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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total <abbr title="number">no.</abbr> of members</th><td class="infobox-data">107 appointments</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member parties</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><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal Party</a> (1931–1932)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/National_Labour_Organisation" title="National Labour Organisation">National Labour</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/National_Liberal_Party_(UK,_1931)" title="National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)">Liberal National Party</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status in legislature</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Majority_government" title="Majority government">Supermajority</a> <a href="/wiki/Coalition_government" title="Coalition government">(coalition)</a> <br /> 554 / 615 (90%)<div style="position:relative; width:123px;height:20px;border:1px solid #cccccc;"> <div style="position: absolute; font-weight:bold;width:123px;height:20px;text-align:center;z-index: 10;"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; width:93px;height:20px; background-color: #0087DC"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 93px; width:7px;height:20px; background-color: #AFEEEE"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 100px; width:6px;height:20px; background-color: #FFD700"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 107px; width:2px;height:20px; background-color: green"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 109px; width:0px;height:20px; background-color: #cccccc"></div> <p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opposition leaders</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Henderson" title="Arthur Henderson">Arthur Henderson</a> (1931)</li><li><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/George_Lansbury" title="George Lansbury">George Lansbury</a> (1931–1935)<br /><i>in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a></i></div></li><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Cripps,_1st_Baron_Parmoor" title="Charles Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor">Lord Parmoor</a> (1931)</li><li><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Ponsonby,_1st_Baron_Ponsonby_of_Shulbrede" title="Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede">Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede</a><br />(1931–1935)<br /><i>in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">House of Lords</a></i></div></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Election</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1931_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1931 United Kingdom general election">1931 general election</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Legislature terms</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1931_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1931 United Kingdom general election">36th UK Parliament</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Government_(1931)" title="National Government (1931)">First National Government</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Government_(1935%E2%80%931937)" title="National Government (1935–1937)">Third National Government</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Government_(United_Kingdom)" title="National Government (United Kingdom)">National Government</a> of 1931–1935 was formed by <a href="/wiki/Ramsay_MacDonald" title="Ramsay MacDonald">Ramsay MacDonald</a> following his reappointment as <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister of the United Kingdom</a> by King <a href="/wiki/George_V" title="George V">George V</a> after the <a href="/wiki/1931_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1931 United Kingdom general election">general election in October 1931</a>. </p><p>As a <b>National Government</b> it contained members of the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberals</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Liberal_Party_(UK,_1931)" title="National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)">Liberal Nationals</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Labour_Organisation" title="National Labour Organisation">National Labour</a>, as well as a number of individuals who belonged to no political party. The Liberal Nationals had previously not held office in MacDonald's previous National Government, though two junior ministers appointed as Liberals had defected to them. Their relationship with the main Liberal Party had been unclear but following the election, the Liberal Nationals officially repudiated the official Liberal Party whip. </p><p>During the course of the Ministry the ministers from the Liberal Party, led by <a href="/wiki/Herbert_Samuel,_1st_Viscount_Samuel" title="Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel">Sir Herbert Samuel</a>, resigned over the adoption of a protectionist policy caused by the government negotiating the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire_Economic_Conference" title="British Empire Economic Conference">Ottawa Accords</a> in 1932. The other Liberal faction in the Ministry, the <a href="/wiki/National_Liberal_Party_(UK,_1931)" title="National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)">Liberal National Party</a>, had accepted the Conservative policy of protectionism before the National government had been formed so its ministers continued in office. </p><p>In June 1935, MacDonald resigned and was replaced as prime minister by <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Baldwin" title="Stanley Baldwin">Stanley Baldwin</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cabinet">Cabinet</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Government_(1931%E2%80%931935)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Cabinet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ramsay_MacDonald_ggbain.37952.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Ramsay_MacDonald_ggbain.37952.jpg/170px-Ramsay_MacDonald_ggbain.37952.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Ramsay_MacDonald_ggbain.37952.jpg/255px-Ramsay_MacDonald_ggbain.37952.