The National Government of 1935–1937 was formed by Stanley Baldwin on his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George V, following the resignation of Ramsay MacDonald in June 1935.
As a National Government it was a coalition of members of the Conservative Party, Liberal Nationals and National Labour, as well as a number of individuals who belonged to no political party. The Government oversaw the Edward VIII abdication crisis and three monarchs in 1936. In May 1937, Baldwin retired and was replaced as prime minister by Neville Chamberlain.
Cabinet
1935–1937 OfficeNameTermPrime MinisterStanley Baldwin1935–1937Lord President of the CouncilRamsay MacDonald1935–1937Lord High Chancellor of Great BritainDouglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham1935–1937Leader of the House of LordsLord Keeper of the Privy SealCharles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry1935Edward Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax1935–1937Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsSir Samuel Hoare1935Anthony Eden1935–1937Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSir John Simon1935–1937Secretary of State for the ColoniesMalcolm MacDonald1935James Henry Thomas1935–1936William Ormsby-Gore1936–1937Secretary of State for WarEdward Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax1935Duff Cooper1935–1937Secretary of State for IndiaLawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland1935–1937Secretary of State for AirPhilip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Viscount Swinton1935–1937Secretary of State for Dominion AffairsJames Henry Thomas1935Malcolm MacDonald1935–1937Secretary of State for ScotlandSir Godfrey Collins1935–1936Walter Elliot1936–1937Chancellor of the ExchequerNeville Chamberlain1935–1937Minister without PortfolioAnthony Eden1935Minister without PortfolioLord Eustace Percy1935–1936First Lord of the AdmiraltyBolton Eyres-Monsell (from November 1935 as Viscount Monsell)1935–1936Sir Samuel Hoare1936–1937President of the Board of TradeWalter Runciman1935–1937Minister of HealthSir Kingsley Wood1935–1937President of the Board of EducationOliver Stanley1935–1937
Notes Anthony Eden served as Minister without Portfolio, with specific responsibility for League of Nations Affairs (and was often referred to as "Minister for League of Nations Affairs) for approximately six months; during this time, he enjoyed equal status with the Foreign Secretary (Sir Samuel Hoare) and sat in the cabinet.
List of ministers Members of the Cabinet are in bold face. Office Name Party Dates Notes Prime Minister,First Lord of the Treasuryand Leader of the House of Commons Stanley Baldwin Conservative 7 June 1935 Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham Conservative 7 June 1935 Lord President of the Council Ramsay MacDonald National Labour 7 June 1935 Leader of the House of LordsLord Keeper of the Privy Seal Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry Conservative 7 June 1935 Edward Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax Conservative 22 November 1935 Chancellor of the Exchequer Neville Chamberlain Conservative 7 June 1935 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury David Margesson Conservative 18 June 1935 Financial Secretary to the Treasury Duff Cooper Conservative 18 June 1935 William Morrison Conservative 22 November 1935 John Colville Conservative 29 October 1936 Lords of the Treasury James Stuart Conservative 18 June 1935 – May 1937 Archibald Southby Conservative 18 June 1935 – 28 May 1937 Knighted Sir Walter Womersley Conservative 18 June 1935 – 6 December 1935 George Frederick Davies Conservative 18 June 1935 – 6 December 1935 James Blindell Liberal National 18 June 1935 – 28 May 1937 Knighted Arthur Hope Conservative 6 December 1935 – 28 May 1937 Henry Morris-Jones Liberal National 6 December 1935 – 28 May 1937 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Sir Samuel Hoare, 2nd Baronet Conservative 7 June 1935 Anthony Eden Conservative 22 December 1935 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope Conservative 18 June 1935 – 16 June 1936 Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne Conservative 6 August 1935 – May 1937 Ivor Miles Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth Conservative 30 July 1936 – May 1937 Secretary of State for the Home Departmentand Deputy Leader of the House of Commons Sir John Simon Liberal National 7 June 1935 Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Euan Wallace Conservative 18 June 1935 Geoffrey Lloyd Conservative 28 November 1935 First Lord of the Admiralty Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell Conservative 7 June 1935 Sir Samuel Hoare, 2nd Baronet Conservative 5 June 1936 Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty Sir Victor Warrender, 8th Baronet Conservative 18 June 1935 Lord Stanley Conservative 28 November 1935 Civil Lord of the Admiralty Kenneth Lindsay National Labour 18 June 1935 Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Walter Elliot Unionist 7 June 1935 William Morrison Conservative 29 October 1936 Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Herbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr National Labour 18 June 1935 Herwald Ramsbotham Conservative 28 November 1935 Charles Duncombe, 3rd Earl of Feversham Conservative 30 July 1936 also Deputy Minister of Fisheries Secretary of State for Air Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Viscount Swinton Conservative 7 June 1935 Under-Secretary of State for Air Sir Philip