With the fall of Arthur Balfour's

Arthur Balfour

Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, DL was a British Conservative politician and statesman...

 Conservative government in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 in December 1905, the Liberals

Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...

 under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman

Henry Campbell-Bannerman

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman GCB was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908. He also served as Secretary of State for War twice, in the Cabinets of Gladstone and Rosebery...

 were called in to form a government. In the subsequent election

United Kingdom general election, 1906

-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...

, the Liberals won an enormous majority. Campbell-Bannerman was succeeded by Herbert Henry Asquith in 1908.

This Liberal government, supported also by 29 Labour Members of Parliament, is best known for having introduced social legislation such as Old Age Pensions and Unemployment Insurance for a part of the working population. For many working people, for whom in old age the threat of the workhouse was very real, these represented a very significant change.

Although the government lost a great deal of support by the two general elections of 1910, they managed to hold on by dint of support from the Irish Nationalists

Irish Parliamentary Party

The Irish Parliamentary Party was formed in 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home Rule League, as official parliamentary party for Irish nationalist Members of Parliament elected to the House of Commons at...

. After early mismanagement during the First World War, particularly the failure of the Dardanelles Campaign, Asquith was forced to bring the Unionists

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...

 into the government in a coalition

Coalition government 1915–1916

Asquith's British coalition government of 1915-1916 was formed in the aftermath of the Gallipoli disaster, by bringing in the Conservatives to shore up the government. The Conservatives were not terribly pleased with the offices they received in this new government and Tory leader Andrew Bonar Law...

.

