Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs
Former UK ministerial office
The position of Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs in the United Kingdom was created in 1966 by the merger of the old positions of Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations and Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. The position dealt with British relations with members of the Commonwealth of Nations. In 1968 the position was merged with the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to create the new position of Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
Office Holders
- 1966: Lord Beswick
- 1967: William Whitlock
Northern Department 1660–1782 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | Southern Department 1660–1768 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | — | |
Southern Department 1768–1782 Secretaries — Undersecretaries 1782: diplomatic responsibilities transferred to new Foreign Office | Colonial Office 1768–1782 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | ||
Foreign Office 1782–1968 Secretaries — Ministers — Undersecretaries | Home Office 1782–1794 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | ||
War Office 1794–1801 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | |||
War and Colonial Office 1801–1854 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | |||
Colonial Office 1854–1925 Secretaries — Undersecretaries | India Office 1858–1937 Secretaries — 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 |