National Government II

Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald

The National Government II ( Fourth Government MacDonald ) was in the UK on 5 October 1931 by Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald of the Labor Party formed. It replaced the first national government (Third MacDonald Government) and remained in office until June 7, 1935, after which the third national government (Third Baldwin Government) was formed. In addition to the Labor Party, the government also included ministers from the Conservative Party , the Liberal Party and the National Liberal Party .

In the early British general election on October 27, 1931 , the deputies of the lower house ( House of Commons ) elected. The Labor Party lost over 80% of its seats. The Conservative Party won an overwhelming election victory and secured a two-thirds majority with 470 out of 615 seats . The Liberal Party , however, also suffered heavy losses. A multi-party government of the National Government had been in office since August 1931 ; this model of government was continued after the election. The background was the severe political and economic crises of the time. This was also reflected in the numerous government reshuffles.

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	October 5, 1931	June 7, 1935
Lord President of the Council	Stanley Baldwin	Conservative party	October 5, 1931	June 7, 1935
Lord Chancellor	John Sankey, 1st Baron Sankey	Labor Party	October 5, 1931	June 7, 1935
Lord Seal Keeper	Philip Snowden Stanley Baldwin Anthony Eden	Labor Party Conservative Party	October 5, 1931 September 29, 1932 January 6, 1934	September 28, 1932 December 31, 1933 June 7, 1935
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Neville Chamberlain	Conservative party	October 5, 1931	June 7, 1935
Foreign minister	John Simon	National Liberal Party	October 5, 1931	June 7, 1935
Interior minister	Herbert Samuel John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet	Liberal Party Conservative Party	October 5, 1931 September 28, 1932	September 28, 1932 June 7, 1935
First Lord of the Admiralty	Bolton Eyres-Monsell	Conservative party	October 5, 1931	June 7, 1935
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries	John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet Walter Elliott	Conservative Party Conservative Party	October 5, 1931 September 28, 1932	September 28, 1932 June 7, 1935
Aviation Minister	Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry	Conservative party	October 5, 1931	June 7, 1935
Minister for the Colonies	Philip Cuncliffe-Lister	Conservative party	October 5, 1931	June 7, 1935
Minister for Dominion Affairs	James Henry Thomas	Labor Party	October 5, 1931	June 7, 1935
Minister of Education	Donald MacLean Edward Wood, Baron Irwin	Labor Party Conservative Party	October 5, 1931 June 15, 1932	June 15, 1932 (†) June 7, 1935
Minister of Health	Edward Hilton Young	Conservative party	October 5, 1931	June 7, 1935
Minister for India	Samuel Hoare	Conservative party	October 5, 1931	June 7, 1935
Minister of Labor	Henry Betterton Oliver Stanley	Conservative Party Conservative Party	October 5, 1931 June 29, 1934	June 29, 1934 June 7, 1935
Post Minister	Kingsley Wood	Conservative party	November 10, 1931	June 7, 1935
Minister for Scotland	Archibald Sinclair Godfrey Collins	Liberal Party Liberal National Party	October 5, 1931 September 28, 1932	September 28, 1932 June 7, 1935
Minister of Commerce	Walter Runciman	Liberal National Party	October 5, 1931	June 7, 1935
Minister of War	Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham	Conservative party	October 5, 1931	June 7, 1935
Minister for Public Works	William Ormsby-Gore	Conservative party	October 5, 1931	June 7, 1935
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	JCC Davidson	Conservative party	October 5, 1931	June 7, 1935

Web links

• National Government II / Fourth MacDonald Government
• United Kingdom: Ministries in Rulers

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kingsley Wood was also formally a member of the Cabinet as Minister of Post from December 20, 1933.