Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
# Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs

The position of Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British ministerial position, subordinate to that of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, created in 1925 to deal with British relations with the Dominions – Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State.

In 1947 the office was replaced by the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations.

## Under-Secretaries of State for Dominion Affairs, 1925-47

* 1925: Earl of Clarendon
* 1927: Lord Lovat
* 1929: Earl of Plymouth
* 1929: Arthur Ponsonby
* 1929: William Lunn
* 1931: Malcolm MacDonald
* 1935: Lord Stanley
* 1935: Douglas Hacking
* 1936: Marquess of Hartington
* 1940: Geoffrey Shakespeare
* 1942: Paul Emrys-Evans
* 1945: John Parker
* 1946: Arthur Bottomley

## Permanent Under-Secretaries of State for Dominion Affairs, 1925-47

The post lasted as long as the office itself, from 1925 to 1947 with the last Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, Sir Eric Machtig, transferring in 1947 to become the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, jointly with A. Carter formerly of the India Office.

| Name | Entered office | Left office |
| - | - | - |
| Sir Charles Davis | 1925 | 1930 |
| Sir Edward Harding | 1930 | 1939 |
| Sir Eric Machtig (acting) | 1939 | 1940 |
| Sir Cosmo Parkinson | 1940 | 1940 |
| Sir Eric Machtig | 1940 | 1947 |

History of English and British government departments with responsibility for foreign affairs and those with responsibility for the colonies, dominions and the Commonwealth :

| Northern Department 1660–1782 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | Southern Department 1660–1768 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | Southern Department 1660–1768 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | — |
| - | - | - | - |
| Northern Department 1660–1782 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | Colonial Office 1768–1782 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | Southern Department 1768–1782 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | — |
| Foreign Office 1782–1968 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries | Home Office 1782–1794 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | Home Office 1782–1794 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | | — |
| Foreign Office 1782–1968 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries | Colonial Office 1854–1925 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | Colonial Office 1854–1925 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | India Office 1858–1937 Secretaries — Undersecretaries |
| Foreign Office 1782–1968 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries | Colonial Office 1925–1966 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries | Dominions Office 1925–1947 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | India Office 1858–1937 Secretaries — Undersecretaries |
| Foreign Office 1782–1968 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries | Colonial Office 1925–1966 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries | Dominions Office 1925–1947 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | India Office and Burma Office 1937–1947 Secretaries — Undersecretaries |
| Commonwealth Relations Office 1947–1966 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries ||
| Commonwealth Office 1966–1968 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries |||
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1968–2020 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries ||||
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Since 2020 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries ||||
