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The '''Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations''' was a junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom Government from 1947 until 1966. The holder was responsible for assisting the [[Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations]] in dealing with British relationship with members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] (its former colonies). The position was created out of the old position of [[Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs]].
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After 1966 the post was merged with the [[Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies]] and became the [[Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs]].
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Employment.png Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations 

Start1947
End1966
Junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom Government from 1947 until 1966.

The Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations was a junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom Government from 1947 until 1966. The holder was responsible for assisting the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations in dealing with British relationship with members of the Commonwealth of Nations (its former colonies). The position was created out of the old position of Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.

After 1966 the post was merged with the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies and became the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs.


 

Office Holders on Wikispooks

NameFromTo
Bernard Braine19611962
Andrew Cavendish19601962
John Hope9 November 195618 January 1957
Allan Noble19551956
Patrick Gordon Walker7 October 194728 February 1950
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