- Search our website
- Search our records
National Government
7 June 1935 - 28 May 1937
Beset with ill health, Ramsay MacDonald stepped down as Prime Minister on 6 June 1935 and was replaced by the Conservative, Stanley Baldwin. National Government candidates were returned in large numbers at the November 1935 election and Conservatives formed the bulk of the Cabinet. A rebuilt Labour party formed the official opposition. Recovery from the depression was long and many industrial areas still suffered. The National Government also had to face two threats to peace - an aggressive Japan and a re-arming Germany.
| Position | Name | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | S. Baldwin | 7 Jun 35 - 28 May 37 |
| Lord President of the Council | R. MacDonald | 7 Jun 35 - 28 May 37 |
| Lord Chancellor | Viscount Hailsham | 7 Jun 35 - 28 May 37 |
| Lord Privy Seal | Marquis of Londonderry | 7 Jun 35 - 28 May 37 |
| Viscount Halifax | 22 Nov 35 - 28 May 37 | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | N. Chamberlain | 7 Jun 35 - 28 May 37 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Sir S. Hoare | 7 Jun 35 - 22 Dec 35 |
| A. Eden | 22 Dec 35 - 28 May 37 | |
| Secretary of State for Home Affairs | Sir J. Simon | 7 Jun 35 - 28 May 37 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Sir B. Eyres-Monsell | 7 Jun 35 - 5 Jun 36 |
| Sir S. Hoare | 5 Jun 36 - 28 May 37 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | W. Elliott | 7 Jun 35 - 29 Oct 36 |
| W. Morrison | 29 Oct 36 - 28 May 37 | |
| Secretary of State for Air | Sir P. Cunliffe-Lister | 7 Jun 35 - 28 May 37 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | J. Thomas | 22 Nov 35 - 28 May 36 |
| W. Ormsby-Gore | 28 May 36 - 28 May 37 | |
| President of the Board of Education | O. Stanley | 7 Jun 35 - 28 May 37 |
| Minister of Health | Sir K. Wood | 7 Jun 35 - 28 May 37 |
| Secretary of State for India | Marquis of Zetland | 7 Jun 35 - 28 May 37 |
| Minister for Labour | E. Brown | 7 Jun 35 - 28 May 37 |
| Ministerwithout Portfolio for The League of Nations | A. Eden | 7 Jun 35 - 22 Dec 35 |
| Secretary for Scotland | Sir G. Collins | 7 Jun 35 - 29 Oct 36 |
| W. Elliott | 29 Oct 36 - 28 May 37 | |
| President of the Board of Trade | W. Runciman | 7 Jun 35 - 28 May 37 |
| Secretary of State for War | Viscount Halifax | 7 Jun 35 - 22 Nov 35 |
| A. Duff Cooper | 22 Nov 35 - 28 May 37 | |
| Minister without Portfolio | Lord Percy | 7 Jun 35 - 31 Mar 36 |
| Dominions | J. Thomas | 7 Jun 35 - 22 Nov 35 |
| M. MacDonald | 22 Nov 35 - 28 May 37 |
Related Links