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*Minister for Economic Affairs: Sir [[Stafford Cripps]] 29 September 1947-28 February 1950 | *Minister for Economic Affairs: Sir [[Stafford Cripps]] 29 September 1947-28 February 1950 | ||
*Foreign Secretary: [[Ernest Bevin]] 27 July 1945 | [[Herbert Morrison]] 9 March 1951 | *Foreign Secretary: [[Ernest Bevin]] 27 July 1945 | [[Herbert Morrison]] 9 March 1951 | ||
| + | *Home Secretary: [[James Chuter Ede]] 3 August 1945 | ||
*First Lord of the Admiralty: [[A.V. Alexander]] 3 August 1945-4 October 1946 | *First Lord of the Admiralty: [[A.V. Alexander]] 3 August 1945-4 October 1946 | ||
*Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries: [[Tom Williams]] 3 August 1945 | *Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries: [[Tom Williams]] 3 August 1945 | ||
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*Minister of Education: [[Ellen Wilkinson]] 3 August 1945 | [[George Tomlinson]] 10 February 1947 | *Minister of Education: [[Ellen Wilkinson]] 3 August 1945 | [[George Tomlinson]] 10 February 1947 | ||
*Minister of Fuel and Power: Emanuel Shinwell: 3 August 1945-7 October 1947 | *Minister of Fuel and Power: Emanuel Shinwell: 3 August 1945-7 October 1947 | ||
| + | *Minister of Health: [[Aneurin Bevan]] 3 August 1945-17 January 1951 | ||
*Secretary of State for India and Burman: [[Lord Pethwick-Lawrence]] 3 August 1945 | [[Earl of Listowel]] 17 April 1947 | *Secretary of State for India and Burman: [[Lord Pethwick-Lawrence]] 3 August 1945 | [[Earl of Listowel]] 17 April 1947 | ||
*Minister of Labour and National Service: [[George Isaacs]] 3 August 1945 | [[Aneurin Bevan]] 17 January 1951 | [[Alf Robens]] 24 April 1951 | *Minister of Labour and National Service: [[George Isaacs]] 3 August 1945 | [[Aneurin Bevan]] 17 January 1951 | [[Alf Robens]] 24 April 1951 | ||
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*Minister of Town and Country Planning: [[Hugh Dalton]] 28 February 1950 | *Minister of Town and Country Planning: [[Hugh Dalton]] 28 February 1950 | ||
*President of the Board of Trade: Sir [[Stafford Cripps]] 27 July 1945 | [[Harold Wilson]] 29 September 1947 | Sir [[Hartley Shawcross]] 24 April 1951 | *President of the Board of Trade: Sir [[Stafford Cripps]] 27 July 1945 | [[Harold Wilson]] 29 September 1947 | Sir [[Hartley Shawcross]] 24 April 1951 | ||
| − | *Secretary of State for War: [[Jack Lawson]] 3 August 1945-4 October 1946.<ref>David Butler and Gareth Butler, ''Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, pp.21-23.</ref> | + | *Secretary of State for War: [[Jack Lawson]] 3 August 1945-4 October 1946.<ref>David Butler and Gareth Butler, ''Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, pp.21-23.</ref> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:51, 1 November 2012
List of members of the Labour Cabinet which governed from 26 July 1945 to 26 October 1951.
Cabinet
- Prime Minister: Clement Atlee 26 July 1945-26 October 1951.
- Lord President: Herbert Morrison 27 July 1945 | Viscount Addison 9 March 1951
- Lord Chancellor: Lord Jowitt 27 July 1945
- Lord Privy Seal: Arthur Greenwood 27 July 1945 | Lord Inman 17 April 1947 | Viscount Addison 7 October 1947 | Ernest Bevin 9 March 1951 | Richard Stokes 26 April 1951
- Chancellor of the Exchequer: Hugh Dalton 27 July 1945 | Sir Stafford Cripps 13 November 1947 | Hugh Gaitskell 19 October 1950
- Minister for Economic Affairs: Sir Stafford Cripps 29 September 1947-28 February 1950
- Foreign Secretary: Ernest Bevin 27 July 1945 | Herbert Morrison 9 March 1951
- Home Secretary: James Chuter Ede 3 August 1945
- First Lord of the Admiralty: A.V. Alexander 3 August 1945-4 October 1946
- Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries: Tom Williams 3 August 1945
- Secretary of State for Air: William Wedgewood Benn (Viscount Stansgate) 3 August 1945-4 October 1946
- Minister of Civil Aviation: Lord Pakenham 31 May 1948-28 May 1950
- Secretary of State for the Colonies: George Henry Hall 3 August 1945 | Arthur Creech-Jones 4 October 1946 | Jim Griffiths 28 February 1950.
- Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations: Viscount Addison 7 July 1947 | Philip Noel-Baker 7 October 1947 | Patrick Gordon-Walker 28 February 1950
- Minister of Defence: Clement Attlee 27 July 1945 | A.V. Alexander | Emanuel Shinwell 28 February 1950
- Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs: Viscount Addison
- Minister of Education: Ellen Wilkinson 3 August 1945 | George Tomlinson 10 February 1947
- Minister of Fuel and Power: Emanuel Shinwell: 3 August 1945-7 October 1947
- Minister of Health: Aneurin Bevan 3 August 1945-17 January 1951
- Secretary of State for India and Burman: Lord Pethwick-Lawrence 3 August 1945 | Earl of Listowel 17 April 1947
- Minister of Labour and National Service: George Isaacs 3 August 1945 | Aneurin Bevan 17 January 1951 | Alf Robens 24 April 1951
- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Hugh Dalton 31 May 1948 | Viscount Alexander 28 February 1950
- Paymaster-General Arthur Greenwood 9 July 1946-5 March 1947 | Viscount Addison 2 July 1948-1 April 1949
- Minister without Portfolio: A.V. Alexander 4 October 1946-20 December 1946 | Arthur Greenwood 17 April 1947-29 September 1947
- Secretary of State for Scotland: Joseph Westwood 3 August 1945 | Arthur Woodburn 7 October 1947 | Hector McNeil 28 February 1950
- Minister of Town and Country Planning: Hugh Dalton 28 February 1950
- President of the Board of Trade: Sir Stafford Cripps 27 July 1945 | Harold Wilson 29 September 1947 | Sir Hartley Shawcross 24 April 1951
- Secretary of State for War: Jack Lawson 3 August 1945-4 October 1946.[1]
Notes
- ↑ David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, pp.21-23.
