| Office Name Dates Notes |
| Prime Minister\nand First Lord of the Treasury Clement Attlee 26 July 1945 – 26 October 1951 |
| Lord Chancellor The Lord Jowitt 27 July 1945 |
| Lord President of the Council Herbert Morrison 27 July 1945 also Leader of the House of Commons |
| Lord President of the Council The Viscount Addison 9 March 1951 also Leader of the House of Lords |
| Lord Privy Seal Arthur Greenwood 27 July 1945 |
| Lord Privy Seal The Lord Inman 17 April 1947 |
| Lord Privy Seal The Viscount Addison 7 October 1947 also Leader of the House of Lords |
| Lord Privy Seal Ernest Bevin 9 March 1951 |
| Lord Privy Seal Richard Stokes 26 April 1951 Also Minister of Materials from 6 July 1951 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Dalton 27 July 1945 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Stafford Cripps 13 November 1947 |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Gaitskell 19 October 1950 |
| Minister of Economic Affairs Sir Stafford Cripps 29 September 1947 New office. Combined with Chancellor of the Exchequer November 1947 |
| Minister of Economic Affairs Hugh Gaitskell 28 February 1950 – 19 October 1950 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury William Whiteley 3 August 1945 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury Glenvil Hall 4 August 1945 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury Douglas Jay 2 March 1950 |
| Economic Secretary to the Treasury Douglas Jay 5 December 1947 Office vacant 2 March 1950 |
| Economic Secretary to the Treasury John Edwards 19 October 1950 |
| Lords of the Treasury Robert John Taylor 4 August 1945 – 26 October 1951 |
| Lords of the Treasury Joseph Henderson 4 August 1945 – 1 January 1950 |
| Lords of the Treasury Michael Stewart 10 August 1945 – 30 March 1946 |
| Lords of the Treasury Arthur Blenkinsop 10 August 1945 – 10 May 1946 |
| Lords of the Treasury Frank Collindridge 10 August 1945 – 9 December 1946 |
| Lords of the Treasury Charles Simmons 30 March 1946 – 1 February 1949 |
| Lords of the Treasury William Hannan 10 May 1946 – 26 October 1951 |
| Lords of the Treasury Julian Snow 9 December 1946 – 3 March 1950 |
| Lords of the Treasury Richard Adams 1 February 1949 – 23 April 1950 |
| Lords of the Treasury William Wilkins 1 January 1950 – 26 October 1951 |
| Lords of the Treasury Herbert Bowden 3 March 1950 – 26 October 1951 |
| Lords of the Treasury Charles Royle 23 April 1950 – 26 October 1951 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Ernest Bevin 27 July 1945 |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Herbert Morrison 9 March 1951 |
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Philip Noel-Baker 3 August 1945 |
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hector McNeil 4 October 1946 |
| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Kenneth Younger 28 February 1950 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Hector McNeil 4 August 1945 – 4 October 1946 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Christopher Mayhew 4 October 1946 – 2 March 1950 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs The Lord Henderson 7 June 1948 – 26 October 1951 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Ernest Davies 2 March 1950 – 26 October 1951 |
| Secretary of State for the Home Department James Chuter Ede 3 August 1945 also Leader of the House of Commons 1951 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department George Oliver 4 August 1945 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Kenneth Younger 7 October 1947 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Geoffrey de Freitas 2 March 1950 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty A. V. Alexander 3 August 1945 |
| First Lord of the Admiralty George Henry Hall 4 October 1946 Not in cabinet |
| First Lord of the Admiralty The Lord Pakenham 24 May 1951 |
| Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty John Dugdale 4 August 1945 |
| Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty James Callaghan 2 March 1950 |
| Civil Lord of the Admiralty Walter James Edwards 4 August 1945 |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Tom Williams 3 August 1945 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries The Earl of Huntingdon 4 August 1945 – 22 November 1950 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Percy Collick 5 September 1945 – 7 October 1947 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries George Brown 7 October 1947 – 26 April 1951 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries The Earl of Listowel 22 November 1950 – 26 October 1951 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Arthur Champion 26 April 1951 – 26 October 1951 |
| Secretary of State for Air The Viscount Stansgate 3 August 1945 |
| Secretary of State for Air Philip Noel-Baker 4 October 1946 Not in Cabinet |