Office	Name	Date	Notes
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...	Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman Henry Campbell-Bannerman Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman GCB was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908. He also served as Secretary of State for War twice, in the Cabinets of Gladstone and Rosebery...	5 December 1905
	H. H. Asquith H. H. Asquith Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916...	5 April 1908 – 25 May 1915	also Deputy Prime Minister
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...	H. H. Asquith H. H. Asquith Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916...	10 December 1905
	David Lloyd George David Lloyd George David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman...	12 April 1908
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... and Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons	George Whiteley George Whiteley, 1st Baron Marchamley George Whiteley, 1st Baron Marchamley PC was a British Liberal politician. He served as Chief Whip between 1905 and 1908 in the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...	12 December 1905
	Jack Pease	3 June 1908
	The Master of Elibank Alexander Murray, 1st Baron Murray of Elibank Alexander William Charles Oliphant Murray, 1st Baron Murray of Elibank PC , called The Master of Elibank between 1871 and 1912, was a Scottish nobleman and Liberal politician. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury under H. H...	14 February 1910
	Percy Illingworth Percy Illingworth Percy Holden Illingworth was a British Liberal Party. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury under H. H...	7 August 1912
	John Gulland John Gulland John William Gulland was a British Liberal Party politician.Gulland entered Parliament as Member for Dumfries Burghs at the 1906 general election. He was a junior Lord of the Treasury from 1909 until 1915, when he was promoted to Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury upon the unexpected death...	24 January 1915
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...	Reginald McKenna Reginald McKenna Reginald McKenna was a British banker and Liberal politician. He notably served as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer during the premiership of H. H. Asquith.-Background and education:...	12 December 1905
	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:...	29 January 1907
	Charles Hobhouse	12 April 1908
	Thomas McKinnon Wood Thomas McKinnon Wood Thomas McKinnon Wood PC was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of H. H. Asquith's cabinet as Secretary for Scotland between 1912 and 1916 and as Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between July and December 1916...	23 October 1911
	Charles Masterman	13 February 1912
	Edwin Samuel Montagu Edwin Samuel Montagu Edwin Samuel Montagu PC was a British Liberal politician. He notably served as Secretary of State for India between 1917 and 1922.-Background and education:...	11 February 1914
	Francis Dyke Acland Francis Dyke Acland Sir Francis Dyke Acland, 14th Baronet PC, DL, JP was a British Liberal politician. He notably served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under H. H. Asquith between 1911 and 1915.-Background and education:...	3 February 1915
Junior 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...	Herbert Lewis Herbert Lewis Sir John Herbert Lewis GBE, PC was a British Liberal politician.-Background and education:Born at Mostyn Quay, Flintshire, Lewis was one of five sons of Enoch Lewis and Elizabeth Roberts. He was educated at McGill University and Exeter College, Oxford.-Political career:Lewis was the first Chairman...	18 December 1905 – 7 July 1909
	Jack Pease	18 December 1905 – 3 June 1908
	Freeman Freeman-Thomas Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon Major Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon was a British Liberal politician and administrator who served as Governor General of Canada, the 13th since Canadian Confederation, and as Viceroy and Governor-General of India, the country's 22nd.Freeman-Thomas was born in England and...	21 December 1905 – 2 February 1906
	Cecil Norton Cecil Norton, 1st Baron Rathcreedan Cecil William Norton, 1st Baron Rathcreedan , was a British Liberal Party politician.Norton was the son of William Norton, Rector of Baltinglass, Ireland. He was elected to the House of Commons for Newington West in 1892, a seat he held until 1916, and served under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and...	21 December 1905 – 7 July 1909
	John Fuller Sir John Fuller, 1st Baronet Sir John Michael Fleetwood Fuller, 1st Baronet KCMG , was a British Liberal Party politician and colonial administrator....	2 February 1906 – 27 February 1907
	John Henry Whitley John Henry Whitley John Henry Whitley , often known as J. H. Whitley, was a respected and successful British politician whose life and career spanned a period of significant social change, from roots in the heart of the Industrial Revolution through to the inter-war period.- Family and early career :John Henry...	27 February 1907 – 20 February 1910
	Oswald Partington Oswald Partington, 2nd Baron Doverdale Oswald Partington, 2nd Baron Doverdale was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.The second but oldest surviving son of mill-owner Edward Partington , Partington was born in Bury. Educated at Rossall School, he held a commission in the 4th Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment...	7 July 1909 – 19 January 1911
	John Gulland John Gulland John William Gulland was a British Liberal Party politician.Gulland entered Parliament as Member for Dumfries Burghs at the 1906 general election. He was a junior Lord of the Treasury from 1909 until 1915, when he was promoted to Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury upon the unexpected death...	7 July 1909 – 24 January 1915
	William Wedgwood Benn William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate Air Commodore William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate PC, DSO, DFC was a British Liberal politician who later joined the Labour Party. He was Secretary of State for India between 1929 and 1931 and Secretary of State for Air between 1945 and 1946...	20 February 1910 – 25 May 1915
	Ernest Soares Ernest Soares Sir Ernest Joseph Soares , was a British solicitor and Liberal politician.Soares was the son of José Luís Xavier Soares, a Liverpool merchant of Portuguese or Brazilian origin, and was educated at St John's College, Cambridge, where he read law. He was a partner in Allen, Prestage and Soares,...	20 February 1910 – 16 April 1911
	Percy Illingworth Percy Illingworth Percy Holden Illingworth was a British Liberal Party. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury under H. H...	28 February 1910 – 7 August 1912
	William Jones William Jones (Liberal politician) William Jones was a British Liberal Party politician.-Early history:Jones was born in 1857 at Ceint Bach near Llangefni in Wales to Richard and Alice Jones...	19 January 1911 – 25 May 1915
	Frederick Edward Guest Frederick Edward Guest Frederick Edward Guest CBE DSO PC , often known as Freddie Guest, was a British politician best known for being Chief Whip of Prime Minister David Lloyd George's Coalition Liberal Party between 1917 and 1921. He was also Secretary of State for Air between 1921 and 1922...	16 April 1911 – 21 February 1912
