National Government IV

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain

The National Government IV ( First Chamberlain government ) was in the UK on 28 July 1937 by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain of the Conservative Party formed. It replaced the third national government (Third Baldwin Government) and remained in office until September 3, 1939, after which the Chamberlain War Government (Second Chamberlain Government) was formed after the beginning of the Second World War . In addition to the Conservative Party, the government also included ministers from the Labor Party and the National Liberal Party .

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.

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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	Neville Chamberlain	Conservative party	May 28, 1937	September 3, 1939
Lord President of the Council	Edward Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham Walter Runciman	Conservative Party Conservative Party Liberal National Party	May 28, 1937 March 9, 1938 October 31, 1938	February 25, 1938 October 31, 1938 September 3, 1939
Lord Chancellor	Douglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham Frederick Herbert Maugham	Conservative Party Conservative Party	May 28, 1937 March 9, 1938	March 9, 1938 September 3, 1939
Lord Seal Keeper	Herbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr John Anderson	Conservative Party Conservative Party	May 28, 1937 October 31, 1938	October 31, 1938 September 3, 1939
Chancellor of the Exchequer	John Simon	National Liberal Party	May 28, 1937	September 3, 1939
Foreign minister	Anthony Eden Edward Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax	Conservative Party Conservative Party	May 28, 1937 February 21, 1938	February 21, 1938 September 3, 1939
Interior minister	Samuel Hoare	Conservative party	May 28, 1937	September 3, 1939
First Lord of the Admiralty	Alfred Duff Cooper James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope	Conservative Party Conservative Party	May 28, 1937 October 27, 1938	October 27, 1938 September 3, 1939
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries	William Morrison Reginald Dorman-Smith	Conservative Party Conservative Party	May 28, 1937 January 29, 1939	January 29, 1939 September 3, 1939
Aviation Minister	Philip Cuncliffe-Lister Kingsley Wood	Conservative Party Conservative Party	May 28, 1937 May 16, 1938	May 12, 1938 September 3, 1939
Minister for the Colonies	William Ormsby-Gore Malcolm MacDonald	Conservative Party Labor Party	May 28, 1937 May 16, 1938	May 16, 1938 September 3, 1939
Minister of Defense Coordination	Thomas Inskip Ernle Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield	Conservative party	May 28, 1937 January 29, 1939	January 29, 1939 September 3, 1939
Minister for Dominion Affairs	Malcolm MacDonald Edward Montagu Cavendish, Lord Stanley Malcolm MacDonald Thomas Inskip	Labor Party Conservative Party Labor Party Conservative Party	May 28, 1937 May 16, 1938 October 31, 1938 January 29, 1939	May 16, 1938 October 15, 1938 (†) January 29, 1939 September 3, 1939
Minister of Education	James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope Herbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr	Conservative Party Conservative Party	May 28, 1937 October 27, 1938	October 27, 1938 September 3, 1939
Minister of Health	Kingsley Wood Walter Elliott	Conservative Party Conservative Party	May 28, 1937 May 16, 1938	May 16, 1938 September 3, 1939
Minister for India and Burma	Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland	Conservative party	May 28, 1937	September 3, 1939
Minister of Labor	Ernest Brown	National Liberal Party	May 28, 1937	September 3, 1939
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	Edward Turnour, 6th Earl Winterton William Morrison	Conservative party	May 28, 1937 January 29, 1939	January 29, 1939 September 3, 1939
Minister with no portfolio	Leslie Burgin	National Liberal Party	April 21, 1939	July 14, 1939
Minister for Scotland	Walter Elliott John Colville	Conservative Party Conservative Party	May 28, 1937 May 16, 1938	May 16, 1938 September 3, 1939
Minister of Supply	Leslie Burgin	National Liberal Party	July 14, 1939	September 3, 1939
Minister of Commerce	Oliver Stanley	Conservative party	May 28, 1937	September 3, 1939
Minister of transport	Leslie Burgin Euan Wallace	National Liberal Party Conservative Party	May 28, 1937 April 21, 1939	April 21, 1939 September 3, 1939
Minister of War	Leslie Hore-Belisha	National Liberal Party	May 28, 1937	September 3, 1939

Web links

• National Government IV / First Chamberlain Government
• United Kingdom: Ministries in Rulers

Individual evidence

1. ^ Edward Turnour, 6th Earl Winterton was from March 11, 1938 as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster also formally a member of the Cabinet.