Ministry of Power (United Kingdom)

This article is about the British Ministry. For its Indian counterparts, see Ministry of Power (India).
Ministry of Power
Department overview
Formed 11 June 1942
Preceding agencies
Dissolved 6 October 1969
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction United Kingdom

The Ministry of Power was a United Kingdom government ministry dealing with issues concerning energy.

The Ministry of Power (then named Ministry of Fuel and Power) was created on 11 June 1942 from functions separated from the Board of Trade. It took charge of coal production, allocation of fuel supplies, control of energy prices and petrol rationing. These had previously been dealt with by the Secretary for Mines and in the case of petroleum since 1940 by the Secretary for Petroleum. It also took over responsibility for electricity from the Ministry of War Transport.

The Ministry of Fuel and Power was renamed the Ministry of Power in January 1957. The Ministry of Power later became part of the Ministry of Technology on 6 October 1969, which merged into the Department of Trade and Industry on 20 October 1970. The DTI later became the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory reform.

Those who worked at the Ministry include:

Ministers

Ministers of Fuel and Power

Name Portrait Party Took office Left office notes
Gwilym Lloyd-George Liberal3 June 194226 July 1945
Emanuel Shinwell Labour3 August 19457 October 1947
Hugh Gaitskell Labour7 October 194728 February 1950Office no longer in Cabinet
Philip Noel-Baker Labour28 February 195031 October 1951
Geoffrey Lloyd Conservative31 October 195120 December 1955
Aubrey Jones Conservative20 December 195513 January 1957

Ministers of Power

Name Portrait Party Took office Left office notes
The Lord Mills Conservative 13 January 1957 14 October 1959
Richard Wood Conservative14 October 195920 October 1963Office not in Cabinet
Frederick Erroll Conservative20 October 1963 Office back in Cabinet
Fred Lee Labour18 October 19646 April 1966
Richard Marsh Labour6 April 19666 April 1968
Ray Gunter Labour6 April 19681 July 1969
Roy Mason Labour1 July 19686 October 1969 Office abolished: Amalgamated with Ministry of Technology

Parliamentary Secretaries

Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Notes
Geoffrey Lloyd Conservative3 June 1942 23 May 1945Jointly
Tom Smith Labour3 June 1942 23 May 1945Jointly
Sir Austin Hudson, Bt Conservative26 May 194526 July 1945
William Foster Labour4 August 194510 May 1946
Hugh Gaitskell Labour10 May 19467 October 1947
Alfred Robens Labour7 October 194726 April 1951
Harold Neal Labour26 April 1951 31 October 1951
Lancelot Joynson-Hicks Conservative 5 November 195120 December 1955
David Lockhart-Mure Renton Conservative 20 December 1955
David Renton Conservative18 January 195717 January 1958 To Ministry of Power
Sir Ian Horobin Conservative17 January 1958 22 October 1959
John George Conservative22 October 1959 25 June 1962
John Peyton Conservative25 June 196218 October 1964
John Morris Labour21 October 196410 January 1966
Lord Lindgren Labour10 January 19666 April 1966
Jeremy Bray Labour6 April 19667 January 1967
Reginald Freeson Labour7 January 1967 6 October 1969Office abolished

See also

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