	Sir Arthur Haworth, Bt Sir Arthur Haworth, 1st Baronet Sir Arthur Adlington Haworth, 1st Baronet , was a British businessman and Liberal politician.He was born in Eccles, Lancashire, and was the eldest son of Abraham Haworth of Altrincham. He was educated at Rugby School before going into business in Manchester. He became a senior partner in James...	23 February 1912 – 16 April 1912
	Henry Webb Sir Henry Webb, 1st Baronet Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Webb, 1st Baronet was a British Liberal Party politician who was Member of Parliament for Forest of Dean and Cardiff East , and as Junior Lord of the Treasury .- Biography :Educated at Lausanne and Paris, he trained as a mining engineer and became a...	16 April 1912 – 25 May 1915
	Cecil Beck Cecil Beck Sir Arthur Cecil Tyrrell Beck was a British Liberal Party politician.Beck was educated at Haileybury and the University of Cambridge....	3 February 1915 – 25 May 1915
	Walter Rea Walter Rea, 1st Baron Rea Walter Russell Rea, 1st Baron Rea , was a British merchant banker and Liberal politician.Rea was the son of Russell Rea. He was elected to the House of Commons for Scarborough in 1906, a seat he held until 1918, and served under H. H. Asquith as a Junior Lord of the Treasury from 1915 to 1916...	3 February 1915 – 25 May 1915
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 Lord Loreburn	10 December 1905	created Earl of Loreburn 4 July 1911
	The Viscount Haldane Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane KT, OM, PC, KC, FRS, FBA, FSA , was an influential British Liberal Imperialist and later Labour politician, lawyer and philosopher. He was Secretary of State for War between 1905 and 1912 during which time the "Haldane Reforms" were implemented...	10 June 1912
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...	The Earl of Crewe Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe KG, PC , known as The Lord Houghton from 1885 to 1895 and as The Earl of Crewe from 1895 to 1911, was a British statesman and writer....	10 December 1905
	The Lord Tweedmouth Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth KT, PC was a British Liberal Party statesman who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 until 1894 when he inherited his peerage and then sat in the House of Lords...	12 April 1908
	The Viscount Wolverhampton Henry Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton Henry Hartley Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton PC , was a British solicitor and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 until 1908 when he was raised to the peerage...	13 October 1908
	The Earl Beauchamp William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp KG, KCMG, PC , styled Viscount Elmley until 1891, was a British Liberal politician. He was Governor of New South Wales between 1899 and 1901, a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...	16 June 1910
	The Viscount Morley of Blackburn John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn OM, PC was a British Liberal statesman, writer and newspaper editor. Initially a journalist, he was elected a Member of Parliament in 1883...	3 November 1910
	The Earl Beauchamp William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp KG, KCMG, PC , styled Viscount Elmley until 1891, was a British Liberal politician. He was Governor of New South Wales between 1899 and 1901, a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...	5 August 1914
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...	The Marquess of Ripon George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon KG, GCSI, CIE, PC , known as Viscount Goderich from 1833 to 1859 and as the Earl de Grey and Ripon from 1859 to 1871, was a British politician who served in every Liberal cabinet from 1861 until his death forty-eight years later.-Background...	10 December 1905	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,...  10 December 1905-14 April 1908
	The Earl of Crewe Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe KG, PC , known as The Lord Houghton from 1885 to 1895 and as The Earl of Crewe from 1895 to 1911, was a British statesman and writer....	9 October 1908	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,... ; created Marquess of Crewe 3 July 1911
	The Earl Carrington	23 October 1911
	The Marquess of Crewe Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe KG, PC , known as The Lord Houghton from 1885 to 1895 and as The Earl of Crewe from 1895 to 1911, was a British statesman and writer....	13 February 1912	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,...
Secretary of State for the Home Department	Herbert Gladstone Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone Herbert John Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone GCB, GCMG, GBE, PC, JP was a British Liberal statesman. The youngest son of William Ewart Gladstone, he was Home Secretary from 1905 to 1910 and Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 1910 to 1914.-Background and education:Gladstone was...	10 December 1905
	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...	14 February 1910
	Reginald McKenna Reginald McKenna Reginald McKenna was a British banker and Liberal politician. He notably served as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer during the premiership of H. H. Asquith.-Background and education:...	23 October 1911
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...	Herbert Samuel Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel GCB OM GBE PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Early years:...	12 December 1905
	Charles Masterman	7 July 1909
	Ellis Ellis-Griffith Sir Ellis Ellis-Griffith, 1st Baronet Sir Ellis Jones Ellis-Griffith, 1st Baronet PC KC , was a British barrister and Liberal politician.Born in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Ellis-Griffith was the son of Thomas Morris Griffith, a builder...	19 February 1912
	Cecil Harmsworth	4 February 1915
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	Sir Edward Grey, Bt Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon KG, PC, FZL, DL , better known as Sir Edward Grey, Bt, was a British Liberal statesman. He served as Foreign Secretary from 1905 to 1916, the longest continuous tenure of any person in that office...	10 December 1905
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...	Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice Edmond George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice PC , styled Lord Edmond FitzMaurice from 1863 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1883 to 1885 and again from 1905 to 1908, when he entered the cabinet as Chancellor of the...	18 December 1905	created Baron Fitzmaurice 9 January 1906
	Thomas McKinnon Wood Thomas McKinnon Wood Thomas McKinnon Wood PC was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of H. H. Asquith's cabinet as Secretary for Scotland between 1912 and 1916 and as Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between July and December 1916...	19 October 1908
	Francis Dyke Acland Francis Dyke Acland Sir Francis Dyke Acland, 14th Baronet PC, DL, JP was a British Liberal politician. He notably served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under H. H. Asquith between 1911 and 1915.-Background and education:...	23 October 1911
	Neil Primrose	4 February 1915
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 Earl of Elgin Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, 13th Earl of Kincardine, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC , known as Lord Bruce until 1863, was a British statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1894 to 1899.-Background and education:...	10 December 1905
	The Earl of Crewe Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe KG, PC , known as The Lord Houghton from 1885 to 1895 and as The Earl of Crewe from 1895 to 1911, was a British statesman and writer....	12 April 1908	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,...
	Lewis Harcourt	3 November 1910
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....	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...	12 December 1905
	J. E. B. Seely J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone CB, CMG, DSO, PC, TD was a British soldier and politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1900 to 1904 and a Liberal MP from 1904 to 1922 and from 1923 to 1924...	12 April 1908
	The Lord Lucas of Crudwell	23 March 1911
	The Lord Emmott Alfred Emmott, 1st Baron Emmott Alfred Emmott, 1st Baron Emmott GCMG, GBE, PC was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.-Background and education:...	23 October 1911
	The Lord Islington	10 August 1915
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...	Richard Haldane Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane KT, OM, PC, KC, FRS, FBA, FSA , was an influential British Liberal Imperialist and later Labour politician, lawyer and philosopher. He was Secretary of State for War between 1905 and 1912 during which time the "Haldane Reforms" were implemented...	10 December 1905	created Viscount Haldane 27 March 1911
	J. E. B. Seely J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone CB, CMG, DSO, PC, TD was a British soldier and politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1900 to 1904 and a Liberal MP from 1904 to 1922 and from 1923 to 1924...	12 June 1912
	H. H. Asquith H. H. Asquith Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916...	30 March 1914	also Prime Minister
	The Earl Kitchener	5 August 1914
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 Earl of Portsmouth Newton Wallop, 6th Earl of Portsmouth Newton Wallop, 6th Earl of Portsmouth JP, DL , styled Viscount Lymington until 1891, was a British Liberal politician...	12 December 1905
	The Lord Lucas of Crudwell	12 April 1908
	J. E. B. Seely J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone CB, CMG, DSO, PC, TD was a British soldier and politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1900 to 1904 and a Liberal MP from 1904 to 1922 and from 1923 to 1924...	23 March 1911
	Harold Tennant Harold Tennant Harold John "Jack" Tennant PC was a Scottish Liberal politician. He served as Secretary for Scotland under his brother-in-law H. H...	14 June 1912
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....	Thomas Buchanan Thomas Buchanan (Liberal politician) Thomas Ryburn Buchanan PC was a Scottish Liberal politician and bibliophile.-Background and education:Buchanan was born in Glasgow and educated at Sherborne School and Balliol College, Oxford...	14 December 1905
	Francis Dyke Acland	12 April 1908
	Charles Mallet Charles Mallet Sir Charles Edward Mallet , was a British historian and Liberal politician.Mallet was returned to Parliament for Plymouth in 1906. In March 1910 Prime Minister H. H...	4 March 1910
	Francis Dyke Acland	31 January 1911
	Harold Tennant Harold Tennant Harold John "Jack" Tennant PC was a Scottish Liberal politician. He served as Secretary for Scotland under his brother-in-law H. H...	25 October 1911
	Harold Trevor Baker	14 June 1912
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...	John Morley John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn OM, PC was a British Liberal statesman, writer and newspaper editor. Initially a journalist, he was elected a Member of Parliament in 1883...	10 December 1905	created Viscount Morley of Blackburn 2 May 1908
	The Earl of Crewe Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe KG, PC , known as The Lord Houghton from 1885 to 1895 and as The Earl of Crewe from 1895 to 1911, was a British statesman and writer....	3 November 1910	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,...
	The Viscount Morley of Blackburn John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn OM, PC was a British Liberal statesman, writer and newspaper editor. Initially a journalist, he was elected a Member of Parliament in 1883...	7 March 1911
	The Earl of Crewe Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe KG, PC , known as The Lord Houghton from 1885 to 1895 and as The Earl of Crewe from 1895 to 1911, was a British statesman and writer....	25 May 1911	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,... ; created Marquess of Crewe 3 July 1911
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....	John Edward Ellis	12 December 1905
	Charles Hobhouse	29 January 1907
	Thomas Buchanan Thomas Buchanan (Liberal politician) Thomas Ryburn Buchanan PC was a Scottish Liberal politician and bibliophile.-Background and education:Buchanan was born in Glasgow and educated at Sherborne School and Balliol College, Oxford...	12 April 1908
	The Master of Elibank Alexander Murray, 1st Baron Murray of Elibank Alexander William Charles Oliphant Murray, 1st Baron Murray of Elibank PC , called The Master of Elibank between 1871 and 1912, was a Scottish nobleman and Liberal politician. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury under H. H...	5 June 1909
	Edwin Samuel Montagu Edwin Samuel Montagu Edwin Samuel Montagu PC was a British Liberal politician. He notably served as Secretary of State for India between 1917 and 1922.-Background and education:...	20 February 1910
	Charles Henry Roberts Charles Henry Roberts Charles Henry Roberts , was a British Liberal politician.-Background:Roberts was the son of Reverend Albert James Roberts, Vicar of Tidebrook, Sussex.-Political career:...	17 February 1914
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Lord Tweedmouth Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth KT, PC was a British Liberal Party statesman who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 until 1894 when he inherited his peerage and then sat in the House of Lords...	10 December 1905
	Reginald McKenna Reginald McKenna Reginald McKenna was a British banker and Liberal politician. He notably served as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer during the premiership of H. H. Asquith.-Background and education:...	12 April 1908
	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...	23 October 1911
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty	Edmund Robertson Edmund Robertson, 1st Baron Lochee Edmund Robertson, 1st Baron Lochee PC, QC, LLD, DL , was a Scottish barrister, academic and Liberal politician.-Background and education:Robertson was the son of Edmund Robertson, of Kinnaird, Inchture, Perthshire...	12 December 1905
	Thomas James Macnamara Thomas James Macnamara Thomas James Macnamara PC , was a British teacher, educationalist and Liberal politician.-Education:Macnamara was born in Montreal, Canada, the son of a soldier originally from County Clare in Ireland. His family returned to Britain in 1869 and Macnamara was educated first at the Depot School in...	13 April 1908
Civil Lord of the Admiralty	George Lambert George Lambert, 1st Viscount Lambert George Lambert, 1st Viscount Lambert, PC was a long-serving British Member of Parliament .Lambert was first elected as Liberal MP for South Molton at a by-election in 1891. He was Civil Lord of the Admiralty 1905-1915. He lost his seat at the 1924 to the Conservative Cedric Drewe, but regained...	18 December 1905
President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was a UK cabinet position, responsible for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The post was originally named President of the Board of Agriculture and was created in 1889...	The Earl Carrington	10 December 1905
	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:...	23 October 1911
	The Lord Lucas of Crudwell	6 August 1914
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries was a junior ministerial office in the British government, serving under the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries...	Sir Edward Strachey, Bt Edward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie Edward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie PC , known as Sir Edward Strachey, Bt, between 1901 and 1911, was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...	20 December 1909
	The Lord Lucas Auberon Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas Auberon Thomas Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas and 5th Lord Dingwall PC was a British Liberal politician and fighter pilot. He was a member of H. H. Asquith's cabinet as President of the Board of Agriculture between 1914 and 1915....	23 October 1911
	Sir Harry Verney, Bt Sir Harry Verney, 4th Baronet Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Harry Calvert Williams Verney, 4th Baronet , was a British Liberal politician.Verney succeeded in the baronetcy in May 1910. In the December general election of the same year he was returned to Parliament for Buckingham, a seat he held until 1918. He served under H. H...	10 August 1914
President of the Board of Education Secretary of State for Education and Skills The Secretary of State for Education is the chief minister of the Department for Education in the United Kingdom government. The position was re-established on 12 May 2010, held by Michael Gove....	Augustine Birrell Augustine Birrell Augustine Birrell PC, KC was an English politician, barrister, academic and author. He was Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1907 to 1916, resigning in the immediate aftermath of the Easter Rising.-Early life:...	10 December 1905
	Reginald McKenna Reginald McKenna Reginald McKenna was a British banker and Liberal politician. He notably served as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer during the premiership of H. H. Asquith.-Background and education:...	23 January 1907
	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:...	12 April 1908
	Jack Pease	23 October 1911
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...	Thomas Lough Thomas Lough Thomas Lough was a British Liberal politician.He was born in Ireland to Matthew Lough and Martha Steel of Cavan, and was educated at the Royal School Cavan and at Wesleyan Connexional School, Dublin....	18 December 1905
	Thomas McKinnon Wood Thomas McKinnon Wood Thomas McKinnon Wood PC was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of H. H. Asquith's cabinet as Secretary for Scotland between 1912 and 1916 and as Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between July and December 1916...	13 April 1908
	Sir Charles Trevelyan, Bt Sir Charles Trevelyan, 3rd Baronet Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan, 3rd Baronet PC , the Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland, was a British Liberal, and later Labour, politician and landowner...	19 October 1908
	Christopher Addison Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison Sir Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison KG, PC was a British medical doctor and politician. By turns a liberal and a socialist, he served as Minister of Munitions during the first World War, and was later Minister of Health under David Lloyd George and Leader of the House of Lords under...	10 August 1914
Chief Secretary for Ireland Chief Secretary for Ireland The Chief Secretary for Ireland was a key political office in the British administration in Ireland. Nominally subordinate to the Lord Lieutenant, from the late 18th century until the end of British rule he was effectively the government minister with responsibility for governing Ireland; usually...	James Bryce James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce OM, GCVO, PC, FRS, FBA was a British academic, jurist, historian and Liberal politician.-Background and education:...	10 December 1905
	Augustine Birrell Augustine Birrell Augustine Birrell PC, KC was an English politician, barrister, academic and author. He was Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1907 to 1916, resigning in the immediate aftermath of the Easter Rising.-Early life:...	23 January 1907
Vice President of the Department of Agriculture for Ireland	Sir Horace Plunkett	12 December 1905
	Thomas Russell	21 May 1907
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 Henry Fowler Henry Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton Henry Hartley Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton PC , was a British solicitor and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 until 1908 when he was raised to the peerage...	10 December 1905	created Viscount Wolverhampton 4 May 1908
	The Lord Fitzmaurice Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice Edmond George Petty-Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice PC , styled Lord Edmond FitzMaurice from 1863 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1883 to 1885 and again from 1905 to 1908, when he entered the cabinet as Chancellor of the...	13 October 1908
	Herbert Samuel Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel GCB OM GBE PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Early years:...	25 June 1909
	Jack Pease	14 February 1910
	Charles Hobhouse	23 October 1911
	Charles Masterman	11 February 1914
	Edwin Samuel Montagu Edwin Samuel Montagu Edwin Samuel Montagu PC was a British Liberal politician. He notably served as Secretary of State for India between 1917 and 1922.-Background and education:...	3 February 1915
President of the Local Government Board President of the Local Government Board The President of the Local Government Board was a ministerial post, frequently a Cabinet position, in the United Kingdom, established in 1871. The Local Government Board itself was established in 1871 and took over supervisory functions from the Board of Trade and the Home Office, including the...	John Burns John Burns John Elliot Burns was an English trade unionist and politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly associated with London politics. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. He was anti-alcohol and a keen sportsman...	10 December 1905
	Herbert Samuel Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel GCB OM GBE PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Early years:...	11 February 1914
Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board The Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board was, from 1871 – 1919, a junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom subordinate to the President of the Local Government Board...	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:...	18 December 1905
	Thomas James Macnamara Thomas James Macnamara Thomas James Macnamara PC , was a British teacher, educationalist and Liberal politician.-Education:Macnamara was born in Montreal, Canada, the son of a soldier originally from County Clare in Ireland. His family returned to Britain in 1869 and Macnamara was educated first at the Depot School in...	29 January 1907
	Charles Masterman	12 April 1908
	Herbert Lewis Herbert Lewis Sir John Herbert Lewis GBE, PC was a British Liberal politician.-Background and education:Born at Mostyn Quay, Flintshire, Lewis was one of five sons of Enoch Lewis and Elizabeth Roberts. He was educated at McGill University and Exeter College, Oxford.-Political career:Lewis was the first Chairman...	7 July 1909
