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The Minister of Materials was a short-lived ministerial office in the Government of the United Kingdom, in charge of the Ministry of Materials. Created on 6 July 1951, the office was wound up on 16 August 1954. Most of its holders also held another ministerial office.
The establishment of the Ministry was set out in a Command Paper Cmd. 8278 "Ministry of Materials" presented to Parliament in June 1951.
Office-holders
- 1951: Richard Stokes (also Lord Privy Seal)
- 1951: Viscount Swinton (also Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster)
- 1952: Sir Arthur Salter
- 1953: Lord Woolton (also Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster)
Categories:- Lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom
- 1951 establishments in the United Kingdom
- 1954 disestablishments
- 1950s in the United Kingdom
- Defunct ministerial offices in the United Kingdom
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