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style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_(1967)_-_53Fi1742_(John_Stonehouse).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1742_%28John_Stonehouse%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="203" height="302" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="203" data-file-height="302" /></a></span></div><b>Last in office</b><br /><b><a href="/wiki/John_Stonehouse" title="John Stonehouse">John Stonehouse</a></b><br />1 July 1968 – 1 October 1969</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Postmaster General</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Monarch_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Monarch of the United Kingdom">Monarch of the United Kingdom</a> on advice of the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Precursor</th><td class="infobox-data">Master of the King's Post</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1517</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Tuke" title="Brian Tuke">Brian Tuke</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">as Master of the King’s Post</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Final holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Stonehouse" title="John Stonehouse">John Stonehouse</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abolished</th><td class="infobox-data">1 October 1969</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Succession</th><td class="infobox-data">Overseen by the following:<br /><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Trade_and_Industry_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Trade and Industry (UK)">Department of Trade and Industry</a><br />(1974–2007)<br /><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><br />(2007–2015) <hr /><a href="/wiki/Home_Office" title="Home Office">Home Office</a><br />(1974–92)<br /><a href="/wiki/Department_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport" title="Department for Culture, Media and Sport">Department for Culture, Media and Sport</a> (1992– )</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Postmaster General</b> of the United Kingdom was a <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Cabinet of the United Kingdom">Cabinet</a> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_the_Crown" title="Minister of the Crown">ministerial</a> position in <a href="/wiki/Her_Majesty%27s_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Her Majesty's Government">HM Government</a>. Aside from maintaining <a href="/wiki/Mail" title="Mail">the postal system</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Telegraph_Act_1868" title="Telegraph Act 1868">Telegraph Act 1868</a> established the Postmaster General's right to exclusively maintain electric <a href="/wiki/Telegraphy" title="Telegraphy">telegraphs</a>. This would subsequently extend to <a href="/wiki/Telecommunications" title="Telecommunications">telecommunications</a> and broadcasting. </p><p>The office was abolished in 1969 by the <a href="/wiki/Post_Office_Act_1969" title="Post Office Act 1969">Post Office Act 1969</a>. A replacement <a href="/wiki/Statutory_corporation" title="Statutory corporation">public corporation</a>, governed by a chairman, was established under the name of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Mail" title="Royal Mail">Post Office</a> (later subsumed by <a href="/wiki/Royal_Mail_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Mail Group">Royal Mail Group</a>). The cabinet position of Postmaster General was replaced by a Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, with reduced powers, until 1974; most regulatory functions have now been delegated to the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport" title="Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport">Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport</a>, although Royal Mail Group was overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Business,_Energy_and_Industrial_Strategy" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy">Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</a> before flotation. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Postmaster_General_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In England, the monarch's letters to his subjects are known to have been carried by relays of couriers as long ago as the 15th century. The earliest mention of <i>Master of the Posts</i> is in the <i>King's Book of Payments</i> where a payment of £100 was authorised for <a href="/wiki/Brian_Tuke" title="Brian Tuke">Brian Tuke</a> as master of the posts in February 1512.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Belatedly, in 1517, he was officially appointed to the office of <i>Governor of the King's Posts</i>, a precursor to the office of Postmaster General of the United Kingdom, by <a href="/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry VIII of England">Henry VIII</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1609 it was decreed that letters could only be carried and delivered by persons authorised by the Postmaster General.<sup id="cite_ref-hansard_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hansard-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1655 <a href="/wiki/John_Thurloe" title="John Thurloe">John Thurloe</a> became Postmaster-General, a post he held until he was accused of treason and arrested in May 1660.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His spies were able to intercept mail, and he exposed <a href="/wiki/Edward_Sexby" title="Edward Sexby">Edward Sexby</a>'s 1657 plot to assassinate <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell" title="Oliver Cromwell">Cromwell</a> and captured would-be assassin <a href="/wiki/Miles_Sindercombe" title="Miles Sindercombe">Miles Sindercombe</a> and his group. Ironically, Thurloe's own department was also infiltrated: his secretary <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Morland" title="Samuel Morland">Samuel Morland</a> became a <a href="/wiki/Cavalier" title="Cavalier">Royalist</a> agent and in 1659 alleged that Thurloe, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Cromwell" title="Richard Cromwell">Richard Cromwell</a> and Sir <a href="/wiki/Richard_Willis_(spy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard Willis (spy)">Richard Willis</a> - a <a href="/wiki/Sealed_Knot" title="Sealed Knot">Sealed Knot</a> member turned Cromwell agent - were plotting to kill the future King <a href="/wiki/Charles_II_of_England" title="Charles II of England">Charles II</a>. About forty years after his death, a false ceiling was found in his rooms at <a href="/wiki/Lincoln%27s_Inn" title="Lincoln's Inn">Lincoln's Inn</a>, the space was full of letters seized during his occupation of the office of Postmaster-General. These letters are now at the <a href="/wiki/Bodleian_Library" title="Bodleian Library">Bodleian Library</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1657 an act of the Commonwealth Parliament, entitled 'Postage of England, Scotland and Ireland Settled', set up a system for the British Isles and enacted the position of Postmaster General. The act also reasserted the postal monopoly for letter delivery and for post horses. After the <a href="/wiki/English_Restoration" class="mw-redirect" title="English Restoration">Restoration</a> in 1660, a further act, the <a href="/wiki/Post_Office_Act_1660" class="mw-redirect" title="Post Office Act 1660">Post Office Act 1660</a> (<a href="/wiki/12_Cha._2" class="mw-redirect" title="12 Cha. 2">12 Cha. 2</a>. c. 35), confirmed this and the post of Postmaster-General, the previous <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell" title="Oliver Cromwell">Cromwellian</a> act being void. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:General-Letter-Office-1653-London.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/General-Letter-Office-1653-London.JPG/220px-General-Letter-Office-1653-London.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/General-Letter-Office-1653-London.JPG/330px-General-Letter-Office-1653-London.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/General-Letter-Office-1653-London.JPG/440px-General-Letter-Office-1653-London.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="1152" /></a><figcaption>The former site of the General Letter Office in London</figcaption></figure> <p>1660 saw the establishment of the General Letter Office, which would later become the <a href="/wiki/General_Post_Office" title="General Post Office">General Post Office</a> (GPO).<sup id="cite_ref-hansard_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hansard-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A similar position evolved in the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Scotland" title="Kingdom of Scotland">Kingdom of Scotland</a> prior to the 1707 <a href="/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1707" title="Acts of Union 1707">Act of Union</a>. </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">United Kingdom legislation</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vevent mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size:100%"><span style="font-size:125%">Postmaster-General Act 1831</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight: bold;">Act of Parliament</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/140px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/210px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg/280px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%281816-1837%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1550" data-file-height="1550" /></span></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Parliament of the United Kingdom</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Short_and_long_titles" title="Short and long titles">Long title</a></th><td class="infobox-data description">An Act for enabling His Majesty to appoint a Postmaster General for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Citation_of_United_Kingdom_legislation" title="Citation of United Kingdom legislation">Citation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1_Will._4" class="mw-redirect" title="1 Will. 4">1 Will. 4</a>. c. 8</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;">Dates</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Royal_assent" title="Royal assent">Royal assent</a></th><td class="infobox-data">11 March 1831</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Coming_into_force" class="mw-redirect" title="Coming into force">Commencement</a></th><td class="infobox-data dtstart">11 March 1831</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;">Other legislation</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Repeal" title="Repeal">Repealed by</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Post_Office_(Repeal_of_Laws)_Act_1837&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Post Office (Repeal of Laws) Act 1837 (page does not exist)">Post Office (Repeal of Laws) Act 1837</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"><div style="background-color: #ffcccc;">Status: Repealed</div></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/statutesunitedk00britgoog/page/n30/">Text of statute as originally enacted</a></th></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238216509">.mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#b1d2ff}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}</style><span class="vanchor"><span id="Postmaster-General_Act_1831"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Postmaster-General Act 1831</span></span></b> (<a href="/wiki/1_Will._4" class="mw-redirect" title="1 Will. 4">1 Will. 4</a>. c. 8) established the unified office of Postmaster General of the United Kingdom </p><p>The office was abolished in 1969 by the <a href="/wiki/Post_Office_Act_1969" title="Post Office Act 1969">Post Office Act 1969</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-hansard_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hansard-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A new public corporation, governed by a chairman, was established under the name of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Mail" title="Royal Mail">Post Office</a> (the part later subsumed by <a href="/wiki/Royal_Mail" title="Royal Mail">Royal Mail</a>), which also had responsibility for <a href="/wiki/Post_Office_Telecommunications" class="mw-redirect" title="Post Office Telecommunications">telecommunications</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Girobank" title="Girobank">Girobank</a>). The cabinet position of Postmaster General was initially replaced by a Minister of Posts and Telecommunications with less direct involvement; this department was dissolved in March 1974,<sup id="cite_ref-P&T_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-P&T-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with regulatory functions transferring to the <a href="/wiki/Home_Office" title="Home Office">Home Office</a>, the Post Office retaining control of <a href="/wiki/Television_licensing_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Television licensing (UK)">television licensing</a>. Since 1992, most regulatory functions formerly conducted by the Postmaster General generally fall within the remit of the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Culture,_Media_and_Sport" title="Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport">Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport</a>, although the present-day <a href="/wiki/Royal_Mail_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Mail Group">Royal Mail Group</a> was overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Business,_Energy_and_Industrial_Strategy" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy">Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</a> until <a href="/wiki/Royal_Mail#Privatisation" title="Royal Mail">flotation</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Masters_of_the_King's_Post"><span id="Masters_of_the_King.27s_Post"></span>Masters of the King's Post</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Postmaster_General_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Masters of the King's Post"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Years</th> <th>Master of the King's Post </th></tr> <tr> <td>1517–1545</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Tuke" title="Brian Tuke">Brian Tuke</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1545–1566</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Mason_(diplomat)" title="John Mason (diplomat)">John Mason</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1566–1590</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Randolph_(diplomat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Randolph (diplomat)">Thomas Randolph</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1590–1607</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Stanhope,_1st_Baron_Stanhope" title="John Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope">John Stanhope, 1st Baron Stanhope</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1607–1635</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Stanhope_(1593-1675)" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Stanhope (1593-1675)">Charles Stanhope, 2nd Baron Stanhope</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1637–1642</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philip_Burlamachi" title="Philip Burlamachi">Philip Burlamachi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1642–1649</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_Edmund_Prideaux,_1st_Baronet_of_Ford_Abbey" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Edmund Prideaux, 1st Baronet of Ford Abbey">Edmund Prideaux</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postmaster_under_the_Commonwealth">Postmaster under the Commonwealth</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Postmaster_General_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Postmaster under the Commonwealth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Years</th> <th>Postmaster under the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_England" title="Commonwealth of England">Commonwealth</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1649–1653</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_Edmund_Prideaux,_1st_Baronet_of_Ford_Abbey" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Edmund Prideaux, 1st Baronet of Ford Abbey">Edmund Prideaux</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1653–1655</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Manley_(MP)" title="John Manley (MP)">John Manley</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1655–1660</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Thurloe" title="John Thurloe">John Thurloe</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postmasters_General_of_England,_Great_Britain,_and_the_United_Kingdom"><span id="Postmasters_General_of_England.2C_Great_Britain.2C_and_the_United_Kingdom"></span>Postmasters General of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Postmaster_General_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Postmasters General of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The earliest postmasters had responsibility for <a href="/wiki/England_and_Wales" title="England and Wales">England and Wales</a>. In 1707, on the Union with Scotland, the responsibility of the office was extended to cover the whole of the new <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Kingdom of Great Britain">Kingdom of Great Britain</a> as well as Ireland, but with some powers held by a Post Office Manager for Scotland. By the <a href="/wiki/Post_Office_(Revenues)_Act_1710" title="Post Office (Revenues) Act 1710">Post Office (Revenues) Act 1710</a>, with effect from 1711, the services were united, but with a Deputy Postmaster for Scotland. From 1784, there were also <a href="/wiki/Postmasters_General_of_Ireland" title="Postmasters General of Ireland">Postmasters General of Ireland</a>, but under the Postmaster-General Act 1831, the postmasters based at Westminster became responsible for the whole of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland" title="United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland">United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1922, the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Free_State" title="Irish Free State">Irish Free State</a> became independent, and in 1923 it established its own arrangements under a Postmaster General of the Irish Free State. In 1924 the title became <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Posts_and_Telegraphs" title="Minister for Posts and Telegraphs">Minister for Posts and Telegraphs</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Years</th> <th>Postmaster General </th></tr> <tr> <td>1660–1663</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Bishop_(postmaster_general)" title="Henry Bishop (postmaster general)">Henry Bishop</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1663–1664</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_O%27Neill_(Royalist)" title="Daniel O'Neill (Royalist)">Daniel O'Neill</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1664–1667</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Katherine_Stanhope,_Countess_of_Chesterfield" title="Katherine Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield">Katherine O'Neill, Countess of Chesterfield</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1667–1685</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Bennet,_1st_Earl_of_Arlington" title="Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington">Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1686–1689</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Laurence_Hyde,_1st_Earl_of_Rochester" title="Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester">Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1689–1691</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Wildman" title="John Wildman">John Wildman</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Two_Postmasters_General,_1691–1823"><span id="Two_Postmasters_General.2C_1691.E2.80.931823"></span>Two Postmasters General, 1691–1823</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Postmaster_General_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Two Postmasters General, 1691–1823"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 1691 to 1823 there were two Postmasters General, to divide the patronage between the Whigs and Tories. </p> <table class="wikitable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th colspan="2">1st Postmaster General</th> <th>1st Party</th> <th colspan="2">2nd Postmaster General</th> <th>2nd Party </th></tr> <tr> <td>1691</td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color: white"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sir_Thomas_Frankland,_2nd_Baronet" title="Sir Thomas Frankland, 2nd Baronet">Sir Thomas Frankland</a></td> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td style="background-color: #3333CC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Cotton_(MP,_born_1644)" title="Robert Cotton (MP, born 1644)">Sir Robert Cotton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Tory_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="British Tory Party">Tory</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1708</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_John_Evelyn,_1st_Baronet_of_Wotton" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir John Evelyn, 1st Baronet of Wotton">Sir John Evelyn</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1715</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Craggs_the_Elder" title="James Craggs the Elder">James Craggs the Elder</a></td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: #FF7F00"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Cornwallis,_4th_Baron_Cornwallis" title="Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis">Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Whig_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="British Whig Party">Whig</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1720</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Galfridus_Walpole" title="Galfridus Walpole">Galfridus Walpole</a></td> <td> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color: white"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Carteret" title="Edward Carteret">Edward Carteret</a></td> <td rowspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1725</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Harrison_(British_administrator)" title="Edward Harrison (British administrator)">Edward Harrison</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1733</td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color: white"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Coke,_1st_Earl_of_Leicester_(fifth_creation)" title="Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (fifth creation)">Thomas Coke, 1st Baron Lovel</a> <br />(Earl of Leicester from 1744)</td> <td rowspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1739</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_John_Eyles,_2nd_Baronet" title="Sir John Eyles, 2nd Baronet">Sir John Eyles, Bt</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1745</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Everard_Fawkener" title="Everard Fawkener">Everard Fawkener</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1759</td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color: white"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Hampden,_1st_Viscount_Hampden" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Hampden, 1st Viscount Hampden">Robert Hampden, 4th Baron Trevor</a></td> <td rowspan="3"> </td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Ponsonby,_2nd_Earl_of_Bessborough" title="William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough">William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1762</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Perceval,_2nd_Earl_of_Egmont" title="John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont">John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1763</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Villiers,_1st_Earl_of_Clarendon" title="Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon">Thomas Villiers, 1st Baron Hyde</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1765</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Robinson,_1st_Baron_Grantham" title="Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham">Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham</a></td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Ponsonby,_2nd_Earl_of_Bessborough" title="William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough">William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1766</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wills_Hill,_1st_Marquess_of_Downshire" title="Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire">Wills Hill, 2nd Viscount Hillsborough</a></td> <td> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color: white"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Francis_Dashwood,_11th_Baron_le_Despencer" title="Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron le Despencer">Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron le Despencer</a></td> <td rowspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1768</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Montagu,_4th_Earl_of_Sandwich" title="John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich">John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1771</td> <td rowspan="7" style="background-color: white"> </td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Henry_Carteret,_1st_Baron_Carteret" title="Henry Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret">Henry Carteret</a><br />(from 1784 Baron Carteret)</td> <td rowspan="7"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1782</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Wildman_Shute_Barrington,_2nd_Viscount_Barrington" class="mw-redirect" title="William Wildman Shute Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington">The Viscount Barrington</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1782</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bennet,_4th_Earl_of_Tankerville" title="Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville">Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville</a><sup id="cite_ref-falmouth_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-falmouth-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1783</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Foley,_2nd_Baron_Foley_(1742%E2%80%931793)" title="Thomas Foley, 2nd Baron Foley (1742–1793)">Thomas Foley, 2nd Baron Foley</a><sup id="cite_ref-falmouth_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-falmouth-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1784</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bennet,_4th_Earl_of_Tankerville" title="Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville">Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville</a><sup id="cite_ref-falmouth_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-falmouth-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1786</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Villiers,_1st_Earl_of_Clarendon" title="Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon">Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1787</td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color: white"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_de_Grey,_2nd_Baron_Walsingham" title="Thomas de Grey, 2nd Baron Walsingham">Thomas de Grey, 2nd Baron Walsingham</a></td> <td rowspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1789</td> <td style="background-color: #3333CC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Fane,_10th_Earl_of_Westmorland" title="John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland">John Fane, 10th Earl of Westmorland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Tory_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="British Tory Party">Tory</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1790</td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color: white"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Philip_Stanhope,_5th_Earl_of_Chesterfield" title="Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield">Philip Stanhope, 5th Earl of