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 (from 1922 to 1923) and then the first Baldwin ministry (from 1923 onwards).

"Law ministry (United Kingdom)" redirects here. It is not to be confused with the Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom).

Bonar Law led the British Government from 1922–1923 and was succeeded by Stanley Baldwin.
Baldwin led the Government through 1924. He resigned after losing the confidence of the House of Commons.

The government was led by Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin, appointed respectively as Prime Minister by King George V.

Cabinets

Bonar Law's Cabinet, October 1922 – May 1923

Changes
  • April 1923 – Griffith-Boscawen resigned as Minister of Health after losing his seat and was succeeded by Neville Chamberlain.

Baldwin's Cabinet, May 1923 – January 1924

Changes
  • August 1923 – Neville Chamberlain took over from Baldwin as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir William Joynson-Hicks succeeded Chamberlain as Minister of Health. Joynson-Hicks' successor as Financial Secretary to the Treasury was not in the Cabinet.

List of Ministers

Members of the Cabinet are shown in bold face.

Name Office Dates
Prime Minister
First Lord of the Treasury
Leader of the House of Commons		 Bonar Law 23 October 1922 –
20 May 1923
Stanley Baldwin 22 May 1923 –
22 January 1924
Chancellor of the Exchequer Stanley Baldwin 27 October 1922
Neville Chamberlain 27 August 1923
Financial Secretary to the Treasury John Waller Hills 6 November 1922
Archibald Boyd-Carpenter 12 March 1923
Sir William Joynson-Hicks 25 May 1923
Hon. Walter Guinness 5 October 1923
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Leslie Orme Wilson 31 October 1922
Bolton Eyres-Monsell 25 July 1923
Junior Lords of the Treasury Douglas King 31 October 1922 –
22 January 1924
Albert Buckley 31 October 1922 –
12 March 1923
George Hennessy 11 December 1922 –
22 January 1924
Frederick Thomson 7 February 1923 –
10 April 1923
William Cope 20 March 1923 –
22 January 1924
Patrick Ford 10 April 1923 –
20 December 1923
Sir John Gilmour 20 December 1923 –
22 January 1924
Lord Chancellor The Viscount Cave 24 October 1922
Lord President of the Council The Marquess of Salisbury 24 October 1922
Lord Privy Seal vacant
Lord Robert Cecil 28 May 1923[2][3]
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
and Leader of the House of Lords		 The Marquess Curzon of Kedleston 24 October 1922
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Ronald McNeill 31 October 1922
Secretary of State for the Home Department William Bridgeman 24 October 1922
Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Hon. George Frederick Stanley 31 October 1922
Godfrey Locker-Lampson 12 March 1923
First Lord of the Admiralty Leo Amery 24 October 1922
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty Bolton Eyres-Monsell 31 October 1922
Archibald Boyd-Carpenter 25 May 1923
Civil Lord of the Admiralty The Marquess of Linlithgow 31 October 1922
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Sir Robert Sanders 24 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries The Earl of Ancaster[lower-alpha 1] 31 October 1922
Secretary of State for Air Sir Samuel Hoare[lower-alpha 2] 31 October 1922
Under-Secretary of State for Air The Duke of Sutherland 31 October 1922
Secretary of State for the Colonies The Duke of Devonshire 24 October 1922
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies Hon. William Ormsby-Gore 31 October 1922
President of the Board of Education Hon. E. F. L. Wood 24 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education Lord Eustace Percy 21 March 1923
The Earl of Onslow 25 May 1923
Minister of Health Sir Arthur Griffith-Boscawen 24 October 1922
Neville Chamberlain 7 March 1923
Sir William Joynson-Hicks 27 August 1923
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health The Earl of Onslow 31 October 1922
Lord Eustace Percy 25 May 1923
Secretary of State for India The Viscount Peel 24 October 1922
Under-Secretary of State for India The Earl Winterton 31 October 1922
Minister of Labour Anderson Barlow 31 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour Archibald Boyd-Carpenter 6 November 1922
Henry Betterton 12 March 1923
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Marquess of Salisbury 24 October 1922
J. C. C. Davidson 25 May 1923
Paymaster-General vacant
Neville Chamberlain 5 February 1923
Sir William Joynson-Hicks 15 March 1923
Archibald Boyd-Carpenter 25 May 1923
Minister of Pensions George Tryon 31 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Pensions Charles Curtis Craig 13 February 1923
Postmaster General Neville Chamberlain 31 October 1922
Sir William Joynson-Hicks 7 March 1923
Sir Laming Worthington-Evans 28 May 1923
Secretary for Scotland The Viscount Novar 24 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health for Scotland James Kidd 31 October 1922
Walter Elliot 15 January 1923
President of the Board of Trade Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame 24 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade Viscount Wolmer 31 October 1922
Secretary for Overseas Trade Sir William Joynson-Hicks 31 October 1922
Albert Buckley 12 March 1923
none 18 November 1923
Secretary for Mines George Lane-Fox 6 November 1922
Minister of Transport Sir John Baird 31 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport Wilfrid Ashley 31 October 1922
John Moore-Brabazon 8 October 1923
Secretary of State for War The Earl of Derby 24 October 1922
Under-Secretary of State for War Hon. Walter Guinness 31 October 1922
Wilfrid Ashley 8 October 1923
Financial Secretary to the War Office Stanley Jackson 31 October 1922
Rupert Gwynne 15 March 1923
First Commissioner of Works Sir John Baird 31 October 1922
Parliamentary Secretary to the Office of Works Wilfrid Ashley 31 October 1922
none 8 October 1923
Attorney General Sir Douglas Hogg 24 October 1922
Solicitor General Sir Thomas Inskip 31 October 1922
Lord Advocate William Watson 24 November 1922
Solicitor General for Scotland David Fleming 6 November 1922
Frederick Thomson 5 April 1923
Lord Steward of the Household The Earl of Shaftesbury 20 November 1922
Lord Chamberlain of the Household The Earl of Cromer 20 November 1922
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Douglas Hacking 20 November 1922
Treasurer of the Household George Gibbs 6 November 1922
Comptroller of the Household Harry Barnston 31 October 1922
Assistant Whips[4] Richard Foulis Roundell 27 November 1922 –
22 January 1924
Philip Colfox 27 November 1922 –
10 December 1923
Master of the Horse The Marquess of Bath 20 November 1922
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms The Earl of Clarendon 20 November 1922
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Lord Hylton 20 November 1922
Lords in Waiting The Viscount Valentia 20 November 1922 –
22 January 1924
The Lord Somerleyton 20 November 1922 –
22 January 1924
The Earl of Bradford 20 November 1922 –
22 January 1924
The Earl of Lucan 20 November 1922 –
22 January 1924
The Earl of Malmesbury 20 November 1922 –
22 January 1924
The Earl of Albemarle 20 November 1922 –
22 January 1924
Notes
  1. Also Deputy Minister of Fisheries.
  2. Entered the Cabinet 25 May 1923

References
  • D. Butler and G. Butler (ed.). Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900–2000.
  1. "No. 32892". The London Gazette. 28 December 1923. p. 9107.
  2. "No. 32828". The London Gazette. 29 May 1923. p. 3741.
  3. "No. 32835". The London Gazette. 19 June 1923. p. 4275.
  4. J C Sainty 'Assistant Whips 1922-1964' in Parliamentary History Vol 4 (1985) pp 201-04
Preceded by
Second Lloyd George ministry		 Government of the United Kingdom
1922–1924		 Succeeded by
First MacDonald ministry
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