Cabinet Bonar Law

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The Bonar Law government was formed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 1922 by Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law of the Conservative Party and replaced the Lloyd George government . The government consisted exclusively of ministers of the Conservative Party and was in office until May 20, 1923, after which it was replaced by the first Baldwin government.

In the general election on November 15, 1922 , the Conservative Tories won 344 of the 616 seats in the House of Commons . The Labor Party had 142 seats and the Liberal Party 62 seats. The National Liberal Party won 53 seats, while 15 seats went to other parties.

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The Cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

Office Surname Political party Beginning of the term of office Term expires
prime minister Andrew Bonar Law Conservative party October 23, 1922 May 20, 1923
Lord President of the Council James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury Conservative party October 23, 1922 May 20, 1923
Lord Chancellor George Cave, 1st Viscount Cave Conservative party October 23, 1922 May 20, 1923
Chancellor of the Exchequer Stanley Baldwin Conservative party October 23, 1922 May 20, 1923
Foreign minister George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston Conservative party October 23, 1922 May 20, 1923
Interior minister William Bridgeman Conservative party October 23, 1922 May 20, 1923
First Lord of the Admiralty Leopold Stennett Amery Conservative party October 23, 1922 May 20, 1923
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Robert Sanders Conservative party October 23, 1922 May 20, 1923
Minister for the Colonies Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire Conservative party October 23, 1922 May 20, 1923
Minister of Education Edward Wood Conservative party October 23, 1922 May 20, 1923
Minister of Health Arthur Griffith-Boscawen
Neville Chamberlain
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Minister for India William Peel, 2nd Viscount Peel Conservative party October 23, 1922 May 20, 1923
Minister of Labor Anderson Montague-Barlow Conservative party October 23, 1922 May 20, 1923
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury Conservative party October 23, 1922 May 20, 1923
Minister for Scotland Ronald Munro-Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar Conservative party October 23, 1922 May 20, 1923
Minister of Commerce Philip Lloyd-Greame Conservative party October 23, 1922 May 20, 1923
Minister of War Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby Conservative party October 23, 1922 May 20, 1923

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