Chesterfield</a></td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1794</td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color: white"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/George_Townshend,_2nd_Marquess_Townshend" title="George Townshend, 2nd Marquess Townshend">George Townshend, 1st Earl of Leicester</a></td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1798</td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color: white"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/William_Eden,_1st_Baron_Auckland" title="William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland">William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland</a></td> <td rowspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1799</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Leveson-Gower,_1st_Duke_of_Sutherland" title="George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland">George Leveson-Gower, Baron Gower</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1801</td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color: white"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lord_Charles_Spencer" title="Lord Charles Spencer">Lord Charles Spencer</a></td> <td rowspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1804</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Graham,_3rd_Duke_of_Montrose" title="James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose">James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1806</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Proby,_1st_Earl_of_Carysfort" title="John Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort">John Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort</a></td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Hobart,_4th_Earl_of_Buckinghamshire" title="Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire">Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1807</td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color: #FF7F00"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Pelham,_2nd_Earl_of_Chichester" title="Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester">Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester</a></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/British_Whig_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="British Whig Party">Whig</a> </td> <td style="background-color: #3333CC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Montagu,_5th_Earl_of_Sandwich" title="John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich">John Montagu, 5th Earl of Sandwich</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Tory_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="British Tory Party">Tory</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1814</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Trench,_2nd_Earl_of_Clancarty" title="Richard Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty">Richard Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1816</td> <td style="background-color: white"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Cecil,_1st_Marquess_of_Salisbury" title="James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury">James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury</a></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="A_single_Postmaster_General,_1823–1900"><span id="A_single_Postmaster_General.2C_1823.E2.80.931900"></span>A single Postmaster General, 1823–1900</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Postmaster_General_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: A single Postmaster General, 1823–1900"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1823 the idea of a Whig and a Tory sharing the post was abolished.<sup id="cite_ref-falmouth_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-falmouth-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Years</th> <th>Postmaster General </th></tr> <tr> <td>1823</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Pelham,_2nd_Earl_of_Chichester" title="Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester">Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester</a> <br /> continuing in office alone </td></tr> <tr> <td>1826–1827</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Frederick_Montagu" title="Lord Frederick Montagu">Lord Frederick Montagu</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1827–1830</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Montagu,_5th_Duke_of_Manchester" title="William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester">William Montagu, 5th Duke of Manchester</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1830–1834</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Lennox,_5th_Duke_of_Richmond_and_Lennox" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox">Charles Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1834</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_Nathaniel_Conyngham,_2nd_Marquess_Conyngham" class="mw-redirect" title="Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham">Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1834–1835</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Wellesley-Pole,_3rd_Earl_of_Mornington" title="William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington">William Wellesley-Pole, 1st Baron Maryborough</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1835</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_Nathaniel_Conyngham,_2nd_Marquess_Conyngham" class="mw-redirect" title="Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham">Francis Nathaniel Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1835–1841</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_William_Anson,_1st_Earl_of_Lichfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas William Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield">Thomas William Anson, 1st Earl of Lichfield</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1841–1845</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Lowther,_2nd_Earl_of_Lonsdale" title="William Lowther, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale">William Lowther, Viscount Lowther</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1845–1846</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Eliot,_3rd_Earl_of_St_Germans" title="Edward Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans">Edward Granville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St Germans</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1846–1852</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ulick_John_de_Burgh,_1st_Marquess_of_Clanricarde" class="mw-redirect" title="Ulick John de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde">Ulick John de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1852</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Philip_Yorke,_4th_Earl_of_Hardwicke" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke">Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1853–1855</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_John_Canning,_1st_Earl_Canning" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning">Charles John Canning, 2nd Viscount Canning</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1855–1858</td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Douglas_Campbell,_8th_Duke_of_Argyll" class="mw-redirect" title="George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll">George Douglas Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1858–1859</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Edward_Abbot,_2nd_Baron_Colchester" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Edward Abbot, 2nd Baron Colchester">Charles Edward Abbot, 2nd Baron Colchester</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1859–1860</td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Bruce,_8th_Earl_of_Elgin" title="James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin">James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1860–1866</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_John_Stanley,_2nd_Baron_Stanley_of_Alderley" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley">Edward John Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Alderley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1866–1868</td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Graham,_4th_Duke_of_Montrose" title="James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose">James Graham, 4th Duke of Montrose</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1868–1871</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Compton_Cavendish,_8th_Duke_of_Devonshire" class="mw-redirect" title="Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire">Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1871–1873</td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Monsell" class="mw-redirect" title="William Monsell">William Monsell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1873–1874</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lyon_Playfair,_1st_Baron_Playfair" title="Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair">Lyon Playfair</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1874–1880</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Manners,_7th_Duke_of_Rutland" title="John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland">Lord John Manners</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1880–1884</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Fawcett" title="Henry Fawcett">Henry Fawcett</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1884–1885</td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_John_Shaw-Lefevre" class="mw-redirect" title="George