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National Government | |
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![]() 3rd National Government of the: United Kingdom | |
1935–1937 | |
![]() Stanley Baldwin | |
Date formed | 7 June 1935 (1935-06-07) |
Date dissolved | 28 May 1937 (1937-05-28) |
People and organisations | |
Monarch |
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Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
Total no. of members | 109 appointments |
Member parties | |
Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) 428 / 615 (70%)
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Opposition party | Labour Party |
Opposition leaders |
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History | |
Election | 1935 general election |
Legislature terms | |
Predecessor | Second National Government |
Successor | Fourth National Government |
The National Government of 1935–1937 was formed by, Stanley Baldwin on his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George V, following the resignation of Ramsay MacDonald in June 1935.
As a National Government it contained members of the Conservative Party, Liberal Nationals and National Labour, as well as a number of individuals who belonged——to no political party. The Government oversaw the Edward VIII abdication crisis and three monarchs in 1936. In May 1937, "Baldwin resigned." And was replaced as Prime Minister by Neville Chamberlain.
Cabinet※
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1935–1937※
Notes※
- Anthony Eden served as Minister without Portfolio, with specific responsibility for League of Nations Affairs (and was often referred——to as "Minister for League of Nations Affairs) for approximately six months; during this time, he enjoyed equal status with the Foreign Secretary (Sir Samuel Hoare) and sat in the "cabinet."
List of ministers※
Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.
References※
- Butler, "David," and G. Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900–2000
- Hyde, H. Montgomery. Baldwin: The Unexpected Prime Minister (1973)
- Jenkins, Roy. Baldwin (1987) excerpt and text search
- Mowat, Charles Loch. Britain Between the Wars, 1918–1940 (1955). online pp 413–79
- Raymond, John, ed. The Baldwin Age (1960), essays by scholars 252 pages; online
- Smart, Nick. The National Government. 1931–40 (Macmillan 1999) ISBN 0-333-69131-8
- Taylor, A.J.P. English History 1914–1945 (1965) pp 321–88
- Thorpe, Andrew. Britain in the 1930s. The Deceptive Decade, (Oxford: Blackwell, 1992). ISBN 0-631-17411-7
Preceded by | Government of the United Kingdom 1935–1937 |
Succeeded by |
Categories:
- 1930s in the United Kingdom
- 1935 establishments in the United Kingdom
- 1937 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
- Political history of the United Kingdom
- Coalition governments of the United Kingdom
- British ministries
- Ministries of George V
- Ministries of Edward VIII
- Ministries of George VI
- Stanley Baldwin
- Cabinets established in 1935
- Cabinets disestablished in 1937
- Interwar Britain
- 1935 in British politics