Secretary for Mines
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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
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Board of Trade
The Board of Trade is a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, originating as a committee of inquiry in the 17th century and evolving gradually into a government department with a diverse range of functions...
. Responsibility for mines now lies with the Department of Trade and Industry and the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills is a cabinet position in the United Kingdom government. Its secondary title is the President of the Board of Trade...
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Secretaries for Mines, 1920-1945
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| William Bridgeman | 22 August 1920 | 6 November 1922 |
| George Lane-Fox | 6 November 1922 | 23 January 1924 |
| Manny Shinwell | 23 January 1924 | 11 November 1924 |
| George Lane-Fox | 11 November 1924 | 13 January 1928 |
| Douglas King Douglas King (Conservative politician) Commodore Henry Douglas King CB, CBE, PC, DSO, VD , known as Douglas King, was a British naval commander and Conservative politician... |
13 January 1928 | 1 June 1929 |
| Ben Turner Ben Turner (politician) Sir Ben Turner was an English trade unionist and Labour Party Member of Parliament for Batley and Morley from 1922 to 1924 and from 1929 to 1931... |
1 June 1929 | 5 June 1930 |
| Manny Shinwell | 5 June 1930 | 3 September 1931 |
| Isaac Foot Isaac Foot -Early life:Isaac Foot was born in Plymouth, the son of a carpenter and undertaker, and educated at Plymouth Public School and the Hoe Grammar School, which he left at the age of 14. He then worked at the Admiralty in London, but returned to Plymouth to train as a solicitor... |
3 September 1931 | 30 September 1932 |
| 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:... |
30 September 1932 | 18 June 1935 |
| 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.... |
18 June 1935 | 21 April 1939 |
| Geoffrey Lloyd | 21 April 1939 | 15 May 1940 |
| 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:... |
15 May 1940 | 1945 |