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For its Indian counterparts, see <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Power_(India)" title="Ministry of Power (India)">Ministry of Power (India)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size: 125%;">Ministry of Power</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Department overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">11 June 1942</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Preceding agencies</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Board_of_Trade" title="Board of Trade">Board of Trade</a></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_War_Transport" title="Ministry of War Transport">Ministry of War Transport</a></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_for_Petroleum" title="Secretary for Petroleum">Secretary for Petroleum</a></li><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_for_Mines" title="Secretary for Mines">Secretary for Mines</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dissolved</th><td class="infobox-data">6 October 1969</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Superseding Department</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Technology" title="Ministry of Technology">Ministry of Technology</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Ministry of Power</b> was a United Kingdom government <a href="/wiki/Ministry_(government_department)" title="Ministry (government department)">ministry</a> dealing with issues concerning energy. </p><p>The Ministry of Power (then named <b>Ministry of Fuel and Power</b>) was created on 11 June 1942 from functions separated from the <a href="/wiki/Board_of_Trade" title="Board of Trade">Board of Trade</a>. It took charge of coal production, allocation of fuel supplies, control of energy prices and petrol rationing. These had previously been dealt with by the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_for_Mines" title="Secretary for Mines">Secretary for Mines</a> and in the case of petroleum since 1940 by the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_for_Petroleum" title="Secretary for Petroleum">Secretary for Petroleum</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Petroleum_Board" title="Petroleum Board">Petroleum Board</a>, responsible for the coordination of the war-time petroleum 'pool' for oil supplies (except oil for the Royal Navy), continued in this role until the Board was dissolved in 1948. It also took over responsibility for electricity from the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_War_Transport" title="Ministry of War Transport">Ministry of War Transport</a> and its predecessor the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Transport_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Transport (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Transport</a>. </p><p>The Ministry of Fuel and Power was renamed the Ministry of Power in January 1957. The Ministry of Power later became part of the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Technology" title="Ministry of Technology">Ministry of Technology</a> on 6 October 1969, which merged into the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Trade_and_Industry_(United_Kingdom)" title="Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom)">Department of Trade and Industry</a> on 20 October 1970. In 1974, its responsibilities were split out to form the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Energy_(United_Kingdom)" title="Department of Energy (United Kingdom)">Department of Energy</a>, and then merged back into DTI in 1992; a separate <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Energy_and_Climate_Change" title="Department of Energy and Climate Change">Department of Energy and Climate Change</a> was created in 2008 and then merged back in 2016 to the <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Business,_Energy_and_Industrial_Strategy" title="Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy">Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</a>. </p><p>Those who worked at the Ministry include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Boissier" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur Boissier">Arthur Boissier</a>, Director of Public Relations (1943–1945) and formerly Headmaster of <a href="/wiki/Harrow_School" title="Harrow School">Harrow School</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Bridgeman" title="Maurice Bridgeman">Maurice Bridgeman</a>, Principal Assistant Secretary in the Petroleum Division (1944–1946).</li> <li>Sir <a href="/wiki/Donald_Fergusson" title="Donald Fergusson">Donald Fergusson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Permanent_Secretary" class="mw-redirect" title="Permanent Secretary">Permanent Secretary</a> (1945–1952).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Maud" class="mw-redirect" title="John Maud">John Maud</a>, later Lord Redcliffe-Maud, <a href="/wiki/Civil_servant" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil servant">civil servant</a> (1952–1958).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Wilson" title="Harold Wilson">Harold Wilson</a>, Director of Economics and Statistics (1943–1944) and later <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Patrick_Murray" title="Malcolm Patrick Murray">Malcolm Patrick Murray</a>, Under Secretary in the Electricity Division (1946–1959).</li></ul> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ministers">Ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Power_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fuel_and_power">Fuel and power</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Power_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Fuel and power"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Name </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Political party </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFD700"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gwilym_Lloyd_George,_1st_Viscount_Tenby" class="mw-redirect" title="Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby">Gwilym Lloyd-George</a> </td> <td>3 June 1942 </td> <td>26 July 1945 </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Emanuel_Shinwell" class="mw-redirect" title="Emanuel Shinwell">Emanuel Shinwell</a> </td> <td>3 August 1945 </td> <td>7 October 1947 </td> <td>Labour </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Gaitskell" title="Hugh Gaitskell">Hugh Gaitskell</a> </td> <td>7 October 1947 </td> <td>28 February 1950 </td> <td>Labour </td> <td>Office no longer in Cabinet </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philip_Noel-Baker" title="Philip Noel-Baker">Philip Noel-Baker</a> </td> <td>28 February 1950 </td> <td>31 October 1951 </td> <td>Labour </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_William_Lloyd" class="mw-redirect" title="Geoffrey William Lloyd">Geoffrey Lloyd</a> </td> <td>31 October 1951 </td> <td>20 December 1955 </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aubrey_Jones" title="Aubrey Jones">Aubrey Jones</a> </td> <td>20 December 1955 </td> <td>13 January 1957 </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Power">Power</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Power_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Power"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Name </th> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Political party </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Percy_Mills,_1st_Viscount_Mills" title="Percy Mills, 1st Viscount Mills">The Lord Mills</a> </td> <td>13 January 1957 </td> <td>14 October 1959 </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Wood,_Baron_Holderness" title="Richard Wood, Baron Holderness">Richard Wood</a> </td> <td>14 October 1959 </td> <td>20 October 1963 </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>Office not in Cabinet </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frederick_James_Erroll,_1st_Baron_Erroll_of_Hale" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederick James Erroll, 1st Baron Erroll of Hale">Frederick Erroll</a> </td> <td>20 October 1963 </td> <td> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>Office back in Cabinet </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Lee,_Baron_Lee_of_Newton" title="Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton">Fred Lee</a> </td> <td>18 October 1964 </td> <td>6 April 1966 </td> <td>Labour </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E4003B"> 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