Conservative government, 1922–1924


The Conservative Government of the United Kingdom that began in 1922 and ended in 1924 consisted of two ministries: the Law ministry and then the first Baldwin ministry.
The government was led by Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin, appointed respectively as Prime Minister by King George V.

Cabinets

Law's cabinet, October 1922 – May 1923

Members of the Cabinet are shown in bold face.
OfficeNameDates
Prime Minister
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Commons
Bonar Law23 October 192220 May 1923
Prime Minister
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin22 May 192322 January 1924
Chancellor of the ExchequerStanley Baldwin27 October 1922
Chancellor of the ExchequerNeville Chamberlain27 August 1923
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryJohn Waller Hills6 November 1922
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryArchibald Boyd-Carpenter12 March 1923
Financial Secretary to the TreasurySir William Joynson-Hicks25 May 1923
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryWalter Guinness5 October 1923
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryLeslie Orme Wilson31 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryBolton Eyres-Monsell25 July 1923
Junior Lords of the TreasuryDouglas King31 October 192222 January 1924
Junior Lords of the TreasuryAlbert Buckley31 October 192212 March 1923
Junior Lords of the TreasuryGeorge Hennessy11 December 192222 January 1924
Junior Lords of the TreasuryFrederick Thomson7 February 192310 April 1923
Junior Lords of the TreasuryWilliam Cope20 March 192322 January 1924
Junior Lords of the TreasuryPatrick Ford10 April 192320 December 1923
Junior Lords of the TreasurySir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet20 December 192322 January 1924
Lord ChancellorGeorge Cave, 1st Viscount Cave24 October 1922
Lord President of the CouncilJames Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury24 October 1922
Lord Privy Sealvacant
Lord Privy SealLord Robert Cecil28 May 1923
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
and Leader of the House of Lords
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston24 October 1922
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsRonald McNeill31 October 1922
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentWilliam Bridgeman24 October 1922
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentGeorge Frederick Stanley31 October 1922
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentGodfrey Locker-Lampson12 March 1923
First Lord of the AdmiraltyLeo Amery24 October 1922
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the AdmiraltyBolton Eyres-Monsell31 October 1922
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the AdmiraltyArchibald Boyd-Carpenter25 May 1923
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyVictor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow31 October 1922
Minister of Agriculture and FisheriesSir Robert Sanders24 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and FisheriesGilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster31 October 1922
Secretary of State for AirSir Samuel Hoare31 October 1922
Under-Secretary of State for AirGeorge Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland31 October 1922
Secretary of State for the ColoniesVictor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire24 October 1922
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesWilliam Ormsby-Gore31 October 1922
President of the Board of EducationE. F. L. Wood24 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of EducationLord Eustace Percy21 March 1923
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of EducationRichard Onslow, 5th Earl of Onslow25 May 1923
Minister of HealthSir Arthur Griffith-Boscawen24 October 1922
Minister of HealthNeville Chamberlain7 March 1923
Minister of HealthSir William Joynson-Hicks27 August 1923
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of HealthRichard Onslow, 5th Earl of Onslow31 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of HealthLord Eustace Percy25 May 1923
Secretary of State for IndiaWilliam Peel, 2nd Viscount Peel24 October 1922
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaEdward Turnour, 6th Earl Winterton31 October 1922
Minister of LabourAnderson Barlow31 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of LabourArchibald Boyd-Carpenter6 November 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of LabourHenry Betterton12 March 1923
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterJames Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury24 October 1922
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterJ. C. C. Davidson25 May 1923
Paymaster Generalvacant
Paymaster GeneralNeville Chamberlain5 February 1923
Paymaster GeneralSir William Joynson-Hicks15 March 1923
Paymaster GeneralArchibald Boyd-Carpenter25 May 1923
Minister of PensionsGeorge Tryon31 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of PensionsCharles Curtis Craig13 February 1923
Postmaster GeneralNeville Chamberlain31 October 1922
Postmaster GeneralSir William Joynson-Hicks7 March 1923
Postmaster GeneralSir Laming Worthington-Evans, 1st Baronet28 May 1923
Secretary for ScotlandRonald Munro-Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar24 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health for ScotlandJames Kidd31 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health for ScotlandWalter Elliot15 January 1923
President of the Board of TradeSir Philip Lloyd-Greame24 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeRoundell Palmer, Viscount Wolmer31 October 1922
Secretary for Overseas TradeSir William Joynson-Hicks31 October 1922
Secretary for Overseas TradeAlbert Buckley12 March 1923
Secretary for Overseas Tradenone18 November 1923
Secretary for MinesGeorge Lane-Fox6 November 1922
Minister of TransportSir John Baird31 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of TransportWilfrid Ashley31 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of TransportJohn Moore-Brabazon8 October 1923
Secretary of State for WarEdward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby24 October 1922
Under-Secretary of State for WarWalter Guinness31 October 1922
Under-Secretary of State for WarWilfrid Ashley8 October 1923
Financial Secretary to the War OfficeStanley Jackson31 October 1922
Financial Secretary to the War OfficeRupert Gwynne15 March 1923
First Commissioner of WorksSir John Baird31 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Office of WorksWilfrid Ashley31 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Office of Worksnone8 October 1923
Attorney GeneralSir Douglas Hogg24 October 1922
Solicitor GeneralSir Thomas Inskip31 October 1922
Lord AdvocateWilliam Watson24 November 1922
Solicitor General for ScotlandDavid Fleming6 November 1922
Solicitor General for ScotlandFrederick Thomson5 April 1923
Lord Steward of the HouseholdAnthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury20 November 1922
Lord Chamberlain of the HouseholdRowland Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer20 November 1922
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdDouglas Hacking20 November 1922
Treasurer of the HouseholdGeorge Gibbs6 November 1922
Comptroller of the HouseholdHarry Barnston31 October 1922
Assistant WhipsRichard Roundell27 November 192222 January 1924
Assistant WhipsPhilip Colfox27 November 192210 December 1923
Master of the HorseThe Marquess of Bath20 November 1922
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsGeorge Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon20 November 1922
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardHylton Jolliffe, 3rd Baron Hylton20 November 1922
Lords in WaitingArthur Annesley, 11th Viscount Valentia20 November 192222 January 1924
Lords in WaitingSavile Crossley, 1st Baron Somerleyton20 November 192222 January 1924
Lords in WaitingOrlando Bridgeman, 5th Earl of Bradford20 November 192222 January 1924
Lords in WaitingGeorge Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan20 November 192222 January 1924
Lords in WaitingJames Harris, 5th Earl of Malmesbury20 November 192222 January 1924
Lords in WaitingArnold Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle20 November 192222 January 1924

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