Conservative Government
26 October 1951 - 5 April 1955
The 1951 election returned the Conservatives to power under Winston Churchill. They won 302 seats, while Labour took 295 and the Liberals, six. The Welfare State was maintained, but economic restrictions eased slightly and a few nationalisation programmes were dismantled. For the next 13 years the Conservative Party oversaw the dismantling of the empire.
| Position | Name | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | W. Churchill | 26 Oct 51 - 5 Apr 55 |
| Lord President | Lord Woolton | 28 Oct 51 - 24 Nov 52 |
| Marquis of Salisbury | 24 Nov 52 - 5 Apr 55 | |
| Lord Chancellor | Lord Simonds | 30 Oct 51 - 18 Oct 54 |
| Viscount Kilmuir | 18 Oct 54 - 5 Apr 55 | |
| Lord Privy Seal | Marquis of Salisbury | 28 Oct 51 - 7 May 52 |
| H. Crookshank | 7 May 52 - 5 Apr 55 | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | R. Butler | 28 Oct 51 - 5 Apr 55 |
| Minister for Economic Affairs | Sir A. Salter | 31 Oct 51 - 24 Nov 52 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | A. Eden | 28 Oct 51 - 5 Apr 55 |
| Secretary of State for Home Affairs | Sir D. Maxwell Fyfe | 28 Oct 51 - 18 Oct 54 |
| G. Lloyd-George | 18 Oct 54 - 5 Apr 55 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | D. Heathcoat Amory | 28 Jul 54 - 18 Oct 54 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | O. Lyttelton | 28 Oct 51 - 28 Jul 54 |
| A. Lennox-Boyd | 28 Jul 54 - 5 Apr 55 | |
| Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations | Lord Ismay | 28 Oct 51 - 12 Mar 52 |
| Marquis of Salisbury | 12 Mar 52 - 24 Nov 52 | |
| Viscount Swinton | 24 Nov 52 - 5 Apr 55 | |
| Minister for the co-ordination Of Transport, Fuel and Power | Lord Leathers | 30 Oct 51 - 3 Sep 53 |
| Minister for Defence | W. Churchill | 28 Oct 51 - 1 Mar 52 |
| Earl Alexander of Tunis | 1 Mar 52 - 18 Oct 54 | |
| H. Macmillan | 18 Oct 54 - 7 Apr 55 | |
| Minister of Education | F. Horsbrugh | 3 Sep 53 - 18 Oct 54 |
| Sir D. Eccles | 18 Oct 54 - 5 Apr 55 | |
| Minister of Food | G. Lloyd George | 3 Sep 53 - 18 Oct 54 |
| D. Heathcoat Amory | 18 Oct 54 - 5 Apr 55 | |
| Minister of Health | H. Crookshank | 30 Oct 51 - 7 May 52 |
| Minister for Housing and Local Government | H. Macmillan | 30 Oct 51 - 18 Oct 54 |
| D. Sandys | 18 Oct 54 - 5 Apr 55 | |
| Minister of Labour and National Service | Sir W. Monkton | 28 Oct 51 - 5 April 55 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Lord Woolton | 24 Nov 52 - 5 Apr 55 |
| Paymaster-General | Lord Cherwell | 30 Oct 51 - 11 Nov 53 |
| Minister for Pensions | O. Peake | 18 Oct 54 - 5 Apr 55 |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | J. Stuart | 30 Oct 51 - 5 Apr 55 |
| President of the Board of Trade | P. Thorneycroft | 30 Oct 51 - 5 Apr 55 |
