Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
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The Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a senior British cabinet post responsible for managing political and constitutional relations between the United Kingdom and its self-governing Dominions within the British Empire and Commonwealth.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cabinet position
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government office ⓘ ministerial office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British Empire
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Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
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| category |
Commonwealth government positions
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Defunct ministerial offices in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1947 ⓘ |
| domain |
Commonwealth relations
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Dominion affairs ⓘ imperial relations ⓘ |
| formationReason |
need for specialized management of Dominion relations
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recognition of Dominions as self-governing entities ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
advising the British government on Dominion affairs
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coordination of imperial policy with Dominions ⓘ liaison between Dominion governments and the British government ⓘ management of constitutional relations with the Dominions ⓘ management of political relations with the Dominions ⓘ oversight of self-governing Dominions ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Commonwealth Relations Office ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
interwar period ⓘ |
| inception | 1925 ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Clement Attlee
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J. H. Thomas ⓘ Leo Amery ⓘ
surface form:
Leopold Amery
Lord Addison ⓘ Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Halifax
Lord Lothian ⓘ Arthur Stanley, 5th Baron Stanley of Alderley ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Stanley
Malcolm MacDonald ⓘ Viscount Cranborne ⓘ |
| partOf |
British imperial governance structure
ⓘ
British Cabinet ⓘ
surface form:
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
|
| relatesTo |
Australia
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Canada ⓘ Irish Free State ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Colony of Newfoundland ⓘ
surface form:
Newfoundland (Dominion)
Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa
|
| replacedBy | Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations ⓘ |
| replaces |
Secretary of State for the Colonies
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surface form:
Secretary of State for the Colonies in respect of Dominions
|
| seat |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| subordinateTo |
Prime Minister
ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
|
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
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Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
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Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
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Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
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