Minister of State for Colonial Affairs

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The Minister of State for Colonial Affairs was a mid-20th-century British government post responsible for overseeing and administering the United Kingdom’s colonial territories during the late stages of the British Empire.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom government post
government ministerial office
appliesToJurisdiction British Empire
British colonial territories
appointedBy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
associatedWithPolicy colonial governance reforms
associatedWithProcess constitutional development in colonies
transition of colonies to self-government
country United Kingdom
field colonial administration
imperial policy
formOfGovernmentRole minister of state
governingStructure part of the British imperial administrative system
hasCharacteristic parliamentary position
politically appointed
hierarchicalLevel junior ministerial post
historicalContext late stages of the British Empire
period of decolonisation
isPositionIn British civil service and political system
locatedInGovernmentBody Westminster
officeHoldersCouldBe members of the House of Lords
officeHoldersWereUsually Members of Parliament
partOf Colonial Office
Government of the United Kingdom
reasonForAbolition end of most British colonial rule
reorganisation into Commonwealth-focused departments
replacedBy Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations
Minister of State in the Commonwealth Office
reportsTo Cabinet-level Secretary of State for the Colonies
responsibleFor administration of British colonies
day-to-day management of colonial affairs
liaison with colonial governments
oversight of colonial policy implementation
scopeOfAuthority overseas colonial territories
status defunct office
subordinateTo Secretary of State for the Colonies
timePeriod mid-20th century
typeOfJurisdictionManaged non-self-governing territories
usedLanguage English

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Julian Amery
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