Paymaster-General Paymaster-General HM Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the United Kingdom. The Paymaster General is in charge of the Office of HM Paymaster General , which held accounts at the Bank of England on behalf of Government departments and selected other public bodies...	Richard Causton Richard Causton, 1st Baron Southwark Richard Knight Causton, 1st Baron Southwark PC, DL was an English stationer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1880 and 1910...	12 December 1905
	Ivor Guest	23 February 1910	created Lord Ashby St Ledgers 15 March 1910
	The Lord Strachie Edward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie Edward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie PC , known as Sir Edward Strachey, Bt, between 1901 and 1911, was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...	23 May 1912
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...	Sydney Buxton Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton Sydney Charles Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton GCMG, PC was a British Liberal politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.-Background and education:...	10 December 1905
	Herbert Samuel Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel GCB OM GBE PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Early years:...	14 February 1910
	Charles Hobhouse	11 February 1914
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 Henry Norman Henry Norman Sir Henry Norman, 1st Baronet PC was an English journalist and Liberal politician. Norman was educated privately in France and at Harvard University, where he obtained his B.A...	3 January 1910
	Cecil Norton Cecil Norton, 1st Baron Rathcreedan Cecil William Norton, 1st Baron Rathcreedan , was a British Liberal Party politician.Norton was the son of William Norton, Rector of Baltinglass, Ireland. He was elected to the House of Commons for Newington West in 1892, a seat he held until 1916, and served under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and...	20 February 1910
Secretary for Scotland	John Sinclair John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland, GCSI, GCIE was a Scottish Liberal Party politician, soldier, peer, administrator and Privy Councillor who served as the Secretary of Scotland from 1905 to 1912 and the Governor of Madras from 1912 to 1919.Baron Pentland was born John Sinclair to Sir John...	12 April 1908	created Lord Pentland 15 February 1909
	Thomas McKinnon Wood Thomas McKinnon Wood Thomas McKinnon Wood PC was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of H. H. Asquith's cabinet as Secretary for Scotland between 1912 and 1916 and as Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between July and December 1916...	13 February 1912
President of the Board of Trade	David Lloyd George David Lloyd George David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman...	10 December 1905
	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...	12 April 1908
	Sydney Buxton Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton Sydney Charles Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton GCMG, PC was a British Liberal politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.-Background and education:...	14 February 1910
	John Burns John Burns John Elliot Burns was an English trade unionist and politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly associated with London politics. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. He was anti-alcohol and a keen sportsman...	11 February 1914
	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:...	5 August 1914
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....	Hudson Kearley Hudson Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport Hudson Ewbanke Kearley, 1st Viscount Devonport, PC, DL was a British grocer and politician. He founded the International Tea Company's Stores, became the first chairman of the Port of London Authority, and served as Minister of Food Control during World War I.-Early life and business...	18 December 1905	created a Baronet 22 July 1908
	Harold Tennant Harold Tennant Harold John "Jack" Tennant PC was a Scottish Liberal politician. He served as Secretary for Scotland under his brother-in-law H. H...	10 January 1909
	J. M. Robertson J. M. Robertson John Mackinnon Robertson was a prolific journalist, advocate of rationalism and secularism, and Liberal Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom for Tyneside from 1906 to 1918.- Biography :...	25 October 1911
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...	Lewis Harcourt	10 December 1905	entered cabinet 27 March 1907
	The Earl Beauchamp William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp KG, KCMG, PC , styled Viscount Elmley until 1891, was a British Liberal politician. He was Governor of New South Wales between 1899 and 1901, a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...	3 November 1910
	The Lord Emmott Alfred Emmott, 1st Baron Emmott Alfred Emmott, 1st Baron Emmott GCMG, GBE, PC was a British businessman and Liberal Party politician.-Background and education:...	6 August 1914
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 John Lawson Walton John Lawson Walton Sir John Lawson Walton KC was a British barrister and Liberal politician.-Family and education:John Lawson Walton was the son of the Reverend John Walton MA, a Wesleyan missionary in Ceylon who later preached at Grahamstown in South Africa and who became President of the Wesleyan Conference for...	12 December 1905
	Sir William Robson William Robson, Baron Robson William Snowdon Robson, Baron Robson PC was an English lawyer, judge and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1885 and 1910....	28 January 1908
	Sir Rufus Isaacs Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, PC, KC , was an English lawyer, jurist and politician...	7 October 1910	entered cabinet 4 June 1912
	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,...	19 October 1913
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 Robson William Robson, Baron Robson William Snowdon Robson, Baron Robson PC was an English lawyer, judge and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1885 and 1910....	12 December 1905
	Sir Samuel Thomas Evans Samuel Thomas Evans Sir Samuel Thomas Evans GCB PC QC , was a Welsh barrister, judge and Liberal politician.-Background and education:...	28 January 1908
	Sir Rufus Isaacs Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, GCB, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, PC, KC , was an English lawyer, jurist and politician...	6 March 1910
	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,...	7 October 1910
	Sir Stanley Buckmaster Stanley Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster Stanley Owen Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster, GCVO, PC, KC was a British lawyer and Liberal politician. He was Lord Chancellor under H. H...	19 October 1913
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 Shaw Thomas Shaw, 1st Baron Craigmyle Thomas Shaw, 1st Baron Craigmyle PC KC LLD , known as Lord Shaw from 1909 to 1929, was a Scottish Liberal politician and judge....	12 December 1905
	Alexander Ure Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde GBE was a Scottish politician and judge.Educated at the University of Glasgow he was admitted to membership of the Faculty of Advocates in 1878....	14 February 1909
	Robert Munro 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...	30 October 1913
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...	Alexander Ure Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde GBE was a Scottish politician and judge.Educated at the University of Glasgow he was admitted to membership of the Faculty of Advocates in 1878....	18 December 1905
