National Government III

Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin

The National Government III ( Third Government Baldwin ) was in the UK on 7 June 1935 by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin from the Conservative Party formed. It replaced the second national government (Fourth MacDonald Government) and remained in office until May 28, 1937, after which the fourth national government (First Chamberlain Government) was formed. In addition to the Conservative Party, the government also included ministers from the Labor Party and the National Liberal Party .

In the general election on 14 November 1935 , the members of the House were ( House of Commons ) selected. The Conservative Party won the election, although it suffered heavy losses. But it still achieved a clear absolute majority with 387 out of 615 seats. The Labor Party was able to catch up again after its defeat in 1931, increase its share of the vote and won over 100 constituencies more than in 1931. A multi-party government of the National Government had already 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.

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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	Stanley Baldwin	Conservative party	June 7, 1935	May 28, 1937
Lord President of the Council	Ramsay MacDonald	Labor Party	June 7, 1935	May 28, 1937
Lord Chancellor	Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham	Conservative party	June 7, 1935	May 28, 1937
Lord Seal Keeper	Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry Edward Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax	Conservative Party Conservative Party	June 7, 1935 November 22, 1935	November 22, 1935 May 28, 1937
Chancellor of the Exchequer	Neville Chamberlain	Conservative party	June 7, 1935	May 28, 1937
Foreign minister	Samuel Hoare Anthony Eden	Conservative Party Conservative Party	June 7, 1935 December 18, 1935	December 18, 1935 May 28, 1937
Interior minister	John Simon	National Liberal Party	June 7, 1935	May 28, 1937
First Lord of the Admiralty	Bolton Eyres-Monsell Samuel Hoare	Conservative Party Conservative Party	June 7, 1935 June 5, 1936	June 5, 1936 May 28, 1937
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries	Walter Elliott William Morrison	Conservative Party Conservative Party	June 7, 1935 October 29, 1936	October 29, 1936 May 28, 1937
Aviation Minister	Philip Cuncliffe-Lister	Conservative party	June 7, 1935	May 28, 1937
Minister for the Colonies	Malcolm MacDonald James Henry Thomas William Ormsby-Gore	Labor Party Labor Party Conservative Party	June 7, 1935 November 22, 1935 May 28, 1936	November 22, 1935 May 28, 1936 May 28, 1937
Minister of Defense Coordination	Thomas Inskip	Conservative party	March 13, 1936	May 28, 1937
Minister for Dominion Affairs	James Henry Thomas Malcolm MacDonald	Labor Party Labor Party	June 7, 1935 November 22, 1935	November 22, 1935 May 28, 1937
Minister of Education	Oliver Stanley	Conservative party	June 7, 1935	May 28, 1937
Minister of Health	Kingsley Wood	Conservative party	June 7, 1935	May 28, 1937
Minister for India	Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland	Conservative party	June 7, 1935	May 28, 1937
Minister of Labor	Ernest Brown	National Liberal Party	June 7, 1935	May 28, 1937
Minister with no portfolio	Anthony Eden	Conservative party	June 7, 1935	December 22, 1935
Minister with no portfolio	Lord Eustace Percy	Conservative party	June 7, 1935	March 31, 1936
Minister for Scotland	Godfrey Collins Walter Elliott	National Liberal Party Conservative Party	June 7, 1935 October 13, 1936	October 13, 1936 May 28, 1937
Minister of Commerce	Walter Runciman	Liberal National Party	June 7, 1935	May 28, 1937
Minister of transport	Leslie Hore-Belisha	Liberal National Party	June 18, 1935	May 28, 1937
Minister of War	Edward Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax Alfred Duff Cooper	Conservative Party Conservative Party	June 7, 1935 November 22, 1935	November 22, 1935 May 28, 1937
Minister for Public Works	William Ormsby-Gore James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope	Conservative Party Conservative Party	June 7, 1935 June 16, 1936	May 28, 1936 May 28, 1937
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	JCC Davidson	Conservative party	June 7, 1935	May 28, 1937

Web links

• National Government III / Third Baldwin Government
• United Kingdom: Ministries in Rulers

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kingsley Wood was from October 29, 1936 as Minister of Transport also formally a member of the Cabinet.