Secretary of State for War and the Colonies | |
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Style | The Right Honourable [Note 1] |
Member of | Cabinet · Privy Council · Parliament |
Appointer |
Monarch of the United Kingdom based on advice of the Prime Minister |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Formation | 17 March 1801 |
First holder | The Lord Hobart |
Final holder | The Duke of Newcastle |
Abolished | 10 June 1854 |
Succession | Secretary of State for War · Secretary of State for the Colonies |
Deputy | Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies |
The Secretary of State for War and the Colonies was a British cabinet-level position responsible for the army and the British colonies (other than India). The Secretary was supported by an Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.
The Department was created in 1801. In 1854 it was split into the separate offices of Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Royal Navy | British Army | Royal Air Force | Co-ordination | |
1628 |
First Lord of the Admiralty (1628–1964) |
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1794 |
Secretary of State for War (1794–1801) |
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1801 |
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (1801–1854) |
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1854 |
Secretary of State for War (1854–1964) |
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1919 |
Secretary of State for Air (1919–1964) |
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1936 |
Minister for Co-ordination of Defence (1936–1940) | |||
1940 | Minister of Defence (1940–1964) | |||
1964 | Secretary of State for Defence (1964–present) |