Anthony Eden served as Minister without Portfolio, with specific responsibility for League of Nations Affairs (and was often referred to as "Minister for League of Nations Affairs) for approximately six months; during this time, he enjoyed equal status with the Foreign Secretary (Sir Samuel Hoare) and sat in the cabinet.
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The National Government of 1935 1937 was formed by Stanley Baldwin on his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George V following the resignation of Ramsay MacDonald in June 1935 National Government3rd National Government of the United Kingdom1935 1937Stanley BaldwinDate formed7 June 1935 1935 06 07 Date dissolved28 May 1937 1937 05 28 People and organisationsMonarchGeorge V 1935 1936 Edward VIII 1936 George VI 1936 1937 Prime MinisterStanley BaldwinTotal no of members109 appointmentsMember partiesConservative PartyNational LabourLiberal National PartyStatus in legislatureMajority coalition 428 615 70 Opposition partyLabour PartyOpposition leadersGeorge Lansbury 1935 Clement Attlee 1935 1937 in the House of CommonsLord Ponsonby of Shulbrede 1935 Lord Snell 1935 1937 in the House of LordsHistoryElection s 1935 general electionLegislature term s 36th UK Parliament37th UK ParliamentPredecessorSecond National GovernmentSuccessorFourth National GovernmentAs a National Government it contained members of the Conservative Party Liberal Nationals and National Labour as well as a number of individuals who belonged to no political party The Government oversaw the Edward VIII abdication crisis and three monarchs in 1936 In May 1937 Baldwin resigned and was replaced as Prime Minister by Neville Chamberlain Contents 1 Cabinet 1 1 1935 1937 1 1 1 Notes 2 List of ministers 3 ReferencesCabinet Edit nbsp Stanley Baldwin was the serving prime minister1935 1937 Edit Office Name TermPrime Minister Stanley Baldwin 1935 1937Lord President of the Council Ramsay MacDonald 1935 1937Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain The Viscount Hailsham 1935 1937Leader of the House of LordsLord Keeper of the Privy Seal The Marquess of Londonderry 1935The Viscount Halifax 1935 1937Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Sir Samuel Hoare 1935Anthony Eden 1935 1937Secretary of State for the Home Department Sir John Simon 1935 1937Secretary of State for the Colonies Malcolm MacDonald 1935James Henry Thomas 1935 1936William Ormsby Gore 1936 1937Secretary of State for War The Viscount Halifax 1935Duff Cooper 1935 1937Secretary of State for India The Marquess of Zetland 1935 1937Secretary of State for Air The Viscount Swinton 1935 1937Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs James Henry Thomas 1935Malcolm MacDonald 1935 1937Secretary of State for Scotland Sir Godfrey Collins 1935 1936Walter Elliot 1936 1937Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville Chamberlain 1935 1937Minister without Portfolio Anthony Eden 1935Minister without Portfolio Lord Eustace Percy 1935 1936First Lord of the Admiralty Bolton Eyres Monsell from November 1935 as The Viscount Monsell 1935 1936Sir Samuel Hoare 1936 1937President of the Board of Trade Walter Runciman 1935 1937Minister of Health Sir Kingsley Wood 1935 1937President of the Board of Education Oliver Stanley 1935 1937 Notes Edit Anthony Eden served as Minister without Portfolio with specific responsibility for League of Nations Affairs and was often referred to as Minister for League of Nations Affairs for approximately six months during this time he enjoyed equal status with the Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare and sat in the cabinet List of ministers EditMembers of the Cabinet are in bold face Office Name Party Dates NotesPrime Minister First Lord of the Treasuryand Leader of the House of Commons Stanley Baldwin Conservative 7 June 1935Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain The Viscount Hailsham Conservative 7 June 1935Lord President of the Council Ramsay MacDonald National Labour 7 June 1935Leader of the House of LordsLord Keeper of the Privy Seal The Marquess of Londonderry Conservative 7 June 1935The Viscount Halifax Conservative 22 November 1935Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville Chamberlain Conservative 7 June 1935Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury David Margesson Conservative 18 June 1935Financial Secretary to the Treasury Duff Cooper Conservative 18 June 1935William Morrison Conservative 22 November 1935John Colville Conservative 29 October 1936Lords of the Treasury James Stuart Conservative 18 June 1935 May 1937Archibald Southby Conservative 18 June 1935 28 May 1937 KnightedSir Walter Womersley Conservative 18 June 1935 6 December 1935George Frederick Davies Conservative 18 June 1935 6 December 1935James Blindell Liberal National 18 June 1935 28 May 1937 KnightedArthur Hope Conservative 6 December 1935 28 May 1937Henry Morris Jones Liberal National 6 December 1935 28 May 1937Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Sir Samuel Hoare Bt Conservative 7 June 1935Anthony Eden Conservative 22 December 1935Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Earl Stanhope Conservative 18 June 1935 16 June 1936Viscount Cranborne Conservative 6 August 1935 May 1937The Earl of Plymouth Conservative 30 July 1936 May 1937Secretary of State for the Home Departmentand Deputy Leader of the House of Commons Sir John Simon Liberal National 7 June 1935Under Secretary of State for the Home Department Euan Wallace Conservative 18 June 1935Geoffrey Lloyd Conservative 28 November 1935First Lord of the Admiralty Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell Conservative 7 June 1935Sir Samuel Hoare Bt Conservative 5 June 1936Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty Sir Victor Warrender Conservative 18 June 1935Lord Stanley Conservative 28 November 1935Civil Lord of the Admiralty Kenneth Lindsay National Labour 18 June 1935Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Walter Elliot Unionist 7 June 1935William Morrison Conservative 