Second Baldwin ministry

Stanley Baldwin, a member of the Conservative Party, formed the Second Baldwin Ministry as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after the 1924 general election. His second ministry ended after the so-called “Flapper Election” of 1929.

Cabinet

November 1924 – June 1929

Changes

List of Ministers

Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.

OfficeNameDatesNotes
Prime Minister,
First Lord of the Treasury
and Leader of the House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin4 November 1924 – 4 June 1929 
Lord ChancellorThe Viscount Cave6 November 1924 
The Lord Hailsham28 March 1928created Viscount Hailsham 4 July 1929
Lord President of the CouncilThe Marquess Curzon of Kedleston6 November 1924also Leader of the House of Lords
The Earl of Balfour27 April 1925
Lord Privy SealThe Marquess of Salisbury6 November 1924also Leader of the House of Lords 27 April 1925-4 June 1929
Chancellor of the ExchequerWinston Churchill6 November 1924 
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryBolton Eyres-Monsell7 November 1924 
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryWalter Guinness11 November 1924 
Ronald McNeill5 November 1925
Arthur Samuel1 November 1927
Junior Lords of the TreasurySir George Hennessy13 November 1924 – 10 December 1925 
Lord Stanley13 November 1924 – 9 November 1927
Frederick Thomson13 November 1924 – 14 January 1928
William Cope13 November 1924 – 14 January 1928created a Baronet 28 June 1928
Francis Curzon13 November 1924 – 15 January 1929 
David Margesson28 August 1926 – 4 June 1929
George Bowyer28 December 1927 – 4 June 1929
Frederick Penny13 January 1928 – 4 June 1929
Marquess of Titchfield13 January 1928 – 4 June 1929
Euan Wallace1 January 1929 – 4 June 1929
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
and Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
Austen Chamberlain6 November 1924knighted 1 December 1925
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsRonald McNeill11 November 1924 
Godfrey Locker-Lampson7 December 1925
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSir William Joynson-Hicks6 November 1924 
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentGodfrey Locker-Lampson11 November 1924 
Douglas Hacking8 December 1925
Sir Vivian Henderson9 November 1927
First Lord of the AdmiraltyWilliam Bridgeman6 November 1924 
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the AdmiraltyJ. C. C. Davidson11 November 1924 
Cuthbert Headlam16 December 1926
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Earl Stanhope11 November 1924 
Minister of Agriculture and FisheriesE. F. L. Wood6 November 1924 
Hon. Walter Guinness4 November 1925
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and FisheriesThe Lord Bledisloe11 November 1924 
The Earl of Stradbroke5 February 1928
Secretary of State for AirSir Samuel Hoare, Bt6 November 1924 
Under-Secretary of State for AirSir Philip Sassoon, Bt11 November 1924 
Secretary of State for the ColoniesLeo Amery6 November 1924 
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesHon. William Ormsby-Gore12 November 1924 
Secretary of State for Dominion AffairsLeo Amery11 June 1925 
Under-Secretary of State for Dominion AffairsThe Earl of Clarendon5 August 1925 
The Lord Lovat5 May 1927
The Earl of Plymouth1 January 1929
President of the Board of EducationLord Eustace Percy6 November 1924 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of EducationThe Duchess of Atholl11 November 1924 
Minister of HealthNeville Chamberlain6 November 1924 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of HealthSir Kingsley Wood11 November 1924 
Secretary of State for IndiaThe Earl of Birkenhead6 November 1924 
The Viscount Peel18 October 1928
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaThe Earl Winterton11 November 1924 
Minister of LabourSir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Bt6 November 1924 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of LabourHenry Betterton11 November 1924 
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterThe Viscount Cecil of Chelwood10 November 1924 
The Lord Cushendun19 October 1927
Paymaster Generalvacant  
The Duke of Sutherland28 January 1925
The Earl of Onslow2 December 1928
Minister of PensionsGeorge Tryon11 November 1924 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of PensionsHon. George Frederick Stanley11 November 1924 
Postmaster GeneralSir William Mitchell-Thomson11 November 1924 
Assistant Postmaster GeneralViscount Wolmer11 November 1924 
Secretary for ScotlandSir John Gilmour, Bt6 November 1924became Secretary of State for Scotland 15 July 1926
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health for ScotlandWalter Elliot11 November 1924office abolished 26 July 1926
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandWalter Elliot26 July 1926 
President of the Board of TradeSir Philip Lloyd-Greame6 November 1924changed surname to Cunliffe-Lister 17 November 1924
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeSir Robert Burton-Chadwick, Bt11 November 1924 
Herbert Williams13 January 1928
Secretary for Overseas TradeArthur Samuel11 November 1924 
Douglas Hacking9 November 1927
Secretary for MinesGeorge Lane-Fox11 November 1924 
Douglas King13 January 1928
Minister of TransportWilfrid Ashley11 November 1924 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of TransportJohn Moore-Brabazon11 November 1924 
vacant14 January 1927
Secretary of State for WarSir Laming Worthington-Evans6 November 1924 
Under-Secretary of State for WarThe Earl of Onslow11 November 1924 
The Duke of Sutherland2 December 1928
Financial Secretary to the War OfficeDouglas King11 November 1924 
Duff Cooper13 January 1928
First Commissioner of WorksThe Viscount Peel10 November 1924 
The Marquess of Londonderry18 October 1928
Attorney GeneralSir Douglas Hogg6 November 1924 
Sir Thomas Inskip28 March 1928
Solicitor GeneralSir Thomas Inskip11 November 1924 
Sir Frank Merriman28 March 1928
Lord AdvocateWilliam Watson11 November 1924 
Alexander Munro MacRobert23 April 1929
Solicitor General for ScotlandDavid Pinkerton Fleming11 November 1924 
Alexander Munro MacRobert30 December 1925
Wilfrid Normand23 April 1929
Treasurer of the HouseholdGeorge Gibbs13 November 1924 
Sir George Hennessy13 January 1928
Comptroller of the HouseholdSir Harry Barnston13 November 1924 
Sir William Cope13 January 1928
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdDouglas Hacking13 November 1924 
George Hennessy10 December 1925created a Baronet 24 January 1927
Frederick Thomson13 January 1928created a Baronet 28 March 1929
Assistant Whips[1]David Margesson13 November 1924 – 28 August 1926 
George Bowyer15 December 1924 – 28 December 1927
Frederick Penny 22 February 1927 - 13 January 1928
Marquess of Titchfield 9 November 1927 - 13 January 1928
Euan Wallace 13 January 1928 - 1 January 1929
Sir Victor Warrender, Bt 13 January 1928 - 4 June 1929
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsThe Earl of Clarendon1 December 1924 
The Earl of Plymouth26 June 1925
The Earl of Lucan1 January 1929
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Lord Desborough1 December 1924 
Lords in WaitingThe Viscount Gage1 December 1924 – 4 June 1929 
The Lord Somers1 December 1924 – 23 March 1926
The Earl of Lucan1 December 1924 – 1 January 1929
The Earl of Airlie1 April 1926 – 4 June 1929
The Lord Templemore1 January 1929 – 4 June 1929

References

  1. J C Sainty 'Assistant Whips 1922-1964' in Parliamentary History Vol 4 (1985) pp 201-04
Preceded by
First MacDonald Ministry
Government of the United Kingdom
1924–1929
Succeeded by
Second MacDonald Ministry