 12 March 1942 | Jointly | |
| 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 | 14 January 1941 – 23 May 1945 | Jointly | |
| William Whiteley William Whiteley (politician) William Whiteley, CH, PC, DL was the Labour Member of Parliament for Blaydon in County Durham.William Whiteley, not to be confused with the founder of the Department Store of the same name, was a Durham miner by background and lodge official also... |
Labour | 12 March 1942 – 23 May 1945 | Jointly | |
| 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... |
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 | 15 May 1940 | | |
| Ralph Assheton Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe PC was a British Conservative Party politician.He was Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe from 1934 to 1945, for the City of London from 1945 to 1950, and for Blackburn West from 1950 to 1955.In the wartime government under Winston Churchill, he was Minister of... |
Conservative | 7 February 1943 | ||
| Osbert Peake Osbert Peake, 1st Viscount Ingleby Osbert Peake, 1st Viscount Ingleby PC was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Minister of National Insurance and then as Minister of Pensions and National Insurance from 1951 to 1955.... |
Conservative | 29 October 1944 | ||
| 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... |
Stephen Furness Stephen Noel Furness Stephen Noel Furness , was a British politician.He was Member of Parliament for Sunderland from 1935-1945. From 1938-1940 he was a junior Lord of the Treasury.... |
Liberal National | 12 May 1940 – 18 May 1940 | |
| 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 | 12 May 1940 – 14 January 1941 | ||
| Patrick Munro Patrick Munro Patrick Munro , also known as Pat Munro, was a British Conservative politician and international rugby union player.-Biography:... |
Conservative | 12 May 1940 – 13 March 1942 | ||
| Patrick Buchan-Hepburn Patrick Buchan-Hepburn, 1st Baron Hailes Patrick George Thomas Buchan-Hepburn, 1st Baron Hailes, GBE, CH , was a British Conservative politician and the only Governor-General of the short-lived West Indies Federation, from 3 January 1958, to 31 May 1962, when the country was disbanded.-Background and education:Buchan-Hepburn was the... |
Conservative | 12 May 1940 – 26 June 1940 | ||
| William Whytehead Boulton | Conservative | 12 May 1940 – 13 March 1942 | ||
| Wilfred Paling Wilfred Paling Wilfred Paling was a British Labour politician. He was born at Marehay, near Ripley, Derbyshire, one of eight children of a coalminer. Paling left Ripley Elementary School at the age of 13, and entered casual employment with local plumbing and building companies... |
Labour | 18 May 1940 – 8 February 1941 | ||
| James Thomas James Thomas, 1st Viscount Cilcennin James Purdon Lewes "Jim" Thomas, 1st Viscount Cilcennin was a British Conservative politician. He served as First Lord of the Admiralty between 1951 and 1956.-Background and education:... |
Conservative | 26 June 1940 – 25 September 1943 | ||
| Thomas Dugdale Thomas Dugdale Thomas Lionel Dugdale, 1st Baron Crathorne PC , known as Sir Thomas Dugdale, 1st Baronet, from 1945 to 1959, was a British Conservative Party politician... |
Conservative | 8 February 1941 – 23 February 1942 | ||
| William Murdoch Adamson William Murdoch Adamson William Murdoch Adamson was a British Labour politician.He was a National Officer of the Transport and General Workers' Union. In 1902 he married Jennie Laurel Adamson, later Member of Parliament for Dartford and Bexley.He was Labour Member of Parliament for Cannock, in Staffordshire from... |
Labour | 1 March 1941 – 2 October 1944 | ||
| Arthur Young | Conservative | 23 February 1942 – 3 July 1944 | ||
| John McEwen Sir John McEwen, 1st Baronet Sir John Helias Finnie McEwen, 1st Baronet , was a Scottish Unionist politician.McEwen was the son of Robert Finnie McEwen. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He served in the Cameron Highlanders in the First World War. After the war he joined the Diplomatic Service... |
Conservative | 13 March 1942 – 6 December 1944 | ||
| Leslie Pym Leslie Pym Leslie Ruthven Pym was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Monmouth in Wales at a by-election in 1939. He represented the constituency in the House of Commons until his death during the 1945 general election. Polling took place on 5... |
Conservative | 13 March 1942 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| Alec Beechman Alec Beechman Nevil Alexander Beechman was a National Liberal Party politician in England.He was elected to the House of Commons at his first attempt, when he won the June 1937 by-election in the St Ives constituency in Cornwall after the National Liberal MP Walter Runciman was elevated to the peerage as... |
Liberal National | 25 September 1943 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| Cedric Drewe Cedric Drewe Sir Cedric Drewe, KCVO was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the son of Julius Drewe, the English businessman, retailer and entrepreneur.... |
Conservative | 3 July 1944 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| William John William John (politician) William John was a Welsh Labour Party politician, and a Member of Parliament for thirty years.At the Rhondda West by-election, 1920, he was elected as MP for the safe Labour constituency of Rhondda West, and held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1950 general election.In... |
Labour | 2 October 1944 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| Patrick Buchan-Hepburn | Conservative | 6 December 1944 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Viscount Halifax | Conservative | 11 May 1940 | also 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,... from 3 October 1940; Member of War Cabinet |
| 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 1940 | Member of War Cabinet; also 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... 1942-1945 |
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| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs |The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has been a junior position in the British government since 1782, subordinate to both the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and since 1945 also to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs... |
R. A. Butler | Conservative | 15 May 1940 | |
| Richard Law Richard Law, 1st Baron Coleraine Richard Kidston Law, 1st Baron Coleraine PC was a British Conservative politician. He was the youngest son of former Conservative Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law and his wife Annie. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and St... |
Conservative | 20 July 1941 | ||
| George Henry Hall George Henry Hall George Henry Hall, 1st Viscount Hall PC was a British Labour politician. He served Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1945 and 1946 and as First Lord of the Admiralty between 1946 and 1951.-Background:... |
