Minister of Supply

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cabinet position government ministerial office

The Minister of Supply was a British government cabinet position responsible for overseeing wartime production, procurement, and allocation of military equipment and materials, particularly during World War II.

Aliases (2)

Ministry of Supply ×2
Ministry of Supply (United Kingdom) ×1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cabinet position → government ministerial office →
appliesToJurisdiction	United Kingdom →
appointedBy	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
associatedWith	British war economy → Ministry of Supply →
country	United Kingdom →
field	defence administration → industrial policy → war economy →
hasJurisdiction	United Kingdom →
notableFor	coordination of military equipment supply → management of strategic materials → role in British war production during World War II →
partOf	Cabinet of the United Kingdom → Government of the United Kingdom →
positionHeldBy	Alan Lennox-Boyd → Andrew Duncan → Aubrey Jones → Christopher Soames → Duncan Sandys → Frederick Erroll → Frederick Lee → George Strauss → George Ward → Herbert Morrison → John Boyd-Carpenter → John Davies → John Eden → John Hare → John Profumo → John Stonehouse → John Wilmot → Joseph Godber → Michael Heseltine → Nigel Birch → Other British politicians (various periods) → Reginald Bevins → Reginald Maudling → Sir Andrew Duncan → Sir Stafford Cripps →
reportsTo	Cabinet of the United Kingdom → Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
responsibleFor	allocation of military materials → civilian industrial resources for war → coordination of munitions production → management of war industry → military logistics support (materials) → procurement of military equipment → supply of armaments → supply policy during wartime → wartime production →
seat	London →
usedDuring	World War II →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Minister of Supply ("Ministry of Supply") →	associatedWith
Tube Alloys programme ("Ministry of Supply (United Kingdom)") →	coordinatedBy
Lord Beaverbrook →	positionHeld
Ministry of Aircraft Production ("Ministry of Supply") →	replacedBy