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Revision as of 21:25, 14 July 2016

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.

Secretaries of State for Commonwealth Relations, 1947–1966

Name Portrait Term of office Political party P.M. F.Sec.
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | The 1st Viscount Addison
7 July 1947 7 October 1947 Labour rowspan=4 style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Attlee Bevin
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Philip Noel-Baker 7 October 1947 28 February 1950 Labour
rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Patrick Gordon Walker 28 February 1950 26 October 1951 Labour
Morrison
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | General The 1st Baron Ismay
28 October 1951 12 March 1952 none rowspan=3 style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Churchill Eden
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | The 5th Marquess of Salisbury
12 March 1952 24 November 1952 Conservative
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | The 1st Viscount Swinton
24 November 1952 7 April 1955 Conservative
rowspan=3 style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | The 14th Earl of Home
7 April 1955 27 July 1960 Conservative rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Eden Macmillan
Lloyd
rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Macmillan
rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Duncan Sandys 27 July 1960 16 October 1964 Conservative D-Home
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | D-Home Butler
rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Arthur Bottomley 18 October 1964 1 August 1966 Labour rowspan=2 style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Wilson Walker
Stewart

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