29 October 1936Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries The Earl De La Warr National Labour 18 June 1935Herwald Ramsbotham Conservative 28 November 1935The Earl of Feversham Conservative 30 July 1936 also Deputy Minister of FisheriesSecretary of State for Air The Viscount Swinton Conservative 7 June 1935Under Secretary of State for Air Sir Philip Sassoon Bt Conservative 18 June 1935Secretary of State for the Colonies Malcolm MacDonald National Labour 7 June 1935James Henry Thomas National Labour 22 November 1935Hon William Ormsby Gore Conservative 28 May 1936Under Secretary of State for the Colonies The Earl of Plymouth Conservative 18 June 1935The Earl De La Warr National Labour 30 July 1936Minister for Coordination of Defence Sir Thomas Inskip Conservative 13 March 1936Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs James Henry Thomas National Labour 7 June 1935Malcolm MacDonald National Labour 22 November 1935Under Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs Lord Stanley Conservative 18 June 1935Douglas Hacking Conservative 28 November 1935Marquess of Hartington Conservative 4 March 1936 Duke of DevonshirePresident of the Board of Education Oliver Stanley Conservative 7 June 1935Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education Herwald Ramsbotham Conservative 18 June 1935Earl De La Warr National Labour 28 November 1935Geoffrey Shakespeare Liberal National 30 July 1936Minister of Health Sir Kingsley Wood Conservative 7 June 1935Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health Geoffrey Shakespeare Liberal National 18 June 1935Robert Hudson Conservative 30 July 1936Secretary of State for India The Marquess of Zetland Conservative 7 June 1935 For India and Burma from 1937Under Secretary of State for India R A Butler Conservative 18 June 1935Minister of Labour Ernest Brown Liberal National 7 June 1935Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour Anthony Muirhead Conservative 18 June 1935Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Sir J C C Davidson Conservative 18 June 1935Paymaster General The Lord Rochester National Labour 18 June 1935The Lord Hutchison of Montrose Liberal National 6 December 1935Minister for Pensions Robert Hudson Conservative 18 June 1935Herwald Ramsbotham Conservative 30 July 1936Minister without Portfolio Anthony Eden Conservative 7 June 1935 22 December 1935 Minister for League of Nations Affairs Lord Eustace Percy Conservative 7 June 1935 31 March 1936Postmaster General George Tryon Conservative 7 June 1935Assistant Postmaster General Sir Ernest Bennett National Labour 18 June 1935Sir Walter Womersley Conservative 6 December 1935Secretary of State for Scotland Sir Godfrey Collins Liberal National 7 June 1935Walter Elliot Unionist 29 October 1936Under Secretary of State for Scotland Noel Skelton Unionist 18 June 1935John Colville Conservative 28 November 1935Henry Wedderburn Conservative 29 October 1936President of the Board of Trade Walter Runciman Liberal National 7 June 1935Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade Leslie Burgin Liberal National 18 June 1935Secretary for Overseas Trade John Colville Conservative 18 June 1935Euan Wallace Conservative 28 November 1935Secretary for Mines Harry Crookshank Conservative 18 June 1935Minister of Transport Leslie Hore Belisha Liberal National 18 June 1935 In Cabinet from 29 October 1936Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport Austin Hudson Conservative 18 June 1935Secretary of State for War The Viscount Halifax Conservative 7 June 1935Duff Cooper Conservative 22 November 1935Under Secretary of State for War The Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal Conservative 18 June 1935Financial Secretary to the War Office Douglas Hacking Conservative 18 June 1935Sir Victor Warrender Conservative 28 November 1935First Commissioner of Works William Ormsby Gore Conservative 7 June 1935The Earl Stanhope Conservative 16 June 1936Attorney General Sir Thomas Inskip Conservative 18 June 1935Sir Donald Somervell Conservative 18 March 1936Solicitor General Sir Donald Somervell Conservative 18 June 1935Sir Terence O Connor Conservative 19 March 1936Lord Advocate Douglas Jamieson Unionist 18 June 1935Thomas Cooper Unionist 25 October 1935Solicitor General for Scotland Thomas Cooper Unionist 18 June 1935Albert Russell Unionist 29 November 1935James Reid Unionist 25 June 1936Treasurer of the Household Sir Frederick Penny Conservative 18 June 1935Comptroller of the Household Sir George Bowyer Conservative 21 June 1935Sir Lambert Ward Conservative 6 December 1935Vice Chamberlain of the Household Sir Lambert Ward Conservative 18 June 1935George Davies Conservative 6 December 1935Captain of the Gentlemen at Arms The Earl of Lucan Conservative 18 June 1935Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Lord Templemore Conservative 18 June 1935Lords in Waiting The Viscount Gage Conservative 18 June 1935 May 1937The Earl of Munster Conservative 18 June 1935 May 1937The Earl of Feversham Conservative 18 June 1935 30 July 1936The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava Conservative 29 October 1936 28 May 1937The Earl Erne Conservative 29 October 1936 May 1937References EditButler David and G Butler Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900 2000 Hyde H Montgomery Baldwin The Unexpected Prime Minister 1973 Jenkins Roy Baldwin 1987 excerpt and text search Mowat Charles Loch Britain Between the Wars 1918 1940 1955 online pp 413 79 Raymond John ed The Baldwin Age 1960 essays by scholars 252 pages online Smart Nick The National Government 1931 40 Macmillan 1999 ISBN 0 333 69131 8 Taylor A J P English History 1914 1945 1965 pp 321 88 Thorpe Andrew Britain in the 1930s The Deceptive Decade Oxford Blackwell 1992 ISBN 0 631 17411 7Preceded bySecond National Government Government of the United Kingdom1935 1937 Succeeded byFourth National Government Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Government 1935 1937 amp oldid 1170466507, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,