James Ramsden (politician)

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James Edward Ramsden (born 1 November 1923) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the last cabinet minister to hold the title Secretary of State for War and sat as Member of Parliament for Harrogate from 1954 to 1974.

At the April 1964 reshuffle, the former cabinet positions of First Lord of the Admiralty and Secretary of State for Air, along with Ramsden's post, were incorporated into an expanded Ministry of Defence, under the leadership of the new position of Secretary of State for Defence, and Ramsden lost the post to the former Minister of Defence, Peter Thorneycroft.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Christopher York		 Member of Parliament for Harrogate
1954–1974		 Succeeded by
Robert Banks
Political offices
Preceded by
Joseph Godber		 Secretary of State for War
1963–1964		 Succeeded by
Post Abolished


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