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Conservative government, 1957–1964

January 01, 1970

The Conservative government of the United Kingdom that began in 1957 and ended in 1964 consisted of three ministries: the first Macmillan ministry, second Macmillan ministry, and then the Douglas-Home ministry. They were respectively led by Harold Macmillan and Sir Alec Douglas-Home, who were appointed by Queen Elizabeth II.

Harold Macmillan led the Government from 1957–1963 and was succeeded by Lord (Alec) Home.
Alec Douglas-Home led the Government from 1963. He was defeated at the 1964 general election.

History edit

Formation of the first Macmillan ministry edit

Sir Anthony Eden resigned from his positions of Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 10 January 1957. This was mainly a consequence of the Suez Crisis fiasco of the previous autumn, but was also owing to his increasingly failing health. Harold Macmillan, formerly Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, was chosen over Rab Butler as the new party leader and consequently as Prime Minister.

Harold Macmillan tried to placate Butler, who had stood against Macmillan as leader, by appointing him to the senior position of Home Secretary. Peter Thorneycroft became Chancellor of the Exchequer, but caused embarrassment for Macmillan when he resigned only a year later. He was replaced by Derick Heathcoat Amory, previously Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Selwyn Lloyd was retained as Foreign Secretary, a post he held until 1960, when he succeeded Heathcoat Amory as Chancellor. Ernest Marples became Minister for Transport and the Earl of Home was promoted to Leader of the House of Lords and also continued as Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs, before replacing Lloyd as Foreign Secretary in 1960. Lord Kilmuir and Alan Lennox-Boyd retained their offices of Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for the Colonies respectively, while Lord Hailsham became a member of the cabinet for the first time as Minister of Education. Future Chancellor Iain Macleod was appointed Minister of Labour and National Service and succeeded Lennox-Boyd as Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1961.

1959 general election and second Macmillan ministry edit

The Conservatives comfortably won the 1959 general election, increasing their majority in the House of Commons, following a campaign slogan "Life's better with the Conservatives". This centred on the consistently low unemployment, strong economy and rising standard of living that much of the British population was enjoying in the late 1950s.

However, a series of economic measures in the early 1960s caused the popularity of the Conservative Party to decline. Macmillan tried to remedy this by a major cabinet reshuffle in July 1962. Seven cabinet members were sacked in what became nicknamed the "Night of the Long Knives". Notably, the emerging Reginald Maudling replaced Selwyn Lloyd as Chancellor, and Lord Kilmuir was replaced as Lord Chancellor by Lord Dilhorne, while Peter Thorneycroft returned to the cabinet as Minister of Defence. Rab Butler was also promoted to the office of First Secretary of State. The reshuffle was controversial within the Conservative Party, and was seen as a betrayal by many. Macmillan's credibility was also affected by the 1963 Profumo affair; he was now in his 69th year, and had until after his 70th birthday to call the next general election. The election of Harold Wilson as Labour Party leader early in the year, following the sudden death of Hugh Gaitskell, was well received by voters, with opinion polls showing the Labour Party ascendant.

However, it was still considered a surprise when Macmillan resigned in October 1963.

Douglas-Home becomes Prime Minister edit

Macmillan's resignation saw a three-way tussle for the party leadership and premiership. Given that it was not considered appropriate for a Prime Minister to be a member of the House of Lords, the Earl of Home and Lord Hailsham both disclaimed their peerages under the Peerage Act 1963, and became known respectively as Sir Alec Douglas-Home and Quintin Hogg. Rab Butler was also in the running for the post, but Douglas-Home was finally chosen to succeed Macmillan. This was seen as controversial, for it was alleged that Macmillan had pulled strings and used the party's grandees, nicknamed "The Magic Circle", to ensure that Butler was once again overlooked.

In the Douglas-Home ministry, Rab Butler became Foreign Secretary, and Henry Brooke replaced Butler as Home Secretary. Reginald Maudling continued as Chancellor, while Quintin Hogg remained as Lord President of the Council and Minister for Sports. He could not continue as Leader of the House of Lords, having ceased to be a member of it, but was made Minister for Education in April 1964. Selwyn Lloyd also returned to the government after a one-year absence, as Leader of the House of Commons. Douglas-Home's government was defeated in the October 1964 general election. He remained party leader until July 1965.

The 1957–1964 Conservative government saw several emerging figures who would later attain high office. Future Prime Minister Edward Heath became a member of the cabinet for the first time as Minister of Labour and National Service in 1959, while another future Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, held her first government post in 1961 as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions. The government also included future Chancellor Anthony Barber, future Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister William Whitelaw and future Secretary of State for Education and Science Sir Keith Joseph. Other notable government members included Enoch Powell, Lord Carrington, David Ormsby-Gore, John Profumo, Christopher Soames, Bill Deedes, Airey Neave and the Marquess of Salisbury.

Cabinets edit

First Macmillan ministry edit

Macmillan ministries
 
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
  • 1957–1959
  • 1959–1963
 
Macmillan (1959)
Date formed
  • First: 10 January 1957 (1957-01-10)
  • Second: 8 October 1959 (1959-10-08)
Date dissolved
  • First: 8 October 1959 (1959-10-08)
  • Second: 18 October 1963 (1963-10-18)
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterHarold Macmillan
Prime Minister's history1957–1963
Deputy Prime MinisterRab Butler (1962–1963)
Ministers removed"Night of the Long Knives"
Member party  Conservative Party
Status in legislatureMajority
345 / 630 (55%)
(1957)
365 / 630 (58%)
(1959)
Opposition party  Labour Party
Opposition leader
History
Election(s)1959 general election
Legislature term(s)
PredecessorEden ministry
SuccessorDouglas-Home ministry

January 1957 – October 1959 edit

Changes edit
  • March 1957 – Earl of Home succeeds Marquess of Salisbury as Lord President, remaining also Commonwealth Relations Secretary.
  • September 1957 – Viscount Hailsham succeeds Earl of Home as Lord President, Home remaining Commonwealth Relations Secretary. Geoffrey Lloyd succeeds Hailsham as Minister of Education. The Paymaster-General, Reginald Maudling, enters the Cabinet.
  • January 1958 – Derick Heathcoat Amory succeeds Peter Thorneycroft as Chancellor of the Exchequer. John Hare succeeds Amory as Minister of Agriculture.

Second Macmillan ministry edit

October 1959 – July 1960 edit

July 1960 – October 1961 edit

October 1961 – July 1962 edit

July 1962 – October 1963 edit

In a radical reshuffle dubbed "The Night of the Long Knives", Macmillan sacked a third of his Cabinet and instituted many other changes.

Douglas-Home ministry edit

"Home administration" redirects here. For the committee, see Committee on Home Administration.
Douglas-Home ministry
 
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
1963–1964
 
Douglas-Home (c. 1963)
Date formed19 October 1963 (1963-10-19)
Date dissolved16 October 1964 (1964-10-16)
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterSir Alec Douglas-Home
Member party  Conservative Party
Status in legislatureMajority
365 / 630 (58%)
Opposition party  Labour Party
Opposition leaderHarold Wilson
History
Outgoing election1964 general election
Legislature term(s)42nd UK Parliament
PredecessorSecond Macmillan ministry
SuccessorFirst Wilson ministry

October 1963 – October 1964 edit

Changes edit
  • April 1964 – Quintin Hogg became Secretary of State for Education and Science. Peter Thorneycroft's position became Secretary of State for Defence. Sir Edward Boyle left the cabinet

List of ministers edit

Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.