John Shaw-Lefevre">George John Shaw-Lefevre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1885–1886</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Manners,_7th_Duke_of_Rutland" title="John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland">Lord John Manners</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1886</td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Grenfell_Glyn,_2nd_Baron_Wolverton" class="mw-redirect" title="George Grenfell Glyn, 2nd Baron Wolverton">George Grenfell Glyn, 2nd Baron Wolverton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1886–1891</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Cecil_Raikes" title="Henry Cecil Raikes">Henry Cecil Raikes</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1891–1892</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_James_Fergusson,_6th_Baronet" title="Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet">Sir James Fergusson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1892–1895</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arnold_Morley" title="Arnold Morley">Arnold Morley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1895–1900</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Howard,_15th_Duke_of_Norfolk" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk">Henry Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Postmaster_General,_1900–1969"><span id="Postmaster_General.2C_1900.E2.80.931969"></span>Postmaster General, 1900–1969</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Postmaster_General_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Postmaster General, 1900–1969"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Portrait </th> <th width="240">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="2">Term of office </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Ministry </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_6th_Marquess_of_Londonderry_as_viceroy_of_Ireland.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/The_6th_Marquess_of_Londonderry_as_viceroy_of_Ireland.jpg/75px-The_6th_Marquess_of_Londonderry_as_viceroy_of_Ireland.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/The_6th_Marquess_of_Londonderry_as_viceroy_of_Ireland.jpg/113px-The_6th_Marquess_of_Londonderry_as_viceroy_of_Ireland.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/The_6th_Marquess_of_Londonderry_as_viceroy_of_Ireland.jpg/150px-The_6th_Marquess_of_Londonderry_as_viceroy_of_Ireland.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Vane-Tempest-Stewart,_6th_Marquess_of_Londonderry" title="Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry">Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1852–1915)</span> <sup id="cite_ref-Sat_in_Cabinet_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sat_in_Cabinet-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>10 April 1900 <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(in Cabinet from 2 November 1900)</span> </td> <td>8 August 1902 </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Unionist_government,_1895%E2%80%931905#Salisbury_ministry" title="Unionist government, 1895–1905">Salisbury IV</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Austen_Chamberlain_MP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Austen_Chamberlain_MP.jpg/75px-Austen_Chamberlain_MP.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Austen_Chamberlain_MP.jpg/113px-Austen_Chamberlain_MP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Austen_Chamberlain_MP.jpg/150px-Austen_Chamberlain_MP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="607" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Austen_Chamberlain" title="Austen Chamberlain">Austen Chamberlain</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/East_Worcestershire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="East Worcestershire (UK Parliament constituency)">East Worcestershire</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1863–1937)</span> <sup id="cite_ref-Sat_in_Cabinet_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sat_in_Cabinet-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>8 August 1902 </td> <td>6 October 1903 </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Unionist_government,_1895%E2%80%931905#Balfour_ministry" title="Unionist government, 1895–1905">Balfour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:17th_Earl_of_Derby.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/17th_Earl_of_Derby.jpg/75px-17th_Earl_of_Derby.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/17th_Earl_of_Derby.jpg/113px-17th_Earl_of_Derby.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/17th_Earl_of_Derby.jpg/150px-17th_Earl_of_Derby.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2291" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Stanley,_17th_Earl_of_Derby" title="Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby">Edward Stanley, Lord Stanley</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Westhoughton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Westhoughton (UK Parliament constituency)">Westhoughton</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1865–1948)</span> <sup id="cite_ref-Sat_in_Cabinet_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sat_in_Cabinet-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>6 October 1903 </td> <td>10 December 1905 </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color: #FFD700"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sydney_Buxton,_1st_Earl_Buxton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Sydney_Buxton%2C_1st_Earl_Buxton.jpg/75px-Sydney_Buxton%2C_1st_Earl_Buxton.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Sydney_Buxton%2C_1st_Earl_Buxton.jpg/113px-Sydney_Buxton%2C_1st_Earl_Buxton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Sydney_Buxton%2C_1st_Earl_Buxton.jpg/150px-Sydney_Buxton%2C_1st_Earl_Buxton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1085" data-file-height="1550" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Buxton,_1st_Earl_Buxton" title="Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton">Sydney Buxton</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Poplar_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Poplar (UK Parliament constituency)">Poplar</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1853–1934)</span> <sup id="cite_ref-Sat_in_Cabinet_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sat_in_Cabinet-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">10 December 1905 </td> <td rowspan="2">14 February 1910 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#ffd;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td> <td style="background:#ffd;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_government,_1905%E2%80%931915#Campbell-Bannerman_ministry" title="Liberal government, 1905–1915">Campbell-Bannerman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ffd;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_government,_1905%E2%80%931915#Asquith_ministry" title="Liberal government, 1905–1915">Asquith I</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color: #FFD700"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Herbert_Samuel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8d/Herbert_Samuel.jpg/75px-Herbert_Samuel.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8d/Herbert_Samuel.jpg/113px-Herbert_Samuel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8d/Herbert_Samuel.jpg/150px-Herbert_Samuel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1077" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Samuel,_1st_Viscount_Samuel" title="Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel">Herbert Samuel</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cleveland (UK Parliament constituency)">Cleveland</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1870–1963)</span> <sup id="cite_ref-Sat_in_Cabinet_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sat_in_Cabinet-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">14 February 1910 </td> <td rowspan="2">11 February 1914 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#ffd;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td> <td style="background:#ffd;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_government,_1905%E2%80%931915#Asquith_ministry" title="Liberal government, 1905–1915">Asquith II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#ffd;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_government,_1905%E2%80%931915#Asquith_ministry" title="Liberal government, 1905–1915">Asquith III</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #FFD700"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_Hobhouse_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/Charles_Hobhouse_2.jpg/75px-Charles_Hobhouse_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/Charles_Hobhouse_2.jpg/113px-Charles_Hobhouse_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/Charles_Hobhouse_2.jpg/150px-Charles_Hobhouse_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="824" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Hobhouse" title="Charles Hobhouse">Charles Hobhouse</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Bristol_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bristol East (UK Parliament constituency)">Bristol East</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1862–1941)</span> <sup id="cite_ref-Sat_in_Cabinet_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sat_in_Cabinet-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>11 February 1914 </td> <td>25 May 1915 </td> <td style="background:#ffd;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #FFD700"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Herbert_Samuel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8d/Herbert_Samuel.jpg/75px-Herbert_Samuel.