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.
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 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) |