ATTLEE MINISTRY

Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 31, 6 August 1945, Page 5

ATTLEE MINISTRY

MORE APPOINTMENTS

FORMER STOKER BECOMES » ADMIRALTY LORD • (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.] • LONDON, August 4. 1 His Majesty has approved the -fol--1 lowing appointments to the Ministry:— Minister of Works: Mr. G. Tomlinson. Minister of Town and Country Plan- ; ning: Mr. L. Silkin. i Minister of National Insurance: Mr. i Griffiths. Minister of Civil Aviation: Lord Win- ; ster. [ Minister of Information: Mr. E. J. ■ Williams. -, Postmaster-General: The Earl of Lisl towel. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan- » caster: Mr. J. B. Hynd. « Attorney-General:- Mr. Hartley Shaw- ! cross. Solicitor-General: Mr. Frank Soskice. Civil Lord of the Admiralty: Mr. W, ; J. Edwards. 1 Additional appointments are: — Parliamentary Under-Secretaries: ' Air Ministry, Mr. John Strachey; ' Colonial Office, Mr. A. C. Jones; Do- ' minions, Mr. John Parker; Foreign Office, Mr. Hector McNeil; Home Office, Mr. G. H. Oliver; India and Burma Office, Mr. Arthur Henderson; Scottish Office (jointly), Messrs. George Buchanan and Thomas Fraser. Parliamentary Secretaries: Agricul--1 ture and Fisheries, the Earl of Hunt- ' ingdon; Education, Mr. Arthur. Jenkins; '■ Food, Dr. Edith Summerskill: Fuel and 1 Power, Mr. William Foster: Health, Mr. ; C. W. Key; Labour, Mr. Ness Edwards; National Insurance, Mr. G. S. Lindly; 1 Pensions, Mrs. Jenny Adamson; Supply and Aircraft Production, Messrs. William Leonard and Arthur Woodburn; . Board of Trade. Mr. Ellis Smith; Overseas Trade, Professor H. A. Marquand; War Transport, Mr. G. R. Strauss; ' Works, Mr. J. H. Wilson. Treasury: Financial Secretary, Mr". W. G. Hall; Lords Commissioners, Messrs. R. J. Taylor and Joseph Henderson. Admiralty: Mr. John Dugdale. War Office: Under-Secretary of State Lord Nathan; Financial Secretary, Mr. F. J. Bellenger. Royal Household: Captain Gentleman at Arms, Lord Ammon; Captain Yeoman of the Guard, Lord Walkden; Treasurer, Mr. George Mathers; Comptroller, Mr. Arthur Pearson. The. Civil Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Edwards, according to the "Sunday Express," was a stoker on a warship to the date of his election during the war. He represents Whitechapel and is the first sailor from the lower deck ; to hold political office in the Admiralty. He has been. a popular and effective 1 back-bencher and is now entitled to a general salute when he steps on the ; quarterdeck.