Office Name Dates Notes
Prime Minister
and First Lord of the Treasury		 Harold Macmillan 10 January 1957 – 13 October 1963  
Sir Alec Douglas-Home 18 October 1963 – 16 October 1964 Until 23 October 1963, when he renounced his hereditary peerage, he was The Earl of Home and was known as Lord Home
First Secretary of State R. A. Butler 13 July 1962 Office wound up 18 October 1963
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain The Viscount Kilmuir 14 January 1957 Continued in office
The Lord Dilhorne 13 July 1962  
Lord President of the Council The Marquess of Salisbury 13 January 1957 also Leader of the House of Lords
The Earl of Home 29 March 1957 also Leader of the House of Lords
The Viscount Hailsham 17 September 1957
The Earl of Home 14 October 1959 also Leader of the House of Lords
The Viscount Hailsham 27 July 1960 Also Minister for Science until 1964 and Leader of the House of Lords until 20 October 1963
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal R. A. Butler 13 January 1957 Also Home Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons
The Viscount Hailsham 14 October 1959 Also Minister for Science
Edward Heath 27 July 1960  
Selwyn Lloyd 20 October 1963 also Leader of the House of Commons
Chancellor of the Exchequer Peter Thorneycroft 13 January 1957  
Derick Heathcoat-Amory 6 January 1958  
Selwyn Lloyd 27 July 1960  
Reginald Maudling 13 July 1962  
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Edward Heath 17 January 1957  
Martin Redmayne 14 October 1959  
Financial Secretary to the Treasury Enoch Powell 16 January 1957  
Jocelyn Simon 6 January 1958  
Sir Edward Boyle 22 October 1959  
Anthony Barber 16 July 1962  
Alan Green 23 October 1963  
Economic Secretary to the Treasury Nigel Birch 16 January 1957 Office vacant from 6 January 1958
Frederick Erroll 23 October 1958  
Anthony Barber 22 October 1959  
Edward du Cann 16 July 1962  
Maurice Macmillan 21 October 1963  
Lords of the Treasury Martin Redmayne 21 January 1957 – 14 October 1959  
Peter Legh 21 January 1957 – 17 September 1957  
Edward Wakefield 21 January 1957 – 23 October 1958  
Harwood Harrison 21 January 1957 – 16 January 1959  
Anthony Barber 9 April 1957 – 19 February 1958  
Richard Brooman-White 28 October 1957 – 21 June 1958  
Paul Bryan 19 February 1958 – 9 February 1961  
Michael Hughes-Young 23 October 1958 – 6 March 1962  
Graeme Bell Finlay 16 January 1959 – 28 October 1960  
David Gibson-Watt 22 October 1959 – 29 November 1961  
Robin Chichester-Clark 21 June 1960 – 29 November 1961  
John Hill 28 October 1960 – 16 October 1964  
William Whitelaw 6 March 1961 – 16 July 1962  
John Peel 29 November 1961 – 16 October 1964  
Michael Noble 29 November 1961 – 13 July 1962  
Francis Pearson 6 March 1962 – 19 October 1963  
Gordon Campbell 6 September 1962 – 12 December 1963  
Michael Hamilton 6 September 1962 – 16 October 1964  
Martin McLaren 21 November 1963 – 16 October 1964  
Ian MacArthur 12 December 1963 – 16 October 1964  
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Selwyn Lloyd 14 January 1957  
The Earl of Home 27 July 1960  
Rab Butler 20 October 1963  
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Allan Noble 16 January 1957 – 16 January 1959  
David Ormsby-Gore 16 January 1957 – 27 June 1961  
John Profumo 16 January 1959 – 27 July 1960  
Joseph Godber 27 June 1961 – 27 June 1963  
The Earl of Dundee 9 October 1961 – 16 October 1964  
Peter Thomas 27 June 1963 – 16 October 1964  
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Earl of Gosford 18 January 1957 – 23 October 1958  
Ian Harvey 18 January 1957 – 24 November 1958  
The Marquess of Lansdowne 23 October 1958 – 20 April 1962  
John Profumo 28 November 1958 – 16 January 1959  
Robert Allan 16 January 1959 – 7 October 1960  
Joseph Godber 28 October 1960 – 27 June 1961  
Peter Thomas 27 June 1961 – 27 June 1963  
Peter Smithers 16 July 1962 – 29 January 1964  
Robert Mathew 30 January 1964 – 16 October 1964  
Secretary of State for the Home Department R. A. Butler 13 January 1957 also Leader of the House of Commons until 1961
Henry Brooke 13 July 1963  
Minister of State for Home Affairs Dennis Vosper 28 October 1960 New office
David Renton 27 June 1961  
The Earl Jellicoe 17 July 1962  
The Lord Derwent 21 October 1963  
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Patricia Hornsby-Smith 18 January 1957 – 22 October 1959  
Jocelyn Simon 18 January 1957 – 6 January 1958  
David Renton 17 January 1958 – 27 June 1961  
Dennis Vosper 22 October 1959 – 28 October 1960  
The Earl Bathurst 8 February 1961 – 16 July 1962  
Charles Fletcher-Cooke 27 June 1961 – 27 February 1963  
Christopher Montague Woodhouse 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964  
Mervyn Pike 1 March 1963 – 16 October 1964  
First Lord of the Admiralty The Earl of Selkirk 16 January 1957  
The Lord Carrington 16 October 1959  
The Earl Jellicoe 22 October 1963 Office reorganised 1 April 1964 under Ministry of Defence
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty Christopher Soames 18 January 1957  
Robert Allan 17 January 1958  
Charles Ian Orr-Ewing 16 January 1959 Office vacant 16 October 1959
Civil Lord of the Admiralty Tam Galbraith 18 January 1957  
Ian Orr-Ewing 16 October 1959  
John Hay 3 May 1963  
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Derick Heathcoat Amory 14 January 1957  
John Hare 6 January 1958  
Christopher Soames 27 July 1960  
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food The Earl St Aldwyn 18 January 1957  
Joseph Godber 18 January 1957 – 28 October 1960  
The Earl Waldegrave 27 June 1958 – 16 July 1962  
William Vane 28 October 1960 – 16 July 1962  
The Lord St Oswald 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964  
James Scott-Hopkins 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964  
Secretary of State for Air George Ward 16 January 1957  
Julian Amery 28 October 1960  