Labour | 25 September 1943 | ||
| Secretary of State for the Home Department and Minister for Home Security | Sir John Anderson John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, PC, PC was a British civil servant then politician who served as a minister under Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill as Home Secretary, Lord President of the Council and Chancellor of the Exchequer... |
National | 12 May 1940 | |
| Herbert Morrison Herbert Morrison Herbert Stanley Morrison, Baron Morrison of Lambeth, CH, PC was a British Labour politician; he held a various number of senior positions in the Cabinet, including Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister.-Early life:Morrison was the son of a police constable and was born in... |
Labour | 2 October 1940 | In War Cabinet from 22 November 1942 | |
| 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... |
Osbert Peake Osbert Peake, 1st Viscount Ingleby Osbert Peake, 1st Viscount Ingleby PC was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Minister of National Insurance and then as Minister of Pensions and National Insurance from 1951 to 1955.... |
Conservative | 15 May 1940 | |
| 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 | 31 October 1944 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary for the Home Department | William Mabane William Mabane William Mabane, 1st Baron Mabane KBE, PC , known as Sir William Mabane between 1954 and 1962, was a British businessman and politician.-Background and education:... |
Liberal National | 15 May 1940 – 3 June 1942 | |
| Ellen Wilkinson Ellen Wilkinson Ellen Cicely Wilkinson was the Labour Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough and later for Jarrow on Tyneside. She was one of the first women in Britain to be elected as a Member of Parliament .- History :... |
Labour | 8 October 1940 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| First Lord of the Admiralty | A. V. Alexander A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough Albert Victor Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough KG, CH, PC was a British Labour Co-operative politician. He was three times First Lord of the Admiralty, including during the Second World War, and then Minister of Defence under Clement Attlee.-Background:Born in Weston-super-Mare and... |
Labour | 11 May 1940 | |
| Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty | Sir Victor Warrender, Bt 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 | 17 May 1940 | Lord Bruntisfield |
| Civil Lord of the Admiralty | Sir Austin Hudson, Bt Sir Austin Hudson, 1st Baronet Sir Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, 1st Baronet was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.... |
Conservative | 15 May 1940 | |
| Richard Pilkington | Conservative | 4 March 1942 | ||
| Financial Secretary to the Admiralty | George Hall | Labour | 4 February 1942 | |
| James Thomas James Thomas, 1st Viscount Cilcennin James Purdon Lewes "Jim" Thomas, 1st Viscount Cilcennin was a British Conservative politician. He served as First Lord of the Admiralty between 1951 and 1956.-Background and education:... |
Conservative | 1943 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | 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 | 14 May 1940 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries | The Lord Moyne Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne DSO & Bar PC was a Anglo-Irish politician and businessman. He served as the British minister of state in the Middle East until November 1944, when he was assassinated by the militant Jewish Zionist group Lehi... |
Conservative | 15 May 1940 – 8 February 1941 | |
| Tom Williams | Labour | 15 May 1940 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| The Duke of Norfolk Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, , styled Earl of Arundel and Surrey until 1917, was the eldest surviving son of Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, who died when Bernard was only 9 years old... |
Conservative | 8 February 1941 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| 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... |
Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso Archibald Henry Macdonald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso KT, CMG, PC , known as Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt between 1912 and 1952, and often as Archie Sinclair, was a British politician and leader of the Liberal Party.... |
Liberal | 11 May 1940 | |
| 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.... |
Harold Balfour | Conservative | 15 May 1940 – 21 November 1944 | |
| The Lord Sherwood Hugh Seely, 1st Baron Sherwood Hugh Michael Seely, 1st Baron Sherwood was a British Liberal politician. He was the third baronet of the Seely family, of Sherwood Lodge, Nottinghamshire.... |
Liberal | 20 July 1941 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| Rupert Brabner Rupert Brabner Commander Rupert Arnold Brabner DSO, DSC, was a British Member of Parliament who served with the Royal Navy as a pilot in World War II and became an ace with 5.5 confirmed kills.-Politics:... |
Conservative | 21 November 1944 – 27 March 1945 | ||
| Quintin Hogg Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone For the businessman and philanthropist, see Quintin Hogg Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, KG, CH, PC, QC, FRS , formerly 2nd Viscount Hailsham , was a British politician who was known for the longevity of his career, the vigour with which he campaigned for the Conservative... |
Conservative | 12 April 1945 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| Minister of Aircraft Production Minister of Aircraft Production The Minister of Aircraft Production was the British government position in charge of the Ministry of Aircraft Production, one of the specialised supply ministries set up by the British Government during World War II... |
The Lord Beaverbrook Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook William Maxwell "Max" Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Bt, PC, was a Canadian-British business tycoon, politician, and writer.-Early career in Canada:... |
Conservative | 14 May 1940 | In War Cabinet from 2 August 1940 – 1 May 1941 |
| John Moore-Brabazon John Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara John Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara, GBE, MC, PC was an English aviation pioneer and Conservative politician... |
Conservative | 1 May 1941 | ||
| John Llewellin John Jestyn Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin Colonel John Jestyn Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin GBE, PC, MC, TD was a British army officer, Conservative Party politician and minister in Winston Churchill's war government.-Background:... |
Conservative | 22 February 1942 | ||
