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Labour Government 1929-1931

Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.

OfficeNameDatesNotes
Prime MinisterRamsay Macdonald5 June 1929-24 August 1931 
Lord ChancellorLord Sankey7 June 1929 
Lord President of the CouncilLord Parmoor7 June 1929 
Lord Privy SealJ.Thomas7 June 1929 
V. Hartshorn5 June 1930
T. Johnston24 March 1931
Chancellor of the ExchequerP. Snowden7 June 1929 
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryT. Kennedy14 June 1929 
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryF. Pethick-Lawrence11 June 1929 
Lords of the TreasuryC. Edwards11 June 1929-13 March 1931 
J. Parkinson11 June 1929-1 March 1931
A. Barnes11 June 1929-23 October 1930
W. Whiteley27 June 1929-24 August 1931
W. Paling27 June 1929-24 August 1931
E. Thurtle23 October 1930-24 August 1931
H. Charleton13 March 1931-23 August 1931
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsA. Henderson7 June 1929 
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsH. Dalton11 June 1929 
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentJ. Clynes7 June 1929 
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentA. Short11 June 1929 
First Lord of the AdmiraltyA. Alexander7 June 1929 
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty C. Ammon11 June 1929 
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyG. Hall11 June 1929 
Minister of Agriculture and FisheriesN. Buxton7 June 1929 
C. Addison5 June 1930
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries C. Addison11 June 1929 
Earl De La Warr5 June 1930
Secretary of State for AirLord Thomson7 June 1929 
Lord Amulree14 October 1930
Under-Secretary of State for Air F. Montague11 June 1929 
Secretary of State for the ColoniesLord Passfield7 June 1929 
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesW. Lunn11 June 1929 
D. Shiels1 December 1929
Secretary of State for Dominion AffairsLord Passfield7 June 1929 
J.Thomas5 June 1930
Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs A. Ponsonby11 June 1929 
W. Lunn1 December 1929
President of the Board of EducationSir C. Trevelyan7 June 1929 
H. Lees-Wood2 March 1931
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education M. Jones11 June 1929 
Minister of HealthA. Greenwood7 June 1929 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health Susan Lawrence11 June 1929 
Secretary of State for IndiaW. Benn7 June 1929 
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaD. Shiels11 June 1929 
Earl Russell1 December 1929
Lord Snell13 March 1931
Minister of LabourMargaret Bondfield7 June 1929 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour J. Lawson11 June 1929 
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterSir O. Mosley7 June 1929 
C. Attlee23 May 1930
Lord Ponsonby13 March 1931
Paymaster GeneralLord Arnold7 June 1929 
vacant6 March 1931
Minister of Pensions F. Roberts7 June 1929 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions vacant  
Postmaster GeneralH. Lees-Smith7 June 1929 
C. Attlee2 March 1931
Assistant Postmaster General S. Viant7 July 1929 
Secretary of State for ScotlandW. Adamson7 June 1929 
Under-Secretary of State for Scotland T. Johnston7 June 1929 
J. Westwood25 March 1931
President of the Board of TradeW. Graham7 June 1929 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade W. Smith11 June 1929 
Secretary for Overseas Trade G. Gillett7 July 1929 
Secretary for Mines B. Turner1 June 1929 
E. Shinwell5 June 1930
Minister of TransportH. Morrison7 June 1929entered the Cabinet 19 March 1931
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport Earl Russell11 June 1929 
A. Ponsonby1 December 1929created Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede 17 January 1930
J. Parkinson1 March 1931 
Secretary of State for WarT. Shaw7 June 1929 
Under-Secretary of State for WarEarl De La Warr11 June 1929 
Lord Marley5 June 1930
Financial Secretary to the War Office E. Shinwell11 June 1929 
W. Sanders5 June 1930
First Commissioner of WorksG. Lansbury7 June 1929 
Attorney GeneralSir W. Jowitt7 June 1929 
Solicitor GeneralSir J. Melville7 June 1929 
Sir S. Cripps22 October 1930
Lord AdvocateC. Aitchison17 June 1929 
Solicitor General for ScotlandJ. Watson17 June 1929 
Treasurer of the HouseholdB. Smith24 June 1929 
Comptroller of the HouseholdT. Henderson24 June 1929 
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household J. Hayes24 June 1929 
Lords in Waiting Earl De La Warr18 July 1929-24 August 1931 
Lord Muir-Mackenzie18 July 1929-22 May 1930
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