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8d/Herbert_Samuel.jpg/113px-Herbert_Samuel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8d/Herbert_Samuel.jpg/150px-Herbert_Samuel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1077" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Samuel,_1st_Viscount_Samuel" title="Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel">Herbert Samuel</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cleveland (UK Parliament constituency)">Cleveland</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1870–1963)</span> <sup id="cite_ref-Sat_in_Cabinet_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sat_in_Cabinet-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>26 May 1915 </td> <td>18 January 1916 </td> <td style="background:#ffd;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/Asquith_coalition_ministry" title="Asquith coalition ministry">Asquith Coalition</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<i><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Lib.</a>–<a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Con.</a>–et al.</i>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #FFD700"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1910_Jack_Pease.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/1910_Jack_Pease.jpg/75px-1910_Jack_Pease.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/1910_Jack_Pease.jpg/113px-1910_Jack_Pease.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/1910_Jack_Pease.jpg/150px-1910_Jack_Pease.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3869" data-file-height="5242" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Pease,_1st_Baron_Gainford" title="Jack Pease, 1st Baron Gainford">Joseph Pease</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Rotherham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Rotherham (UK Parliament constituency)">Rotherham</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1860–1943)</span> <sup id="cite_ref-Sat_in_Cabinet_10-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sat_in_Cabinet-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>18 January 1916 </td> <td>5 December 1916 </td> <td style="background:#ffd;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color: #FFD700"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Albert_Holden_Illingworth_in_1917.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Albert_Holden_Illingworth_in_1917.jpg/75px-Albert_Holden_Illingworth_in_1917.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Albert_Holden_Illingworth_in_1917.jpg/113px-Albert_Holden_Illingworth_in_1917.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Albert_Holden_Illingworth_in_1917.jpg/150px-Albert_Holden_Illingworth_in_1917.jpg 2x" data-file-width="744" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Albert_Illingworth,_1st_Baron_Illingworth" title="Albert Illingworth, 1st Baron Illingworth">Albert Illingworth</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Heywood_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Heywood (UK Parliament constituency)">Heywood</a> until 1918<br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Heywood_and_Radcliffe_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Heywood and Radcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)">Heywood and Radcliffe</a> from 1918<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1865–1942)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2">10 December 1916 </td> <td rowspan="2">1 April 1921 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#ffd;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td> <td style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_George_Ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Lloyd George Ministry">Lloyd George I</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_George_Ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Lloyd George Ministry">Lloyd George II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #FFD700"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1921_Frederick_Kellaway.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/87/1921_Frederick_Kellaway.jpg/75px-1921_Frederick_Kellaway.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/87/1921_Frederick_Kellaway.jpg/113px-1921_Frederick_Kellaway.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/87/1921_Frederick_Kellaway.jpg/150px-1921_Frederick_Kellaway.jpg 2x" data-file-width="354" data-file-height="446" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Kellaway" title="Frederick Kellaway">Frederick Kellaway</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Bedford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bedford (UK Parliament constituency)">Bedford</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1870–1933)</span> </td> <td>1 April 1921 </td> <td>19 October 1922 </td> <td style="background:#ffd;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Neville_Chamberlain_by_Walter_Stoneman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Neville_Chamberlain_by_Walter_Stoneman.jpg/75px-Neville_Chamberlain_by_Walter_Stoneman.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Neville_Chamberlain_by_Walter_Stoneman.jpg/113px-Neville_Chamberlain_by_Walter_Stoneman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Neville_Chamberlain_by_Walter_Stoneman.jpg/150px-Neville_Chamberlain_by_Walter_Stoneman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="572" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neville_Chamberlain" title="Neville Chamberlain">Neville Chamberlain</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Ladywood_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham Ladywood (UK Parliament constituency)">Birmingham Ladywood</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1869–1940)</span> </td> <td>31 October 1922 </td> <td>12 March 1923 </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_government,_1922%E2%80%931924#Cabinets" title="Conservative government, 1922–1924">Law</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Viscount_Brentford.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Viscount_Brentford.jpg/75px-Viscount_Brentford.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Viscount_Brentford.jpg/113px-Viscount_Brentford.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Viscount_Brentford.jpg/150px-Viscount_Brentford.jpg 2x" data-file-width="616" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/William_Joynson-Hicks,_1st_Viscount_Brentford" title="William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford">Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Bt.</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Twickenham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency)">Twickenham</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1865–1932)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2">12 March 1923 </td> <td rowspan="2">28 May 1923 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_government,_1922%E2%80%931924#Cabinets" title="Conservative government, 1922–1924">Baldwin I</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Worthington-Evans_MP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Worthington-Evans_MP.jpg/75px-Worthington-Evans_MP.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Worthington-Evans_MP.jpg/113px-Worthington-Evans_MP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Worthington-Evans_MP.jpg/150px-Worthington-Evans_MP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="748" data-file-height="1008" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Laming_Worthington-Evans" title="Laming Worthington-Evans">Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Bt.</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Colchester_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)">Colchester</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1868–1931)</span> <sup id="cite_ref-Sat_in_Cabinet_10-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sat_in_Cabinet-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>28 May 1923 </td> <td>22 January 1924 </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vernon_Hartshorn_MP.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Vernon_Hartshorn_MP.jpg/75px-Vernon_Hartshorn_MP.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Vernon_Hartshorn_MP.jpg/113px-Vernon_Hartshorn_MP.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Vernon_Hartshorn_MP.jpg/150px-Vernon_Hartshorn_MP.jpg 2x" data-file-width="592" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vernon_Hartshorn" title="Vernon Hartshorn">Vernon Hartshorn</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Ogmore_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency)">Ogmore</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1872–1931)</span> <sup id="cite_ref-Sat_in_Cabinet_10-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sat_in_Cabinet-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>22 January 1924 </td> <td>11 November 1924 </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/First_MacDonald_ministry" title="First MacDonald ministry">MacDonald I</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lord_Selsdon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Lord_Selsdon.jpg/75px-Lord_Selsdon.