Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations

Name 	Entered office 	Left office 	Party 	Notes
The Viscount Addison 	7 July 1947 	7 October 1947 	Labour 	
Philip Noel-Baker 	7 October 1947 	28 February 1950	Labour 	
Patrick Gordon Walker 	28 February 1950	26 October 1951 	Labour 	
The Lord Ismay 	28 October 1951 	12 March 1952 	Conservative	
The Marquess of Salisbury	12 March 1952 	24 November 1952	Conservative	
The Viscount Swinton 	24 November 1952	7 April 1955 	Conservative	
The Earl of Home 	7 April 1955 	27 July 1960 	Conservative	
Duncan Sandys 	27 July 1960 	16 October 1964 	Conservative	
Arthur Bottomley 	16 October 1964 	1 August 1966 	Labour 	
Merged with the Secretary of State for the Colonies to form the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs.