First MacDonald government

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The First MacDonald government was the initial Labour administration in the United Kingdom, led by Ramsay MacDonald in 1924, marking the first time the Labour Party formed a national government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Labour government
United Kingdom government
government ministry
appointedBy George V
chancellorOfTheExchequer Philip Snowden
country United Kingdom
endTime 1924-11-04
firstLabourPrimeMinister Ramsay MacDonald
followedBy Second Baldwin government
surface form: Second Baldwin ministry
foreignSecretary Ramsay MacDonald
formedAsResultOf 1923 United Kingdom general election
headOfGovernment Ramsay MacDonald
historicalPeriod interwar period
homeSecretary Arthur Henderson
ideology social democracy
legislatureStatus minority government
legislatureTerm 33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
location London, England
surface form: London
lordChancellor Richard Haldane
surface form: Lord Haldane
lordPresidentOfTheCouncil Lord Parmoor
lordPrivySeal John Robert Clynes
ministerOfHealth John Wheatley
monarch George V
notableFor first Labour government of the United Kingdom
first time Labour Party formed a national government in the UK
numberOfCabinetMinisters approximately 20
oppositionLeader Stanley Baldwin
oppositionParty Conservative Party (UK)
parliamentarySystem Westminster system
policyArea foreign policy and recognition of the Soviet Union
social housing expansion
unemployment relief
policyInitiative Wheatley Housing Act 1924
politicalOrientation centre-left
politicalPartyInGovernment Labour Party (UK)
precededBy First Baldwin ministry
presidentOfTheBoardOfEducation Charles Trevelyan
presidentOfTheBoardOfTrade Sidney Webb
surface form: Sydney Webb
reasonForEnd Campbell Case controversy
Zinoviev letter scandal
loss of confidence vote
reasonForFormation Conservative minority lost confidence of the House of Commons
seatOfGovernment 10 Downing Street
secretaryOfStateForIndia William Wedgwood Benn
secretaryOfStateForScotland William Adamson
secretaryOfStateForWar Stephen Walsh
startTime 1924-01-22
supportFrom Liberal Party (UK)

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Second Baldwin government precededBy First MacDonald government
Ramsay MacDonald formedGovernment First MacDonald government
this entity surface form: First Labour Government (1924)
33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom precededByGovernment First MacDonald government
this entity surface form: First MacDonald ministry
United Kingdom general election, October 1924 governmentBeforeElection First MacDonald government
this entity surface form: First MacDonald ministry
Second MacDonald government precededBy First MacDonald government