Hugh Fraser 16 July 1962 Office reorganised under Ministry of Defence 1 April 1964
Under-Secretary of State for Air Ian Orr-Ewing 18 January 1957  
Airey Neave 16 January 1959  
William Taylor 16 October 1959  
Julian Ridsdale 16 January 1962  
Minister of Aviation Duncan Sandys 14 October 1959  
Peter Thorneycroft 27 July 1960  
Julian Amery 16 July 1962  
Parliamentary Secretary for Aviation Geoffrey Rippon 22 October 1959  
Montague Woodhouse 9 October 1961  
Basil de Ferranti 16 July 1962  
Neil Marten 3 December 1962  
Secretary of State for the Colonies Alan Lennox-Boyd 14 January 1957  
Iain Macleod 14 October 1959  
Reginald Maudling 9 October 1961  
Duncan Sandys 13 July 1962 Joint with Commonwealth Relations
Minister of State for the Colonies The Earl of Perth 16 January 1957  
The Marquess of Lansdowne 20 April 1962 Joint with Commonwealth Relations from 21 October 1963
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies John Profumo 17 January 1957  
Julian Amery 28 November 1958  
Hugh Fraser 28 October 1960  
Nigel Fisher 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964  
Richard Hornby 24 October 1963 – 16 October 1964  
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations The Earl of Home 14 January 1957 also Leader of the House of Lords from 19 March 1957
Duncan Sandys 27 July 1960 Jointly with Colonial Office from 13 July 1962
Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations Cuthbert Alport 22 October 1959 – 8 February 1961  
The Duke of Devonshire 6 September 1962 – 16 October 1964 With Colonial Office from 21 October 1963
Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations Cuthbert Alport 18 January 1957  
Richard Thompson 22 October 1959  
The Duke of Devonshire 28 October 1960 – 6 September 1962  
Bernard Braine 8 February 1961 – 16 July 1962  
John Tilney 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964  
Minister of Defence Duncan Sandys 13 January 1957  
Harold Watkinson 14 October 1959  
Peter Thorneycroft 13 July 1962 Secretary of State for Defence from 1 April 1964 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Defence The Lord Mancroft 18 January 1957 Office vacant 11 June 1957
Minister of State for Air Hugh Fraser 1 April 1964  
Minister of State for Army James Ramsden 1 April 1964  
Minister of State for Navy The Earl Jellicoe 1 April 1964  
Under-Secretary of State for Air Julian Ridsdale 1 April 1964  
Under-Secretary of State for Army Peter Kirk 1 April 1964  
Under-Secretary of State for Navy John Hay 1 April 1964  
Minister of Education The Viscount Hailsham 13 January 1957  
Geoffrey Lloyd 17 September 1957  
Sir David Eccles 14 October 1959  
Quintin Hogg 1 April 1964 Secretary of State for Education and Science
Minister of State for Education Sir Edward Boyle 1 April 1964  
Peter Legh 1 April 1964 Office note in Cabinet
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education Sir Edward Boyle 18 January 1957  
Kenneth Thompson 22 October 1959  
Christopher Chataway 16 July 1962 Offices reorganised 1 April 1964
Under-Secretary of State for Education The Earl of Bessborough 1 April 1964  
Christopher Chataway 1 April 1964  
Minister of Health Dennis Vosper 16 January 1957  
Derek Walker-Smith 17 September 1957  
Enoch Powell 27 July 1960 In Cabinet from 13 July 1962
Anthony Barber 20 October 1963  
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health John Vaughan-Morgan 18 January 1957  
Richard Thompson 17 September 1957  
Edith Pitt 22 October 1959  
Bernard Braine 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964  
The Lord Newton 6 September 1962 – 1 April 1964  
The Marquess of Lothian 24 March 1964 – 16 October 1964  
Minister of Housing, Local Government and Welsh Affairs Henry Brooke 13 January 1957  
Charles Hill 9 October 1961  
Sir Keith Joseph 13 July 1962  
Minister of State for Welsh Affairs The Lord Brecon 12 December 1957  
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government Reginald Bevins 18 January 1957  
Sir Keith Joseph 22 October 1959 – 9 October 1961  
The Earl Jellicoe 27 June 1961 – 16 July 1962  
Geoffrey Rippon 9 October 1961 – 16 July 1962  
Frederick Corfield 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964  
The Lord Hastings 3 December 1962 – 16 October 1964  
Minister of Labour and National Service Iain Macleod 14 January 1957  
Edward Heath 14 October 1959  
John Hare 27 July 1960  
Joseph Godber 20 October 1963  
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour Robert Carr 19 January 1957  
Richard Wood 14 April 1958  
Peter Thomas 22 October 1959  
Alan Green 27 June 1961  
William Whitelaw 16 July 1962  
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Charles Hill 13 January 1957  
Iain Macleod 9 October 1961 also Leader of the House of Commons
The Lord Blakenham 20 October 1963  
Paymaster General Reginald Maudling 16 January 1957 Office in Cabinet from 17 September 1957
The Lord Mills 14 October 1959  
Henry Brooke 9 October 1961 Also Chief Secretary to the Treasury
John Boyd-Carpenter 13 July 1962  
Minister of Pensions and National Insurance John Boyd-Carpenter 16 January 1957  
Niall Macpherson 16 July 1962  
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions Edith Pitt 19 January 1957 – 22 October 1959  
Richard Wood 19 January 1957 – 14 April 1958  
William Vane 14 April 1958 – 20 October 1960  
Patricia Hornsby-Smith 22 October 1959 – 31 August 1961  
Bernard Braine 28 October 1960 – 8 February 1961  
Richard Sharples 8 February 1961 – 16 July 1962  
Margaret Thatcher 9 October 1961 – 16 October 1964  
Lynch Maydon 16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964  
Minister without Portfolio The Earl of Munster 16 January 1957  
The Lord Mancroft 11 June 1957  
The Earl of Dundee 23 October 1958  
The Lord Mills 9 October 1961 – 14 July 1962 Office in Cabinet
William Deedes 13 July 1962 – 16 October 1964  
