Conservative Government 1922–24

The Conservative government of the United Kingdom that began in 1922 and ended in 1924 consisted of two ministries: the Bonar Law Ministry and then the First Baldwin Ministry.

Cabinets

Bonar Law's Cabinet, October 1922 – May 1923

Changes

Baldwin’s Cabinet, May 1923 – January 1924

Changes

List of Ministers

Members of the Cabinet are shown in bold face.

NameOfficeDatesNotes
Prime Minister,
First Lord of the Treasury
and Leader of the House of Commons
Andrew Bonar Law23 October 1922 – 20 May 1923 
Stanley Baldwin22 May 1923 – 22 January 1924
Chancellor of the ExchequerStanley Baldwin27 October 1922 
Neville Chamberlain27 August 1923
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryJohn Waller Hills6 November 1922 
Archibald Boyd-Carpenter12 March 1923
Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Bt25 May 1923
Hon. Walter Guinness5 October 1923
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryLeslie Orme Wilson31 October 1922 
Bolton Eyres-Monsell25 July 1923
Junior Lords of the TreasuryDouglas King31 October 1922 – 22 January 1924 
Albert Buckley31 October 1922 – 12 March 1923
George Hennessy11 December 1922 – 22 January 1924
Frederick Thomson7 February 1923 – 10 April 1923
William Cope20 March 1923 – 22 January 1924
Patrick Ford10 April 1923 – 20 December 1923
Sir John Gilmour, Bt20 December 1923 – 22 January 1924
Lord ChancellorThe Viscount Cave24 October 1922 
Lord President of the CouncilThe Marquess of Salisbury24 October 1922 
Lord Privy Sealvacant  
Lord Robert Cecil28 May 1923[2][3]
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
and Leader of the House of Lords
The Marquess Curzon of Kedleston24 October 1922 
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsRonald McNeill31 October 1922 
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentWilliam Bridgeman24 October 1922 
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentHon. George Frederick Stanley31 October 1922 
Godfrey Locker-Lampson12 March 1923
First Lord of the AdmiraltyLeo Amery24 October 1922 
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the AdmiraltyBolton Eyres-Monsell31 October 1922 
Archibald Boyd-Carpenter25 May 1923
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Marquess of Linlithgow31 October 1922 
Minister of Agriculture and FisheriesSir Robert Sanders24 October 1922 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and FisheriesThe Earl of Ancaster31 October 1922also Deputy Minister of Fisheries
Secretary of State for AirSir Samuel Hoare, Bt31 October 1922entered the Cabinet 25 May 1923
Under-Secretary of State for AirThe Duke of Sutherland31 October 1922 
Secretary of State for the ColoniesThe Duke of Devonshire24 October 1922 
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesHon. William Ormsby-Gore31 October 1922 
President of the Board of EducationHon. E. F. L. Wood24 October 1922 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of EducationLord Eustace Percy21 March 1923 
The Earl of Onslow25 May 1923
Minister of HealthSir Arthur Griffith-Boscawen24 October 1922 
Neville Chamberlain7 March 1923
Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Bt27 August 1923
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of HealthThe Earl of Onslow31 October 1922 
Lord Eustace Percy25 May 1923
Secretary of State for IndiaThe Viscount Peel24 October 1922 
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaThe Earl Winterton31 October 1922 
Minister of LabourSir Anderson Montague-Barlow, Bt31 October 1922 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of LabourArchibald Boyd-Carpenter6 November 1922 
Henry Betterton12 March 1923
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterThe Marquess of Salisbury24 October 1922 
J. C. C. Davidson25 May 1923
Paymaster-Generalvacant  
Neville Chamberlain5 February 1923
Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Bt15 March 1923
Archibald Boyd-Carpenter25 May 1923
Minister of PensionsGeorge Tryon31 October 1922 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of PensionsCharles Curtis Craig13 February 1923 
Postmaster GeneralNeville Chamberlain31 October 1922 
Sir William Joynson-Hicks, Bt7 March 1923
Sir Laming Worthington-Evans28 May 1923
Secretary for ScotlandThe Viscount Novar24 October 1922 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health for ScotlandJames Kidd31 October 1922 
Walter Elliot15 January 1923
President of the Board of TradeSir Philip Lloyd-Greame24 October 1922 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeViscount Wolmer31 October 1922 
Secretary for Overseas TradeSir William Joynson-Hicks, Bt31 October 1922 
Albert Buckley12 March 1923
none18 November 1923
Secretary for MinesGeorge Lane-Fox6 November 1922 
Minister of TransportSir John Baird, Bt31 October 1922 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of TransportWilfrid Ashley31 October 1922 
John Moore-Brabazon8 October 1923
Secretary of State for WarThe Earl of Derby24 October 1922 
Under-Secretary of State for WarHon. Walter Guinness31 October 1922 
Wilfrid Ashley8 October 1923
Financial Secretary to the War OfficeStanley Jackson31 October 1922 
Rupert Gwynne15 March 1923
First Commissioner of WorksSir John Baird, Bt31 October 1922 
Parliamentary Secretary to the Office of WorksWilfrid Ashley31 October 1922 
none8 October 1923
Attorney GeneralSir Douglas Hogg24 October 1922 
Solicitor GeneralSir Thomas Inskip31 October 1922 
Lord AdvocateWilliam Watson24 November 1922 
Solicitor General for ScotlandDavid Fleming6 November 1922 
Frederick Thomson5 April 1923
Lord Steward of the HouseholdThe Earl of Shaftesbury20 November 1922 
Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Earl of Cromer20 November 1922 
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdDouglas Hacking20 November 1922 
Treasurer of the HouseholdGeorge Gibbs6 November 1922 
Comptroller of the HouseholdHarry Barnston31 October 1922 
Assistant Whips[4]Richard Foulis Roundell27 November 1922 – 22 January 1924 
Philip Colfox27 November 1922 – 10 December 1923
Master of the HorseThe Marquess of Bath20 November 1922 
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsThe Earl of Clarendon20 November 1922 
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Lord Hylton20 November 1922 
Lords in WaitingThe Viscount Valentia20 November 1922 – 22 January 1924 
The Lord Somerleyton20 November 1922 – 22 January 1924
The Earl of Bradford20 November 1922 – 22 January 1924
The Earl of Lucan20 November 1922 – 22 January 1924
The Earl of Malmesbury20 November 1922 – 22 January 1924
The Earl of Albemarle20 November 1922 – 22 January 1924
Preceded by
Lloyd George Ministry
Government of the United Kingdom
1922–1924
Succeeded by
First MacDonald Ministry

References

  1. The London Gazette: no. 32892. p. 9107. 28 December 1923. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 32828. p. 3741. 29 May 1923. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  3. The London Gazette: no. 32835. p. 4275. 19 June 1923. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  4. J C Sainty 'Assistant Whips 1922-1964' in Parliamentary History Vol 4 (1985) pp 201-04
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