Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
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The Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations was a junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom Government from 1947 until 1966. The holder was responsible for assisting the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations in dealing with British relationship with members of the Commonwealth of Nations (its former colonies). The position was created out of the old position of Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.
After 1966 the post was merged with the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies and became the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs.
[edit] Office-Holders
- 1947: Arthur Bottomley
- 1947: Patrick Gordon Walker
- 1950: Lord Holden
- 1950: David Rees Williams
- 1951: Earl of Lucan
- 1951: John Foster
- 1954: Douglas Dodds-Parker
- 1955: Allan Noble
- 1956: Lord John Hope
- 1957: Cuthbert Alport
- 1959: Richard Thompson
- 1960: Duke of Devonshire (to 1962)
- 1961: Bernard Braine (to 1962)
- 1962: John Tilney (to 1964)
- 1964: Lord Taylor Also Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
- 1965: Lord Beswick Also Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies until 1 August 1966
History of UK Government Departments with Responsibility for Foreign Affairs | ||||||||
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Colonial Office 1768 – 1782 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
Home Office 1782 – 1794 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
War Office 1794 – 1801 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
War and Colonial Office 1801 – 1854 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
Colonial Office 1854 – 1925 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
Colonial Office 1925 – 1966 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries |
Commonwealth Office 1966 – 1968 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1968 – Present Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries |
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Dominions Office 1925 – 1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
Commonwealth Relations Office 1947 – 1966 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries |
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. | India Office 1858 – 1937 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
India and Burma Office 1937 – 1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
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Foreign Office 1782 – 1968 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries |