# National Government (1935–1937)

The National Government of 1935–1937 was formed by Stanley Baldwin on his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George V, following the resignation of Ramsay MacDonald in June 1935.
As a National Government it contained members of the Conservative Party, Liberal Nationals and National Labour, as well as a number of individuals who belonged to no political party. The Government oversaw the Edward VIII abdication crisis and three monarchs in 1936. In May 1937, Baldwin resigned and was replaced as prime minister by Neville Chamberlain.

## Cabinet
### 1935–1937

| Office | Name | Term |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin | 1935–1937 |
| Lord President of the Council | Ramsay MacDonald | 1935–1937 |
| Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain | The Viscount Hailsham | 1935–1937 |
| Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | The Marquess of Londonderry | 1935 |
| Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | The Viscount Halifax | 1935–1937 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Sir Samuel Hoare | 1935 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Anthony Eden | 1935–1937 |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department | Sir John Simon | 1935–1937 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Malcolm MacDonald | 1935 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | James Henry Thomas | 1935–1936 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | William Ormsby-Gore | 1936–1937 |
| Secretary of State for War | The Viscount Halifax | 1935 |
| Secretary of State for War | Duff Cooper | 1935–1937 |
| Secretary of State for India | The Marquess of Zetland | 1935–1937 |
| Secretary of State for Air | The Viscount Swinton | 1935–1937 |
| Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs | James Henry Thomas | 1935 |
| Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs | Malcolm MacDonald | 1935–1937 |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | Sir Godfrey Collins | 1935–1936 |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | Walter Elliot | 1936–1937 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Neville Chamberlain | 1935–1937 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Anthony Eden | 1935 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Lord Eustace Percy | 1935–1936 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Bolton Eyres-Monsell (from November 1935 as The Viscount Monsell) | 1935–1936 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Sir Samuel Hoare | 1936–1937 |
| President of the Board of Trade | Walter Runciman | 1935–1937 |
| Minister of Health | Sir Kingsley Wood | 1935–1937 |
| President of the Board of Education | Oliver Stanley | 1935–1937 |

#### Notes

* Anthony Eden served as Minister without Portfolio, with specific responsibility for League of Nations Affairs (and was often referred to as "Minister for League of Nations Affairs) for approximately six months; during this time, he enjoyed equal status with the Foreign Secretary (Sir Samuel Hoare) and sat in the cabinet.