	Arthur Dewar Arthur Dewar, Lord Dewar Arthur Dewar, later Lord Dewar, was a Scottish politician and judge, who served as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South as well as Solicitor General for Scotland and later a Senator of the College of Justice....	18 February 1909
	William Hunter William Hunter, Lord Hunter William Hunter, Lord Hunter was a Scottish politician and judge.The son of David Hunter of Ayr, he was educated at Glasgow University and Edinburgh University and became an advocate in 1889...	18 April 1910
	Andrew Anderson	3 December 1911
	Thomas Brash Morison Thomas Brash Morison Sir Thomas Brash Morison was a Scottish politician and judge.Morison was born in Edinburgh. He went to Edinburgh University where he obtained MA and LL.D degrees. He was called to the bar in Scotland in 1891 and then in England in 1899. He was knighted in 1906...	30 October 1913
Attorney General for Ireland	Richard Robert Cherry Richard Robert Cherry Richard Robert Cherry PC, QC was an Irish politician and judge. He was Attorney-General for Ireland, a judge of the Irish Court of Appeal and Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in Ireland 1913-1916. He was appointed Attorney-General in 1905. He was elected Member of Parliament for Liverpool...	20 December 1905
	Redmond John Barry Redmond John Barry Redmond John Barry was an Irish lawyer.Barry was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in the Liberal government of 1905, and on 6 March 1907 he was elected Member of Parliament for North Tyrone...	2 December 1909
	Charles Andrew O'Connor Charles Andrew O'Connor Charles Andrew O'Connor PC was an Irish judge, who served as the last Master of the Rolls in Ireland.-Background and education:...	26 September 1911
	Ignatius O'Brien Ignatius O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon Ignatius John O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon PC, QC , known as Sir Ignatius O'Brien, Bt, between 1916 and 1918, was an Irish lawyer and politician. He served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland between 1913 and 1918....	24 June 1912
	Thomas Molony	10 April 1913
	John Francis Moriarty	20 June 1913
	Jonathan Pim	1 July 1914
Solicitor General for Ireland	Redmond John Barry Redmond John Barry Redmond John Barry was an Irish lawyer.Barry was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland in the Liberal government of 1905, and on 6 March 1907 he was elected Member of Parliament for North Tyrone...	20 December 1905
	Charles Andrew O'Connor Charles Andrew O'Connor Charles Andrew O'Connor PC was an Irish judge, who served as the last Master of the Rolls in Ireland.-Background and education:...	2 December 1909
	Ignatius O'Brien Ignatius O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon Ignatius John O'Brien, 1st Baron Shandon PC, QC , known as Sir Ignatius O'Brien, Bt, between 1916 and 1918, was an Irish lawyer and politician. He served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland between 1913 and 1918....	19 October 1911
	Thomas Molony	24 June 1912
	John Francis Moriarty	25 April 1913
	Jonathan Pim	20 June 1913
	James O'Connor	1 July 1914
Lord Steward of the Household	The Lord Hawkesbury Cecil Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool Cecil George Saville Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool PC , known as The Lord Hawkesbury between 1893 and 1905, was a British Liberal politician...	18 December 1905	created Earl of Liverpool 22 December 1905
	The Earl Beauchamp William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp KG, KCMG, PC , styled Viscount Elmley until 1891, was a British Liberal politician. He was Governor of New South Wales between 1899 and 1901, a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...	31 July 1907
	The Earl of Chesterfield Edwyn Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield Edwyn Francis Scudamore-Stanhope, 10th Earl of Chesterfield KG, GCVO, PC , styled Lord Stanhope between 1883 and 1887, was a British peer and courtier.-Background and education:...	22 June 1910
Lord Chamberlain of the Household	The Viscount Althorp Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer Charles Robert Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer KG, GCVO, PC, VRD , styled The Honourable Charles Spencer until 1905 and known as The Viscount Althorp between 1905 and 1910, was a British courtier and Liberal politician. An MP from 1880 to 1895 and again from 1900 to 1905, he served as Vice-Chamberlain of...	18 December 1905	succeeded as 6th Earl Spencer 13 August 1910
	The Lord Sandhurst William Mansfield, 1st Viscount Sandhurst William Mansfield, 1st Viscount Sandhurst GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, PC was a British Liberal politician and colonial governor...	14 February 1912
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...	Wentworth Beaumont Wentworth Beaumont, 1st Viscount Allendale Wentworth Canning Blackett Beaumont, 1st Viscount Allendale PC, JP, DL , styled The Honourable Wentworth Beaumont between 1906 and 1907, was a British Liberal politician.-Background and education:...	18 December 1905	succeeded as 2nd Lord Allendale 13 February 1907
	John Fuller Sir John Fuller, 1st Baronet Sir John Michael Fleetwood Fuller, 1st Baronet KCMG , was a British Liberal Party politician and colonial administrator....	27 February 1907	created a Baronet 7 July 1910
	Geoffrey Howard Geoffrey Howard (Liberal politician) The Honourable Geoffrey William Algernon Howard JP was a British Liberal politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household under H. H...	6 February 1911
Master of the Horse Master of the Horse The Master of the Horse was a position of varying importance in several European nations.-Magister Equitum :...	The Earl of Sefton Osbert Molyneux, 6th Earl of Sefton Osbert Cecil Molyneux, 6th Earl of Sefton GCVO, PC, DL , styled The Honourable Osbert Molyneux until 1901, was a British courtier and Liberal politician...	18 December 1905
	The Earl of Granard Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard KP, GCVO, PC , known as Viscount Forbes from 1874 to 1889, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Liberal politician.-Background:...	6 September 1907
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 Edward Strachey, Bt Edward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie Edward Strachey, 1st Baron Strachie PC , known as Sir Edward Strachey, Bt, between 1901 and 1911, was a British Liberal politician. He was a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...	18 December 1905
	William Dudley Ward William Dudley Ward William Dudley Ward PC , was a British sportsman and Liberal politician.-Early life:Dudley Ward was born in London, the son of William Humble Dudley Ward and the great-grandson of William Humble Ward, 10th Baron Ward His mother was the Honourable Eugenie Violet Adele Brett,...	20 December 1909
	Frederick Edward Guest Frederick Edward Guest Frederick Edward Guest CBE DSO PC , often known as Freddie Guest, was a British politician best known for being Chief Whip of Prime Minister David Lloyd George's Coalition Liberal Party between 1917 and 1921. He was also Secretary of State for Air between 1921 and 1922...	21 February 1912
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...	The Master of Elibank Alexander Murray, 1st Baron Murray of Elibank Alexander William Charles Oliphant Murray, 1st Baron Murray of Elibank PC , called The Master of Elibank between 1871 and 1912, was a Scottish nobleman and Liberal politician. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury under H. H...	18 December 1905