The Lord Carrington 20 October 1963 – 16 October 1964 also Leader of the House of Lords
Postmaster-General Ernest Marples 16 January 1957  
Reginald Bevins 22 October 1959  
Assistant Postmaster-General Kenneth Thompson 18 January 1957  
Mervyn Pike 22 October 1959  
Raymond Llewellyn Mawby 1 March 1963  
Minister of Power The Lord Mills 13 January 1957  
Richard Wood 14 October 1959 Office not in Cabinet
Frederick Erroll 20 October 1963 Office back in Cabinet
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Power David Renton 18 January 1957  
Sir Ian Horobin 17 January 1958  
John George 22 October 1959  
John Peyton 25 June 1962  
Minister of Science The Viscount Hailsham 14 October 1959 also Leader of the House of Lords 27 July 1960 – 20 October 1963; From 1 April 1964 Secretary of State for Education and Science
Secretary of State for Scotland John Maclay 13 January 1957  
Michael Noble 13 July 1962  
Minister of State for Scotland The Lord Strathclyde 17 January 1957  
The Lord Forbes 23 October 1958  
Jack Nixon Browne 22 October 1959 Lord Craigton
Under-Secretary of State for Scotland Jack Nixon Browne 18 January 1957 – 22 October 1959  
Niall Macpherson 19 January 1957 – 28 October 1960  
Lord John Hope 18 January 1957 – 22 October 1959  
Tam Galbraith 22 October 1959 – 8 November 1962  
Gilmour Leburn 22 October 1959 – 15 August 1963  
Richard Brooman-White 28 October 1960 – 12 December 1963  
The Lady Tweedsmuir 3 December 1962 – 16 October 1964  
Anthony Stodart 19 August 1963 – 16 October 1964  
Gordon Campbell 12 December 1963 – 16 October 1964  
Minister of Supply Aubrey Jones 16 January 1957 Office wound up 22 October 1959
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply William Taylor 18 January 1957 Office wound up 22 October 1959
Minister for Technical Cooperation Dennis Vosper 27 June 1961  
Robert Carr 9 May 1963  
President of the Board of Trade Sir David Eccles 13 January 1957  
Reginald Maudling 14 October 1959  
Frederick Erroll 9 October 1961  
Edward Heath 20 October 1963 Also Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development
Minister of State for Trade Derek Walker-Smith 16 January 1957  
John Vaughan-Morgan 17 September 1957  
Frederick Erroll 22 October 1959  
Sir Keith Joseph 9 October 1961  
Alan Green 16 July 1962 – 23 October 1963  
The Lord Derwent 6 September 1962 – 23 October 1963  
The Lord Drumalbyn 23 October 1963 – 16 October 1964 Formerly N Macpherson
Edward du Cann 21 October 1963 – 16 October 1964  
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade Frederick Erroll 18 January 1957  
John Rodgers 24 October 1958  
Niall Macpherson 28 October 1960  
David Price 17 July 1962  
Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Harold Watkinson 13 January 1957 Civil aviation separated 14 October 1959
Ernest Marples 14 October 1959  
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport Richard Nugent 18 January 1957 – 22 October 1959  
Airey Neave 18 January 1957 – 16 January 1959  
John Hay 16 January 1959 – 3 May 1963  
The Lord Chesham 22 October 1959 – 16 October 1964  
John Hughes-Hallett 26 April 1961 – 16 October 1964  
Tam Galbraith 3 May 1963 – 16 October 1964  
Secretary of State for War John Hare 16 January 1957  
Christopher Soames 6 January 1958  
John Profumo 27 July 1960  
Joseph Godber 27 June 1963  
James Ramsden 21 October 1963 Reorganised under Ministry of Defence 1 April 1964
Under-Secretary of State and Financial Secretary for War Julian Amery 18 January 1957  
Hugh Fraser 28 November 1958  
James Ramsden 28 October 1960  
Peter Kirk 24 October 1963  
Minister of Works Hugh Molson 16 January 1957  
Lord John Hope 22 October 1959  
Geoffrey Rippon 16 July 1962 Minister of Public Building and Works. In Cabinet from 20 October 1963
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works Harmar Nicholls 18 January 1957  
Richard Thompson 28 October 1960  
Richard Sharples 16 July 1962  
Attorney General Sir Reginald Manningham-Buller 17 January 1957  
Sir John Hobson 16 July 1962  
Solicitor General Sir Harry Hylton-Foster 17 January 1957  
Sir Jocelyn Simon 22 October 1959  
Sir John Hobson 8 February 1962  
Sir Peter Rawlinson 19 July 1962  
Lord Advocate William Rankine Milligan 17 January 1957  
William Grant 5 April 1960  
Ian Shearer 12 October 1962 Not an MP
Solicitor General for Scotland William Grant 17 January 1957  
David Colville Anderson 11 May 1960  
Norman Wylie 27 April 1964  
Treasurer of the Household Hendrie Oakshott 19 January 1957  
Peter Legh 16 January 1959 Lord Newton
Edward Wakefield 21 June 1960  
Michael Hughes-Young 6 March 1962  
Comptroller of the Household Gerald Wills 19 January 1957 Knighted
Edward Wakefield 23 October 1958  
Harwood Harrison 16 January 1959  
Robin Chichester-Clark 29 November 1961  
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Richard Thompson 21 January 1957  
Peter Legh 17 September 1957  
Edward Wakefield 16 January 1959  
Richard Brooman-White 21 June 1960  
Graeme Finlay 28 October 1960  
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms The Earl Fortescue 21 January 1957  
The Earl St Aldwyn 27 June 1958  
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Earl of Onslow 21 January 1957  
The Lord Newton 28 October 1960  
The Viscount Goschen 6 September 1962  
Lords in Waiting The Lord Hawke 21 January 1957 – 11 June 1957  
The Lord Fairfax of Cameron 21 January 1957 – 21 June 1957  
The Lord Chesham 21 January 1957 – 22 October 1959  
The Marquess of Lansdowne 11 June 1957 – 23 October 1958  
The Earl Bathurst 17 September 1957 – 8 February 1961  
The Earl of Gosford 23 October 1958 – 22 October 1959  
The Lord St Oswald 22 October 1959 – 16 July 1962  
The Earl Jellicoe 8 February 1961 – 27 June 1961  
The Lord Hastings 6 March 1961 – 3 December 1962  
The Lord Denham 27 June 1961 – 16 October 1964  
The Marquess of Lothian 6 September 1962 – 3 March 1964  
The Earl Ferrers 3 December 1962 – 10 October 1964  