| Secretary of State for Air Arthur Henderson 7 October 1947 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Air John Strachey 4 August 1945 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Air Geoffrey de Freitas 27 May 1946 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Air Aidan Crawley 2 March 1950 |
| Minister of Aircraft Production John Wilmot 4 August 1945 Office abolished 1 April 1946 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aircraft Production Arthur Woodburn 4 August 1945 |
| Minister of Civil Aviation The Lord Winster 4 August 1945 |
| Minister of Civil Aviation The Lord Nathan 4 October 1946 |
| Minister of Civil Aviation The Lord Pakenham 31 May 1948 Office in Cabinet until 28 February 1950 |
| Minister of Civil Aviation The Lord Ogmore 1 June 1951 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Civil Aviation I. Thomas 10 August 1945 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Civil Aviation George Lindgren 4 October 1946 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Civil Aviation Frank Beswick 2 March 1950 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies George Hall 3 August 1945 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies Arthur Creech Jones 4 October 1946 |
| Secretary of State for the Colonies James Griffiths 28 February 1950 |
| Minister of State for the Colonies The Earl of Listowel 4 January 1948 |
| Minister of State for the Colonies John Dugdale 28 February 1950 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies Arthur Creech Jones 4 August 1945 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies I. Thomas 4 October 1946 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies David Rees-Williams 7 October 1947 |
| Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies Thomas Fotheringham Cook 2 March 1950 |
| Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations The Viscount Addison 7 July 1947 also Leader of the House of Lords |
| Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations Philip Noel-Baker 7 October 1947 |
| Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations Patrick Gordon Walker 28 February 1950 |
| Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations Arthur Henderson 14 August 1947 – 7 October 1947 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations Arthur Bottomley 7 July 1947 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations Patrick Gordon Walker 7 October 1947 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations The Lord Holden 2 March 1950 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations David Rees-Williams 4 July 1950 Lord Ogmore from 5 July |
| Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations The Earl of Lucan 1 July 1951 |
| Minister of Defence Clement Attlee 27 July 1945 Also Prime Minister |
| Minister of Defence A. V. Alexander 20 December 1946 |
| Minister of Defence Emanuel Shinwell 28 February 1950 |
| Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs The Viscount Addison 3 August 1945 also Leader of the House of Lords; became Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations 7 July 1947 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs John Parker 4 August 1945 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs Arthur Bottomley 10 May 1946 |
| Minister of Education Ellen Wilkinson 3 August 1945 |
| Minister of Education George Tomlinson 10 February 1947 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education Arthur Jenkins 4 August 1945 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education David Hardman 30 October 1945 |
| Minister of Food Sir Ben Smith 3 August 1945 |
| Minister of Food John Strachey 27 May 1946 |
| Minister of Food Maurice Webb 28 February 1950 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Food Edith Summerskill 4 August 1945 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Food Stanley Evans 2 March 1950 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Food Fred Willey 18 April 1950 |
| Minister of Fuel and Power Emanuel Shinwell 3 August 1945 |
| Minister of Fuel and Power Hugh Gaitskell 7 October 1947 Office no longer in Cabinet |
| Minister of Fuel and Power Philip Noel-Baker 28 February 1950 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fuel and Power William Foster 4 August 1945 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fuel and Power Hugh Gaitskell 10 May 1946 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fuel and Power Alfred Robens 7 October 1947 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fuel and Power Harold Neal 26 April 1951 |
| Minister of Health Aneurin Bevan 3 August 1945 |