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Ramsay_MacDonald_ggbain.37952.jpg/340px-Ramsay_MacDonald_ggbain.37952.jpg 2x" data-file-width="435" data-file-height="564" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ramsay_MacDonald" title="Ramsay MacDonald">Ramsay MacDonald</a> was the serving <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">prime minister</a> since 1929</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November_1931_–_May_1935"><span id="November_1931_.E2.80.93_May_1935"></span>November 1931 – May 1935</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Government_(1931%E2%80%931935)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: November 1931 – May 1935"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:green; color:white;"> </span> Ramsay MacDonald – Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Commons</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:green; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/John_Sankey,_1st_Viscount_Sankey" title="John Sankey, 1st Viscount Sankey">John Sankey, 1st Viscount Sankey</a> – Lord Chancellor</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Baldwin" title="Stanley Baldwin">Stanley Baldwin</a> – Lord President</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:green; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Philip_Snowden,_1st_Viscount_Snowden" title="Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden">Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden</a> – Lord Privy Seal</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Neville_Chamberlain" title="Neville Chamberlain">Neville Chamberlain</a> – Chancellor of the Exchequer</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Herbert_Samuel,_1st_Viscount_Samuel" title="Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel">Sir Herbert Samuel</a> – Home Secretary</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#AFEEEE; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/John_Simon,_1st_Viscount_Simon" title="John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon">Sir John Simon</a> – Foreign Secretary</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Philip_Cunliffe-Lister,_1st_Earl_of_Swinton" title="Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton">Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister</a> – Colonial Secretary</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:green; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/J._H._Thomas" title="J. H. Thomas">J. H. Thomas</a> – Dominions Secretary</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hogg,_1st_Viscount_Hailsham" title="Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham">Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham</a> – Secretary of State for War and <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords" title="Leader of the House of Lords">Leader of the House of Lords</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Hoare,_1st_Viscount_Templewood" title="Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood">Sir Samuel Hoare</a> – Secretary of State for India</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Vane-Tempest-Stewart,_7th_Marquess_of_Londonderry" title="Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry">Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry</a> – Secretary for Air</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Archibald_Sinclair,_1st_Viscount_Thurso" title="Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso">Sir Archibald Sinclair</a> – <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Bolton_Eyres-Monsell,_1st_Viscount_Monsell" title="Bolton Eyres-Monsell, 1st Viscount Monsell">Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell</a> – First Lord of the Admiralty</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#AFEEEE; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Walter_Runciman,_1st_Viscount_Runciman_of_Doxford" title="Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford">Walter Runciman</a> – President of the Board of Trade</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Sir_John_Gilmour,_2nd_Baronet" title="Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet">Sir John Gilmour</a> – Minister of Agriculture</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Donald_Maclean_(British_politician)" title="Donald Maclean (British politician)">Sir Donald Maclean</a> – President of the Board of Education</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Henry_Betterton,_1st_Baron_Rushcliffe" title="Henry Betterton, 1st Baron Rushcliffe">Henry Betterton</a> – Minister of Labour</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Hilton_Young,_1st_Baron_Kennet" title="Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet">Hilton Young</a> – Minister of Health</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/William_Ormsby-Gore,_4th_Baron_Harlech" title="William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech">William Ormsby-Gore</a> – First Commissioner of Works</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Changes">Changes</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Government_(1931%E2%80%931935)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June 1932 – <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Edward_Wood,_1st_Earl_of_Halifax" title="Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax">Lord Irwin</a> succeeds Donald Maclean (deceased) as President of the Board of Education</li> <li>September 1932 – Stanley Baldwin succeeds Philip Snowden as Lord Privy Seal, remaining also Lord President. John Gilmour succeeds Herbert Samuel as Home Secretary. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#AFEEEE; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Godfrey_Collins" title="Godfrey Collins">Sir Godfrey Collins</a> succeeds Sir Archibald Sinclair as Scottish Secretary. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Walter_Elliot_(Scottish_Unionist_MP)" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter Elliot (Scottish Unionist MP)">Walter Elliot</a> succeeds Gilmour as Minister of Agriculture.</li> <li>December 1933 – Stanley Baldwin ceases to be Lord Privy Seal, and his successor in that office is not in the cabinet. He continues as Lord President. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Kingsley_Wood" title="Kingsley Wood">Kingsley Wood</a> enters the cabinet as Postmaster-General</li> <li>June 1934 – <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Stanley" title="Oliver Stanley">Oliver Stanley</a> succeeds Henry Betterton as Minister of Labour</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Key">Key</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Government_(1931%E2%80%931935)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Key"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:green; color:white;"> </span> = Member of <a href="/wiki/National_Labour_Organisation" title="National Labour Organisation">National Labour</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> = Member of the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black;"> </span> = Member of the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal Party</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#AFEEEE; color:black;"> </span> = Member of the <a href="/wiki/National_Liberal_Party_(UK,_1931)" title="National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)">Liberal National Party</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_ministers">List of ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Government_(1931%E2%80%931935)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: List of ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Members of the Cabinet are in <b>bold</b> face. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Office </th> <th>Name </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Dates </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Treasury" title="First Lord of the Treasury">First Lord of the Treasury</a><br />and <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Commons" title="Leader of the House of Commons">Leader of the House of Commons</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ramsay_MacDonald" title="Ramsay MacDonald">Ramsay MacDonald</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: green"> </td> <td>National Labour </td> <td>5 November 1931 – 7 June 1935 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Chancellor" title="Lord Chancellor">Lord Chancellor</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/John_Sankey,_1st_Baron_Sankey" class="mw-redirect" title="John Sankey, 1st Baron Sankey"><span class="nowrap">John Sankey,</span> <span class="nowrap">1st Baron Sankey</span></a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: green"> </td> <td>National Labour </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td>created Viscount Sankey 30 January 1932 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_President_of_the_Council" title="Lord President of the Council">Lord President of the Council</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Baldwin" title="Stanley Baldwin">Stanley Baldwin</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Privy_Seal" title="Lord Privy Seal">Lord Privy Seal</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Philip_Snowden" class="mw-redirect" title="Philip Snowden">Philip Snowden</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: green"> </td> <td>National Labour </td> <td>5 November 1931 </td> <td>created Viscount Snowden 24 November 1931 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Stanley Baldwin</b> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>29 September 1932 </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Eden" title="Anthony Eden">Anthony Eden</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>31 December 1933 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Neville_Chamberlain" title="Neville Chamberlain">Neville Chamberlain</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>5 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury">Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Margesson" class="mw-redirect" title="David Margesson">David Margesson</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>10 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Financial_Secretary_to_the_Treasury" title="Financial Secretary to the Treasury">Financial Secretary to the Treasury</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Elliot_(Scottish_Unionist_MP)" class="mw-redirect" title="Walter Elliot (Scottish Unionist MP)">Walter Elliot</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td rowspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Hore-Belisha" title="Leslie Hore-Belisha">Leslie Hore-Belisha</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #AFEEEE"> </td> <td>Liberal National </td> <td>29 September 1932 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Duff_Cooper" title="Duff Cooper">Duff Cooper</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>29 June 1934 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/Lord_of_the_Treasury" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord of the Treasury">Lords of the Treasury</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Womersley" title="Walter Womersley">Walter Womersley</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>12 November 1931 – 7 June 1935 </td> <td>knighted 1934 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Victor_Warrender" class="mw-redirect" title="Victor Warrender">Victor Warrender</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>12 November 1931 – 30 September 1932 </td> <td rowspan="8"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Shakespeare" title="Geoffrey Shakespeare">Geoffrey Shakespeare</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #AFEEEE"> </td> <td>Liberal National </td> <td>12 November 1931 – 30 September 1932 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_Austin_Hudson,_1st_Baronet" title="Sir Austin Hudson, 1st Baronet">Austin Hudson</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>12 November 1931 – 12 April 1935 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lambert_Ward" title="Lambert Ward">Lambert Ward</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>12 November 1931 – 1 May 1935 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Davies_(politician)" title="George Davies (politician)">George Davies</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>11 October 1932 – 7 June 1935 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Blindell" title="James Blindell">James Blindell</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #AFEEEE"> </td> <td>Liberal National </td> <td>30 September 1932 – 7 June 1935 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Stuart,_1st_Viscount_Stuart_of_Findhorn" title="James Stuart, 1st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn">James Stuart</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>1 May 1935 – 7 June 1935 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_Archibald_Southby,_1st_Baronet" title="Sir Archibald Southby, 1st Baronet">Archibald Southby</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>23 April 1935 – 7 June 1935 