References edit

  • D. Butler and G. Butler (ed.). Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900–2000.

January 01, 1970
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This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Conservative government of the United Kingdom that began in 1957 and ended in 1964 consisted of three ministries the first Macmillan ministry second Macmillan ministry and then the Douglas Home ministry They were respectively led by Harold Macmillan and Sir Alec Douglas Home who were appointed by Queen Elizabeth II Harold Macmillan led the Government from 1957 1963 and was succeeded by Lord Alec Home Alec Douglas Home led the Government from 1963 He was defeated at the 1964 general election Contents 1 History 1 1 Formation of the first Macmillan ministry 1 2 1959 general election and second Macmillan ministry 1 3 Douglas Home becomes Prime Minister 2 Cabinets 2 1 First Macmillan ministry 2 1 1 January 1957 October 1959 2 1 1 1 Changes 2 2 Second Macmillan ministry 2 2 1 October 1959 July 1960 2 2 2 July 1960 October 1961 2 2 3 October 1961 July 1962 2 2 4 July 1962 October 1963 2 3 Douglas Home ministry 2 3 1 October 1963 October 1964 2 3 1 1 Changes 3 List of ministers 4 ReferencesHistory editFormation of the first Macmillan ministry edit Sir Anthony Eden resigned from his positions of Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 10 January 1957 This was mainly a consequence of the Suez Crisis fiasco of the previous autumn but was also owing to his increasingly failing health Harold Macmillan formerly Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer was chosen over Rab Butler as the new party leader and consequently as Prime Minister Harold Macmillan tried to placate Butler who had stood against Macmillan as leader by appointing him to the senior position of Home Secretary Peter Thorneycroft became Chancellor of the Exchequer but caused embarrassment for Macmillan when he resigned only a year later He was replaced by Derick Heathcoat Amory previously Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food Selwyn Lloyd was retained as Foreign Secretary a post he held until 1960 when he succeeded Heathcoat Amory as Chancellor Ernest Marples became Minister for Transport and the Earl of Home was promoted to Leader of the House of Lords and also continued as Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs before replacing Lloyd as Foreign Secretary in 1960 Lord Kilmuir and Alan Lennox Boyd retained their offices of Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for the Colonies respectively while Lord Hailsham became a member of the cabinet for the first time as Minister of Education Future Chancellor Iain Macleod was appointed Minister of Labour and National Service and succeeded Lennox Boyd as Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1961 1959 general election and second Macmillan ministry edit The Conservatives comfortably won the 1959 general election increasing their majority in the House of Commons following a campaign slogan Life s better with the Conservatives This centred on the consistently low unemployment strong economy and rising standard of living that much of the British population was enjoying in the late 1950s However a series of economic measures in the early 1960s caused the popularity of the Conservative Party to decline Macmillan tried to remedy this by a major cabinet reshuffle in July 1962 Seven cabinet members were sacked in what became nicknamed the Night of the Long Knives Notably the emerging Reginald Maudling replaced Selwyn Lloyd as Chancellor and Lord Kilmuir was replaced as Lord Chancellor by Lord Dilhorne while Peter Thorneycroft returned to the cabinet as Minister of Defence Rab Butler was also promoted to the office of First Secretary of State The reshuffle was controversial within the Conservative Party and was seen as a betrayal by many Macmillan s credibility was also affected by the 1963 Profumo affair he was now in his 69th year and had until after his 70th birthday to call the next general election The election of Harold Wilson as Labour Party leader early in the year following the sudden death of Hugh Gaitskell was well received by voters with opinion polls showing the Labour Party ascendant However it was still considered a surprise when Macmillan resigned in October 1963 Douglas Home becomes Prime Minister edit Macmillan s resignation saw a three way tussle for the party leadership and premiership Given that it was not considered appropriate for a Prime Minister to be a member of the House of Lords the Earl of Home and Lord Hailsham both disclaimed their peerages under the Peerage Act 1963 and became known respectively as Sir Alec Douglas Home and Quintin Hogg Rab Butler was also in the running for the post but Douglas Home was finally chosen to succeed Macmillan This was seen as controversial for it was alleged that Macmillan had pulled strings and used the party s grandees nicknamed The Magic Circle to ensure that Butler was once again overlooked In the Douglas Home ministry Rab Butler became Foreign Secretary and Henry Brooke replaced Butler as Home Secretary Reginald Maudling continued as Chancellor while Quintin Hogg remained as Lord President of the Council and Minister for Sports He could not continue as Leader of the House of Lords having ceased to be a member of it but was made Minister for Education in April 1964 Selwyn Lloyd also returned to the government after a one year absence as Leader of the House of Commons Douglas Home s government was defeated in the October 1964 general election He remained party leader until July 1965 The 1957 1964 Conservative government saw several emerging figures who would later attain high office Future Prime Minister Edward Heath became a member of the cabinet for the first time as Minister of Labour and National Service in 1959 while another future Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher held her first government post in 1961 as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions The government also included future Chancellor Anthony Barber future Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister William Whitelaw and future Secretary of State for Education and Science Sir Keith Joseph Other notable government members included Enoch Powell Lord Carrington David Ormsby Gore John Profumo Christopher Soames Bill Deedes Airey Neave and the Marquess of Salisbury Cabinets editFirst Macmillan ministry edit Macmillan ministries nbsp Cabinet of the United Kingdom1957 19591959 1963 nbsp Macmillan 1959 Date formedFirst 10 January 1957 1957 01 10 Second 8 October 1959 1959 10 08 Date dissolvedFirst 8 October 1959 1959 10 08 Second 18 October 1963 1963 10 18 People and organisationsMonarchElizabeth IIPrime MinisterHarold MacmillanPrime Minister s history1957 1963Deputy Prime MinisterRab Butler 1962 1963 Ministers removed Night of the Long Knives Member party Conservative PartyStatus in legislatureMajority 345 630 55 1957 365 630 58 1959 Opposition party Labour PartyOpposition leaderHugh Gaitskell 1957 1963 Harold Wilson 1963 HistoryElection s 1959 general electionLegislature term s 41st UK Parliament42nd UK ParliamentPredecessorEden ministrySuccessorDouglas Home ministry January 1957 October 1959 edit Harold Macmillan Prime Minister The Viscount Kilmuir Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain The Marquess of Salisbury Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council Rab Butler Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal and Secretary of State for the Home Department Peter Thorneycroft Chancellor of the Exchequer Selwyn Lloyd Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Alan Lennox Boyd Secretary of State for the Colonies The Earl of Home Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations Sir David Eccles President of the Board of Trade Charles Hill Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Viscount Hailsham Minister of Education John Scott Maclay Secretary of State for Scotland Derick Heathcoat Amory Minister of Agriculture Iain Macleod Minister of Labour and National Service Harold Arthur Watkinson Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Duncan Edwin Sandys Minister of Defence The Lord Mills Minister of