## List of ministers

Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.
| Office | Name | Party | Dates | Notes |
| Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Leader of the House of Commons | Stanley Baldwin | Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain | The Viscount Hailsham | Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Lord President of the Council | Ramsay MacDonald | National Labour | 7 June 1935 | |
| Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | The Marquess of Londonderry | Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | The Viscount Halifax | Conservative | 22 November 1935 | |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | Neville Chamberlain | Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury | David Margesson | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Duff Cooper | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | William Morrison | Conservative | 22 November 1935 | |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | John Colville | Conservative | 29 October 1936 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | James Stuart | Conservative | 18 June 1935 – May 1937 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Archibald Southby | Conservative | 18 June 1935 – 28 May 1937 | Knighted |
| Lords of the Treasury | Sir Walter Womersley | Conservative | 18 June 1935 – 6 December 1935 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | George Frederick Davies | Conservative | 18 June 1935 – 6 December 1935 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | James Blindell | Liberal National | 18 June 1935 – 28 May 1937 | Knighted |
| Lords of the Treasury | Arthur Hope | Conservative | 6 December 1935 – 28 May 1937 | |
| Lords of the Treasury | Henry Morris-Jones | Liberal National | 6 December 1935 – 28 May 1937 | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt | Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Anthony Eden | Conservative | 22 December 1935 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | The Earl Stanhope | Conservative | 18 June 1935 – 16 June 1936 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Viscount Cranborne | Conservative | 6 August 1935 – May 1937 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | The Earl of Plymouth | Conservative | 30 July 1936 – May 1937 | |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department and Deputy Leader of the House of Commons | Sir John Simon | Liberal National | 7 June 1935 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Euan Wallace | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department | Geoffrey Lloyd | Conservative | 28 November 1935 | |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell | Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| First Lord of the Admiralty | Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt | Conservative | 5 June 1936 | |
| Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty | Sir Victor Warrender | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty | Lord Stanley | Conservative | 28 November 1935 | |
| Civil Lord of the Admiralty | Kenneth Lindsay | National Labour | 18 June 1935 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | Walter Elliot | Unionist | 7 June 1935 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | William Morrison | Conservative | 29 October 1936 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries | The Earl De La Warr | National Labour | 18 June 1935 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries | Herwald Ramsbotham | Conservative | 28 November 1935 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries | The Earl of Feversham | Conservative | 30 July 1936 | also Deputy Minister of Fisheries |
| Secretary of State for Air | The Viscount Swinton | Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Air | Sir Philip Sassoon, Bt | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Malcolm MacDonald | National Labour | 7 June 1935 | |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | James Henry Thomas | National Labour | 22 November 1935 | |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies | Hon. William Ormsby-Gore | Conservative | 28 May 1936 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | The Earl of Plymouth | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies | The Earl De La Warr | National Labour | 30 July 1936 | |
| Minister for Coordination of Defence | Sir Thomas Inskip | Conservative | 13 March 1936 | |
| Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs | James Henry Thomas | National Labour | 7 June 1935 | |
| Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs | Malcolm MacDonald | National Labour | 22 November 1935 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs | Lord Stanley | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs | Douglas Hacking | Conservative | 28 November 1935 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs | Marquess of Hartington | Conservative | 4 March 1936 | Duke of Devonshire |
| President of the Board of Education | Oliver Stanley | Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education | Herwald Ramsbotham | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education | Earl De La Warr | National Labour | 28 November 1935 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education | Geoffrey Shakespeare | Liberal National | 30 July 1936 | |
| Minister of Health | Sir Kingsley Wood | Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health | Geoffrey Shakespeare | Liberal National | 18 June 1935 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health | Robert Hudson | Conservative | 30 July 1936 | |
| Secretary of State for India | The Marquess of Zetland | Conservative | 7 June 1935 | For India and Burma from 1937 |
| Under-Secretary of State for India | R. A. Butler | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Minister of Labour | Ernest Brown | Liberal National | 7 June 1935 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour | Anthony Muirhead | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Sir J. C. C. Davidson | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Paymaster General | The Lord Rochester | National Labour | 18 June 1935 | |
| Paymaster General | The Lord Hutchison of Montrose | Liberal National | 6 December 1935 | |
| Minister for Pensions | Robert Hudson | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Minister for Pensions | Herwald Ramsbotham | Conservative | 30 July 1936 | |
| Minister without Portfolio | Anthony Eden | Conservative | 7 June 1935 – 22 December 1935 | "Minister for League of Nations Affairs" |
| Minister without Portfolio | Lord Eustace Percy | Conservative | 7 June 1935 – 31 March 1936 | |
| Postmaster-General | George Tryon | Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Assistant Postmaster-General | Sir Ernest Bennett | National Labour | 18 June 1935 | |
| Assistant Postmaster-General | Sir Walter Womersley | Conservative | 6 December 1935 | |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | Sir Godfrey Collins | Liberal National | 7 June 1935 | |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | Walter Elliot | Unionist | 29 October 1936 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Noel Skelton | Unionist | 18 June 1935 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | John Colville | Conservative | 28 November 1935 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | Henry Wedderburn | Conservative | 29 October 1936 | |
| President of the Board of Trade | Walter Runciman | Liberal National | 7 June 1935 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade | Leslie Burgin | Liberal National | 18 June 1935 | |
| Secretary for Overseas Trade | John Colville | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Secretary for Overseas Trade | Euan Wallace | Conservative | 28 November 1935 | |
| Secretary for Mines | Harry Crookshank | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Minister of Transport | Leslie Hore-Belisha | Liberal National | 18 June 1935 | In Cabinet from 29 October 1936 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport | Austin Hudson | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Secretary of State for War | The Viscount Halifax | Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| Secretary of State for War | Duff Cooper | Conservative | 22 November 1935 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for War | The Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Financial Secretary to the War Office | Douglas Hacking | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Financial Secretary to the War Office | Sir Victor Warrender | Conservative | 28 November 1935 | |
| First Commissioner of Works | William Ormsby-Gore | Conservative | 7 June 1935 | |
| First Commissioner of Works | The Earl Stanhope | Conservative | 16 June 1936 | |
| Attorney General | Sir Thomas Inskip | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Attorney General | Sir Donald Somervell | Conservative | 18 March 1936 | |
| Solicitor General | Sir Donald Somervell | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Solicitor General | Sir Terence O'Connor | Conservative | 19 March 1936 | |
| Lord Advocate | Douglas Jamieson | Unionist | 18 June 1935 | |
| Lord Advocate | Thomas Cooper | Unionist | 25 October 1935 | |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Thomas Cooper | Unionist | 18 June 1935 | |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | Albert Russell | Unionist | 29 November 1935 | |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | James Reid | Unionist | 25 June 1936 | |
| Treasurer of the Household | Sir Frederick Penny | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Comptroller of the Household | Sir George Bowyer | Conservative | 21 June 1935 | |
| Comptroller of the Household | Sir Lambert Ward | Conservative | 6 December 1935 | |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | Sir Lambert Ward | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household | George Davies | Conservative | 6 December 1935 | |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms | The Earl of Lucan | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | The Lord Templemore | Conservative | 18 June 1935 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Viscount Gage | Conservative | 18 June 1935 – May 1937 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Earl of Munster | Conservative | 18 June 1935 – May 1937 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Earl of Feversham | Conservative | 18 June 1935 – 30 July 1936 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava | Conservative | 29 October 1936 – 28 May 1937 | |
| Lords in Waiting | The Earl Erne | Conservative | 29 October 1936 – May 1937 | |