page_title: Winston Churchill as Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1924–1929
hierarchical_section_title: Winston Churchill as Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1924–1929
caption_attribution_description: English: Churchill on budget day with his wife Clementine and children Sarah and Randolph
context_page_description: Having been a Member of Parliament since October 1900, Winston Churchill lost his seat at the November 1922 general election and was out of Parliament for nearly two years until successfully standing at Epping in the October 1924 general election. Churchill had been a member of the Liberal Party since May 1904 but he now agreed to rejoin the Conservative Party, who were victorious in the 1924 election, and was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer by the new Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin.
context_section_description: Having been a Member of Parliament (MP) since October 1900, Winston Churchill lost his seat at the November 1922 general election and was out of Parliament for nearly two years until successfully standing at Epping in the October 1924 general election. Churchill had been a member of the Liberal Party since May 1904 but he now agreed to rejoin the Conservative Party, who were victorious in the 1924 election, and was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer by the new Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin.
caption: Churchill on Budget Day with his wife Clementine and children Sarah and Randolph, 15 April 1929.
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