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_Affairs_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (UK)">Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Rufus_Isaacs,_1st_Marquess_of_Reading" title="Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading">Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #FFD700"> </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td>24 August 1931 – 5 November 1931 </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Simon,_1st_Viscount_Simon" title="John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon">John Simon</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #AFEEEE"> </td> <td>Liberal National </td> <td>5 November 1931 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs">Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs</a> </td> <td>Anthony Eden </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Stanhope,_7th_Earl_Stanhope" title="James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope">James Stanhope</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>18 January 1934 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Home_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for the Home Department">Secretary of State for the Home Department</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Samuel" class="mw-redirect" title="Herbert Samuel">Herbert Samuel</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #FFD700"> </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sir_John_Gilmour,_2nd_Baronet" title="Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet">John Gilmour</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>28 September 1932 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_the_Home_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department">Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Stanley" title="Oliver Stanley">Oliver Stanley</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td rowspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hacking" class="mw-redirect" title="Douglas Hacking">Douglas Hacking</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>22 February 1933 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Crookshank" title="Harry Crookshank">Harry Crookshank</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>29 June 1934 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="First Lord of the Admiralty">First Lord of the Admiralty</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Bolton_Eyres-Monsell" class="mw-redirect" title="Bolton Eyres-Monsell">Bolton Eyres-Monsell</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>5 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_and_Financial_Secretary_to_the_Admiralty" title="Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty">Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Stanley,_Lord_Stanley_(1894%E2%80%931938)" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Stanley, Lord Stanley (1894–1938)">Edward Stanley</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>10 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Civil_Lord_of_the_Admiralty" title="Civil Lord of the Admiralty">Civil Lord of the Admiralty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Euan_Wallace" title="Euan Wallace">Euan Wallace</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>10 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Agriculture_and_Fisheries" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries">Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries</a> </td> <td><b>John Gilmour</b> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Walter Elliot</b> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>28 September 1932 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Ministry_of_Agriculture_and_Fisheries" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries">Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herbrand_Sackville,_9th_Earl_De_La_Warr" title="Herbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr"><span class="nowrap">Herbrand Sackville,</span> <span class="nowrap">9th Earl</span> <span class="nowrap">De La Warr</span></a> </td> <td style="background-color: green"> </td> <td>National Labour </td> <td>10 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Air" title="Secretary of State for Air">Secretary of State for Air</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_Vane-Tempest-Stewart,_7th_Marquess_of_Londonderry" title="Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry"><span class="nowrap">Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart,</span> <span class="nowrap">7th Marquess of Londonderry</span></a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>5 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Air" title="Under-Secretary of State for Air">Under-Secretary of State for Air</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philip_Sassoon" title="Philip Sassoon">Philip Sassoon</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies" title="Secretary of State for the Colonies">Secretary of State for the Colonies</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Philip_Cunliffe-Lister" class="mw-redirect" title="Philip Cunliffe-Lister">Philip Cunliffe-Lister</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>5 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies" title="Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies">Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Hamilton_(Liberal_politician)" title="Robert Hamilton (Liberal politician)">Robert William Hamilton</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FFD700"> </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivor_Windsor-Clive,_2nd_Earl_of_Plymouth" title="Ivor Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth"><span class="nowrap">Ivor Windsor-Clive,</span> <span class="nowrap">2nd Earl of Plymouth</span></a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>29 September 1932 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Dominion_Affairs" title="Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs">Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/J.H._Thomas" class="mw-redirect" title="J.H. Thomas">Jimmy Thomas</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: green"> </td> <td>National Labour </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Dominion_Affairs" title="Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs">Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_MacDonald" title="Malcolm MacDonald">Malcolm MacDonald</a> </td> <td style="background-color: green"> </td> <td>National Labour </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Board_of_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the Board of Education">President of the Board of Education</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Donald_Maclean_(British_politician)" title="Donald Maclean (British politician)">Donald Maclean</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #FFD700"> </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Edward_Wood,_1st_Baron_Irwin" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Wood, 1st Baron Irwin"><span class="nowrap">Edward Wood,</span> <span class="nowrap">1st Baron Irwin</span></a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>15 June 1932 </td> <td>succeeded as 3rd Viscount Halifax 19 January 1934 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Board_of_Education" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education">Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herwald_Ramsbotham" class="mw-redirect" title="Herwald Ramsbotham">Herwald Ramsbotham</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>10 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Health" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Health">Minister of Health</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Hilton_Young" class="mw-redirect" title="Hilton Young">Hilton Young</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>5 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Ministry_of_Health" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health">Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Brown_(MP)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ernest Brown (MP)">Ernest Brown</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #AFEEEE"> </td> <td>Liberal National </td> <td>10 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Geoffrey Shakespeare </td> <td style="background-color: #AFEEEE"> </td> <td>Liberal National </td> <td>30 September 1932 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_India" title="Secretary of State for India">Secretary of State for India</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Hoare,_1st_Viscount_Templewood" title="Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood">Samuel Hoare</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_India" title="Under-Secretary of State for India">Under-Secretary of State for India</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philip_Kerr,_11th_Marquess_of_Lothian" title="Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian"><span class="nowrap">Philip Kerr,</span> <span class="nowrap">11th Marquess of Lothian</span></a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FFD700"> </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td>10 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rab_Butler" title="Rab Butler">Rab Butler</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>29 September 1932 </td> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Employment" title="Secretary of State for Employment">Minister of Labour</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Henry_Betterton" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Betterton">Henry Betterton</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Oliver Stanley</b> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>29 June 1934 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Ministry_of_Labour" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour">Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Hudson,_1st_Viscount_Hudson" title="Robert Hudson, 1st Viscount Hudson">Robert Hudson</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>10 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster" title="Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster">Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._C._C._Davidson" title="J. C. C. Davidson">J. C. C. Davidson</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>10 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Paymaster_General" title="Paymaster General">Paymaster General</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Lamb,_1st_Baron_Rochester" title="Ernest Lamb, 1st Baron Rochester"><span class="nowrap">Ernest Lamb,</span> <span class="nowrap">1st Baron Rochester</span></a> </td> <td style="background-color: green"> </td> <td>National Labour </td> <td>23 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Work_and_Pensions" title="Secretary of State for Work and Pensions">Minister for Pensions</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Tryon,_1st_Baron_Tryon" title="George Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon">George Tryon</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Ministry_of_Pensions" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions">Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cuthbert_Headlam" title="Cuthbert Headlam">Cuthbert Headlam</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>10 November 1931 </td> <td>Office vacant from 29 September 1932 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Postmaster_General" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom Postmaster General">Postmaster-General</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kingsley_Wood" title="Kingsley Wood">Kingsley Wood</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>10 November 1931 </td> <td>Office in Cabinet from 20 December 1933 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Assistant_Postmaster-General" title="Assistant Postmaster-General">Assistant Postmaster-General</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Graham_White_(politician)" title="Graham White (politician)">Graham White</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FFD700"> </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Nathaniel_Bennett" class="mw-redirect" title="Ernest Nathaniel Bennett">Ernest Nathaniel Bennett</a> </td> <td style="background-color: green"> </td> <td>National Labour </td> <td>21 October 1932 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" title="Secretary of State for Scotland">Secretary of State for Scotland</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Archie_Sinclair" class="mw-redirect" title="Archie Sinclair">Archie Sinclair</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #FFD700"> </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Godfrey_Collins" title="Godfrey Collins">Godfrey Collins</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #AFEEEE"> </td> <td>Liberal National </td> <td>28 September 1932 