| Sir Stafford Cripps Stafford Cripps Sir Richard Stafford Cripps was a British Labour politician of the first half of the 20th century. During World War II he served in a number of positions in the wartime coalition, including Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Minister of Aircraft Production... |
Labour | 22 November 1942 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aircraft Production | John Llewellin John Jestyn Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin Colonel John Jestyn Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin GBE, PC, MC, TD was a British army officer, Conservative Party politician and minister in Winston Churchill's war government.-Background:... |
Conservative | 15 May 1940 | |
| Frederick Montague Frederick Montague, 1st Baron Amwell Frederick Montague, 1st Baron Amwell CBE was a British Labour Party politician.Amwell was the son of John Montague and Mary Ann Manderson. He worked as a newsboy and as a shop assistant and later became a copywriter and political agent... |
Labour | 1 May 1941 | ||
| Ben Smith Ben Smith (British Labour politician) Sir Benjamin Smith, PC was a Labour Party politician in England. A driver of one of London's first taxicabs, he was Member of Parliament for Rotherhithe from 1923 until 1931 and from 1935 until 1946... |
Labour | 4 March 1942 | ||
| Alan Lennox-Boyd Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, CH, PC, DL was a British Conservative politician.-Background, education and military service:... |
Conservative | |11 November 1943 | ||
| Minister of Civil Aviation | The Viscount Swinton | Conservative | 8 October 1944 | New office |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Civil Aviation | Robert Perkins | Conservative | 22 March 1945 | |
| 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.... |
The Lord Lloyd | Conservative | 12 May 1940 | also 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,... from 22 December 1940 |
| The Lord Moyne Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne DSO & Bar PC was a Anglo-Irish politician and businessman. He served as the British minister of state in the Middle East until November 1944, when he was assassinated by the militant Jewish Zionist group Lehi... |
Conservative | 8 February 1941 | also 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,... |
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| 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 | 22 February 1942 | also 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,... |
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| 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 | 22 November 1942 | ||
| 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.... |
George Hall | Labour | 15 May 1940 | |
| Harold Macmillan Harold Macmillan Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC was Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 January 1957 to 18 October 1963.... |
Conservative | 4 February 1942 | ||
| The Duke of Devonshire 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 | 1 January 1943 | ||
| 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... |
The Viscount Caldecote 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 | 14 May 1940 | also 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,... |
| 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 | 3 October 1940 | ||
| Clement Attlee Clement Attlee Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS was a British Labour politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951, and as the Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955... |
Labour | 19 February 1942 | Member of War Cabinet | |
| 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 | 24 September 1943 | also 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,... |
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| 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... |
Geoffrey Shakespeare | Liberal National | 15 May 1940 | |
| Paul Emrys-Evans Paul Emrys-Evans Paul Vychan Emrys-Evans was a British Conservative Party politician.He was elected as Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire at the 1931 general election, and served as the constituency's MP until his defeat at the 1945 general election by Labour's Arthur Champion.He was Under-Secretary of... |
Conservative | 4 March 1942 | ||
| Minister of Economic Warfare Minister of Economic Warfare The Minister of Economic Warfare was a British government position which existed during the Second World War. The minister was in charge of the Special Operations Executive.-Ministers of Economic Warfare 1939-1945:... |
Hugh Dalton Hugh Dalton Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton, Baron Dalton PC was a British Labour Party politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1945 to 1947, when he was implicated in a political scandal involving budget leaks.... |
Labour | 15 May 1940 | |
| Viscount Wolmer Roundell Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne Roundell Cecil Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne, CH, PC was a British Conservative politician, known as Viscount Wolmer from 1895 to 1941.... |
Conservative | 22 February 1942 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Warfare | Dingle Foot Dingle Foot Sir Dingle Mackintosh Foot, Q.C. was a British lawyer and politician, born in Plymouth, Devon.-Education and career:... |
Liberal | 17 May 1940 | |
| President of the Board of Education | 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 | 14 May 1940 | |
| Rab Butler Rab Butler Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, KG CH DL PC , who invariably signed his name R. A. Butler and was familiarly known as Rab, was a British Conservative politician... |
Conservative | 20 July 1941 | Renamed Minister of Education 3 August 1944 | |
| 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... |
James Chuter Ede James Chuter Ede James Chuter Ede, Baron Chuter-Ede CH, PC, DL was a British teacher, trade unionist and Labour politician. He notably served as Home Secretary under Clement Attlee from 1945 to 1951.-Early life:... |
Labour | 15 May 1940 | |
| Minister of Food Minister of Food The Minister of Food Control and the Minister of Food were British government ministerial posts separated from that of the Minister of Agriculture. A major task of the latter office was to oversee rationing in the United Kingdom arising out of World War II... |
The Lord Woolton | Conservative | 13 May 1940 | |
| John Llewellin John Jestyn Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin Colonel John Jestyn Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin GBE, PC, MC, TD was a British army officer, Conservative Party politician and minister in Winston Churchill's war government.-Background:... |
Conservative | 11 November 1943 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Food | Robert Boothby | Conservative | 15 May 1940 | |
