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The '''Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations''' was a British Cabinet office existing between 1947 and 1966, responsible for dealing with British relationship with members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] (its former colonies). The position was created out of the old position of [[Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs]]. In 1966, the position was merged with that of the [[Secretary of State for the Colonies]] to form that of [[Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs]], which was in turn merged with the [[Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]] in 1968 to create the new position of [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]]. |
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The '''secretary of state for Commonwealth relations''' was a [[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|secretary of state]] in the [[Government of the United Kingdom]], responsible for dealing with the [[United Kingdom|United Kingdom's]] relations with members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] (its former colonies). The minister's department was the '''Commonwealth Relations Office''' (CRO). |
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The position was created in 1947 out of the old positions of [[Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs|secretary of state for dominion affairs]] and [[Secretary of State for India|secretary of state for India]]. In 1966, the position was merged with that of the [[Secretary of State for the Colonies|secretary of state for the colonies]] to form that of [[Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs|secretary of state for Commonwealth affairs]], which was in turn merged with the [[Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (UK)|secretary of state for foreign affairs]] in 1968 to create the new position of [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|secretary of state for foreign and Commonwealth affairs]]. The equivalent position today is the [[Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs|secretary of state for foreign, Commonwealth and development affairs]]. |
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| [[Christopher Addison |
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| [[Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison|Christopher Addison<br>'''The Viscount Addison''']] |
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| [[Philip Noel-Baker |
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| [[Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker|'''Philip Noel-Baker''']]<br><small>MP for [[Derby (UK Parliament constituency)|Derby]]</small> |
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| <small>7 October</small><br>1947 |
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| [[Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton| |
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| [[Alec Douglas-Home|D-Home]] |
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| '''[[Arthur Bottomley]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Middlesbrough East (UK Parliament constituency)|Middlesbrough East]]</small> |
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Latest revision as of 23:26, 8 August 2023
The secretary of state for Commonwealth relations was a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for dealing with the United Kingdom's relations with members of the Commonwealth of Nations (its former colonies). The minister's department was the Commonwealth Relations Office (CRO).
The position was created in 1947 out of the old positions of secretary of state for dominion affairs and secretary of state for India. In 1966, the position was merged with that of the secretary of state for the colonies to form that of secretary of state for Commonwealth affairs, which was in turn merged with the secretary of state for foreign affairs in 1968 to create the new position of secretary of state for foreign and Commonwealth affairs. The equivalent position today is the secretary of state for foreign, Commonwealth and development affairs.
Secretaries of state for Commonwealth relations, 1947–1966
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Christopher Addison The Viscount Addison |
7 July 1947 |
7 October 1947 |
Labour | Attlee (I & II) | |||
Philip Noel-Baker MP for Derby |
7 October 1947 |
28 February 1950 |
Labour | ||||
Patrick Gordon Walker MP for Smethwick |
28 February 1950 |
26 October 1951 |
Labour | ||||
General Hastings Ismay The Lord Ismay |
28 October 1951 |
12 March 1952 |
– | Churchill III | |||
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil The Marquess of Salisbury |
12 March 1952 |
24 November 1952 |
Conservative | ||||
Philip Cunliffe-Lister The Viscount Swinton |
24 November 1952 |
7 April 1955 |
Conservative | ||||
Alec Douglas-Home The Earl of Home |
7 April 1955 |
27 July 1960 |
Conservative | Eden | |||
Macmillan (I & II) | |||||||
Duncan Sandys MP for Streatham |
27 July 1960 |
16 October 1964 |
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Douglas-Home | |||||||
Arthur Bottomley MP for Middlesbrough East |
18 October 1964 |
1 August 1966 |
Labour | Wilson (I & II) |
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