	The Earl of Liverpool Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool -References:...  (2nd)	12 July 1909
	The Lord Saye and Sele Geoffrey Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 18th Baron Saye and Sele Geoffrey Cecil Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 18th Baron Saye and Sele , was a British soldier and Liberal politician...	1 November 1912
Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords House of Lords The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....	The Lord Ribblesdale Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale , was a British Liberal politician.-Background:Born in Fontainebleau, France, Ribblesdale was the eldest son of Thomas Lister, 3rd Baron Ribblesdale, and his wife Emma daughter of William Mure, and succeeded his father in the barony in 1876.-Political...	18 December 1905
	The Lord Denman Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman GCMG, KCVO, PC was a British Liberal politician and the fifth Governor-General of Australia.-Early years:...	29 May 1907
	The Lord Colebrooke Edward Colebrooke, 1st Baron Colebrooke Edward Arthur Colebrooke, 1st Baron Colebrooke PC, GCVO , known as Sir Edward Colebrooke, 5th Baronet, from 1890 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician and courtier....	15 March 1911
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 Beauchamp William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp KG, KCMG, PC , styled Viscount Elmley until 1891, was a British Liberal politician. He was Governor of New South Wales between 1899 and 1901, a member of the Liberal administrations of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H...	18 December 1905
	The Lord Denman Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman GCMG, KCVO, PC was a British Liberal politician and the fifth Governor-General of Australia.-Early years:...	31 July 1907
	The Lord Colebrooke Edward Colebrooke, 1st Baron Colebrooke Edward Arthur Colebrooke, 1st Baron Colebrooke PC, GCVO , known as Sir Edward Colebrooke, 5th Baronet, from 1890 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician and courtier....	26 June 1911
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 Duke of Manchester William Montagu, 9th Duke of Manchester William Angus Drogo Montagu, 9th Duke of Manchester , styled Lord Kimbolton from 1877 to 1890 and Viscount Mandeville from 1890 to 1892, was a British peer and Liberal politician. He served as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard from 1905 to 1907 under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman...	18 December 1905
	The Lord Allendale Wentworth Beaumont, 1st Viscount Allendale Wentworth Canning Blackett Beaumont, 1st Viscount Allendale PC, JP, DL , styled The Honourable Wentworth Beaumont between 1906 and 1907, was a British Liberal politician.-Background and education:...	29 April 1907
	The Earl of Craven William Craven, 4th Earl of Craven William George Robert Craven, 4th Earl of Craven OBE , styled as Viscount Uffington from 1868 to 1883, was a British peer and Liberal politician....	2 October 1911
Lords in Waiting	The Lord Denman Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman GCMG, KCVO, PC was a British Liberal politician and the fifth Governor-General of Australia.-Early years:...	18 December 1905 – 31 July 1907
	The Earl of Granard Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard KP, GCVO, PC , known as Viscount Forbes from 1874 to 1889, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Liberal politician.-Background:...	18 December 1905 – 21 August 1907
	The Lord Acton Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton Richard Maximilian Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton, KCVO, JP, DL was a British Peer and diplomat. Despite his British roots and long service, having been born abroad, he was not formally a British subject, until he was naturalised by Act of Parliament in 1911...	18 December 1905 – 25 May 1915
	The Earl Granville Granville Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville Granville George Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville GCMG GCVO PC was a British diplomat.The eldest son of the 2nd Earl Granville, Leveson-Gower was educated at Eton and joined the diplomatic service in 1893 as an attaché to Berlin...	18 December 1905 – 25 May 1915
	The Lord Hamilton of Dalzell Gavin Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell Gavin George Hamilton, 2nd Baron Hamilton of Dalzell KT, CVO, MC , was a Scottish Liberal politician.Hamilton was the eldest surviving son of John Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Dalzell, and his wife Lady Emily Eleanor, daughter of Alexander Leslie-Melville, 10th Earl of Leven...	18 December 1905 – 2 October 1911
	The Lord Colebrooke Edward Colebrooke, 1st Baron Colebrooke Edward Arthur Colebrooke, 1st Baron Colebrooke PC, GCVO , known as Sir Edward Colebrooke, 5th Baronet, from 1890 to 1906, was a British Liberal politician and courtier....	21 February 1906 – 26 June 1911
	The Lord Herschell Richard Herschell, 2nd Baron Herschell Richard Farrer Herschell, 2nd Baron Herschell GCVO , was a British Liberal politician.Herschell was the only son of Lord Chancellor Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell, and his wife Agnes Adela , and succeeded in the barony in 1899...	31 July 1907 – 25 May 1915
	The Lord O'Hagan Maurice Towneley-O'Hagan, 3rd Baron O'Hagan Maurice Herbert Towneley Towneley-O'Hagan, 3rd Baron O'Hagan , was a British Liberal and later Conservative politician....	1 November 1907 – 15 April 1910
	The Lord Tweedmouth Dudley Marjoribanks, 3rd Baron Tweedmouth Dudley Churchill Marjoribanks, 3rd Baron Tweedmouth was the son of Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth and Fanny Spencer-Churchill. He served in the Boer War, was Lieutenant-colonel and Lord-in-waiting to George V and Edward VII...	15 April 1910 – 4 December 1911
	The Lord Willingdon Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon Major Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon was a British Liberal politician and administrator who served as Governor General of Canada, the 13th since Canadian Confederation, and as Viceroy and Governor-General of India, the country's 22nd.Freeman-Thomas was born in England and...	19 July 1911 – 31 January 1913
	The Viscount Allendale Wentworth Beaumont, 1st Viscount Allendale Wentworth Canning Blackett Beaumont, 1st Viscount Allendale PC, JP, DL , styled The Honourable Wentworth Beaumont between 1906 and 1907, was a British Liberal politician.-Background and education:...	2 October 1911 – 25 May 1915
	The Lord Ashby St Ledgers	31 January 1913 – 8 February 1915	succeeded as 2nd Lord Wimborne 22 February 1914
	The Lord Stanmore George Hamilton-Gordon, 2nd Baron Stanmore George Arthur Maurice Hamilton-Gordon, 2nd Baron Stanmore PC, KCVO, KJStJ , was a British Liberal politician.Stanmore was the only son of Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore, youngest son of Prime Minister George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen. His mother was Rachel Emily, daughter of...	1 May 1914 – 25 May 1915
	The Lord Ranksborough John Brocklehurst, 1st Baron Ranksborough Major-General John Fielden Brocklehurst, 1st Baron Ranksborough CB, CVO , was a British soldier, courtier and Liberal politician.-Background and education:...	8 February 1915 – 25 May 1915

Source: Butler, David and Gareth Butler. Twentieth Century British Political Facts, 1900–2000. (St. Martin's, 2000)