| Gwilym Lloyd-George Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby Major Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby PC TD was a British politician and cabinet minister. A younger son of Prime Minister David Lloyd George, he served as Home Secretary from 1954 to 1957.... |
Liberal | 22 October 1940 | ||
| William Mabane William Mabane William Mabane, 1st Baron Mabane KBE, PC , known as Sir William Mabane between 1954 and 1962, was a British businessman and politician.-Background and education:... |
Liberal National | 3 June 1942 | ||
| Minister of Fuel, Light and Power | Gwilym Lloyd-George Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby Major Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby PC TD was a British politician and cabinet minister. A younger son of Prime Minister David Lloyd George, he served as Home Secretary from 1954 to 1957.... |
Liberal | 3 June 1942 | New office |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fuel, Light and Power | Geoffrey Lloyd | Conservative | 3 June 1942 – 23 May 1945 | |
| Tom Smith Tom Smith (Labour politician) Tom Smith was a Labour Party politician in England.At the 1922 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for the previously Liberal-held seat of Pontefract in West Yorkshire. He was re-elected at the 1923 election, but at the 1924 general election he lost his seat by 701 votes to... |
Labour | 3 June 1942 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| 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... |
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 | 13 May 1940 | |
| 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 | 8 February 1941 | ||
| Henry Willink Henry Willink Sir Henry Urmston Willink, 1st Baronet PC, MC, KC , was a British politician and public servant.He is best known for his service in the Conservative Party as Minister of Health from 1943-1945 in the wartime Coalition Government of the United Kingdom... |
Conservative | 11 November 1943 | ||
| 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... |
Florence Horsbrugh Florence Horsbrugh, Baroness Horsbrugh Florence Gertrude Horsbrugh, Baroness Horsbrugh, GBE, PC was a Scottish Unionist Party and Conservative Party politician.... |
Conservative | 15 May 1940 | |
| Secretary of State for India and Burma | Leo Amery | Conservative | 13 May 1940 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for India and Burma | The Duke of Devonshire 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 | 17 May 1940 | |
| 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 | 1 January 1943 | ||
| The Earl of Listowel William Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel William Francis Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel GCMG, PC , styled Viscount Ennismore between 1924 and 1931, was a British peer and Labour politician... |
Labour | 31 October 1944 | ||
| Minister of Information | Duff Cooper | Conservative | 12 May 1940 | Attended War Cabinet from 28 May 1940 |
| Brendan Bracken Brendan Bracken, 1st Viscount Bracken Brendan Randell Bracken, 1st Viscount Bracken PC was an Irish businessman and a minister in the British Conservative cabinet. Primarily, the 1st Viscount Bracken is remembered for opposing the Bank of England's co-operation with Adolf Hitler, and for subsequently supporting Winston Churchill's... |
Conservative | 20 July 1941 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Information | Harold Nicolson Harold Nicolson Sir Harold George Nicolson KCVO CMG was an English diplomat, author, diarist and politician. He was the husband of writer Vita Sackville-West, their unusual relationship being described in their son's book, Portrait of a Marriage.-Early life:Nicolson was born in Tehran, Persia, the younger son of... |
National Labour | 17 May 1940 | |
| Ernest Thurtle Ernest Thurtle Ernest Thurtle was a British Labour politician.Thurtle worked as am accountant and salesman... |
Labour | 20 July 1941 | ||
| Minister of Labour and National Service 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 Bevin Ernest Bevin Ernest Bevin was a British trade union leader and Labour politician. He served as general secretary of the powerful Transport and General Workers' Union from 1922 to 1945, as Minister of Labour in the war-time coalition government, and as Foreign Secretary in the post-war Labour Government.-Early... |
Labour | 13 May 1940 | In War Cabinet from 3 October 1940 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour | Ralph Assheton Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe PC was a British Conservative Party politician.He was Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe from 1934 to 1945, for the City of London from 1945 to 1950, and for Blackburn West from 1950 to 1955.In the wartime government under Winston Churchill, he was Minister of... |
Conservative | 15 May 1940 – 4 February 1942 | |
| George Tomlinson George Tomlinson George Tomlinson was a British Labour Party politician.Born in Rishton, Lancashire, he was a conscientious objector in the First World War, and worked on the land.... |
Labour | 8 February 1941 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| Malcolm McCorquodale Malcolm McCorquodale, 1st Baron McCorquodale of Newton Malcolm Stewart McCorquodale, 1st Baron McCorquodale of Newton PC was a British businessman and Conservative politician.-Background and education:... |
Conservative | 4 February 1942 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| 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... |
The Lord Hankey Maurice Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC was a British civil servant who gained prominence as the first Cabinet Secretary and who later made the rare transition from the civil service to ministerial office.-Life and career:The third son of R. A... |
Independent | 14 May 1940 | |
| Duff Cooper | Conservative | 20 July 1941 | ||
| 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 | 11 November 1943 | ||
| Minister Resident North-West Africa | Harold Macmillan Harold Macmillan Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC was Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 January 1957 to 18 October 1963.... |
Conservative | 30 December 1942 | |
| Minister Resident Middle East | Oliver Lyttelton Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos KG, PC, DSO, MC was a British businessman who was brought into government during the Second World War, holding a number of ministerial posts.-Background, education and military career:... |
Conservative | 19 February 1942 | Member of War Cabinet |
| Richard Casey Richard Casey, Baron Casey Richard Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey KG GCMG CH DSO MC KStJ PC was an Australian politician, diplomat and the 16th Governor-General of Australia.-Early life:... |
Independent | 19 March 1942 | Member of War Cabinet until 23 December 1943. Not a British MP | |
