Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

The Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a minister in the British cabinet who had the highest authority over the British army and the British colonies (except India ). This office was introduced in 1801 and lasted until 1854, when the War and Colonial Department was separated into two ministries - the War Office and the Colonial Office - each headed by a separate cabinet minister.

The ministers were assisted by the Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies as Secretary of State.

War and Colonial Minister

Surname	portrait	entry	exit	Political party
Lord Hobart		March 17, 1801	May 12, 1804
Earl Camden		May 14, 1804	July 10, 1805
Viscount Castlereagh		July 10, 1805	February 5, 1806
William Windham		February 5, 1806	March 25, 1807
Viscount Castlereagh		March 25, 1807	November 1, 1809
Earl of Liverpool		November 1, 1809	June 11, 1812
Earl Bathurst		June 11, 1812	April 30, 1827	Tory
Viscount Goderich		April 30, 1827	September 3, 1827
William Huskisson		September 3, 1827	May 30, 1828
Sir George Murray		May 30, 1828	November 22, 1830	Tory
Viscount Goderich		November 22, 1830	April 3, 1833
Hon. Edward Stanley		April 3, 1833	June 5, 1834
Thomas Spring Rice		June 5, 1834	November 14, 1834	Whig
Duke of Wellington (executive)		November 17, 1834	9th of December	Tory
Earl of Aberdeen		December 20, 1834	April 8, 1835	Tory
Lord Glenelg		April 18, 1835	February 20, 1839	Whig
Marquess of Normanby		February 20, 1839	August 30, 1839	Whig
Lord John Russell		August 30, 1839	August 30, 1841	Whig
Lord Stanley		September 3, 1841	December 23, 1845	Tory
William Gladstone		December 23, 1845	June 27, 1846	Tory
Earl Gray		July 6, 1846	February 21, 1852	Whig
Sir John Pakington, Bt		February 27, 1852	December 17, 1852	Tory
Duke of Newcastle		December 28, 1852	June 10, 1854	Peelite

See also

• Secretary of State (United Kingdom)
• List of British War Ministers