Second Baldwin ministry


Stanley Baldwin of the Conservative Party formed the second Baldwin ministry upon his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George V after the 1924 general election. His second ministry ended following the so-called "Flapper Election" of May 1929.

Cabinet

November 1924 – June 1929

Changes

List of ministers

Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.
OfficeNameDate
Prime Minister
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin4 November 19244 June 1929
Lord High Chancellor of Great BritainGeorge Cave, 1st Viscount Cave6 November 1924
Lord High Chancellor of Great BritainDouglas Hogg, 1st Viscount Hailsham28 March 1928
Lord President of the CouncilGeorge Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston6 November 1924
Lord President of the CouncilArthur Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour27 April 1925
Lord Keeper of the Privy SealJames Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury6 November 1924
Chancellor of the ExchequerWinston Churchill6 November 1924
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryBolton Eyres-Monsell7 November 1924
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryWalter Guinness11 November 1924
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryRonald McNeill5 November 1925
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryArthur Samuel1 November 1927
Junior Lords of the TreasurySir George Hennessy13 November 192410 December 1925
Junior Lords of the TreasuryEdward Stanley, Baron Stanley13 November 19249 November 1927
Junior Lords of the TreasuryFrederick Thomson13 November 192414 January 1928
Junior Lords of the TreasuryWilliam Cope13 November 192414 January 1928
Junior Lords of the TreasuryFrancis Curzon13 November 192415 January 1929
Junior Lords of the TreasuryDavid Margesson28 August 19264 June 1929
Junior Lords of the TreasuryGeorge Bowyer28 December 19274 June 1929
Junior Lords of the TreasuryGeorge Penny13 January 19284 June 1929
Junior Lords of the TreasuryWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield13 January 19284 June 1929
Junior Lords of the TreasuryEuan Wallace1 January 19294 June 1929
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
Austen Chamberlain6 November 1924
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsRonald McNeill11 November 1924
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsGodfrey Locker-Lampson7 December 1925
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSir William Joynson-Hicks6 November 1924
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentGodfrey Locker-Lampson11 November 1924
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentDouglas Hacking8 December 1925
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentSir Vivian Henderson9 November 1927
First Lord of the AdmiraltyWilliam Bridgeman6 November 1924
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the AdmiraltyJ. C. C. Davidson11 November 1924
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the AdmiraltyCuthbert Headlam16 December 1926
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyJames Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope11 November 1924
Minister of Agriculture and FisheriesE. F. L. Wood6 November 1924
Minister of Agriculture and FisheriesWalter Guinness4 November 1925
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and FisheriesCharles Bathurst, 1st Baron Bledisloe11 November 1924
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and FisheriesGeorge Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke5 February 1928
Secretary of State for AirSir Samuel Hoare6 November 1924
Under-Secretary of State for AirSir Philip Sassoon11 November 1924
Secretary of State for the ColoniesLeo Amery6 November 1924
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesWilliam Ormsby-Gore12 November 1924
Secretary of State for Dominion AffairsLeo Amery11 June 1925
Under-Secretary of State for Dominion AffairsGeorge Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon5 August 1925
Under-Secretary of State for Dominion AffairsSimon Fraser, 16th Lord Lovat5 May 1927
Under-Secretary of State for Dominion AffairsIvor Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth1 January 1929
President of the Board of EducationLord Eustace Percy6 November 1924
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of EducationKatharine Stewart-Murray, Duchess of Atholl11 November 1924
Minister of HealthNeville Chamberlain6 November 1924
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of HealthSir Kingsley Wood11 November 1924
Secretary of State for IndiaF. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead6 November 1924
Secretary of State for IndiaWilliam Peel, 2nd Viscount Peel18 October 1928
Under-Secretary of State for IndiaEdward Turnour, 6th Earl Winterton11 November 1924
Minister of LabourSir Arthur Steel-Maitland6 November 1924
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of LabourHenry Betterton11 November 1924
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterRobert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood10 November 1924
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterRonald McNeill, 1st Baron Cushendun19 October 1927
Paymaster Generalvacant
Paymaster GeneralGeorge Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland28 January 1925
Paymaster GeneralRichard Onslow, 5th Earl of Onslow2 December 1928
Minister of PensionsGeorge Tryon11 November 1924
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of PensionsGeorge Frederick Stanley11 November 1924
Postmaster GeneralSir William Mitchell-Thomson11 November 1924
Assistant Postmaster GeneralRoundell Palmer, Viscount Wolmer11 November 1924
Secretary for ScotlandSir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet6 November 1924
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health for ScotlandWalter Elliot11 November 1924
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandWalter Elliot26 July 1926
President of the Board of TradeSir Philip Lloyd-Greame6 November 1924
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeSir Robert Burton-Chadwick11 November 1924
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeHerbert Williams13 January 1928
Secretary for Overseas TradeArthur Samuel11 November 1924
Secretary for Overseas TradeDouglas Hacking9 November 1927
Secretary for MinesGeorge Lane-Fox11 November 1924
Secretary for MinesDouglas King13 January 1928
Minister of TransportWilfrid Ashley11 November 1924
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of TransportJohn Moore-Brabazon11 November 1924
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transportvacant14 January 1927
Secretary of State for WarSir Laming Worthington-Evans, 1st Baronet6 November 1924
Under-Secretary of State for WarRichard Onslow, 5th Earl of Onslow11 November 1924
Under-Secretary of State for WarGeorge Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland2 December 1928
Financial Secretary to the War OfficeDouglas King11 November 1924
Financial Secretary to the War OfficeDuff Cooper13 January 1928
First Commissioner of WorksWilliam Peel, 2nd Viscount Peel10 November 1924
First Commissioner of WorksCharles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry18 October 1928
Attorney GeneralSir Douglas Hogg6 November 1924
Attorney GeneralSir Thomas Inskip28 March 1928
Solicitor GeneralSir Thomas Inskip11 November 1924
Solicitor GeneralSir Frank Merriman28 March 1928
Lord AdvocateWilliam Watson11 November 1924
Lord AdvocateAlexander Munro MacRobert23 April 1929
Solicitor General for ScotlandDavid Pinkerton Fleming11 November 1924
Solicitor General for ScotlandAlexander Munro MacRobert30 December 1925
Solicitor General for ScotlandWilfrid Normand23 April 1929
Treasurer of the HouseholdGeorge Gibbs13 November 1924
Treasurer of the HouseholdSir George Hennessy13 January 1928
Comptroller of the HouseholdSir Harry Barnston13 November 1924
Comptroller of the HouseholdSir William Cope13 January 1928
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdDouglas Hacking13 November 1924
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdGeorge Hennessy10 December 1925
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdFrederick Thomson13 January 1928
Assistant WhipsDavid Margesson13 November 192428 August 1926
Assistant WhipsGeorge Bowyer15 December 192428 December 1927
Assistant WhipsGeorge Penny22 February 192713 January 1928
Assistant WhipsWilliam Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield9 November 192713 January 1928
Assistant WhipsEuan Wallace13 January 19281 January 1929
Assistant WhipsSir Victor Warrender, 8th Baronet13 January 19284 June 1929
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsGeorge Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon1 December 1924
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsIvor Windsor-Clive, 2nd Earl of Plymouth26 June 1925
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsGeorge Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan1 January 1929
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardWilliam Grenfell, 1st Baron Desborough1 December 1924
Lords in WaitingHenry Gage, 6th Viscount Gage1 December 19244 June 1929
Lords in WaitingArthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers1 December 192423 March 1926
Lords in WaitingGeorge Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan1 December 19241 January 1929
Lords in WaitingDavid Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie1 April 19264 June 1929
Lords in WaitingArthur Chichester, 4th Baron Templemore1 January 19294 June 1929

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