First Baldwin National Government
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The First Baldwin National Government was a Conservative-dominated coalition administration in the United Kingdom led by Stanley Baldwin in the early 1930s, formed to address the economic and political challenges of the interwar period.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Government
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United Kingdom government ⓘ coalition government ⓘ |
| cabinetNumber | Baldwin’s second premiership cabinet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPowerFollowing | 1931 United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| capital | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coalitionPartner |
Conservative Party (UK)
NERFINISHED
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Liberal National Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ National Labour Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dominantParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicPolicy |
balanced budget priority
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tariff reform ⓘ |
| endTime | 1935 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Baldwin National Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyOrientation |
appeasement tendencies in early form
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support for League of Nations ⓘ |
| governmentType | majority coalition ⓘ |
| hasPolicyFocus |
economic recovery
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fiscal retrenchment ⓘ protectionist trade policy ⓘ unemployment relief ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Stanley Baldwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldDuringConflict | Chaco War (as external international context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
conservatism
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economic liberalism ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
Imperial Preference system
NERFINISHED
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Ottawa Agreements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfGovernment | English ⓘ |
| ledBy | Stanley Baldwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeTerm | 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| monarchDuringGovernment | George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Anthony Eden
NERFINISHED
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Lord Hailsham NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Hoare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentarySystem | Westminster system ⓘ |
| partOf | series of British National Governments (1931–1940s) ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
J. H. Thomas as Secretary of State for the Dominions
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Neville Chamberlain as Chancellor of the Exchequer NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramsay MacDonald as Lord President of the Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir John Simon as Foreign Secretary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second MacDonald National Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForFormation |
economic crisis of the Great Depression
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need to maintain National Government coalition after 1931 election ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1931 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National Governments of the 1930s in the United Kingdom
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