Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs

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The position of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British cabinet level position created in 1925 to deal with British relations with the Dominions — Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State, as well as the self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia. In 1947, the name of the office was changed to the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations. When initially created the office was held in tandem with that of Secretary of State for the Colonies; this persisted until June 1930. On two subsequent occasions the offices were briefly held by the same person. The Secretary was supported by an Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.

[edit] Secretaries of State for Dominion Affairs, 1925-1947

• Leo Amery (June 11, 1925 - June 4, 1929)
• Sidney James Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (June 7, 1929 - June 5, 1930)
• James Henry Thomas (June 5, 1930 - November 22, 1935)
• Malcolm MacDonald (November 22, 1935 - May 16, 1938)
• Edward Montagu Cavendish Stanley, Lord Stanley (May 16, 1938 - October 31, 1938)
• Malcolm MacDonald (October 31, 1938 - January 29, 1939)
• Sir Thomas Walker Inskip (January 29, 1939 - September 3, 1939)
• Anthony Eden (September 3, 1939 - May 14, 1940)
• Thomas Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote (May 14, 1940 - October 3, 1940)
• Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne (October 3, 1940 - February 19, 1942)
• Clement Attlee (February 19, 1942 - September 24, 1943)
• Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne (September 24, 1943 - July 26, 1945)
• Viscount Addison (August 3, 1945 - July 7, 1947)

History of UK Government Departments with Responsibility for Foreign Affairs
Colonial Office 1768 – 1782 Secretaries Undersecretaries	Home Office 1782 – 1794 Secretaries Undersecretaries	War Office 1794 – 1801 Secretaries Undersecretaries	War and Colonial Office 1801 – 1854 Secretaries Undersecretaries	Colonial Office 1854 – 1925 Secretaries Undersecretaries	Colonial Office 1925 – 1966 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries		Commonwealth Office 1966 – 1968 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries	Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1968 – Present Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries
					Dominions Office 1925 – 1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries	Commonwealth Relations Office 1947 – 1966 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries
.				India Office 1858 – 1937 Secretaries Undersecretaries	India and Burma Office 1937 – 1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries
Foreign Office 1782 – 1968 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries