Under-Secretary of State For Commonwealth Relations

Office-Holders

1947: Arthur Bottomley
1947: Patrick Gordon Walker
1950: Lord Holden
1950: David Rees Williams
1951: Earl of Lucan
1951: John Foster
1954: Douglas Dodds-Parker
1955: Allan Noble
1956: Lord John Hope
1957: Cuthbert Alport
1959: Richard Thompson
1960: Duke of Devonshire (to 1962)
1961: Bernard Braine (to 1962)
1962: John Tilney (to 1964)
1964: Lord Taylor Also Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies
1965: Lord Beswick Also Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies until 1 August 1966

History of United Kingdom Government Departments with Responsibility for Foreign Affairs
Colonial Office 1768 – 1782	Home Office 1782 – 1794	War Office 1794 – 1801	War and Colonial Office 1801 – 1854	Colonial Office 1854 – 1925	Colonial Office 1925 – 1966		Commonwealth Office 1966 – 1968	Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1968 – Present
Colonial Office 1768 – 1782	Home Office 1782 – 1794	War Office 1794 – 1801	War and Colonial Office 1801 – 1854	Colonial Office 1854 – 1925	Dominions Office 1925 – 1947	Commonwealth Relations Office 1947 – 1966
.				India Office 1858 – 1937	India and Burma Office 1937 – 1947	Commonwealth Relations Office 1947 – 1966
.	Foreign Office 1782 – 1968

Under-Secretary of State For Commonwealth Relations - Office-Holders