Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
- 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, 1925-1947
*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
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