| Minister of Health Hilary Marquand 17 January 1951 Office not in Cabinet |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health Charles Key 4 August 1945 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health John Edwards 12 February 1947 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health Arthur Blenkinsop 1 February 1949 |
| Secretary of State for India and Burma The Lord Pethick-Lawrence 3 August 1945 |
| Secretary of State for India and Burma The Earl of Listowel 17 April 1947 Offices abolished 14 August 1947 (India) and 4 January 1948 (Burma) |
| Under-Secretary of State for India and Burma Arthur Henderson 4 August 1945 – 14 August 1947 |
| Minister of Information Edward Williams 4 August 1945 |
| Minister of Information The Earl of Listowel 26 February 1946 Office abolished 31 March 1946 |
| Minister of Labour and National Service George Isaacs 3 August 1945 |
| Minister of Labour and National Service Aneurin Bevan 18 January 1951 |
| Minister of Labour and National Service Alfred Robens 24 April 1951 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour Ness Edwards 4 August 1945 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour Fred Lee 2 March 1950 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster John Hynd 4 August 1945 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Lord Pakenham 17 April 1947 |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Hugh Dalton 31 May 1948 Office in Cabinet |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster The Viscount Alexander of Hillsborough 28 February 1950 |
| Minister of National Insurance James Griffiths 4 August 1945 |
| Minister of National Insurance Edith Summerskill 28 February 1950 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Insurance George Lindgren 4 August 1945 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Insurance Tom Steele 4 October 1946 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Insurance Bernard Taylor 2 March 1950 |
| Paymaster General office vacant |
| Paymaster General Arthur Greenwood 9 July 1946 |
| Paymaster General Hilary Marquand 5 March 1947 |
| Paymaster General The Viscount Addison 2 July 1948 also Leader of the House of Lords |
| Paymaster General The Lord Macdonald of Gwaenysgor 1 April 1949 |
| Minister without Portfolio A. V. Alexander 4 October 1946 – 20 December 1946 |
| Minister without Portfolio Arthur Greenwood 17 April 1947 – 29 September 1947 |
| Minister for Pensions Wilfred Paling 3 August 1945 |
| Minister for Pensions John Hynd 17 April 1947 |
| Minister for Pensions George Buchanan 7 October 1947 |
| Minister for Pensions Hilary Marquand 2 July 1948 |
| Minister for Pensions George Isaacs 17 January 1951 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Pensions Jennie Adamson 4 August 1945 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Pensions Arthur Blenkinsop 10 May 1946 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Pensions Charles Simmons 1 February 1949 |
| Postmaster General The Earl of Listowel 4 August 1945 |
| Postmaster General Wilfred Paling 17 April 1947 |
| Postmaster General Ness Edwards 28 February 1950 |
| Assistant Postmaster General Wilfrid Burke 10 August 1945 |
| Assistant Postmaster General Charles Rider Hobson 7 October 1947 |
| Secretary of State for Scotland Joseph Westwood 3 August 1945 |
| Secretary of State for Scotland Arthur Woodburn 7 October 1947 |
| Secretary of State for Scotland Hector McNeil 28 February 1950 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland George Buchanan 4 August 1945 – 7 October 1947 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland Tom Fraser 4 August 1945 – 26 October 1951 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland John James Robertson 7 October 1947 – 26 October 1951 |
| Under-Secretary of State for Scotland Margaret Herbison 2 March 1950 – 26 October 1951 |
| Minister of Supply John Wilmot 3 August 1945 |
| Minister of Supply George Strauss 7 October 1947 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Supply William Leonard 4 August 1945 – 7 October 1947 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Supply Arthur Woodburn 1 April 1946 – 7 October 1947 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Supply John Freeman 7 October 1947 – 23 April 1951 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Supply John Henry Jones 7 October 1947 – 2 March 1950 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Supply Michael Stewart 2 May 1951 – 26 October 1951 |
| Minister of Town and Country Planning Lewis Silkin 4 August 1945 |
| Minister of Town and Country Planning Hugh Dalton 28 February 1950 Became Minister of Local Government and Planning 31 January 1951 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Town and Country Planning Fred Marshall 10 August 1945 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Town and Country Planning Evelyn King 7 October 1947 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Town and Country Planning George Lindgren 2 March 1950 |
