Under-Secretary_of_State_for_War_and_the_Colonies

Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government

The Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.

In 1801 the offices of Under-Secretary of State for War and Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies were merged to create the new office.[citation needed] They were separated again in 1854.

Under-Secretaries of State for War and the Colonies, 1801-1854

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Separate posts of Under-Secretary of State for War and Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies re-established 1854

History of English and British government departments with responsibility for foreign affairs and those with responsibility for the colonies, dominions and the Commonwealth
Northern Department
1660–1782
Secretaries — Undersecretaries		 Southern Department
1660–1768
Secretaries — Undersecretaries		 —
Southern Department
1768–1782
Secretaries — Undersecretaries
1782: diplomatic responsibilities transferred to new Foreign Office		 Colonial Office
1768–1782
Secretaries — Undersecretaries
Foreign Office
1782–1968
Secretaries — Ministers — 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		 India Office
1858–1937
Secretaries — Undersecretaries
Colonial Office
1925–1966
Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries		 Dominions Office
1925–1947
Secretaries — Undersecretaries
India Office and Burma Office
1937–1947
Secretaries — Undersecretaries
Commonwealth Relations Office
1947–1966
Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries
Commonwealth Office
1966–1968
Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
1968–2020
Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Since 2020
Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries

References

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    Peel, Robert (1853). The Speeches of the Late Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel, Bart. Routledge. p. 30.
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    Hannon, Kieran (2021). Designing and Dangerous Men. ISBN 9781922327932.
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    Ontario History (vol. 38-40 ed.). Ontario Historical Society. 1946. p. 54.
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    Rigney, Daryle (2008). "Letters patent, native title, and the Crown in South Australia". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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    Funnel, Warwick (1996). "Why 1886? Historical Notes on the Passage of the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act". Abacus. 32 (1): 102–110. doi:10.1111/j.1467-6281.1996.tb00453.x – via Wiley.


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