UK National Government

In the United Kingdom the term National Government is in an abstract sense used to refer to a coalition of some or all major political parties. In a historical sense it usually refers primarily to the governments of Ramsay MacDonald, Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain which held office from 1931 until 1940.

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United Kingdom - Ramsay MacDonald - Stanley Baldwin - Neville Chamberlain - 1931 - 1940

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The all-party coalitions of Herbert Henry Asquith & David Lloyd George in the First World War and of Winston Churchill in Second World War were sometimes referred to as National Governments at the time, but are now more commonly called Coalition Governments. Churchill's brief 1945 'Caretaker Government' also called itself a National Government and in terms of party composition was very similar to the 1931-1940 entity.

Related Topics:
Herbert Henry Asquith - David Lloyd George - First World War - Winston Churchill - Second World War - 1945 - 1931 - 1940

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