NEW MINISTERS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 4 August 1945, Page 5

NEW MINISTERS

MR ATTLEE’S CABINET TWO SURPRISE APPOINTMENTS LABOUR AND WAR TRANSPORT (Rec. 11.45 a.m.) London, Aug. 3. The Prime Minister, Mr Attlee, has announced the remaining members of his Cabinet. The Prime Minister’s final list was submitted to the King last night after discussions between Mr Attlee and the members of his Cabinet whose names have already been announced. This morning Mr Attlee had an audience with the King at Buckingham Palace and the complete Cabinet was later announced. The names announced to-day were: Home Secretary, Mr Chuter Ede. Dominion Secretary, Lord Addison. Secretary for India, Mr F. W. Peth-ick-Lawrence. Colonial Secretary, Mr G. H. Hail, First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr A. V. Alexander. Secretary of State for War, Mr J. J. Lawson. Secretary of State for Air, Viscount Stansgate. Minister of Labour and National Ser_ vice, Mr George Isaacs, Minister of Education, Miss Ellen Wilkinson. Minister of Health, Mr Aneurin Bevan. Minister of Agriculture, Mr Tom Williams, Minister of Supply and Aircraft Production, Mr J. Wilmot. Minister of War Transport, Mr Alfred Barnes. Minister of Food. Sir Ben Smith. Minister of Fuel, Mr E. Shinwell. Minister of State, Mr Noel Baker. Minister of Pensions, Mr Wilfred Paling. Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, Mr William Whiteiey. Secretary of State for Scotland, Mr J. Westwood. His Majesty approved a barony for Mr Pethick-Lawrence and made Messrs Isaacs, Bevan, Barnes and Shinwell Privy Councillors. Lord Addison will eader of the H °use of Lords. Mr William Whiteiey, who was the joint Government Chief Whip in the coalition has been appointed the Labour Party s Chief Whip at Mr Attlee’s special request. The biggest surprises i n the Ministerial appointments were those of Mr Isaacs and Mr Barnes, says the Press Association's lobby correspondent. Demobilisation is one of the key problems of the next year or two. Mr Isaacs will face many complexities In the orderly transfer of vast numbers of workers from war to peace production. Although the pressure o n the Ministry of War Transport has greatly diminished Mr Barnes has still much work to do there. Miss Wilkinson is only the second woman to reach Cabinet rank, the first being Miss Bondfield. More Labour peers will probably be created shortly. Sir William Jowitt, the Lord Chancellor. has been created Baron Jowitt of Stevenage.