First National Government 1931
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See also First National Ministry
The United Kingdom's National Government was composed of members of the following parties:
The First National Ministry existed from 24 August 1931 until the reconstruction of the government, following the general election in October 1931. From 5 November 1931 until the resignation of the Prime Minister on 7 June 1935 the Second National Ministry was in office. Stanley Baldwin then formed the Third National Ministry.
[edit] List of Ministers
Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.
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[edit] References
- Bassett, Reginald: 1931 Political Crisis, 2nd ed., Aldershot: Macmillan 1986. ISBN 0-566-05138-9
- Butler, David and Butler, Gareth: Twentieth Century British Political Facts, 1900-2000, 8th ed., Basingstoke: Macmillan 2000. ISBN 0-333-77221-0
- Howell, David: MacDonald's Party. Labour Identities and Crisis, 1922-1931, Oxford: OUP 2002. ISBN 0-19-820304-7
- Pearce, Malcom and Stewart, Geoffrey: British Political History 1867-2001. Democracy and Decline, 3rd ed., London: Routledge 2002. ISBN 978-0-415-26870-7
- Pugh, Martin: State and Society. A Social and Political History of Britain 1870-1997, 2nd ed., London: Arnold/Hodder 1999. ISBN 978-0-340-71919-0
- Smart, Nick: The National Government. 1931-40, Basingstoke: Macmillan 1999. ISBN 0-333-69131-8
- Thorpe, Andrew: Britain in the 1930s. The Deceptive Decade, Oxford: Blackwell 1992. ISBN 0-631-17411-7
- Williamson, Philip : National Crisis and National Government. British Politics, the Economy and the Empire, 1926-1932, Cambridge: CUP 1992. ISBN 0-521-36137-0
| Preceded by Labour Government 1929–1931 |
Government of the United Kingdom 1931 |
Succeeded by Second National Government 1931–1935 |