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Under-Secretary of State for Scotland">Under-Secretary of State for Scotland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Noel_Skelton" title="Noel Skelton">Noel Skelton</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Board_of_Trade" title="President of the Board of Trade">President of the Board of Trade</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Walter_Runciman,_1st_Viscount_Runciman_of_Doxford" title="Walter Runciman, 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford">Walter Runciman</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #AFEEEE"> </td> <td>Liberal National </td> <td>5 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Board_of_Trade" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade">Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade</a> </td> <td>Leslie Hore-Belisha </td> <td style="background-color: #AFEEEE"> </td> <td>Liberal National </td> <td>10 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Burgin" title="Leslie Burgin">Leslie Burgin</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #AFEEEE"> </td> <td>Liberal National </td> <td>29 September 1932 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_for_Overseas_Trade" title="Secretary for Overseas Trade">Secretary for Overseas Trade</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Colville,_1st_Baron_Clydesmuir" title="John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir">John Colville</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>10 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_for_Mines" title="Secretary for Mines">Secretary for Mines</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Foot" title="Isaac Foot">Isaac Foot</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FFD700"> </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ernest Brown </td> <td style="background-color: #AFEEEE"> </td> <td>Liberal National </td> <td>30 September 1932 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Transport" title="Secretary of State for Transport">Minister of Transport</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Pybus" class="mw-redirect" title="James Pybus">James Pybus</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #AFEEEE"> </td> <td>Liberal National </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oliver Stanley </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>22 February 1933 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Leslie Hore-Belisha </td> <td style="background-color: #AFEEEE"> </td> <td>Liberal National </td> <td>29 June 1934 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_Secretary_to_the_Ministry_of_Transport" title="Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport">Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">Ivor Windsor-Clive,</span> <span class="nowrap">2nd Earl of Plymouth</span> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>25 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cuthbert Headlam </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>29 September 1932 </td> <td>Office vacant 5 July 1934 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_War" title="Secretary of State for War">Secretary of State for War</a><br />and <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_of_Lords" title="Leader of the House of Lords">Leader of the House of Lords</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hogg,_1st_Viscount_Hailsham" title="Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham"><span class="nowrap">Douglas Hogg,</span> <span class="nowrap">1st Viscount Hailsham</span></a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>5 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Under-Secretary_of_State_for_War" title="Under-Secretary of State for War">Under-Secretary of State for War</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Stanhope,_7th_Earl_Stanhope" title="James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope"><span class="nowrap">James Stanhope,</span> <span class="nowrap">7th Earl Stanhope</span></a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>10 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_Howard,_3rd_Baron_Strathcona_and_Mount_Royal" title="Donald Howard, 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal"><span class="nowrap">Donald Howard,</span> <span class="nowrap">3rd Baron Strathcona</span> and <span class="nowrap">Mount Royal</span></a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>24 January 1934 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Financial_Secretary_to_the_War_Office" title="Financial Secretary to the War Office">Financial Secretary to the War Office</a> </td> <td>Duff Cooper </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Douglas Hacking </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>29 June 1934 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Commissioner_of_Works" title="First Commissioner of Works">First Commissioner of Works</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/William_Ormsby-Gore,_4th_Baron_Harlech" title="William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech">William Ormsby-Gore</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>5 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_for_England_and_Wales" title="Attorney General for England and Wales">Attorney General</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Jowitt" class="mw-redirect" title="William Jowitt">William Jowitt</a> </td> <td style="background-color: green"> </td> <td>National Labour </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Inskip" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Inskip">Thomas Inskip</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>26 January 1932 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_for_England_and_Wales" title="Solicitor General for England and Wales">Solicitor General</a> </td> <td>Thomas Inskip </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boyd_Merriman" class="mw-redirect" title="Boyd Merriman">Boyd Merriman</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>26 January 1932 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Donald_Somervell" class="mw-redirect" title="Donald Somervell">Donald Somervell</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>29 September 1933 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Advocate" title="Lord Advocate">Lord Advocate</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Craigie_Aitchison,_Lord_Aitchison" title="Craigie Aitchison, Lord Aitchison">Craigie