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Coalition Government
14 December 1918 - 19 October 1922
At the end of the war the coalition of Liberals and Conservatives led by David Lloyd George was given a majority in the December 1918 election. The post war boom was short lived and the government soon faced economic problems, demobilisation of the armed forces and economy, cuts in government expenditure and rebellion in Ireland. There was no change in the continuity of government after the 1918 general election or the ending of the War Cabinet.
| Position | Name | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | D. Lloyd George | 6 Dec 16 - 19 Oct 22 |
| Lord President of the Council | Earl Curzon | 10 Dec 16 - 23 Oct 19 |
| A. Balfour | 23 Oct 19 - 19 Oct 22 | |
| Lord Chancellor | Lord Finaly | 10 Dec 16 - 10 Jan 19 |
| Lord Birkenhead | 10 Jan 19 - 19 Oct 22 | |
| Lord Privy Seal | Earl of Crawford | 15 Dec 16 - 10 Jan 19 |
| A. Bonar Law | 10 Jan 19 - 23 Mar 21 | |
| A. Chamberlain | 23 Jan 21 - 19 Oct 22 | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | A. Bonar Law | 10 Dec 16 - 10 Jan 19 |
| A. Chamberlain | 10 Jan 19 - 1 Apr 21 | |
| Sir R. Horne | 1 Apr 21 - 19 Oct 22 | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | A. Balfour | 10 Dec 16 - 23 Oct 19 |
| Lord Curzon | 23 Oct 19 - 19 Oct 22 | |
| Secretary of State for Home Affairs | Sir G. Cave | 10 Dec 16 - 10 Jan 19 |
| E. Shortt | 10 Jan 19 - 19 Oct 22 | |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Sir E. Geddes | 17 Jul 17 - 10 Jan 19 |
| W. Long | 10 Jan 19 - 13 Feb 21 | |
| Lord Lee | 13 Feb 21 - 19 Oct 22 | |
| President of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries | R. Prothero | 10 Dec 16 - 15 Aug 19 |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Lord Lee | 15 Aug 19 - 13 Feb 21 |
| Sir A. Griffith-Boscawen | 13 Feb 21 - 19 Oct 22 | |
| Secretary of State for War and Air | W. Churchill | 10 Jan 19 - 13 Feb 21 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | W. Long | 10 Dec 16 - 10 Jan 19 |
| Viscount Milner | 10 Jan 19 - 13 Feb 21 | |
| W. Churchill | 13 Feb 21 - 19 Oct 22 | |
| President of the Board of Education | H. Fisher | 10 Dec 16 - 19 Oct 22 |
| Minister of Health | C. Addison | 24 Jun 19 - 1 Apr 21 |
| Sir A. Mond | 1 Apr 21 - 19 Oct 22 | |
| Secretary of State for India | E. Montagu | 17 Jul 17 - 19 Mar 22 |
| Viscount Peel | 19 Mar 22 - 19 Oct 22 | |
| Secretary of State for Ireland | Viscount French | 28 Oct 18 - 2 Apr 21 |
| Chief Secretary to Ireland | E. Shortt | 5 May 18 - 10 Jan 19 |
| I. MacPherson | 10 Jan 19 - 2 Apr 20 | |
| Sir H. Greenwood | 2 Apr 20 - 19 Oct 22 | |
| Minister for Labour | G. Roberts | 17 Aug 17 - 10 Jan 19 |
| Sir R. Horne | 10 Jan 19 - 19 Mar 20 | |
| T. Macnamara | 19 Mar 20 - 19 Oct 22 | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Lord Downham | 4 Nov 18 - 10 Jan 19 |
| President of the Local Government Board | Sir A. Geddes | 4 Nov 18 - 10 Jan 19 |
| C. Addison | 10 Jan 19 - 24 Jun 19 | |
| Minster for Munitions | W. Churchill | 17 Jul 17 - 10 Jan 19 |
| Minister without Portfolio | J. Smuts | 22 Jun 17 - 10 Jan 19 |
| G. Barnes | 13 Aug 17 - 27 Jan 20 | |
| A. Chamberlain | 18 Apr 18 - 10 Jan 19 | |
| Sir E. Geddes | 10 Jan 19 - 19 May 19 | |
| Sir L. Worthington-Evans | 2 Apr 20 - 13 Feb 21 | |
| C. Addison | 1 Apr 21 - 14 Jul 21 | |
| Secretary for Scotland | R. Munro | 10 Dec 16 - 19 Oct 22 |
| President of the Board of Trade | Sir A. Stanley | 10 Dec 16 - 26 May 19 |
| Sir A. Geddes | 26 May 19 - 19 Mar 20 | |
| Sir R. Horne | 19 Mar 20 - 1 Apr 21 | |
| S. Baldwin | 1 Apr 21 - 19 Oct 22 | |
| Minister for Transport | Sir E. Geddes | 19 May 19 - 12 Apr 22 |
| Earl of Crawford | 12 Apr 22 - 19 Oct 22 | |
| Secretary of State for War | Viscount Milner | 18 Apr 18 - 10 Jan 19 |
| Sir L. Worthington-Evans | 13 Feb 21 - 19 Oct 22 | |