| The Lord Moyne Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne DSO & Bar PC was a Anglo-Irish politician and businessman. He served as the British minister of state in the Middle East until November 1944, when he was assassinated by the militant Jewish Zionist group Lehi... |
Conservative | 28 January 1944 | ||
| Sir Edward Grigg Edward Grigg, 1st Baron Altrincham Edward William Macleay Grigg, 1st Baron Altrincham, KCMG, KCVO, DSO, MC, PC was a British colonial administrator and politician.-Early years:... |
Conservative | 21 November 1944 | ||
| Deputy Minister of State | The Lord Moyne Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne DSO & Bar PC was a Anglo-Irish politician and businessman. He served as the British minister of state in the Middle East until November 1944, when he was assassinated by the militant Jewish Zionist group Lehi... |
Conservative | 27 August 1942 – 28 January 1944 | |
| Minister Resident, Washington | John Llewellin John Jestyn Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin Colonel John Jestyn Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin GBE, PC, MC, TD was a British army officer, Conservative Party politician and minister in Winston Churchill's war government.-Background:... |
Conservative | 22 November 1942 | |
| Ben Smith Ben Smith (British Labour politician) Sir Benjamin Smith, PC was a Labour Party politician in England. A driver of one of London's first taxicabs, he was Member of Parliament for Rotherhithe from 1923 until 1931 and from 1935 until 1946... |
Labour | 11 November 1943 | ||
| Minister Resident West Africa | The Viscount Swinton | Conservative | 8 June 1942 | |
| Harold Balfour | Conservative | 21 November 1944 | ||
| 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... |
Arthur Greenwood Arthur Greenwood Arthur Greenwood CH was a prominent member of the Labour Party from the 1920s until the late 1940s. He rose to prominence within the party as secretary of its research department from 1920 and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health in the short-lived Labour government of 1924... |
Labour | 11 May 1940 – 22 February 1942 | Member of War Cabinet |
| Sir William Jowitt William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt William Allen Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt PC, KC , was a British Labour politician and lawyer, who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain under Clement Attlee from 1945 to 1951.-Background and education:... |
Labour | 30 December 1942 – 8 October 1944 | ||
| Paymaster General | 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 | 15 May 1940 | Office vacant 3 October 1940 |
| The Lord Hankey Maurice Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC was a British civil servant who gained prominence as the first Cabinet Secretary and who later made the rare transition from the civil service to ministerial office.-Life and career:The third son of R. A... |
Independent | 20 July 1941 | ||
| Sir William Jowitt William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt William Allen Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt PC, KC , was a British Labour politician and lawyer, who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain under Clement Attlee from 1945 to 1951.-Background and education:... |
Labour | 4 March 1942 | ||
| The Lord Cherwell Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell Frederick Alexander Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell FRS PC CH was an English physicist who was an influential scientific adviser to the British government, particularly Winston Churchill... |
Conservative | 30 December 1942 | ||
| 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... |
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 | 15 May 1940 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Pensions Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Pensions The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Pensions was a junior Ministerial office at Parliamentary Secretary rank in the United Kingdom Government, supporting the Minister for Pensions. It was established in 1916 and filled intermittently until 1932... |
Ellen Wilkinson Ellen Wilkinson Ellen Cicely Wilkinson was the Labour Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough and later for Jarrow on Tyneside. She was one of the first women in Britain to be elected as a Member of Parliament .- History :... |
Labour | 17 May 1940 | |
| The Lord 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 | 8 October 1940 | ||
| Wilfred Paling Wilfred Paling Wilfred Paling was a British Labour politician. He was born at Marehay, near Ripley, Derbyshire, one of eight children of a coalminer. Paling left Ripley Elementary School at the age of 13, and entered casual employment with local plumbing and building companies... |
Labour | 8 February 1941 | ||
| 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... |
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 | 15 May 1940 | |
| 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 | 7 February 1943 | ||
| 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... |
Charles Waterhouse Charles Waterhouse (English politician) Captain Charles Waterhouse PC MC was a British Conservative politician.-Biography:Born in Salford, the second surviving son of Thomas Crompton Waterhouse, of Lomberdale Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire, he was educated at Cheltenham and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, graduating with an MA degree in... |
Conservative | 17 May 1940 | |
| Allan Chapman Allan Chapman (politician) Allan Chapman was a Scottish Unionist Party politician. He was elected at the 1935 general election as Member of Parliament for the Rutherglen constituency in Lanarkshire... |
Conservative | 1 March 1941 | ||
| Robert Grimston Robert Grimston, 1st Baron Grimston of Westbury Robert Villiers Grimston, 1st Baron Grimston of Westbury was a British Conservative politician.The eldest son of the Rev. and Hon... |
Conservative | 4 March 1942 | ||
| Minister of Reconstruction Minister of Reconstruction The Minister of Reconstruction was a British government post that briefly existed during the latter stages of the Second World War, charged with planning for the post-war period... |
The Lord Woolton | Conservative | 11 November 1943 | Member of War Cabinet |
| 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... |
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 | 14 May 1940 | |
| Tom Johnston Thomas Johnston Thomas "Tom" Johnston CH was a prominent Scottish socialist and politician of the early 20th century, a member of the Labour Party, a Member of Parliament and government minister – usually with Cabinet responsibility for Scottish affairs.-Red Clydesider:Johnston, the son of a middle-class... |
Labour | 8 February 1941 | ||
| 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... |
Joseph Westwood Joseph Westwood Joseph Westwood was a Scottish Labour politician.Educated at Buckhaven Higher Grade School, he worked as a draper's apprentice, messenger boy and miner... |
Labour | |17 May 1940 – 23 May 1945 | |
| Henry Wedderburn | Conservative | 8 February 1941 – 4 March 1942 | ||
| Allan Chapman Allan Chapman (politician) Allan Chapman was a Scottish Unionist Party politician. He was elected at the 1935 general election as Member of Parliament for the Rutherglen constituency in Lanarkshire... |
Conservative | 4 March 1942 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| Minister of Shipping Minister of Shipping The Minister of Shipping was a British government post created during the First World War and again during the Second World War. In 1941 it was merged into the position of Minister of Transport which was then renamed Minister of War Transport.... |
Ronald Cross | Conservative | 14 May 1940 | Merged into Minister of War Transport 1 May 1941 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Shipping | Sir Arthur Salter | Independent | 15 May 1940 | |
| Minister of Social Insurance | Sir William Jowitt William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt William Allen Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt PC, KC , was a British Labour politician and lawyer, who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain under Clement Attlee from 1945 to 1951.-Background and education:... |
Labour | 8 October 1944 | Renamed Minister of National Insurance 17 November 1944 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Insurance | Charles Peat Charles Peat Charles Urie Peat was a British Conservative Party politician and cricketer. He was the son of William Barclay Peat, founder of the international accounting firm KPMG.... |
Conservative | 22 March 1945 | |
| Minister of State Minister of State Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a "minister of state" is a junior minister, who is assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister... |
The Lord Beaverbrook Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook William Maxwell "Max" Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Bt, PC, was a Canadian-British business tycoon, politician, and writer.-Early career in Canada:... |
Conservative | 1 May 1941 | Member of War Cabinet |
| Oliver Lyttelton Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos KG, PC, DSO, MC was a British businessman who was brought into government during the Second World War, holding a number of ministerial posts.-Background, education and military career:... |
Conservative | 29 June 1941 | Member of War Cabinet. Office vacant from 12 March 1942 | |
| Minister of Supply Minister of Supply The Minister of Supply was the minister in the British Government responsible for the Ministry of Supply, which existed to co-ordinate the supply of equipment to the national armed forces... |
Herbert Morrison Herbert Morrison Herbert Stanley Morrison, Baron Morrison of Lambeth, CH, PC was a British Labour politician; he held a various number of senior positions in the Cabinet, including Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister.-Early life:Morrison was the son of a police constable and was born in... |
Labour | 12 May 1940 | |
| Sir Andrew Rae Duncan | Conservative | 3 October 1940 | ||
| The Lord Beaverbrook Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook William Maxwell "Max" Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Bt, PC, was a Canadian-British business tycoon, politician, and writer.-Early career in Canada:... |
Conservative | 29 June 1941 | Member of War Cabinet | |
| Sir Andrew Rae Duncan | Conservative | 4 February 1942 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Supply | Harold Macmillan Harold Macmillan Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC was Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 January 1957 to 18 October 1963.... |
Conservative | 15 May 1940 – 4 February 1942 | |
| Wyndham Raymond Portal, 1st Viscount Portal | Conservative | 4 September 1940 – 22 February 1942 | ||
| Ralph Assheton Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe Ralph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe PC was a British Conservative Party politician.He was Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe from 1934 to 1945, for the City of London from 1945 to 1950, and for Blackburn West from 1950 to 1955.In the wartime government under Winston Churchill, he was Minister of... |
Conservative | 4 February 1942 – 7 February 1943 | ||
| Charles Peat Charles Peat Charles Urie Peat was a British Conservative Party politician and cricketer. He was the son of William Barclay Peat, founder of the international accounting firm KPMG.... |
Conservative | 4 March 1942 – 22 March 1945 | ||
| Duncan Sandys Duncan Sandys Edwin Duncan Sandys, Baron Duncan-Sandys CH PC was a British politician and a minister in successive Conservative governments in the 1950s and 1960s... |
Conservative | 7 February 1943 – 21 November 1944 | ||
| John Wilmot | Labour | 21 November 1944 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| James de Rothschild James Armand de Rothschild James Armand Edmond de Rothschild, DCM, DL, was a French-born British politician and philanthropist, from the wealthy Rothschild international banking dynasty.... |
Liberal | 22 March 1945 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| Minister of Town and Country Planning | 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 | 30 December 1942 | Minister designate until 7 February 1943 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Town and Country Planning | Henry Strauss | Conservative | 30 December 1942 | |
| Arthur Jenkins Arthur Jenkins (politician) Arthur Jenkins was a Welsh trade unionist and Labour Party politician.Jenkins was a coal miner's agent who studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and at Ruskin College, Oxford, before becoming Vice-President of the South Wales Miners Federation... |
Labour | 22 March 1945 | ||
| President of the Board of Trade | Sir Andrew Rae Duncan | Conservative | 12 May 1940 | |
| Oliver Lyttelton Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos KG, PC, DSO, MC was a British businessman who was brought into government during the Second World War, holding a number of ministerial posts.-Background, education and military career:... |
Conservative | 3 October 1940 | ||
| Sir Andrew Rae Duncan | Conservative | 29 June 1941 | ||
| John Llewellin John Jestyn Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin Colonel John Jestyn Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin GBE, PC, MC, TD was a British army officer, Conservative Party politician and minister in Winston Churchill's war government.-Background:... |
Conservative | 4 February 1942 | ||
| Hugh Dalton Hugh Dalton Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton, Baron Dalton PC was a British Labour Party politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1945 to 1947, when he was implicated in a political scandal involving budget leaks.... |
