Conservative government, 1957–1964


The Conservative government of the United Kingdom that began in 1957 and ended in 1964 consisted of three ministries: the First Macmillan ministry, Second Macmillan ministry, and then the Douglas-Home ministry. They were led by Harold Macmillan and Sir Alec Douglas-Home, who were appointed respectively by Queen Elizabeth II.

History

Formation of the first Macmillan ministry

resigned from his positions of Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 10 January 1957. This was mainly a consequence of the Suez Crisis fiasco of the previous autumn, but was also owing to his increasingly failing health. Harold Macmillan, formerly Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, was chosen over Rab Butler as the new party leader and consequently as Prime Minister.
Harold Macmillan tried to placate Butler, who had stood against Macmillan as leader, by appointing him to the senior position of Home Secretary. Peter Thorneycroft became Chancellor of the Exchequer, but caused embarrassment for Macmillan when he resigned only a year later. He was replaced by Derick Heathcoat Amory, previously Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Selwyn Lloyd was retained as Foreign Secretary, a post he held until 1960, when he succeeded Heathcoat Amory as Chancellor. Ernest Marples became Minister for Transport and the Earl of Home was promoted to Leader of the House of Lords and also continued as Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs, before replacing Lloyd as Foreign Secretary in 1960. Lord Kilmuir and Alan Lennox-Boyd retained their offices of Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for the Colonies respectively, while Lord Hailsham became a member of the cabinet for the first time as Minister of Education. Future Chancellor Iain Macleod was appointed Minister of Labour and National Service and succeeded Lennox-Boyd as Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1961.

1959 general election and second Macmillan ministry

The Conservatives comfortably won the 1959 general election, increasing their majority in the House of Commons, following a campaign slogan "Life's better with the Conservatives". This centred on the consistently low unemployment, strong economy and rising standard of living that much of the British population was enjoying in the late 1950s.
However, a series of economic measures in the early 1960s caused the popularity of the Conservative Party to decline. Macmillan tried to remedy this by a major cabinet reshuffle in July 1962. Seven cabinet members were sacked in what became nicknamed the "Night of the Long Knives". Notably, the emerging Reginald Maudling replaced Selwyn Lloyd as Chancellor, and Lord Kilmuir was replaced as Lord Chancellor by Lord Dilhorne, while Peter Thorneycroft returned to the cabinet as Minister of Defence. Rab Butler was also promoted to the office of First Secretary of State. The reshuffle was controversial within the Conservative Party, and was seen as a betrayal by many. Macmillan's credibility was also affected by the 1963 Profumo affair; he was now in his 69th year, and had until after his 70th birthday to call the next general election. The election of Harold Wilson as Labour Party leader early in the year, following the sudden death of Hugh Gaitskell, was well received by voters, with opinion polls showing the Labour Party ascendant.
However, it was still considered a surprise when Macmillan resigned in October 1963.

Douglas-Home becomes Prime Minister

Macmillan's resignation saw a three-way tussle for the party leadership and premiership. Given that it was not considered appropriate for a Prime Minister to be a member of the House of Lords, the Earl of Home and Lord Hailsham both disclaimed their peerages under the Peerage Act 1963, and became known respectively as Sir Alec Douglas-Home and Quintin Hogg. Rab Butler was also in the running for the post, but Douglas-Home was finally chosen to succeed Macmillan. This was seen as controversial, for it was alleged that Macmillan had pulled strings and used the party's grandees, nicknamed "The Magic Circle", to ensure that Butler was once again overlooked.
In the Douglas-Home ministry, Rab Butler became Foreign Secretary, and Henry Brooke replaced Butler as Home Secretary. Reginald Maudling continued as Chancellor, while Quintin Hogg remained as Lord President of the Council and Minister for Sports. He could not continue as Leader of the House of Lords, having ceased to be a member of it, but was made Minister for Education in April 1964. Selwyn Lloyd also returned to the government after a one-year absence, as Leader of the House of Commons. Douglas-Home's government was defeated in the October 1964 general election. He remained party leader until July 1965.
The 1957–1964 Conservative government saw several emerging figures who would later attain high office. Future Prime Minister Edward Heath became a member of the cabinet for the first time as Minister of Labour and National Service in 1959, while another future Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, held her first government post in 1961 as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Pensions. The government also included future Chancellor Anthony Barber, future Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister William Whitelaw and future Secretary of State for Education and Science Sir Keith Joseph. Other notable government members included Enoch Powell, Lord Carrington, David Ormsby-Gore, John Profumo, Christopher Soames, Bill Deedes, Airey Neave and the Marquess of Salisbury.

Cabinets

First Macmillan ministry

January 1957 – October 1959

October 1959 – July 1960

In a radical reshuffle dubbed "The Night of the Long Knives", Macmillan sacked a third of his Cabinet and instituted many other changes.

October 1963 – October 1964

Members of the Cabinet are in bold face.
OfficeNameDatesNotes
Prime Minister
and First Lord of the Treasury		Harold Macmillan10 January 1957 – 13 October 1963
Prime Minister
and First Lord of the Treasury		Sir Alec Douglas-Home18 October 1963 – 16 October 1964Until 23 October 1963, when he renounced his hereditary peerage, he was The Earl of Home and was known as Lord Home
First Secretary of StateR. A. Butler13 July 1962Office wound up 18 October 1963
Lord ChancellorThe Viscount Kilmuir14 January 1957Continued in office
Lord ChancellorThe Lord Dilhorne13 July 1962
Lord President of the CouncilThe Marquess of Salisbury13 January 1957also Leader of the House of Lords
Lord President of the CouncilThe Earl of Home29 March 1957also Leader of the House of Lords
Lord President of the CouncilThe Viscount Hailsham17 September 1957
Lord President of the CouncilThe Earl of Home14 October 1959also Leader of the House of Lords
Lord President of the CouncilThe Viscount Hailsham27 July 1960Also Minister for Science until 1964 and Leader of the House of Lords until 20 October 1963
Lord Privy SealR. A. Butler13 January 1957Also Home Secretary and Leader of the House of Commons
Lord Privy SealThe Viscount Hailsham14 October 1959Also Minister for Science
Lord Privy SealEdward Heath27 July 1960
Lord Privy SealSelwyn Lloyd20 October 1963also Leader of the House of Commons
Chancellor of the ExchequerPeter Thorneycroft13 January 1957
Chancellor of the ExchequerDerick Heathcoat-Amory6 January 1958
Chancellor of the ExchequerSelwyn Lloyd27 July 1960
Chancellor of the ExchequerReginald Maudling13 July 1962
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryEdward Heath17 January 1957
Parliamentary Secretary to the TreasuryMartin Redmayne14 October 1959
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryEnoch Powell16 January 1957
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryJocelyn Simon6 January 1958
Financial Secretary to the TreasurySir Edward Boyle22 October 1959
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryAnthony Barber16 July 1962
Financial Secretary to the TreasuryAlan Green23 October 1963
Economic Secretary to the TreasuryNigel Birch16 January 1957Office vacant from 6 January 1958
Economic Secretary to the TreasuryFrederick Erroll23 October 1958
Economic Secretary to the TreasuryAnthony Barber22 October 1959
Economic Secretary to the TreasuryEdward du Cann16 July 1962
Economic Secretary to the TreasuryMaurice Macmillan21 October 1963
Lords of the TreasuryMartin Redmayne21 January 1957 – 14 October 1959
Lords of the TreasuryPeter Legh21 January 1957 – 17 September 1957
Lords of the TreasuryEdward Wakefield21 January 1957 – 23 October 1958
Lords of the TreasuryHarwood Harrison21 January 1957 – 16 January 1959
Lords of the TreasuryAnthony Barber9 April 1957 – 19 February 1958
Lords of the TreasuryRichard Brooman-White28 October 1957 – 21 June 1958
Lords of the TreasuryPaul Bryan19 February 1958 – 9 February 1961
Lords of the TreasuryMichael Hughes-Young23 October 1958 – 6 March 1962
Lords of the TreasuryGraeme Bell Finlay16 January 1959 – 28 October 1960
Lords of the TreasuryDavid Gibson-Watt22 October 1959 – 29 November 1961
Lords of the TreasuryRobin Chichester-Clark21 June 1960 – 29 November 1961
Lords of the TreasuryJohn Hill28 October 1960 – 16 October 1964
Lords of the TreasuryWilliam Whitelaw6 March 1961 – 16 July 1962
Lords of the TreasuryJohn Peel29 November 1961 – 16 October 1964
Lords of the TreasuryMichael Noble29 November 1961 – 13 July 1962
Lords of the TreasuryFrancis Pearson6 March 1962 – 19 October 1963
Lords of the TreasuryGordon Campbell6 September 1962 – 12 December 1963
Lords of the TreasuryMichael Hamilton6 September 1962 – 16 October 1964
Lords of the TreasuryMartin McLaren21 November 1963 – 16 October 1964
Lords of the TreasuryIan MacArthur12 December 1963 – 16 October 1964
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsSelwyn Lloyd14 January 1957
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsThe Earl of Home27 July 1960
Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsRab Butler20 October 1963
Minister of State for Foreign AffairsAllan Noble16 January 1957 – 16 January 1959
Minister of State for Foreign AffairsDavid Ormsby-Gore16 January 1957 – 27 June 1961
Minister of State for Foreign AffairsJohn Profumo16 January 1959 – 27 July 1960
Minister of State for Foreign AffairsJoseph Godber27 June 1961 – 27 June 1963
Minister of State for Foreign AffairsThe Earl of Dundee9 October 1961 – 16 October 1964
Minister of State for Foreign AffairsPeter Thomas27 June 1963 – 16 October 1964
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsThe Earl of Gosford18 January 1957 – 23 October 1958
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsIan Harvey18 January 1957 – 24 November 1958
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsThe Marquess of Lansdowne23 October 1958 – 20 April 1962
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsJohn Profumo28 November 1958 – 16 January 1959
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsRobert Allan16 January 1959 – 7 October 1960
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsJoseph Godber28 October 1960 – 27 June 1961
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsPeter Thomas27 June 1961 – 27 June 1963
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsPeter Smithers16 July 1962 – 29 January 1964
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsRobert Mathew30 January 1964 – 16 October 1964
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentR. A. Butler13 January 1957also Leader of the House of Commons until 1961
Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentHenry Brooke13 July 1963
Minister of State for Home AffairsDennis Vosper28 October 1960New office
Minister of State for Home AffairsDavid Renton27 June 1961
Minister of State for Home AffairsThe Earl Jellicoe17 July 1962
Minister of State for Home AffairsThe Lord Derwent21 October 1963
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentPatricia Hornsby-Smith18 January 1957 – 22 October 1959
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentJocelyn Simon18 January 1957 – 6 January 1958
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentDavid Renton17 January 1958 – 27 June 1961
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentDennis Vosper22 October 1959 – 28 October 1960
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentThe Earl Bathurst8 February 1961 – 16 July 1962
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentCharles Fletcher-Cooke27 June 1961 – 27 February 1963
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentChristopher Montague Woodhouse16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964
Under-Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentMervyn Pike1 March 1963 – 16 October 1964
First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Earl of Selkirk16 January 1957
First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Lord Carrington16 October 1959
First Lord of the AdmiraltyThe Earl Jellicoe22 October 1963Office reorganised 1 April 1964 under Ministry of Defence
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the AdmiraltyChristopher Soames18 January 1957
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the AdmiraltyRobert Allan17 January 1958
Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the AdmiraltyCharles Ian Orr-Ewing16 January 1959Office vacant 16 October 1959
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyTam Galbraith18 January 1957
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyIan Orr-Ewing16 October 1959
Civil Lord of the AdmiraltyJohn Hay3 May 1963
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodDerick Heathcoat Amory14 January 1957
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodJohn Hare6 January 1958
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodChristopher Soames27 July 1960
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodThe Earl St Aldwyn18 January 1957
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodJoseph Godber18 January 1957 – 28 October 1960
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodThe Earl Waldegrave27 June 1958 – 16 July 1962
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodWilliam Vane28 October 1960 – 16 July 1962
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodThe Lord St Oswald16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodJames Scott-Hopkins16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964
Secretary of State for AirGeorge Ward16 January 1957
Secretary of State for AirJulian Amery28 October 1960
Secretary of State for AirHugh Fraser16 July 1962Office reorganised under Ministry of Defence 1 April 1964
Under-Secretary of State for AirIan Orr-Ewing18 January 1957
Under-Secretary of State for AirAirey Neave16 January 1959
Under-Secretary of State for AirWilliam Taylor16 October 1959
Under-Secretary of State for AirJulian Ridsdale16 January 1962
Minister of AviationDuncan Sandys14 October 1959
Minister of AviationPeter Thorneycroft27 July 1960
Minister of AviationJulian Amery16 July 1962
Parliamentary Secretary for AviationGeoffrey Rippon22 October 1959
Parliamentary Secretary for AviationMontague Woodhouse9 October 1961
Parliamentary Secretary for AviationBasil de Ferranti16 July 1962
Parliamentary Secretary for AviationNeil Marten3 December 1962
Secretary of State for the ColoniesAlan Lennox-Boyd14 January 1957
Secretary of State for the ColoniesIain Macleod14 October 1959
Secretary of State for the ColoniesReginald Maudling9 October 1961
Secretary of State for the ColoniesDuncan Sandys13 July 1962Joint with Commonwealth Relations
Minister of State for the ColoniesThe Earl of Perth16 January 1957
Minister of State for the ColoniesThe Marquess of Lansdowne20 April 1962Joint with Commonwealth Relations from 21 October 1963
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesJohn Profumo17 January 1957
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesJulian Amery28 November 1958
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesHugh Fraser28 October 1960
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesNigel Fisher16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964
Under-Secretary of State for the ColoniesRichard Hornby24 October 1963 – 16 October 1964
Secretary of State for Commonwealth RelationsThe Earl of Home14 January 1957also Leader of the House of Lords from 19 March 1957
Secretary of State for Commonwealth RelationsDuncan Sandys27 July 1960Jointly with Colonial Office from 13 July 1962
Minister of State for Commonwealth RelationsCuthbert Alport22 October 1959 – 8 February 1961
Minister of State for Commonwealth RelationsThe Duke of Devonshire6 September 1962 – 16 October 1964With Colonial Office from 21 October 1963
Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth RelationsCuthbert Alport18 January 1957
Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth RelationsRichard Thompson22 October 1959
Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth RelationsThe Duke of Devonshire28 October 1960 – 6 September 1962
Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth RelationsBernard Braine8 February 1961 – 16 July 1962
Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth RelationsJohn Tilney16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964
Minister of DefenceDuncan Sandys13 January 1957
Minister of DefenceHarold Watkinson14 October 1959
Minister of DefencePeter Thorneycroft13 July 1962Secretary of State for Defence from 1 April 1964
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of DefenceThe Lord Mancroft18 January 1957Office vacant 11 June 1957
Minister of State for AirHugh Fraser1 April 1964
Minister of State for ArmyJames Ramsden1 April 1964
Minister of State for NavyThe Earl Jellicoe1 April 1964
Under-Secretary of State for AirJulian Ridsdale1 April 1964
Under-Secretary of State for ArmyPeter Kirk1 April 1964
Under-Secretary of State for NavyJohn Hay1 April 1964
Minister of EducationThe Viscount Hailsham13 January 1957
Minister of EducationGeoffrey Lloyd17 September 1957
Minister of EducationSir David Eccles14 October 1959
Minister of EducationQuintin Hogg1 April 1964Secretary of State for Education and Science
Minister of State for EducationSir Edward Boyle1 April 1964
Minister of State for EducationPeter Legh1 April 1964Office note in Cabinet
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of EducationSir Edward Boyle18 January 1957
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of EducationKenneth Thompson22 October 1959
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of EducationChristopher Chataway16 July 1962Offices reorganised 1 April 1964
Under-Secretary of State for EducationThe Earl of Bessborough1 April 1964
Under-Secretary of State for EducationChristopher Chataway1 April 1964
Minister of HealthDennis Vosper16 January 1957
Minister of HealthDerek Walker-Smith17 September 1957
Minister of HealthEnoch Powell27 July 1960In Cabinet from 13 July 1962
Minister of HealthAnthony Barber20 October 1963
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of HealthJohn Vaughan-Morgan18 January 1957
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of HealthRichard Thompson17 September 1957
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of HealthEdith Pitt22 October 1959
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of HealthBernard Braine16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of HealthThe Lord Newton6 September 1962 – 1 April 1964
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of HealthThe Marquess of Lothian24 March 1964 – 16 October 1964
Minister of Housing, Local Government and Welsh AffairsHenry Brooke13 January 1957
Minister of Housing, Local Government and Welsh AffairsCharles Hill9 October 1961
Minister of Housing, Local Government and Welsh AffairsSir Keith Joseph13 July 1962
Minister of State for Welsh AffairsThe Lord Brecon12 December 1957
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentReginald Bevins18 January 1957
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentSir Keith Joseph22 October 1959 – 9 October 1961
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentThe Earl Jellicoe27 June 1961 – 16 July 1962
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentGeoffrey Rippon9 October 1961 – 16 July 1962
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentFrederick Corfield16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Local GovernmentThe Lord Hastings3 December 1962 – 16 October 1964
Minister of Labour and National ServiceIain Macleod14 January 1957
Minister of Labour and National ServiceEdward Heath14 October 1959
Minister of Labour and National ServiceJohn Hare27 July 1960
Minister of Labour and National ServiceJoseph Godber20 October 1963
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of LabourRobert Carr19 January 1957
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of LabourRichard Wood14 April 1958
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of LabourPeter Thomas22 October 1959
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of LabourAlan Green27 June 1961
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of LabourWilliam Whitelaw16 July 1962
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterCharles Hill13 January 1957
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterIain Macleod9 October 1961also Leader of the House of Commons
Chancellor of the Duchy of LancasterThe Lord Blakenham20 October 1963
Paymaster GeneralReginald Maudling16 January 1957Office in Cabinet from 17 September 1957
Paymaster GeneralThe Lord Mills14 October 1959
Paymaster GeneralHenry Brooke9 October 1961Also Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Paymaster GeneralJohn Boyd-Carpenter13 July 1962
Minister of Pensions and National InsuranceJohn Boyd-Carpenter16 January 1957
Minister of Pensions and National InsuranceNiall Macpherson16 July 1962
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of PensionsEdith Pitt19 January 1957 – 22 October 1959
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of PensionsRichard Wood19 January 1957 – 14 April 1958
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of PensionsWilliam Vane14 April 1958 – 20 October 1960
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of PensionsPatricia Hornsby-Smith22 October 1959 – 31 August 1961
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of PensionsBernard Braine28 October 1960 – 8 February 1961
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of PensionsRichard Sharples8 February 1961 – 16 July 1962
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of PensionsMargaret Thatcher9 October 1961 – 16 October 1964
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of PensionsLynch Maydon16 July 1962 – 16 October 1964
Minister without PortfolioThe Earl of Munster16 January 1957
Minister without PortfolioThe Lord Mancroft11 June 1957
Minister without PortfolioThe Earl of Dundee23 October 1958
Minister without PortfolioThe Lord Mills9 October 1961 – 14 July 1962Office in Cabinet
Minister without PortfolioWilliam Deedes13 July 1962 – 16 October 1964
Minister without PortfolioThe Lord Carrington20 October 1963 – 16 October 1964also Leader of the House of Lords
Postmaster-GeneralErnest Marples16 January 1957
Postmaster-GeneralReginald Bevins22 October 1959
Assistant Postmaster-GeneralKenneth Thompson18 January 1957
Assistant Postmaster-GeneralMervyn Pike22 October 1959
Assistant Postmaster-GeneralRaymond Llewellyn Mawby1 March 1963
Minister of PowerThe Lord Mills13 January 1957
Minister of PowerRichard Wood14 October 1959Office not in Cabinet
Minister of PowerFrederick Erroll20 October 1963Office back in Cabinet
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of PowerDavid Renton18 January 1957
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of PowerSir Ian Horobin17 January 1958
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of PowerJohn George22 October 1959
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of PowerJohn Peyton25 June 1962
Minister of ScienceThe Viscount Hailsham14 October 1959also Leader of the House of Lords 27 July 1960 – 20 October 1963; From 1 April 1964 Secretary of State for Education and Science
Secretary of State for ScotlandJohn Maclay13 January 1957
Secretary of State for ScotlandMichael Noble13 July 1962
Minister of State for ScotlandThe Lord Strathclyde17 January 1957
Minister of State for ScotlandThe Lord Forbes23 October 1958
Minister of State for ScotlandJack Nixon Browne22 October 1959Lord Craigton
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandJack Nixon Browne18 January 1957 – 22 October 1959
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandNiall Macpherson19 January 1957 – 28 October 1960
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandLord John Hope18 January 1957 – 22 October 1959
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandTam Galbraith22 October 1959 – 8 November 1962
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandGilmour Leburn22 October 1959 – 15 August 1963
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandRichard Brooman-White28 October 1960 – 12 December 1963
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandThe Lady Tweedsmuir3 December 1962 – 16 October 1964
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandAnthony Stodart19 August 1963 – 16 October 1964
Under-Secretary of State for ScotlandGordon Campbell12 December 1963 – 16 October 1964
Minister of SupplyAubrey Jones16 January 1957Office wound up 22 October 1959
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of SupplyWilliam Taylor18 January 1957Office wound up 22 October 1959
Minister for Technical CooperationDennis Vosper27 June 1961
Minister for Technical CooperationRobert Carr9 May 1963
President of the Board of TradeSir David Eccles13 January 1957
President of the Board of TradeReginald Maudling14 October 1959
President of the Board of TradeFrederick Erroll9 October 1961
President of the Board of TradeEdward Heath20 October 1963Also Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development
Minister of State for TradeDerek Walker-Smith16 January 1957
Minister of State for TradeJohn Vaughan-Morgan17 September 1957
Minister of State for TradeFrederick Erroll22 October 1959
Minister of State for TradeSir Keith Joseph9 October 1961
Minister of State for TradeAlan Green16 July 1962 – 23 October 1963
Minister of State for TradeThe Lord Derwent6 September 1962 – 23 October 1963
Minister of State for TradeThe Lord Drumalbyn23 October 1963 – 16 October 1964Formerly N Macpherson
Minister of State for TradeEdward du Cann21 October 1963 – 16 October 1964
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeFrederick Erroll18 January 1957
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeJohn Rodgers24 October 1958
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeNiall Macpherson28 October 1960
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of TradeDavid Price17 July 1962
Minister of Transport and Civil AviationHarold Watkinson13 January 1957Civil aviation separated 14 October 1959
Minister of Transport and Civil AviationErnest Marples14 October 1959
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of TransportRichard Nugent18 January 1957 – 22 October 1959
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of TransportAirey Neave18 January 1957 – 16 January 1959