Aitchison</a> </td> <td style="background-color: green"> </td> <td>National Labour </td> <td>November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilfrid_Normand" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilfrid Normand">Wilfrid Normand</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>2 October 1933 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Jamieson" class="mw-redirect" title="Douglas Jamieson">Douglas Jamieson</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>28 March 1935 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General_for_Scotland" title="Solicitor General for Scotland">Solicitor General for Scotland</a> </td> <td>Wilfrid Normand </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>10 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Douglas Jamieson </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>2 October 1933 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Cooper,_1st_Baron_Cooper_of_Culross" title="Thomas Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross">Thomas Cooper</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>15 May 1935 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Treasurer_of_the_Household" title="Treasurer of the Household">Treasurer of the Household</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_Frederick_Thomson,_1st_Baronet" title="Sir Frederick Thomson, 1st Baronet">Frederick Thomson</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>12 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Penny" title="George Penny">George Penny</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>1 May 1935 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Comptroller_of_the_Household" title="Comptroller of the Household">Comptroller of the Household</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Rea,_1st_Baron_Rea" title="Walter Rea, 1st Baron Rea">Walter Rea</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FFD700"> </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td>12 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>George Penny </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>30 September 1932 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Victor Warrender </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>1 May 1935 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Vice-Chamberlain_of_the_Household" title="Vice-Chamberlain of the Household">Vice-Chamberlain of the Household</a> </td> <td>George Penny </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>12 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Victor Warrender </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>30 September 1932 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lambert Ward </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>1 May 1935 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_of_the_Gentlemen-at-Arms" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms">Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Bingham,_5th_Earl_of_Lucan" title="George Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan"><span class="nowrap">George Bingham,</span> <span class="nowrap">5th Earl of Lucan</span></a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>12 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_of_the_Yeomen_of_the_Guard" title="Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard">Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap">Donald Howard,</span> <span class="nowrap">3rd Baron Strathcona</span> and <span class="nowrap">Mount Royal</span> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>12 November 1931 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Lord_in_Waiting" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord in Waiting">Lords in Waiting</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Chichester,_4th_Baron_Templemore" title="Arthur Chichester, 4th Baron Templemore"><span class="nowrap">Arthur Chichester,</span> <span class="nowrap">4th Baron Templemore</span></a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>12 November 1931 – 24 January 1934 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Gage,_6th_Viscount_Gage" title="Henry Gage, 6th Viscount Gage"><span class="nowrap">Henry Gage,</span> <span class="nowrap">6th Viscount Gage</span></a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>12 November 1931 – 7 June 1935 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wentworth_Beaumont,_2nd_Viscount_Allendale" title="Wentworth Beaumont, 2nd Viscount Allendale"><span class="nowrap">Wentworth Beaumont,</span> <span class="nowrap">2nd Viscount Allendale</span></a> </td> <td style="background-color: #FFD700"> </td> <td>Liberal </td> <td>12 November 1931 – 28 September 1932 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_FitzClarence,_5th_Earl_of_Munster" title="Geoffrey FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster"><span class="nowrap">Geoffrey FitzClarence,</span> <span class="nowrap">5th Earl of Munster</span></a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>24 January 1934 – 7 June 1935 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Duncombe,_3rd_Earl_of_Feversham" title="Charles Duncombe, 3rd Earl of Feversham"><span class="nowrap">Charles Duncombe,</span> <span class="nowrap">3rd Earl of Feversham</span></a> </td> <td style="background-color: #0087DC"> </td> <td>Conservative </td> <td>24 January 1934 – 7 June 1935 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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He served as <a href="/wiki/Lord_President_of_the_Council" title="Lord President of the Council">Lord President of the Council</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Government_(1931%E2%80%931935)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation pressrelease cs1">"Resignation letter by Liberal ministers to Ramsay MacDonald". 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British Politics, the Economy and the Empire, 1926–1932</i>, (Cambridge UP, 1992). <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-521-36137-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-521-36137-0">0-521-36137-0</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/National_Government_(1931)" title="National Government (1931)">First National Government</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_British_governments" title="List of British governments">Government of the United Kingdom</a> </b><br />1931–1935 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div 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