Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs

The position of Secretary of State for Dominion Affair was a British cabinet level position created in 1925 to deal with British relations with the Dominions - Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the Irish Free State. In 1947, the name of the office was changed to the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations. In the early years of the position, it was frequently held by the same person who held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Secretaries of State for Dominion Affairs, 1925-1947

• Leopold Charles Amery 1925 - 1929
• Sydney Webb, Lord Passfield 1929 - 1930
• James Henry Thomas 1930 - 1935
• Malcolm MacDonald 1935 - 1938
• Edward Montagu Cavendish Stanley, Lord Stanley 1938
• Malcolm MacDonald 1938 - 1939
• Sir Thomas Walter Inskip 1939
• Anthony Eden 1939 - 1940
• Thomas Walker Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote 1940
• Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne 1940 - 1942
• Clement Attlee 1942 - 1943
• Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne 1943 - 1945
• Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison 1945 - 1947