Labour | 22 February 1942 | ||
| 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.... |
Gwilym Lloyd-George Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby Major Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby PC TD was a British politician and cabinet minister. A younger son of Prime Minister David Lloyd George, he served as Home Secretary from 1954 to 1957.... |
Liberal | 15 May 1940 | Also Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Food from 22 October 1940 |
| Charles Waterhouse Charles Waterhouse (English politician) Captain Charles Waterhouse PC MC was a British Conservative politician.-Biography:Born in Salford, the second surviving son of Thomas Crompton Waterhouse, of Lomberdale Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire, he was educated at Cheltenham and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, graduating with an MA degree in... |
Conservative | 8 February 1941 | ||
| 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.... |
Harcourt Johnstone Harcourt Johnstone Harcourt 'Crinks' Johnstone was a British Liberal Party politician.-Early Life & Education:Johnstone was born in London in 1895, the son of the Hon. Sir Alan Johnstone, a British diplomat, and his American wife Antoinette Pinchot. His nickname 'Crinks' is alleged to have derived from the wrinkled... |
Liberal | 15 May 1940 | |
| 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.... |
David Grenfell David Grenfell David Rhys Grenfell PC, CBE, LlD was a British Member of Parliament. He represented the Gower constituency for the Labour Party from 1922 to 1959.-Early life:... |
Labour | 15 May 1940 | |
| Secretary for Petroleum | Geoffrey Lloyd | Conservative | 15 May 1940 – 3 June 1942 | Combined into Minister for Fuel, Light and Power |
| 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... |
Sir John Reith John Reith, 1st Baron Reith John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith, KT, GCVO, GBE, CB, TD, PC was a Scottish broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom... |
National | 14 May 1940 | |
| John Moore-Brabazon John Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara John Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara, GBE, MC, PC was an English aviation pioneer and Conservative politician... |
Conservative | 3 October 1940 | became Minister of War Transport 1 May 1941 | |
| Minister of War Production Minister of Production The Minister of Production was a British government position that existed during the Second World War, heading the Ministry of Production.Initially the post was called "Minister of War Production" when it was created in February 1942, but the first Minister, Lord Beaverbrook, resigned after only... |
The Lord Beaverbrook Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook William Maxwell "Max" Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Bt, PC, was a Canadian-British business tycoon, politician, and writer.-Early career in Canada:... |
Conservative | 4 February 1942 | Office vacant 19 February 1942 |
| Oliver Lyttelton Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos Oliver Lyttelton, 1st Viscount Chandos KG, PC, DSO, MC was a British businessman who was brought into government during the Second World War, holding a number of ministerial posts.-Background, education and military career:... |
Conservative | 12 March 1942 | Post retitled Minister of Production upon appointment | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Production | George Garro-Jones | Labour | 10 September 1942 | |
| 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... |
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 | 11 May 1940 | |
| 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 | 22 December 1940 | ||
| Sir P. J. Grigg | National | 22 February 1942 | ||
| 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... |
Sir Henry Page Croft Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft Henry Page Croft, 1st Baron Croft was a British Conservative Party politician.-Early life and family:He was born at Fanhams Hall in Ware, Hertfordshire, England. He was the son of Richard Benyon Croft a naval officer and a major benefactor of the Richard Hale School, and Anne Elizabeth... |
Conservative | 17 May 1940 – 23 May 1945 | Lord Croft |
| Sir Edward Grigg Edward Grigg, 1st Baron Altrincham Edward William Macleay Grigg, 1st Baron Altrincham, KCMG, KCVO, DSO, MC, PC was a British colonial administrator and politician.-Early years:... |
Conservative | 17 May 1940 – 4 March 1942 | ||
| Arthur Henderson Arthur Henderson, Baron Rowley Arthur Henderson, Baron Rowley, PC was a British Labour Party politician.Arthur Henderson was the son of Arthur Henderson, who was Leader of the Labour Party between 1908-1910, 1914-17 and 1931-1932.-Parliament:... |
Labour | 4 March 1942 – 7 February 1943 | ||
| 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.... |
Richard Law Richard Law, 1st Baron Coleraine Richard Kidston Law, 1st Baron Coleraine PC was a British Conservative politician. He was the youngest son of former Conservative Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law and his wife Annie. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and St... |
Conservative | 17 May 1940 | |
| Duncan Sandys Duncan Sandys Edwin Duncan Sandys, Baron Duncan-Sandys CH PC was a British politician and a minister in successive Conservative governments in the 1950s and 1960s... |
Conservative | 20 July 1941 | ||
| Arthur Henderson Arthur Henderson, Baron Rowley Arthur Henderson, Baron Rowley, PC was a British Labour Party politician.Arthur Henderson was the son of Arthur Henderson, who was Leader of the Labour Party between 1908-1910, 1914-17 and 1931-1932.-Parliament:... |
Labour | 7 February 1943 | ||
| Minister of War Transport | The Lord Leathers | Conservative | 1 May 1941 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of War Transport | Frederick Montague Frederick Montague, 1st Baron Amwell Frederick Montague, 1st Baron Amwell CBE was a British Labour Party politician.Amwell was the son of John Montague and Mary Ann Manderson. He worked as a newsboy and as a shop assistant and later became a copywriter and political agent... |
Labour | 18 May 1940 – 1 May 1941 | |
| John Llewellin John Jestyn Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin Colonel John Jestyn Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin GBE, PC, MC, TD was a British army officer, Conservative Party politician and minister in Winston Churchill's war government.-Background:... |
Conservative | 1 May 1941 – 4 February 1942 | ||
| Sir Arthur Salter | Independent | 29 June 1941 – 4 February 1942 | ||
| 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... |
The Lord 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 | 18 May 1940 | |
