Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
The position of Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British ministerial position, subordinate to that of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, created in 1925 to deal with British relations with the Dominions – Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State.
In 1947 the office was replaced by the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations.
Under-Secretaries of State for Dominion Affairs, 1925-47
- 1925: Earl of Clarendon
- 1927: Lord Lovat
- 1929: Earl of Plymouth
- 1929: Arthur Ponsonby
- 1929: William Lunn
- 1931: Malcolm MacDonald
- 1935: Lord Stanley
- 1935: Douglas Hacking
- 1936: Marquess of Hartington
- 1940: Geoffrey Shakespeare
- 1942: Paul Emrys-Evans
- 1945: John Parker
- 1946: Arthur Bottomley
Permanent Under-Secretaries of State for Dominion Affairs, 1925-47
The post lasted as long as the office itself, from 1925 to 1947 with the last Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, Sir Eric Machtig, transferring in 1947 to become the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, jointly with A. Carter formerly of the India Office.
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Charles Davis | 1925 | 1930 |
| Sir Edward Harding | 1930 | 1939 |
Sir Eric Machtig (acting) | 1939 | 1940 |
| Sir Cosmo Parkinson | 1940 | 1940 |
| Sir Eric Machtig | 1940 | 1947 |
History of United Kingdom government departments with responsibility for foreign affairs | |||||||||
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Northern Department 1660–1782 Secretaries Undersecretaries | Foreign Office 1782–1968 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries | Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1968–present Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries | |||||||
Southern Department 1660–1768 Secretaries Undersecretaries | 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 | ||
Southern Department 1768–1782 Secretaries Undersecretaries | Dominions Office 1925–1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries | Commonwealth Relations Office 1947–1966 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries | |||||||
| . | India Office 1858–1937 Secretaries Undersecretaries | India Office and Burma Office 1937–1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries | |||||||