Power Henry Brooke Minister of Housing and Local Government and Welsh Affairs Changes edit March 1957 Earl of Home succeeds Marquess of Salisbury as Lord President remaining also Commonwealth Relations Secretary September 1957 Viscount Hailsham succeeds Earl of Home as Lord President Home remaining Commonwealth Relations Secretary Geoffrey Lloyd succeeds Hailsham as Minister of Education The Paymaster General Reginald Maudling enters the Cabinet January 1958 Derick Heathcoat Amory succeeds Peter Thorneycroft as Chancellor of the Exchequer John Hare succeeds Amory as Minister of Agriculture Second Macmillan ministry edit October 1959 July 1960 edit Harold Macmillan Prime Minister The Viscount Kilmuir Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain The Earl of Home Lord President of the Council and Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations The Viscount Hailsham Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal and Minister of Science Derick Heathcoat Amory Chancellor of the Exchequer Rab Butler Secretary of State for the Home Department Selwyn Lloyd Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Iain Macleod Secretary of State for the Colonies Reginald Maudling President of the Board of Trade Charles Hill Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Sir David Eccles Minister of Education The Lord Mills Paymaster General Ernest Marples Minister of Transport Duncan Edwin Sandys Minister of Aviation Harold Arthur Watkinson Minister of Defence John Scott Maclay Secretary of State for Scotland Edward Heath Minister of Labour and National Service John Hare Minister of Agriculture Henry Brooke Minister of Housing and Local Government and Welsh Affairs July 1960 October 1961 edit Harold Macmillan Prime Minister The Viscount Kilmuir Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain The Viscount Hailsham Lord President of the Council and Minister of Science Selwyn Lloyd Chancellor of the Exchequer The Earl of Home Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Edward Heath Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Rab Butler Secretary of State for the Home Department Iain Macleod Secretary of State for the Colonies Duncan Edwin Sandys Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations Reginald Maudling President of the Board of Trade Charles Hill Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Sir David Eccles Minister of Education The Lord Mills Paymaster General Ernest Marples Minister of Transport Peter Thorneycroft Minister of Aviation Harold Arthur Watkinson Minister of Defence John Scott Maclay Secretary of State for Scotland John Hare Minister of Labour Christopher Soames Minister of Agriculture Henry Brooke Minister of Housing and Local Government and Welsh Affairs October 1961 July 1962 edit Harold Macmillan Prime Minister The Viscount Kilmuir Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain The Viscount Hailsham Lord President of the Council and Minister of Science Selwyn Lloyd Chancellor of the Exchequer The Earl of Home Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Edward Heath Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Rab Butler Secretary of State for the Home Department Reginald Maudling Secretary of State for the Colonies Duncan Edwin Sandys Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations Frederick Erroll President of the Board of Trade Iain Macleod Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Sir David Eccles Minister of Education Henry Brooke Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General Ernest Marples Minister of Transport Peter Thorneycroft Minister of Aviation Harold Arthur Watkinson Minister of Defence John Scott Maclay Secretary of State for Scotland John Hare Minister of Labour Christopher Soames Minister of Agriculture Charles Hill Minister of Housing and Local Government and Welsh Affairs The Lord Mills Minister without Portfolio July 1962 October 1963 edit In a radical reshuffle dubbed The Night of the Long Knives Macmillan sacked a third of his Cabinet and instituted many other changes Harold Macmillan Prime Minister Rab Butler Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State The Viscount Dilhorne Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain The Viscount Hailsham Lord President of the Council and Minister of Science Henry Brooke Secretary of State for the Home Department The Earl of Home Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Edward Heath Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Reginald Maudling Chancellor of the Exchequer Duncan Edwin Sandys Secretary of State for the Colonies and Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations Frederick Erroll President of the Board of Trade Iain Macleod Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Sir Edward Boyle Minister of Education John Boyd Carpenter Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General Ernest Marples Minister of Transport Julian Amery Minister of Aviation Peter Thorneycroft Minister of Defence Michael Noble Secretary of State for Scotland John Hare Minister of Labour Christopher Soames Minister of Agriculture Sir Keith Joseph Minister of Housing and Local Government and Welsh Affairs Enoch Powell Minister of Health Bill Deedes Minister without Portfolio Douglas Home ministry edit Home administration redirects here For the committee see Committee on Home Administration Douglas Home ministry nbsp Cabinet of the United Kingdom1963 1964 nbsp Douglas Home c 1963 Date formed19 October 1963 1963 10 19 Date dissolved16 October 1964 1964 10 16 People and organisationsMonarchElizabeth IIPrime MinisterSir Alec Douglas HomeMember party Conservative PartyStatus in legislatureMajority 365 630 58 Opposition party Labour PartyOpposition leaderHarold WilsonHistoryOutgoing election1964 general electionLegislature term s 42nd UK ParliamentPredecessorSecond Macmillan ministrySuccessorFirst Wilson ministry October 1963 October 1964 edit Sir Alec Douglas Home Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury The Viscount Dilhorne Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Quintin Hogg Lord President of the Council and Minister of Science Selwyn Lloyd Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Reginald Maudling Chancellor of the Exchequer Rab Butler Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Henry Brooke Secretary of State for the Home Department Sir Keith Joseph Minister of Housing and Local Government Peter Thorneycroft Minister of Defence Julian Amery Minister of Aviation Ernest Marples Minister of Transport Frederick Erroll Minister of Power Edward Heath Secretary of State for Industry Trade and Regional Development and President of the Board of Trade Duncan Sandys Secretary of State for the Colonies and Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations Sir Edward Boyle Minister of Education Anthony Barber Minister of Health John Boyd Carpenter Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General Joseph Godber Minister of Labour Geoffrey Rippon Minister of Public Works Christopher Soames Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food Michael Noble Secretary of State for Scotland The Viscount Blakenham Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster William Deedes Minister without Portfolio The Lord Carrington Leader of the House of Lords and Minister without Portfolio Changes edit April 1964 Quintin Hogg became Secretary of State for Education and Science Peter Thorneycroft s position became Secretary of State for Defence Sir Edward Boyle left the cabinetList of ministers editMembers of the Cabinet are in bold face Office Name Dates Notes Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury Harold Macmillan 10 January 1957 13 October 1963 Sir Alec Douglas Home 18 October 1963 16 October 1964 Until 23 October 1963 when he renounced his hereditary peerage he was The Earl of Home and was known as Lord Home First Secretary of State R A Butler 13 July 1962 Office wound up 18 October 1963 Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain The Viscount Kilmuir 14 January 1957 Continued in office The Lord Dilhorne 13 July 1962 Lord President of the Council The Marquess of Salisbury 13 January 1957 also Leader of the House of Lords