Conservative government of Bonar Law

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The Conservative government of Bonar Law was the short-lived British administration led by Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law from 1922 to 1923, marking a post-World War I shift from Liberal to Conservative dominance in UK politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British government
Conservative government
UK administration
airSecretary Sir Samuel Hoare NERFINISHED
appointedBy George V NERFINISHED
cabinetCollectiveResponsibility Yes
cameToPowerAfter 1922 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED
capital London NERFINISHED
chancellorOfTheExchequer Stanley Baldwin NERFINISHED
chiefWhip Leslie Wilson NERFINISHED
coalitionStatus Single-party government
colonialSecretary The Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
domesticPolicyFocus Industrial relations
Postwar economic adjustment
durationInOffice about 7 months
endTime 1923-05-20
firstLordOfTheAdmiralty Leo Amery NERFINISHED
followedBy First Baldwin ministry NERFINISHED
foreignPolicyContext Aftermath of the Treaty of Versailles NERFINISHED
foreignSecretary Lord Curzon of Kedleston NERFINISHED
governmentHeadTitle Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
governmentType Constitutional monarchy
headOfGovernment Andrew Bonar Law NERFINISHED
historicalContext Post-World War I Britain
historicalPeriod Interwar period NERFINISHED
homeSecretary William Bridgeman NERFINISHED
ideology Conservatism
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
legislatureStatus Majority government
legislatureTerm 32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
lordChancellor Lord Cave NERFINISHED
lordPresidentOfTheCouncil Lord Balfour NERFINISHED
lordPrivySeal The Marquess of Salisbury NERFINISHED
monarch George V NERFINISHED
parliamentaryMajority Conservative majority after 1922 election
parliamentarySystem Westminster system
politicalOrientation Centre-right
politicalPartyInPower Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED
precededBy Coalition government of David Lloyd George NERFINISHED
primeMinister Andrew Bonar Law NERFINISHED
reasonForEnd Resignation of Andrew Bonar Law due to ill health
shortLived Yes
significance Marked shift from Liberal to Conservative dominance in UK politics
startTime 1922-10-23
stateHeadTitle Monarch
warSecretary Sir Laming Worthington-Evans NERFINISHED

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Liberal government of the United Kingdom followedBy Conservative government of Bonar Law