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National Government 1931-1935

The National Government was composed of members of the following parties:

Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.

OfficeNamePartyDatesNotes
Prime MinisterRamsay MacdonaldNational Labour24 August 1931-7 June 1935 
Lord ChancellorLord SankeyNational Labour25 August 1931created Viscount Sankey 30 January 1932
Lord President of the CouncilStanley BaldwinConservative25 August 1931 
Lord Privy SealEarl PeelConservative3 September 1931 
Philip SnowdenNational Labour5 November 1931created Viscount Snowden 24 November 1931
Stanley BaldwinConservative29 September 1932 
Anthony EdenConservative31 December 1933
Chancellor of the ExchequerPhilip SnowdenNational Labour25 August 1931 
Neville ChamberlainConservative5 November 1931
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasurySir Bolton Eyres-MonsellConservative3 September 1931 
David MargessonConservative10 November 1931
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryWalter ElliotConservative3 September 1931 
Leslie Hore-BelishaLiberal National29 September 1931
Alfred Duff CooperConservative29 June 1934
Lords of the TreasuryDavid MargessonConservative26 August 1931-10 November 1931 
Sir F. PennyConservative3 September 1931-12 November 1931
A. GlasseyLiberal14 September 1931-12 November 1931
Marquess of TitchfieldConservative3 September 1931-12 November 1931
E. WallaceConservative3 September 1931-12 November 1931
W. WomersleyConservative12 November 1931-7 June 1935knighted 1934
Sir V. WarrenderConservative12 November 1931-30 September 1932 
G. ShakespeareLiberal National12 November 1931-30 September 1932
A. HudsonConservative12 November 1931-12 April 1935
Sir L. WardConservative12 November 1931-1 May 1935
G. DaviesConservative11 October 1932-7 June 1935
J. BlindellLiberal National30 September 1932-7 June 1935
J. StuartConservative1 May 1935-7 June 1935
A. SouthbyConservative23 April 1935-7 June 1935
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsMarquess of ReadingLiberal25 August 1931 
Sir J. SimonLiberal National5 November 1931
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsA. EdenConservative3 September 1931 
Earl StanhopeConservative18 January 1934
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSir H. SamuelLiberal25 August 1931 
Sir J. GilmourConservative28 September 1932
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentO. StanleyConservative3 September 1931 
D. HackingConservative22 February 1933
H. CrookshankConservative29 June 1934
First Lord of the AdmiraltySir A. ChamberlainConservative25 August 1931 
Sir B. Eyres-MonsellConservative5 November 1931

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Source: D. Butler and G. Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000

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