Conservative Government
10 January 1957 - 13 October 1963
On the resignation of Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan became Prime Minister. Despite the Suez Crisis, prosperity in Britain increased, allowing Macmillan to claim that the British public had 'never had it so good'. However, the bubble of economic prosperity and global trading conditions did not last. The Conservatives increased their majority in the election of 1959, returning 365 MPs, to Labour's 258 and the Liberals' six.
| Position | Name | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | H. Macmillan | 10 Jan 57 - 13 Oct 63 |
| First Secretary of State | R. Butler | 13 Jul 62 - 13 Oct 63 |
| Lord President | Marquis of Salisbury | 13 Jan 57 - 29 Mar 57 |
| Earl of Home | 29 Mar 57 - 17 Sep 57 | |
| Viscount Hailsham | 17 Sep 57 - 14 Oct 59 | |
| Earl Home | 14 Oct 59 - 27 Jul 60 | |
| Viscount Hailsham | 27 Jul 60 - 13 Oct 63 | |
| Lord Chancellor | Viscount Kilmuir | 14 Jan 57 - 13 Jul 62 |
| Lord Dilhorne | 13 Jul 62 - 13 Oct 63 | |
| Lord Privy Seal | R. Butler | 13 Jan 57 - 14 Oct 59 |
| Viscount Hailsham | 14 Oct 59 - 27 Jul 60 | |
| E. Heath | 27 Jul 60 - 13 Oct 63 | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | P. Thorneycroft | 13 Jan 57 - 6 Jan 58 |
| D. Heathcoat Amory | 6 Jan 58 - 27 Jul 60 | |
| S. Lloyd | 27 Jul 60 - 13 Jul 62 | |
| R. Maudling | 13 Jul 62 - 13 Oct 63 | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | S. Lloyd | 14 Jan 57 - 27 Jul 60 |
| Earl of Home | 27 Jul 60 - 13 Oct 63 | |
| Secretary of State for Home Affairs | R. Butler | 13 Jan 57 - 13 Jul 62 |
| H. Brooke | 13 Jul 62 - 13 Oct 63 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | D. Heathcoat Amory | 14 Jan 57 - 6 Jan 58 |
| J. Hare | 6 Jan 58 - 27 Jul 60 | |
| C. Soames | 27 Jul 60 - 13 Oct 63 | |
| Secretary of State for Aviation | D. Sandys | 14 Oct 59 - 27 Jul 60 |
| P. Thorneycroft | 27 Jul 60 - 16 Jul 62 | |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | A. Lennox Boyd | 14 Jan 57 - 14 Oct 59 |
| I. MacLeod | 14 Oct 59 - 9 Oct 61 | |
| R. Maudling | 9 Oct 61 - 13 Jul 62 | |
| D. Sandys | 13 Jul 62 - 13 Oct 63 | |
| Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations | Earl of Home | 14 Jan 57 - 27 Jul 60 |
| D. Sandys | 27 Jul 60 - 13 Jul 62 | |
| Minister for Defence | D. Sandys | 13 Jan 57 - 14 Oct 59 |
| P. Thorneycroft | 14 Oct 59 - 13 Oct 63 | |
| Minister of Education | Viscount Hailsham | 13 Jan 57 - 17 Sep 57 |
| G. Lloyd | 17 Sep 57 - 14 Oct 59 | |
| Sir D. Eccles | 14 Oct 59 - 13 Oct 63 | |
| Minister of Health | E. Powell | 13 Jul 62 - 13 Oct 63 |
| Minister for Housing and Local Government | H. Brooke | 13 Jan 57 - 9 Oct 61 |
| C. Hill | 9 Oct 61 - 13 Jul 62 | |
| Sir K. Joseph | 13 Jul 62 - 13 Oct 63 | |
| Minister of Labour and National Service | I. MacLeod | 14 Jan 57 - 14 Oct 59 |
| E. Heath | 14 Oct 59 - 27 Jul 60 | |
| J. Hare | 27 Jul 60 - 13 Oct 63 | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | C. Hill | 13 Jan 57 - 9 Oct 61 |
| I. MacLeod | 9 Oct 61 - 13 Oct 63 | |
| Paymaster-General | R. Maudling | 17 Sep 57 - 14 Oct 59 |
| Lord Mills | 14 Oct 59 - 9 Oct 61 | |
| H. Brooke | 9 Oct 61 - 13 Jul 62 | |
| J. Boyd-Carpenter | 13 Jul 62 - 13 Oct 63 | |
| Minister without Portfolio | Lord Mills | 9 Oct 61 - 14 Jul 62 |
| W. Deedes | 13 Jul 62 - 13 Oct 63 | |
| Minister for Power | Lord Mills | 13 Jan 57 - 14 Oct 59 |
| Minister for Science | Viscount Hailsham | 14 Oct 59 - 13 Oct 63 |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | J. MacLay | 13 Jan 57 - 13 Jul 62 |
| M. Noble | 13 Jul 62 - 13 Oct 63 | |
| President of the Board of Trade | Sir D. Eccles | 13 Jan 57 - 14 Oct 59 |
| R. Maudling | 14 Oct 59 - 9 Oct 61 | |
| F. Erroll | 9 Oct 61 - 13 Oct 63 | |
| Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation | H. Watkinson | 13 Jan 57 - 14 Oct 59 |
| Minister for Transport | E. Marples | 14 Oct 59 - 13 Oct 63 |
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