Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs | |
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Arms of Her Majesty's Government | |
Incumbent none | |
Style | The Right Honourable |
Appointer | Prime Minister |
Inaugural holder | Leo Amery |
Formation | 11 June 1925 |
Final holder | The Viscount Addison |
Abolished | 7 July 1947 |
Deputy | Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs |
The position of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British cabinet-level position created in 1925 responsible for British relations with the dominions — Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State — and the self-governing Crown colony of Southern Rhodesia. When initially created, the office was held in tandem with that of Secretary of State for the Colonies; this arrangement persisted until June 1930. On two subsequent occasions the offices were briefly held by the same person. The Secretary was supported by an Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs. In 1947, the name of the office was changed to the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations.
Secretaries of State for Dominion Affairs, 1925-1947
The Viscount Addison took up the new post of Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations on 7 July 1947.
Notes
- ↑ Also Secretary of State for War.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Also Leader of the House of Lords.
- ↑ Also Deputy Prime Minister
History of United Kingdom 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 | |
Dominions Office 1925 – 1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
Commonwealth Relations Office 1947 – 1966 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries | |||||||
. | India Office 1858 – 1937 Secretaries Undersecretaries |
India Office and Burma Office 1937 – 1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries | ||||||
. | Foreign Office 1782 – 1968 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries |
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