MacDonald's First Administration
The first MacDonald government was formed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 1924 by Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald of the Labor Party , replacing the Bonar Law government . The government consisted exclusively of Labor Ministers; she was in office until November 4, 1924, when she was replaced by the second Baldwin government. The first Baldwin government was also the first British government to be established by the Labor Party.
In the previous general election on December 6, 1923 , the Conservative Party had lost its previous absolute majority in the House of Commons . Of the 615 seats, the Labor Party only had 191 seats and the Conservative Tories 258 seats. However, the reunited Liberal Party prevented the formation of a renewed conservative government with 158 seats in the lower house. However, the unclear majorities led to the failure of the first Labor government. In the general election on October 29, 1924 - the third election within two years - MacDonald's Labor Party received only 151 seats out of 615, while the Conservative Party had a clear absolute majority with 412 seats. At the same time, the new elections led to a decisive reduction in the influence of the Liberal Party, which only had 40 members. Other parties had 12 mandates.
minister
The Cabinet consisted of the following ministers:
| Office | Surname | Political party | Beginning of the term of office | Term expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prime minister | Ramsay MacDonald | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Lord President of the Council | Charles Cripps, 1st Baron Parmoor | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Lord Chancellor | Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Lord Seal Keeper | John Robert Clynes | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Philip Snowden | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Foreign minister | Ramsay MacDonald | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Interior minister | Arthur Henderson | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries | Noel Noel-Buxton | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Aviation Minister | Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Minister for the Colonies | James Henry Thomas | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Minister of Education | Charles Trevelyan | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Minister of Health | John Wheatley | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Minister for India | Sydney Olivier, 1st Baron Olivier | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Minister of Labor | Tom Shaw | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Josiah Wedgwood | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Postmaster General | Vernon Hartshorn | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Minister for Scotland | William Adamson | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Minister of Commerce | Sidney Webb | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Minister of War | Stephen Walsh | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |
| Minister for Public Works | Fred Jowett | Labor Party | January 23, 1924 | November 4, 1924 |