Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs

The social reformer the Lord Passfield, better known as Sidney Webb, who served as Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs between 1929 and 1930.

The position of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British cabinet level position created in 1925 responsible for British relations with the Dominions — Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State, as well as the self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia. When initially created the office was held in tandem with that of Secretary of State for the Colonies; this arrangement persisted until June 1930. On two subsequent occasions the offices were briefly held by the same person. The Secretary was supported by an Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs. In 1947, the name of the office was changed to the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations.

Secretaries of State for Dominion Affairs, 1925-1947

Name		Portrait	Took office	Left office	Political party
	Leo Amery		11 June 1925	4 June 1929	Conservative
	The Lord Passfield		7 June 1929	5 June 1930	Labour
	James Henry Thomas		5 June 1930	22 November 1935	Labour
	Malcolm MacDonald		22 November 1935	16 May 1938	National Labour
	Lord Stanley		16 May 1938	16 October 1938	Conservative
	Malcolm MacDonald		31 October 1938	29 January 1939	National Labour
	Sir Thomas Inskip		29 January 1939	3 September 1939	Conservative
	Anthony Eden		3 September 1939	14 May 1940	Conservative
	The Viscount Caldecote		14 May 1940	3 October 1940	Conservative
	Viscount Cranborne		3 October 1940	19 February 1942	Conservative
	Clement Attlee		19 February 1942	24 September 1943	Labour
	Viscount Cranborne		24 September 1943	26 July 1945	Conservative
	The Viscount Addison		3 August 1945	7 July 1947	Labour

The Viscount Addison took up the new post of Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations on 7 July 1947.

History of UK Government Departments with Responsibility for Foreign Affairs
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1968 – Present Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries
					Dominions Office 1925 – 1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries	Commonwealth Relations Office 1947 – 1966 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries
.				India Office 1858 – 1937 Secretaries Undersecretaries	India and Burma Office 1937 – 1947 Secretaries Undersecretaries
Foreign Office 1782 – 1968 Secretaries Ministers Undersecretaries