The Earl of Home 29 March 1957 also Leader of the House of Lords The Viscount Hailsham 17 September 1957 The Earl of Home 14 October 1959 also Leader of the House of Lords The Viscount Hailsham 27 July 1960 Also Minister for Science until 1964 and Leader of the House of Lords until 20 October 1963 Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal R A Butler 13 January 1957 Also Home Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons The Viscount Hailsham 14 October 1959 Also Minister for Science Edward Heath 27 July 1960 Selwyn Lloyd 20 October 1963 also Leader of the House of Commons Chancellor of the Exchequer Peter Thorneycroft 13 January 1957 Derick Heathcoat Amory 6 January 1958 Selwyn Lloyd 27 July 1960 Reginald Maudling 13 July 1962 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Edward Heath 17 January 1957 Martin Redmayne 14 October 1959 Financial Secretary to the Treasury Enoch Powell 16 January 1957 Jocelyn Simon 6 January 1958 Sir Edward Boyle 22 October 1959 Anthony Barber 16 July 1962 Alan Green 23 October 1963 Economic Secretary to the Treasury Nigel Birch 16 January 1957 Office vacant from 6 January 1958 Frederick Erroll 23 October 1958 Anthony Barber 22 October 1959 Edward du Cann 16 July 1962 Maurice Macmillan 21 October 1963 Lords of the Treasury Martin Redmayne 21 January 1957 14 October 1959 Peter Legh 21 January 1957 17 September 1957 Edward Wakefield 21 January 1957 23 October 1958 Harwood Harrison 21 January 1957 16 January 1959 Anthony Barber 9 April 1957 19 February 1958 Richard Brooman White 28 October 1957 21 June 1958 Paul Bryan 19 February 1958 9 February 1961 Michael Hughes Young 23 October 1958 6 March 1962 Graeme Bell Finlay 16 January 1959 28 October 1960 David Gibson Watt 22 October 1959 29 November 1961 Robin Chichester Clark 21 June 1960 29 November 1961 John Hill 28 October 1960 16 October 1964 William Whitelaw 6 March 1961 16 July 1962 John Peel 29 November 1961 16 October 1964 Michael Noble 29 November 1961 13 July 1962 Francis Pearson 6 March 1962 19 October 1963 Gordon Campbell 6 September 1962 12 December 1963 Michael Hamilton 6 September 1962 16 October 1964 Martin McLaren 21 November 1963 16 October 1964 Ian MacArthur 12 December 1963 16 October 1964 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Selwyn Lloyd 14 January 1957 The Earl of Home 27 July 1960 Rab Butler 20 October 1963 Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Allan Noble 16 January 1957 16 January 1959 David Ormsby Gore 16 January 1957 27 June 1961 John Profumo 16 January 1959 27 July 1960 Joseph Godber 27 June 1961 27 June 1963 The Earl of Dundee 9 October 1961 16 October 1964 Peter Thomas 27 June 1963 16 October 1964 Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Earl of Gosford 18 January 1957 23 October 1958 Ian Harvey 18 January 1957 24 November 1958 The Marquess of Lansdowne 23 October 1958 20 April 1962 John Profumo 28 November 1958 16 January 1959 Robert Allan 16 January 1959 7 October 1960 Joseph Godber 28 October 1960 27 June 1961 Peter Thomas 27 June 1961 27 June 1963 Peter Smithers 16 July 1962 29 January 1964 Robert Mathew 30 January 1964 16 October 1964 Secretary of State for the Home Department R A Butler 13 January 1957 also Leader of the House of Commons until 1961 Henry Brooke 13 July 1963 Minister of State for Home Affairs Dennis Vosper 28 October 1960 New office David Renton 27 June 1961 The Earl Jellicoe 17 July 1962 The Lord Derwent 21 October 1963 Under Secretary of State for the Home Department Patricia Hornsby Smith 18 January 1957 22 October 1959 Jocelyn Simon 18 January 1957 6 January 1958 David Renton 17 January 1958 27 June 1961 Dennis Vosper 22 October 1959 28 October 1960 The Earl Bathurst 8 February 1961 16 July 1962 Charles Fletcher Cooke 27 June 1961 27 February 1963 Christopher Montague Woodhouse 16 July 1962 16 October 1964 Mervyn Pike 1 March 1963 16 October 1964 First Lord of the Admiralty The Earl of Selkirk 16 January 1957 The Lord Carrington 16 October 1959 The Earl Jellicoe 22 October 1963 Office reorganised 1 April 1964 under Ministry of Defence Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty Christopher Soames 18 January 1957 Robert Allan 17 January 1958 Charles Ian Orr Ewing 16 January 1959 Office vacant 16 October 1959 Civil Lord of the Admiralty Tam Galbraith 18 January 1957 Ian Orr Ewing 16 October 1959 John Hay 3 May 1963 Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food Derick Heathcoat Amory 14 January 1957 John Hare 6 January 1958 Christopher Soames 27 July 1960 Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food The Earl St Aldwyn 18 January 1957 Joseph Godber 18 January 1957 28 October 1960 The Earl Waldegrave 27 June 1958 16 July 1962 William Vane 28 October 1960 16 July 1962 The Lord St Oswald 16 July 1962 16 October 1964 James Scott Hopkins 16 July 1962 16 October 1964 Secretary of State for Air George Ward 16 January 1957 Julian Amery 28 October 1960 Hugh Fraser 16 July 1962 Office reorganised under Ministry of Defence 1 April 1964 Under Secretary of State for Air Ian Orr Ewing 18 January 1957 Airey Neave 16 January 1959 William Taylor 16 October 1959 Julian Ridsdale 16 January 1962 Minister of Aviation Duncan Sandys 14 October 1959 Peter Thorneycroft 27 July 1960 Julian Amery 16 July 1962 Parliamentary Secretary for Aviation Geoffrey Rippon 22 October 1959 Montague Woodhouse 9 October 1961 Basil de Ferranti 16 July 1962 Neil Marten 3 December 1962 Secretary of State for the Colonies Alan Lennox Boyd 14 January 1957 Iain Macleod 14 October 1959 Reginald Maudling 9 October 1961 Duncan Sandys 13 July 1962 Joint with Commonwealth Relations Minister of State for the Colonies The Earl of Perth 16 January 1957 The Marquess of Lansdowne 20 April 1962 Joint with Commonwealth Relations from 21 October 1963 Under Secretary of State for the Colonies John Profumo 17 January 1957 Julian Amery 28 November 1958 Hugh Fraser 28 October 1960 Nigel Fisher 16 July 1962 16 October 1964 Richard Hornby 24 October 1963 16 October 1964 Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations The Earl of Home 14 January 1957 also Leader of the House of Lords from 19 March 1957 Duncan Sandys 27 July 1960 Jointly with Colonial Office from 13 July 1962 Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations Cuthbert Alport 22 October 1959 8 February 1961 The Duke of Devonshire 6 September 1962 16 October 1964 With Colonial Office from 21 October 1963 Under Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations Cuthbert Alport 18 January 1957 Richard Thompson 22 October 1959 The Duke of Devonshire 28 October 1960 6 September 1962 Bernard Braine 8 February 1961 16 July 1962 John Tilney 16 July 1962 16 October 1964 Minister of Defence Duncan Sandys 13 January 1957 Harold Watkinson 14 October 1959 Peter Thorneycroft 13 July 1962 Secretary of State for Defence from 1 April 1964 Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Defence The Lord Mancroft 18 January 1957 Office vacant 11 June 1957 Minister of State for Air Hugh Fraser 1 April 1964 Minister of State for Army James Ramsden 1 April 1964 Minister of State for Navy The Earl Jellicoe 1 April 1964 Under Secretary of State for Air Julian Ridsdale 1 April 1964 Under Secretary of State for Army Peter Kirk 1 April 1964 Under Secretary of State for Navy John Hay 1 April 1964 Minister of Education The Viscount Hailsham 13 January 1957 Geoffrey Lloyd 17 September 1957 Sir David Eccles 14 October 1959 Quintin Hogg 1 April 1964 Secretary of State for Education and Science Minister of State for Education Sir Edward Boyle 1 April 1964 Peter Legh 1 April 1964 Office note in Cabinet Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education Sir Edward Boyle 18 January 1957 Kenneth Thompson 22 October 1959 Christopher Chataway 16 July 1962 Offices reorganised 1 April 1964 Under Secretary of State for Education The Earl of Bessborough 1 April 1964 Christopher Chataway 1 April 1964 Minister of Health Dennis Vosper 16 January 1957 Derek Walker Smith 17 September 1957 Enoch Powell 27 July 1960 In Cabinet from 13 July 1962 Anthony Barber 20 October 1963 Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health John Vaughan Morgan 18 January 1957 Richard Thompson 17 September 1957 Edith Pitt 22 October 1959 