| President of the Board of Trade Sir Stafford Cripps 27 July 1945 |
| President of the Board of Trade Harold Wilson 29 September 1947 |
| President of the Board of Trade Sir Hartley Shawcross 24 April 1951 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade Ellis Smith 4 August 1945 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade John Belcher 12 January 1946 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade John Edwards 1 February 1949 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade Hervey Rhodes 2 March 1950 |
| Secretary for Overseas Trade Hilary Marquand 4 August 1945 |
| Secretary for Overseas Trade Harold Wilson 5 March 1947 |
| Secretary for Overseas Trade Arthur Bottomley 7 October 1947 |
| Minister of Transport Alfred Barnes 3 August 1945 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport George Strauss 4 August 1945 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport James Callaghan |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport The Lord Lucas of Chilworth 2 March 1950 |
| Secretary of State for War Jack Lawson 3 August 1945 |
| Secretary of State for War Frederick Bellenger 4 October 1946 |
| Secretary of State for War Emanuel Shinwell 7 October 1947 |
| Secretary of State for War John Strachey 28 February 1950 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War The Lord Nathan 4 August 1945 |
| Under-Secretary of State for War The Lord Pakenham 4 October 1946 – 17 April 1947 Office combined with Financial Secretary |
| Financial Secretary to the War Office Frederick Bellenger 4 August 1945 |
| Financial Secretary to the War Office John Freeman 4 October 1946 Under-Secretary role incorporated 17 April 1947 |
| Financial Secretary to the War Office Michael Stewart |
| Financial Secretary to the War Office Woodrow Wyatt 2 May 1951 |
| Minister of Works George Tomlinson 4 August 1945 |
| Minister of Works Charles Key 10 February 1947 |
| Minister of Works Richard Stokes 28 February 1950 |
| Minister of Works George Brown 26 April 1951 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Works Harold Wilson 4 August 1945 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Works Evan Durbin 5 March 1947 |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Works The Lord Morrison 26 September 1948 |
| Attorney General Sir Hartley Shawcross 4 August 1945 |
| Attorney General Sir Frank Soskice 24 April 1951 |
| Solicitor General Sir Frank Soskice 4 August 1945 |
| Solicitor General Sir Lynn Ungoed-Thomas 24 April 1951 |
| Lord Advocate George Reid Thomson 10 August 1945 |
| Lord Advocate John Wheatley 7 October 1947 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland Daniel Patterson Blades 10 September 1945 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland John Wheatley 19 March 1947 |
| Solicitor General for Scotland Douglas Johnston 24 October 1947 |
| Treasurer of the Household George Mathers 4 August 1945 |
| Treasurer of the Household Arthur Pearson 30 March 1946 |
| Comptroller of the Household Arthur Pearson 4 August 1945 |
| Comptroller of the Household Michael Stewart 30 March 1946 |
| Comptroller of the Household Frank Collindridge 9 December 1946 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Julian Snow 10 August 1945 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Michael Stewart 9 December 1946 |
| Vice-Chamberlain of the Household Ernest Popplewell 16 October 1947 |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms The Lord Ammon 4 August 1945 |
| Captain of the Gentlemen-at-Arms The Lord Shepherd 18 October 1949 |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Lord Walkden 4 August 1945 |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Lord Shepherd 6 July 1949 |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Lord Lucas of Chilworth 18 October 1949 |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Earl of Lucan 5 March 1950 |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard The Lord Archibald 8 June 1951 |
| Lords in Waiting The Lord Westwood 10 September 1945 – 17 January 1947 |
| Lords in Waiting The Lord Pakenham 14 October 1945 – 4 October 1946 |
| Lords in Waiting The Lord Henderson 21 October 1945 – 7 June 1948 |
| Lords in Waiting The Lord Chorley 11 October 1946 – 31 March 1950 |
| Lords in Waiting The Lord Morrison 17 January 1947 – 26 September 1948 |
| Lords in Waiting The Lord Lucas of Chilworth 9 July 1948 – 18 October 1949 |
| Lords in Waiting The Lord Shepherd 14 October 1948 – 6 July 1949 |
| Lords in Waiting The Lord Kershaw 6 July 1949 – 26 October 1951 |
| Lords in Waiting The Lord Darwen 18 October 1949 – 26 December 1950 |
| Lords in Waiting The Lord Burden 31 March 1950 – 26 October 1951 |
| Lords in Waiting The Lord Haden-Guest 13 February 1951 – 26 October 1951 |
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