| Sir John Reith John Reith, 1st Baron Reith John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith, KT, GCVO, GBE, CB, TD, PC was a Scottish broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom... |
National | 3 October 1940 | Minister of Works and Buildings, and 1st Commissioner. Later Lord Reith | |
| The Lord Portal Wyndham Portal, 1st Viscount Portal Wyndham Raymond Portal, 1st Viscount Portal PC GCMG DSO MVO was a British politician.The eldest son of Sir William Wyndam Portal, 2nd Baronet, and Florence Elizabeth Mary Glyn CBE, daughter of Hon... |
Conservative | 22 February 1942 | Renamed Minister of Works and Planning from 11 February 1942, and Minister of Works from February 1943 | |
| Duncan Sandys Duncan Sandys Edwin Duncan Sandys, Baron Duncan-Sandys CH PC was a British politician and a minister in successive Conservative governments in the 1950s and 1960s... |
Conservative | 21 November 1944 | ||
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Works | George Hicks George Hicks Ernest George Hicks was a British trades unionist and Labour Party politician.Hicks was born in 1879 in Venham Dean, Hampshire. Along with fellow bricklayers Jack Fitzgerald and F. K. Cadman, he was one of the founding members of the Socialist Party of Great Britain in June 1904... |
Labour | 19 November 1940 – 23 May 1945 | |
| Henry Strauss | Conservative | 4 March 1942 – 30 December 1942 | ||
| 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 Donald Somervell | Conservative | 15 May 1940 | |
| 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 William Jowitt William Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt William Allen Jowitt, 1st Earl Jowitt PC, KC , was a British Labour politician and lawyer, who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain under Clement Attlee from 1945 to 1951.-Background and education:... |
Labour | 15 May 1940 | |
| Sir David Maxwell Fyfe David Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir David Patrick Maxwell Fyfe, 1st Earl of Kilmuir GCVO, PC, KC, , known as Sir David Maxwell Fyfe from 1942 to 1954 and as The Viscount Kilmuir from 1954 to 1962, was a British Conservative politician, lawyer and judge who combined an industrious and precocious legal career with political ambitions... |
Conservative | 4 March 1942 | ||
| 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... |
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:... |
Conservative | 15 May 1940 | |
| 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.... |
Conservative | 5 June 1941 | ||
| 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... |
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.... |
Conservative | 15 May 1940 | |
| David King Murray David King Murray Sir Thomas David King Murray, known as David King Murray, Kt KC LLD MA BSc LLB FRSE was a Scottish politician and judge.... |
Conservative | 5 June 1941 | Knighted | |
| 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... |
Robert Grimston Robert Grimston, 1st Baron Grimston of Westbury Robert Villiers Grimston, 1st Baron Grimston of Westbury was a British Conservative politician.The eldest son of the Rev. and Hon... |
Conservative | 17 May 1940 | |
| Sir James Edmondson | Conservative | 12 March 1942 | ||
| 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... |
William Whiteley William Whiteley (politician) William Whiteley, CH, PC, DL was the Labour Member of Parliament for Blaydon in County Durham.William Whiteley, not to be confused with the founder of the Department Store of the same name, was a Durham miner by background and lodge official also... |
Labour | 17 May 1940 | |
| William John William John (politician) William John was a Welsh Labour Party politician, and a Member of Parliament for thirty years.At the Rhondda West by-election, 1920, he was elected as MP for the safe Labour constituency of Rhondda West, and held the seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1950 general election.In... |
Labour | 12 March 1942 | ||
| George Mathers George Mathers George Mathers, 1st Baron Mathers KT, PC, DL was a Scottish trade unionist and Labour Party politician... |
Labour | 2 October 1944 | ||
| 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 James Edmondson | Conservative | 17 May 1940 | |
| William Whytehead Boulton | Conservative | 12 March 1942 | ||
| Arthur Young | Conservative | 13 July 1944 | ||
| 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 Lord Snell Harry Snell, 1st Baron Snell Henry Snell, 1st Baron Snell CH, PC , was a British socialist politician and campaigner. He served in government under Ramsay MacDonald and Winston Churchill, and as the Labour Party's leader in the House of Lords in the late 1930s.-Background:Born in Sutton-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, the son of... |
Labour | 31 May 1940 – 21 April 1944 | |
| The Earl Fortescue Hugh Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue Hugh William Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue KG, PC was a British peer and Conservative politician.Fortescue was the eldest son of Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue, and his wife the Hon. Emily , and succeeded his father in the earldom in 1932... |
Conservative | 22 March 1945 | ||
| 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... |
Conservative | 31 May 1940 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Earl Fortescue Hugh Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue Hugh William Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue KG, PC was a British peer and Conservative politician.Fortescue was the eldest son of Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue, and his wife the Hon. Emily , and succeeded his father in the earldom in 1932... |
Conservative | 31 May 1940 – 22 March 1945 | |
| The Viscount Clifden Francis Agar-Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden Francis Gerald Agar-Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden , was a British Liberal politician.Clifden was the second but eldest surviving son Francis Gerald Agar-Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden (14 April 1883-15 July 1966), was a British Liberal politician.Clifden was the second but eldest surviving son... |
Liberal | 31 May 1940 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| The Lord Alness Robert Munro, 1st Baron Alness Robert Munro, 1st Baron Alness GBE, PC, KC, DL was a Scottish lawyer, judge and Liberal politician. He served as Secretary for Scotland between 1916 and 1922 in David Lloyd George's coalition government and as Lord Justice Clerk between 1922 and 1933.-Background and education:Munro was born in... |
Liberal National | 31 May 1940 – 23 May 1945 | ||
| The Marquess of Normanby Oswald Phipps, 4th Marquess of Normanby Oswald Constantine John Phipps, 4th Marquess of Normanby, KG, CBE was a British peer and philanthropist for blind people.-Early life:... |
Conservative | 22 March 1945 – 23 May 1945 | ||
Source
- D. Butler and G. Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900–2000.