Bernard Braine 16 July 1962 16 October 1964 The Lord Newton 6 September 1962 1 April 1964 The Marquess of Lothian 24 March 1964 16 October 1964 Minister of Housing Local Government and Welsh Affairs Henry Brooke 13 January 1957 Charles Hill 9 October 1961 Sir Keith Joseph 13 July 1962 Minister of State for Welsh Affairs The Lord Brecon 12 December 1957 Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government Reginald Bevins 18 January 1957 Sir Keith Joseph 22 October 1959 9 October 1961 The Earl Jellicoe 27 June 1961 16 July 1962 Geoffrey Rippon 9 October 1961 16 July 1962 Frederick Corfield 16 July 1962 16 October 1964 The Lord Hastings 3 December 1962 16 October 1964 Minister of Labour and National Service Iain Macleod 14 January 1957 Edward Heath 14 October 1959 John Hare 27 July 1960 Joseph Godber 20 October 1963 Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour Robert Carr 19 January 1957 Richard Wood 14 April 1958 Peter Thomas 22 October 1959 Alan Green 27 June 1961 William Whitelaw 16 July 1962 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Charles Hill 13 January 1957 Iain Macleod 9 October 1961 also Leader of the House of Commons The Lord Blakenham 20 October 1963 Paymaster General Reginald Maudling 16 January 1957 Office in Cabinet from 17 September 1957 The Lord Mills 14 October 1959 Henry Brooke 9 October 1961 Also Chief Secretary to the Treasury John Boyd Carpenter 13 July 1962 Minister of Pensions and National Insurance John Boyd Carpenter 16 January 1957 Niall Macpherson 16 July 1962 Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions Edith Pitt 19 January 1957 22 October 1959 Richard Wood 19 January 1957 14 April 1958 William Vane 14 April 1958 20 October 1960 Patricia Hornsby Smith 22 October 1959 31 August 1961 Bernard Braine 28 October 1960 8 February 1961 Richard Sharples 8 February 1961 16 July 1962 Margaret Thatcher 9 October 1961 16 October 1964 Lynch Maydon 16 July 1962 16 October 1964 Minister without Portfolio The Earl of Munster 16 January 1957 The Lord Mancroft 11 June 1957 The Earl of Dundee 23 October 1958 The Lord Mills 9 October 1961 14 July 1962 Office in Cabinet William Deedes 13 July 1962 16 October 1964 The Lord Carrington 20 October 1963 16 October 1964 also Leader of the House of Lords Postmaster General Ernest Marples 16 January 1957 Reginald Bevins 22 October 1959 Assistant Postmaster General Kenneth Thompson 18 January 1957 Mervyn Pike 22 October 1959 Raymond Llewellyn Mawby 1 March 1963 Minister of Power The Lord Mills 13 January 1957 Richard Wood 14 October 1959 Office not in Cabinet Frederick Erroll 20 October 1963 Office back in Cabinet Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Power David Renton 18 January 1957 Sir Ian Horobin 17 January 1958 John George 22 October 1959 John Peyton 25 June 1962 Minister of Science The Viscount Hailsham 14 October 1959 also Leader of the House of Lords 27 July 1960 20 October 1963 From 1 April 1964 Secretary of State for Education and Science Secretary of State for Scotland John Maclay 13 January 1957 Michael Noble 13 July 1962 Minister of State for Scotland The Lord Strathclyde 17 January 1957 The Lord Forbes 23 October 1958 Jack Nixon Browne 22 October 1959 Lord Craigton Under Secretary of State for Scotland Jack Nixon Browne 18 January 1957 22 October 1959 Niall Macpherson 19 January 1957 28 October 1960 Lord John Hope 18 January 1957 22 October 1959 Tam Galbraith 22 October 1959 8 November 1962 Gilmour Leburn 22 October 1959 15 August 1963 Richard Brooman White 28 October 1960 12 December 1963 The Lady Tweedsmuir 3 December 1962 16 October 1964 Anthony Stodart 19 August 1963 16 October 1964 Gordon Campbell 12 December 1963 16 October 1964 Minister of Supply Aubrey Jones 16 January 1957 Office wound up 22 October 1959 Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Supply William Taylor 18 January 1957 Office wound up 22 October 1959 Minister for Technical Cooperation Dennis Vosper 27 June 1961 Robert Carr 9 May 1963 President of the Board of Trade Sir David Eccles 13 January 1957 Reginald Maudling 14 October 1959 Frederick Erroll 9 October 1961 Edward Heath 20 October 1963 Also Secretary of State for Industry Trade and Regional Development Minister of State for Trade Derek Walker Smith 16 January 1957 John Vaughan Morgan 17 September 1957 Frederick Erroll 22 October 1959 Sir Keith Joseph 9 October 1961 Alan Green 16 July 1962 23 October 1963 The Lord Derwent 6 September 1962 23 October 1963 The Lord Drumalbyn 23 October 1963 16 October 1964 Formerly N Macpherson Edward du Cann 21 October 1963 16 October 1964 Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade Frederick Erroll 18 January 1957 John Rodgers 24 October 1958 Niall Macpherson 28 October 1960 David Price 17 July 1962 Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Harold Watkinson 13 January 1957 Civil aviation separated 14 October 1959 Ernest Marples 14 October 1959 Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport Richard Nugent 18 January 1957 22 October 1959 Airey Neave 18 January 1957 16 January 1959 John Hay 16 January 1959 3 May 1963 The Lord Chesham 22 October 1959 16 October 1964 John Hughes Hallett 26 April 1961 16 October 1964 Tam Galbraith 3 May 1963 16 October 1964 Secretary of State for War John Hare 16 January 1957 Christopher Soames 6 January 1958 John Profumo 27 July 1960 Joseph Godber 27 June 1963 James Ramsden 21 October 1963 Reorganised under Ministry of Defence 1 April 1964 Under Secretary of State and Financial Secretary for War Julian Amery 18 January 1957 Hugh Fraser 28 November 1958 James Ramsden 28 October 1960 Peter Kirk 24 October 1963 Minister of Works Hugh Molson 16 January 1957 Lord John Hope 22 October 1959 Geoffrey Rippon 16 July 1962 Minister of Public Building and Works In Cabinet from 20 October 1963 Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works Harmar Nicholls 18 January 1957 Richard Thompson 28 October 1960 Richard Sharples 16 July 1962 Attorney General Sir Reginald Manningham Buller 17 January 1957 Sir John Hobson 16 July 1962 Solicitor General Sir Harry Hylton Foster 17 January 1957 Sir Jocelyn Simon 22 October 1959 Sir John Hobson 8 February 1962 Sir Peter Rawlinson 19 July 1962 Lord Advocate William Rankine Milligan 17 January 1957 William Grant 5 April 1960 Ian Shearer 12 October 1962 Not an MP Solicitor General for Scotland William Grant 17 January 1957 David Colville Anderson 11 May 1960 Norman Wylie 27 April 1964 Treasurer of the Household Hendrie Oakshott 19 January 1957 Peter Legh 16 January 1959 Lord Newton Edward Wakefield 21 June 1960 Michael Hughes Young 6 March 1962 Comptroller of the Household Gerald Wills 19 January 1957 Knighted Edward Wakefield 23 October 1958 Harwood Harrison 16 January 1959 Robin Chichester Clark 29 November 1961 Vice Chamberlain of the Household Richard Thompson 21 January 1957 Peter Legh 17 September 1957 Edward Wakefield 16 January 1959 Richard Brooman White 21 June 1960 Graeme Finlay 28 October 1960 Captain of the Gentlemen at Arms The Earl Fortescue 21 January 1957 The Earl St Aldwyn 27 June 1958 Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Earl of Onslow 21 January 1957 The Lord Newton 28 October 1960 The Viscount Goschen 6 September 1962 Lords in Waiting The Lord Hawke 21 January 1957 11 June 1957 The Lord Fairfax of Cameron 21 January 1957 21 June 1957 The Lord Chesham 21 January 1957 22 October 1959 The Marquess of Lansdowne 11 June 1957 23 October 1958 The Earl Bathurst 17 September 1957 8 February 1961 The Earl of Gosford 23 October 1958 22 October 1959 The Lord St Oswald 22 October 1959 16 July 1962 The Earl Jellicoe 8 February 1961 27 June 1961 The Lord Hastings 6 March 1961 3 December 1962 The Lord Denham 27 June 1961 16 October 1964 The Marquess of Lothian 6 September 1962 3 March 1964 The Earl Ferrers 3 December 1962 10 October 1964 References editD Butler and G Butler ed Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900 2000 Preceded byEden ministry Government of the United Kingdom1957 1964 Succeeded byFirst Wilson ministry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conservative government 1957 1964 amp oldid 1179155719, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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