Chancellors o f the Exchequer 1908 16 Apr. David Lloyd George (Earl Lloyd-George o f Dwyfor) 1915 27 May Reginald McKenna 1916 11 Dec. Andrew Bonar Law 1919 14 Jan . (Joseph) Austen Chamberlain (Sir) 1921 5 Apr. Sir Robert Stevenson H orne (Viscount Horne) 1922 25 Oct. Stanley Baldwin (Earl Baldwin of Bewdley) 1923 27 Aug. (Arthur) Neville Chamberlain 1924 23 Jan . Philip Snowden (Viscount Snowden) 1924 7 Nov. W inston Leonard Spencer Churchill (Sir) 1929 8 Jun . Philip Snowden (Viscount Snowden) 1931 9 Nov. (Arthur) Neville Chamberlain 1937 28 May Sir Joh n Allsebrook Simon (Viscount Simon) 1940 13 May Sir (Howard) Kingsley Wood 1943 28 Sep. Sir Jo h n Anderson (Viscount Waverley) 1945 28 Jul. (Edward) H ugh Jo h n Neale Dalton (Baron Dalton)

Secretaries o f State for Foreign Affairs 1905 11 Dec. Sir Edward Grey (Viscount Grey o f Falloden) 1916 11 Dec. A rthur Jam es Balfour (Earl o f Balfour) 1919 24 Oct. Earl Curzon (Marquess Curzon) 1924 23 Jan . (James) Ramsay MacDonald

1924 7 Nov. (Joseph) Austen Chamberlain (Sir) 1929 8 Jun . A rthur H enderson 1931 26 Aug. Marquess o f Reading 1931 9 Nov. Sir Joh n Allsebrook Simon (Viscount Simon) 1935 7 Jun . Sir Samuel Joh n Gurney H oare (Viscount Tem ple-

wood) 1935 22 Dec. (Robert) Anthony Eden (Sir) (Earl of Avon) 1938 1 Mar. Viscount Halifax 1940 22 Dec. (Robert) Anthony Eden (Sir) (Earl o f Avon) 1945 27 Jul. Ernest Bevin

Major m inisterial resignations and dism issals Viscount Morley (Lord President o f the Council) and Joh n Burns (President of the Local Governm ent Board) resigned over decision to enter war. Sir Joh n Simon (Home Secretary) resigned in protest against introduction of conscription. Augustine Birrell (Chief Secretary for Ireland) re ­ signed following the Easter Rising in Dublin. A rthur H enderson (Member of the W ar Cabinet) was forced to resign for supporting Labour’s atten­ dance at proposed Stockholm conference of socialist parties to discuss peace plans. Christopher Addison (Minister without Portfolio) resigned over governm ent’s abandonm ent of social reform . Edward Montagu (India Secretary) resigned in p ro­ test against governm ent’s pro-Greek, anti-Turkish policy. Viscount Cecil (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster) resigned over government’s failure to pursue dis­ armament. Sir Oswald Mosley (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, outside the Cabinet) resigned over gov­ ernm ent’s failure to im plem ent radical proposals for dealing with unem ploym ent.