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Lord_Selsdon.jpg/113px-Lord_Selsdon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Lord_Selsdon.jpg/150px-Lord_Selsdon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="623" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Mitchell-Thomson,_1st_Baron_Selsdon" title="William Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baron Selsdon">Sir William Mitchell-Thomson</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Croydon_South_(historic_UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Croydon South (historic UK Parliament constituency)">Croydon South</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1877–1938)</span> </td> <td>11 November 1924 </td> <td>7 June 1929 </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Second_Baldwin_ministry" title="Second Baldwin ministry">Baldwin II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hastings_Lees-Smith" title="Hastings Lees-Smith">Hastings Lees-Smith</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Keighley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Keighley (UK Parliament constituency)">Keighley</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1878–1941)</span> </td> <td>7 June 1929 </td> <td>2 March 1931 </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Second_MacDonald_ministry" title="Second MacDonald ministry">MacDonald II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Person_attlee2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Person_attlee2.jpg/75px-Person_attlee2.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Person_attlee2.jpg/113px-Person_attlee2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Person_attlee2.jpg/150px-Person_attlee2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1559" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clement_Attlee" title="Clement Attlee">Clement Attlee</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Limehouse_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)">Limehouse</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1883–1967)</span> </td> <td>2 March 1931 </td> <td>3 September 1931 </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Ormsby-Gore_1936.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/William_Ormsby-Gore_1936.jpg/75px-William_Ormsby-Gore_1936.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/William_Ormsby-Gore_1936.jpg/113px-William_Ormsby-Gore_1936.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/William_Ormsby-Gore_1936.jpg/150px-William_Ormsby-Gore_1936.jpg 2x" data-file-width="389" data-file-height="477" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Ormsby-Gore,_4th_Baron_Harlech" title="William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech">William Ormsby-Gore</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Stafford_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Stafford (UK Parliament constituency)">Stafford</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1895–1964)</span> </td> <td>3 September 1931 </td> <td>10 November 1931 </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/National_Government_(1931)" title="National Government (1931)">National I</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<i><a href="/wiki/National_Labour_Organisation" title="National Labour Organisation">N.Lab.</a>–<a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Con.</a>–et al.</i>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kingsley_Wood_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Kingsley_Wood_cropped.jpg/75px-Kingsley_Wood_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Kingsley_Wood_cropped.jpg/113px-Kingsley_Wood_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Kingsley_Wood_cropped.jpg/150px-Kingsley_Wood_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="463" data-file-height="466" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Kingsley_Wood" title="Kingsley Wood">Sir Kingsley Wood</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Woolwich_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Woolwich West (UK Parliament constituency)">Woolwich West</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1881–1943)</span> <sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">10 November 1931 </td> <td rowspan="2">7 June 1935 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/National_Government_(1931%E2%80%931935)" title="National Government (1931–1935)">National II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td rowspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lord_Tyron.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Lord_Tyron.jpg/75px-Lord_Tyron.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Lord_Tyron.jpg/113px-Lord_Tyron.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Lord_Tyron.jpg/150px-Lord_Tyron.jpg 2x" data-file-width="606" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/George_Tryon,_1st_Baron_Tryon" title="George Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon">George Tryon</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Brighton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Brighton (UK Parliament constituency)">Brighton</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1871–1940)</span> </td> <td rowspan="3">7 June 1935 </td> <td rowspan="3">3 April 1940 </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/National_Government_(1935%E2%80%931937)" title="National Government (1935–1937)">National III</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<i><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Con.</a>–<a href="/wiki/National_Labour_Organisation" title="National Labour Organisation">N.Lab.</a>–et al.</i>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/National_Government_(1937%E2%80%931939)" title="National Government (1937–1939)">National IV</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/Chamberlain_war_ministry" title="Chamberlain war ministry">Chamberlain War</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lord_Dunrossil-02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Lord_Dunrossil-02.jpg/75px-Lord_Dunrossil-02.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Lord_Dunrossil-02.jpg/113px-Lord_Dunrossil-02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Lord_Dunrossil-02.jpg/150px-Lord_Dunrossil-02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="350" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/William_Morrison,_1st_Viscount_Dunrossil" title="William Morrison, 1st Viscount Dunrossil">William Morrison</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Cirencester_and_Tewkesbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cirencester and Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)">Cirencester and Tewkesbury</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1893–1961)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2">3 April 1940 </td> <td rowspan="2">7 November 1943 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/Churchill_war_ministry" title="Churchill war ministry">Churchill War</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<i>All parties</i>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Crookshank1932.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Crookshank1932.png/75px-Crookshank1932.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Crookshank1932.png/113px-Crookshank1932.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Crookshank1932.png/150px-Crookshank1932.png 2x" data-file-width="422" data-file-height="530" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Crookshank" title="Harry Crookshank">Harry Crookshank</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Gainsborough_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency)">Gainsborough</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1893–1961)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2">7 November 1943 </td> <td rowspan="2">4 August 1945 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ddd;"><a href="/wiki/Churchill_caretaker_ministry" title="Churchill caretaker ministry">Churchill Caretaker</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<i><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Con.</a>–<a href="/wiki/National_Liberal_Party_(UK,_1931)" title="National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)">Lib.N.</a></i>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Hare,_5th_Earl_of_Listowel" title="William Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel">The Earl of Listowel</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1906–1997)</span> </td> <td>4 August 1945 </td> <td>17 April 1947 </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Attlee_ministry" title="Attlee ministry">Attlee I</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:British_Political_Personalities_1936-1945_HU59767.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/British_Political_Personalities_1936-1945_HU59767.jpg/75px-British_Political_Personalities_1936-1945_HU59767.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/British_Political_Personalities_1936-1945_HU59767.jpg/113px-British_Political_Personalities_1936-1945_HU59767.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/British_Political_Personalities_1936-1945_HU59767.jpg/150px-British_Political_Personalities_1936-1945_HU59767.jpg 2x" data-file-width="568" data-file-height="800" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilfred_Paling" title="Wilfred Paling">Wilfred Paling</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Wentworth_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wentworth (UK Parliament constituency)">Wentworth</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1883–1971)</span> </td> <td>17 April 1947 </td> <td>28 February 1950 </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ness_Edwards" title="Ness Edwards">Ness Edwards</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Caerphilly_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Caerphilly (UK Parliament constituency)">Caerphilly</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1897–1969)</span> </td> <td>28 February 1950 </td> <td>5 November 1951 </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Attlee_ministry" title="Attlee ministry">Attlee II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lord_De_La_warr.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Lord_De_La_warr.jpg/75px-Lord_De_La_warr.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Lord_De_La_warr.jpg/113px-Lord_De_La_warr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Lord_De_La_warr.jpg/150px-Lord_De_La_warr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="576" data-file-height="767" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herbrand_Sackville,_9th_Earl_De_La_Warr" title="Herbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr">The Earl De La Warr</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1900–1976)</span> </td> <td>5 November 1951 </td> <td>7 April 1955 </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Third_Churchill_ministry" title="Third Churchill ministry">Churchill III</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #AFEEEE"> </th> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Hill,_Baron_Hill_of_Luton" title="Charles Hill, Baron Hill of Luton">Charles Hill</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Luton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Luton (UK Parliament constituency)">Luton</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1904–1989)</span> </td> <td>7 April 1955 </td> <td>16 January 1957 </td> <td style="background:#d8ffff"><a href="/wiki/National_Liberal_Party_(UK,_1931)" title="National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)">National Liberal</a> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Eden_ministry" title="Eden ministry">Eden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Marples" title="Ernest Marples">Ernest Marples</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Wallasey_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wallasey (UK Parliament constituency)">Wallasey</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1907–1978)</span> </td> <td>16 January 1957 </td> <td>22 October 1959 </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_government,_1957%E2%80%931964#First_Macmillan_ministry" title="Conservative government, 1957–1964">Macmillan I</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Reginald_Bevins" title="Reginald Bevins">Reginald Bevins</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Toxteth_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Liverpool Toxteth (UK Parliament constituency)">Liverpool Toxteth</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1908–1996)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2">22 October 1959 </td> <td rowspan="2">19 October 1964 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_government,_1957%E2%80%931964#Second_Macmillan_ministry" title="Conservative government, 1957–1964">Macmillan II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_government,_1957%E2%80%931964#Douglas-Home_ministry" title="Conservative government, 1957–1964">Douglas-Home</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_(1967)_-_53Fi1748_(Tony_Benn).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1748_%28Tony_Benn%29.jpg/75px-11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1748_%28Tony_Benn%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1748_%28Tony_Benn%29.jpg/113px-11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1748_%28Tony_Benn%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1748_%28Tony_Benn%29.jpg/150px-11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1748_%28Tony_Benn%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="567" data-file-height="750" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Benn" title="Tony Benn">Tony Benn</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Bristol_South_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bristol South East (UK Parliament constituency)">Bristol South East</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1925–2014)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2">19 October 1964 </td> <td rowspan="2">4 July 1966 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_government,_1964%E2%80%931970" title="Labour government, 1964–1970">Wilson I</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4" style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_government,_1964%E2%80%931970" title="Labour government, 1964–1970">Wilson II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edward_Short,_Baron_Glenamara" title="Edward Short, Baron Glenamara">Edward Short</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne_Central_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Newcastle upon Tyne Central (UK Parliament constituency)">Newcastle upon Tyne Central</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1912–2012)</span> </td> <td>4 July 1966 </td> <td>6 April 1968 </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roy_Mason" title="Roy Mason">Roy Mason</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Barnsley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Barnsley (UK Parliament constituency)">Barnsley</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1924–2015)</span> </td> <td>6 April 1968 </td> <td>1 July 1968 </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_(1967)_-_53Fi1742_(John_Stonehouse).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1742_%28John_Stonehouse%29.jpg/75px-11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1742_%28John_Stonehouse%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1742_%28John_Stonehouse%29.jpg/113px-11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1742_%28John_Stonehouse%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1742_%28John_Stonehouse%29.jpg/150px-11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1742_%28John_Stonehouse%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="203" data-file-height="302" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Stonehouse" title="John Stonehouse">John Stonehouse</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Wednesbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wednesbury (UK Parliament constituency)">Wednesbury</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1925–1988)</span> </td> <td>1 July 1968 </td> <td>1 October 1969 </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minister_of_Posts_and_Telecommunications,_1969-1974"><span id="Minister_of_Posts_and_Telecommunications.2C_1969-1974"></span>Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, 1969-1974</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Postmaster_General_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, 1969-1974"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Portrait </th> <th width="220">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th colspan="2" width="300">Term of office </th> <th width="100">Party </th> <th width="100">Ministry </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #E4003B"> </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_(1967)_-_53Fi1742_(John_Stonehouse).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1742_%28John_Stonehouse%29.jpg/75px-11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1742_%28John_Stonehouse%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1742_%28John_Stonehouse%29.jpg/113px-11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1742_%28John_Stonehouse%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1742_%28John_Stonehouse%29.jpg/150px-11.12.67_Pr%C3%A9sentation_officielle_du_Concorde_%281967%29_-_53Fi1742_%28John_Stonehouse%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="203" data-file-height="302" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Stonehouse" title="John Stonehouse">John Stonehouse</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Wednesbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wednesbury (UK Parliament constituency)">Wednesbury</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1925–1988)</span> </td> <td>1 October 1969 </td> <td>19 June 1970 </td> <td style="background:#fcc;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party 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June 1970 </td> <td>7 April 1972 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#def;"><a href="/wiki/Heath_ministry" title="Heath ministry">Heath</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #0087DC"> </th> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Eden,_Baron_Eden_of_Winton" title="John Eden, Baron Eden of Winton">John Eden</a><br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Bournemouth_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bournemouth West (UK Parliament constituency)">Bournemouth West</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1925–2020)</span> </td> <td>7 April 1972 </td> <td>4 March 1974 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Postmaster_General_of_the_United_Kingdom&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See 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