Sassoon, 3rd Baronet Conservative 18 June 1935 Secretary of State for the Colonies Malcolm MacDonald National Labour 7 June 1935 James Henry Thomas National Labour 22 November 1935 William Ormsby-Gore Conservative 28 May 1936 Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies Ivor Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth Conservative 18 June 1935 Herbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr National Labour 30 July 1936 Minister for Coordination of Defence Sir Thomas Inskip Conservative 13 March 1936 Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs James Henry Thomas National Labour 7 June 1935 Malcolm MacDonald National Labour 22 November 1935 Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs Edward Stanley, Baron Stanley Conservative 18 June 1935 Douglas Hacking Conservative 28 November 1935 Edward Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington Conservative 4 March 1936 Duke of Devonshire President of the Board of Education Oliver Stanley Conservative 7 June 1935 Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education Herwald Ramsbotham Conservative 18 June 1935 Herbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr National Labour 28 November 1935 Geoffrey Shakespeare Liberal National 30 July 1936 Minister of Health Sir Kingsley Wood Conservative 7 June 1935 Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health Geoffrey Shakespeare Liberal National 18 June 1935 Robert Hudson Conservative 30 July 1936 Secretary of State for India Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland Conservative 7 June 1935 For India and Burma from 1937 Under-Secretary of State for India R. A. Butler Conservative 18 June 1935 Minister of Labour Ernest Brown Liberal National 7 June 1935 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour Anthony Muirhead Conservative 18 June 1935 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Sir J. C. C. Davidson Conservative 18 June 1935 Paymaster General Ernest Lamb, 1st Baron Rochester National Labour 18 June 1935 Robert Hutchison, 1st Baron Hutchison of Montrose Liberal National 6 December 1935 Minister for Pensions Robert Hudson Conservative 18 June 1935 Herwald Ramsbotham Conservative 30 July 1936 Minister without Portfolio Anthony Eden Conservative 7 June 1935 – 22 December 1935 "Minister for League of Nations Affairs" Lord Eustace Percy Conservative 7 June 1935 – 31 March 1936 Postmaster-General George Tryon Conservative 7 June 1935 Assistant Postmaster-General Sir Ernest Bennett National Labour 18 June 1935 Sir Walter Womersley Conservative 6 December 1935 Secretary of State for Scotland Sir Godfrey Collins Liberal National 7 June 1935 Walter Elliot Unionist 29 October 1936 Under-Secretary of State for Scotland Noel Skelton Unionist 18 June 1935 John Colville Conservative 28 November 1935 Henry Wedderburn Conservative 29 October 1936 President of the Board of Trade Walter Runciman Liberal National 7 June 1935 Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade Leslie Burgin Liberal National 18 June 1935 Secretary for Overseas Trade John Colville Conservative 18 June 1935 Euan Wallace Conservative 28 November 1935 Secretary for Mines Harry Crookshank Conservative 18 June 1935 Minister of Transport Leslie Hore-Belisha Liberal National 18 June 1935 In Cabinet from 29 October 1936 Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport Austin Hudson Conservative 18 June 1935 Secretary of State for War Edward Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax Conservative 7 June 1935 Duff Cooper Conservative 22 November 1935 Under-Secretary of State for War Donald Howard, 3rd Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Conservative 18 June 1935 Financial Secretary to the War Office Douglas Hacking Conservative 18 June 1935 Sir Victor Warrender 8th Baronet Conservative 28 November 1935 First Commissioner of Works William Ormsby-Gore Conservative 7 June 1935 James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope Conservative 16 June 1936 Attorney General Sir Thomas Inskip Conservative 18 June 1935 Sir Donald Somervell Conservative 18 March 1936 Solicitor General Sir Donald Somervell Conservative 18 June 1935 Sir Terence O'Connor Conservative 19 March 1936 Lord Advocate Douglas Jamieson Unionist 18 June 1935 Thomas Cooper Unionist 25 October 1935 Solicitor General for Scotland Thomas Cooper Unionist 18 June 1935 Albert Russell Unionist 29 November 1935 James Reid Unionist 25 June 1936 Treasurer of the Household Sir Frederick Penny Conservative 18 June 1935 Comptroller of the Household Sir George Bowyer Conservative 21 June 1935 Sir Lambert Ward Conservative 6 December 1935 Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Sir Lambert Ward Conservative 18 June 1935 George Davies Conservative 6 December 1935 Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms George Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan Conservative 18 June 1935 Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard Arthur Chichester, 4th Baron Templemore Conservative 18 June 1935 Lords in Waiting Henry Gage, 6th Viscount Gage Conservative 18 June 1935 – May 1937 Geoffrey FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster Conservative 18 June 1935 – May 1937 Charles Duncombe, 3rd Earl of Feversham Conservative 18 June 1935 – 30 July 1936 Basil Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava Conservative 29 October 1936 – 28 May 1937 John Crichton, 5th Earl Erne Conservative 29 October 1936 – May 1937
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