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of TransportJohn Hay16 January 1959 – 3 May 1963
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of TransportThe Lord Chesham22 October 1959 – 16 October 1964
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of TransportJohn Hughes-Hallett26 April 1961 – 16 October 1964
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of TransportTam Galbraith3 May 1963 – 16 October 1964
Secretary of State for WarJohn Hare16 January 1957
Secretary of State for WarChristopher Soames6 January 1958
Secretary of State for WarJohn Profumo27 July 1960
Secretary of State for WarJoseph Godber27 June 1963
Secretary of State for WarJames Ramsden21 October 1963Reorganised under Ministry of Defence 1 April 1964
Under-Secretary of State and Financial Secretary for WarJulian Amery18 January 1957
Under-Secretary of State and Financial Secretary for WarHugh Fraser28 November 1958
Under-Secretary of State and Financial Secretary for WarJames Ramsden28 October 1960
Under-Secretary of State and Financial Secretary for WarPeter Kirk24 October 1963
Minister of WorksHugh Molson16 January 1957
Minister of WorksLord John Hope22 October 1959
Minister of WorksGeoffrey Rippon16 July 1962Minister of Public Building and Works. In Cabinet from 20 October 1963
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of WorksHarmar Nicholls18 January 1957
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of WorksRichard Thompson28 October 1960
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of WorksRichard Sharples16 July 1962
Attorney GeneralSir Reginald Manningham-Buller17 January 1957
Attorney GeneralSir John Hobson16 July 1962
Solicitor GeneralSir Harry Hylton-Foster17 January 1957
Solicitor GeneralSir Jocelyn Simon22 October 1959
Solicitor GeneralSir John Hobson8 February 1962
Solicitor GeneralSir Peter Rawlinson19 July 1962
Lord AdvocateWilliam Rankine Milligan17 January 1957
Lord AdvocateWilliam Grant5 April 1960
Lord AdvocateIan Shearer12 October 1962Not an MP
Solicitor General for ScotlandWilliam Grant17 January 1957
Solicitor General for ScotlandDavid Colville Anderson11 May 1960
Solicitor General for ScotlandNorman Wylie27 April 1964
Treasurer of the HouseholdHendrie Oakshott19 January 1957
Treasurer of the HouseholdPeter Legh16 January 1959Lord Newton
Treasurer of the HouseholdEdward Wakefield21 June 1960
Treasurer of the HouseholdMichael Hughes-Young6 March 1962
Comptroller of the HouseholdGerald Wills19 January 1957Knighted
Comptroller of the HouseholdEdward Wakefield23 October 1958
Comptroller of the HouseholdHarwood Harrison16 January 1959
Comptroller of the HouseholdRobin Chichester-Clark29 November 1961
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdRichard Thompson21 January 1957
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdPeter Legh17 September 1957
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdEdward Wakefield16 January 1959
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdRichard Brooman-White21 June 1960
Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdGraeme Finlay28 October 1960
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsThe Earl Fortescue21 January 1957
Captain of the Gentlemen-at-ArmsThe Earl St Aldwyn27 June 1958
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Earl of Onslow21 January 1957
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Lord Newton28 October 1960
Captain of the Yeomen of the GuardThe Viscount Goschen6 September 1962
Lords in WaitingThe Lord Hawke21 January 1957 – 11 June 1957
Lords in WaitingThe Lord Fairfax of Cameron21 January 1957 – 21 June 1957
Lords in WaitingThe Lord Chesham21 January 1957 – 22 October 1959
Lords in WaitingThe Marquess of Lansdowne11 June 1957 – 23 October 1958
Lords in WaitingThe Earl Bathurst17 September 1957 – 8 February 1961
Lords in WaitingThe Earl of Gosford23 October 1958 – 22 October 1959
Lords in WaitingThe Lord St Oswald22 October 1959 – 16 July 1962
Lords in WaitingThe Earl Jellicoe8 February 1961 – 27 June 1961
Lords in WaitingThe Lord Hastings6 March 1961 – 3 December 1962
Lords in WaitingThe Lord Denham27 June 1961 – 16 October 1964
Lords in WaitingThe Marquess of Lothian6 September 1962 – 3 March 1964
Lords in WaitingThe Earl Ferrers3 December 1962 – 10 October 1964