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The first MacDonald ministry of the United Kingdom lasted from January to November 1924. The Labour Party, under Ramsay MacDonald, had failed to win the general election of December 1923, with 191 seats, although the combined Opposition tally exceeded that of the Conservative government, creating a hung parliament.
James Ramsay MacDonald (né James McDonald Ramsay; 12 October 1866 – 9 November 1937) was a British statesman [1] and politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the first who belonged to the Labour Party, leading minority Labour governments for nine months in 1924 and again between 1929 and 1931.
First MacDonald ministry — Ramsay MacDonald: Labour Nov: No confidence: Second Baldwin ministry: General election: Stanley Baldwin: Conservative: May: 1929 General election: Conservative [g] 4 Jun: Resignation Baldwin resigns: 5 Jun: Second MacDonald ministry: Lib–Lab pact: Ramsay MacDonald: Labour Aug: 1931 First National Government ...
30 May 1929 () – 27 October 1931 () Election: 1929 United Kingdom general election: Government: Second MacDonald ministry (1929-1931) National Government I (1931) House of Commons; Members: 615: Speaker: John Henry Whitley (until 1928) Edward FitzRoy (after 1928) Leader: Ramsay MacDonald: Prime Minister: Ramsay MacDonald: Leader of the Opposition
Ramsay MacDonald's terms as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom : First MacDonald ministry, the British minority government led by Ramsay MacDonald from January to November 1924; Second MacDonald ministry, the British minority government led by Ramsay MacDonald from 1929 to 1931; Third MacDonald ministry, the British coalition government led ...
The second MacDonald ministry was formed by Ramsay MacDonald on his reappointment as prime minister of the United Kingdom by King George V on 5 June 1929. It was the second time the Labour Party had formed a government; the first MacDonald ministry held office in 1924.
Smith was the first Labour MP who was elected for Wellingborough. He represented the division from 1918 to 1922. He represented his native city of Norwich in between 1923 and 1924, and again in from 1929 to 1931. In 1924 he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries in the First MacDonald ministry. [3]
First MacDonald ministry: House of Commons; Members: 615: Speaker: John Henry Whitley: Leader: Ramsay MacDonald: Prime Minister: Ramsay MacDonald: Leader of the Opposition: Stanley Baldwin: Third-party leader: H. H. Asquith: House of Lords; Lord Chancellor: George Cave, 1st Viscount Cave (until 1924) Richard Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane (1924 ...