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The position of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British cabinet level position 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 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 Leo Amery (June 11 , 1925 - June 4 , 1929 ) Sidney James Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (June 7 , 1929 - June 5 , 1930 ) James Henry Thomas (June 5 , 1930 - November 22 , 1935 ) Malcolm MacDonald (November 22 , 1935 - May 16 , 1938 ) Edward Montagu Cavendish Stanley, Lord Stanley (May 16 , 1938 - October 31 , 1938 ) Malcolm MacDonald (October 31 , 1938 - January 29 , 1939 ) Sir Thomas Walker Inskip (January 29 , 1939 - September 3 , 1939 ) Anthony Eden (September 3 , 1939 - May 14 , 1940 ) Thomas Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote (May 14 , 1940 - October 3 , 1940 ) Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne (October 3 , 1940 - February 19 , 1942 ) Clement Attlee (February 19 , 1942 - September 24 , 1943 ) Robert Arthur James Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne (September 24 , 1943 - July 26 , 1945 ) Viscount Addison (August 3 , 1945 - July 7 , 1947 )
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Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
The position of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British cabinet level position created in 1925 to deal with British relations with the Dominions — Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland , and the Irish Free State .
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.
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