Editing First Commissioner of Works

{{Short description|Former UK government role}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
[[Image:Lord John Manners.jpg|200px|right|thumb| [[John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland|Lord John Manners]], later 7th Duke of Rutland, who served thrice as First Commissioner of Works in the 1850s and 1860s]]

The '''First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings''' was a position within the government of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]], and subsequent to 1922, within the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It took over some of the functions of the [[First Commissioner of Woods and Forests]] in 1851 when the portfolio of Crown holdings was divided into the public and the commercial. The position was frequently of cabinet level. The office was renamed Minister of Works and Buildings and First Commissioner of Works in 1940, Minister of Works and Planning upon receiving statutory planning powers from the [[Ministry of Health (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Health]] in 1942, Minister of Works when those planning powers were moved to the [[Ministry of Town and Country Planning]] in 1943, and finally Minister of Public Buildings and Works in 1962. In this last form the commissioner had "additional responsibility for studying the problems of the building industry". On 15 October 1970 the role was amalgamated with the [[Minister of Transport (United Kingdom)|Minister of Transport]] and the [[Minister of Housing and Local Government]] in the [[Secretary of State for the Environment|Department of the Environment]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=National approaches to the governance of historical heritage over time: a comparative report |date=2008 |publisher=IOS Press |isbn=978-1-58603-853-3 |editor-last=Fisch |editor-first=Stefan |series=Cahier d'histoire de l'administration |location=Amsterdam Berlin |pages=189–190 |chapter=Administering the English national heritage |first=Gavin |last=Drewry}}</ref>

== List of Works Commissioners and Ministers ==

=== First Commissioners of Works (1851–1940) ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+First Commissioner of Works
! colspan=2 | Portrait
! Name<br><small>(Birth–Death)</small>
! colspan=2 | Term of office
! Party
! Ministry
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:12th Duke of Somerset.png|75px]]
| [[Edward Seymour, 12th Duke of Somerset|Edward Seymour<br>'''Lord Seymour''']]<br><small>MP for [[Totnes (UK Parliament constituency)|Totnes]]<br>(1804–1885)</small>
| <small>1 August</small><br>1851
| <small>21 February</small><br>1852
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[First Russell ministry|Russell I]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Lord John Manners.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland|Lord '''John Manners''']]<br><small>MP for [[Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Colchester]]<br>(1818–1906)</small>
| <small>4 March</small><br>1852
| <small>17 December</small><br>1852
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Who? Who? ministry|Who? Who?]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Radicals (UK)}}" |
| [[File:WilliamMolesworth.jpg|75px]]
| [[Sir William Molesworth, 8th Baronet|Sir '''William Molesworth''', Bt]]<br><small>MP for [[Southwark (UK Parliament constituency)|Southwark]]<br>(1810–1855)</small>
| <small>5 January</small><br>1853
| <small>21 July</small><br>1855
| {{Party shading/Radicals}} | [[Radicals (UK)|Radical]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Aberdeen ministry|Aberdeen]]<br><small>(''[[Peelite]]–[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]'')</small>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Sir Benjamin Hall, Bt.jpg|75px]]
| [[Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover|Sir '''Benjamin Hall''', Bt]]<br><small>MP for [[Marylebone (UK Parliament constituency)|Marylebone]]<br>(1802–1867)</small>
| <small>21 July</small><br>1855
| <small>21 February</small><br>1858
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[First Palmerston ministry|Palmerston I]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Lord John Manners.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland|Lord '''John Manners''']]<br><small>MP for [[Leicestershire North (UK Parliament constituency)|Leicestershire North]]<br>(1818–1906)</small>
| <small>26 February</small><br>1858
| <small>11 June</small><br>1859
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Derby–Disraeli ministry|Derby–Disraeli II]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Henry FitzRoy (politician)|'''Henry FitzRoy''']]<br><small>MP for [[Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)|Lewes]]<br>(1807–1859)</small>
| <small>18 June</small><br>1859
| <small>17 December</small><br>1859
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} rowspan=2 | [[Liberal government, 1859–1866|Palmerston II]]
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:William Cowper-Temple, Lock & Whitfield woodburytype, 1876-85.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[William Cowper-Temple, 1st Baron Mount Temple|'''William Cowper''']]<br><small>MP for [[Hertford (UK Parliament constituency)|Hertford]]<br>(1811–1888)</small>
| rowspan=2 | <small>9 February</small><br>1860
| rowspan=2 | <small>26 June</small><br>1866
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1859–1866|Russell II]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Lord John Manners.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland|Lord '''John Manners''']]<br><small>MP for [[Leicestershire North (UK Parliament constituency)|Leicestershire North]]<br>(1818–1906)</small>
| <small>6 July</small><br>1866
| <small>1 December</small><br>1868
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Third Derby–Disraeli ministry|Derby–Disraeli III]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:AustenHenryLayard.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Austen Henry Layard]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Southwark (UK Parliament constituency)|Southwark]]<br>(1817–1894)</small>
| <small>9 December</small><br>1868
| <small>26 October</small><br>1869
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[First Gladstone ministry|Gladstone I]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Acton Smee Ayrton, Vanity Fair, 1869-10-23.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Acton Smee Ayrton]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Tower Hamlets (UK Parliament constituency)|Tower Hamlets]]<br>(1816–1886)</small>
| <small>26 October</small><br>1869
| <small>11 August</small><br>1873
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:William Patrick Adam 27 June 1874.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[William Patrick Adam]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)|Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire]]<br>(1823–1881)</small>
| <small>11 August</small><br>1873
| <small>17 February</small><br>1874
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Henry GC Gordon-Lennox, Vanity Fair, 1870-07-30.jpg|75px]]
| [[Lord Henry Lennox|Lord '''Henry Lennox''']]<br><small>MP for [[Chichester (UK Parliament constituency)|Chichester]]<br>(1821–1886)</small>
| <small>21 March</small><br>1874
| <small>14 August</small><br>1876
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Disraeli ministry|Disraeli II]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Gerard Noel Vanity Fair 18 March 1871.jpg|75px]]
| [[Gerard Noel (politician)|'''Gerard Noel''']]<br><small>MP for [[Rutland (UK Parliament constituency)|Rutland]]<br>(1823–1911)</small>
| <small>14 August</small><br>1876
| <small>21 April</small><br>1880
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:William Patrick Adam 27 June 1874.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[William Patrick Adam]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire (UK Parliament constituency)|Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire]]<br>(1823–1881)</small>
| <small>3 May</small><br>1880
| 1880
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Second Gladstone ministry|Gladstone II]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:George Shaw Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley.png|75px]]
| [[George Shaw Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley|'''George Shaw Lefevre''']]<br><small>MP for [[Reading (UK Parliament constituency)|Reading]]<br>(1831–1928)</small>
| <small>29 November</small><br>1881
| <small>13 February</small><br>1885
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Archibald-Philip-Primrose-5th-Earl-of-Rosebery (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery|Archibald Primrose<br>5th '''Earl of Rosebery''']]<br><small>(1847–1929)</small>
| <small>13 February</small><br>1885
| <small>9 June</small><br>1885
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:David Plunket Vanity Fair 29 May 1880.jpg|75px]]
| [[David Plunket, 1st Baron Rathmore|'''David Plunket''']]<br><small>MP for [[Dublin University (constituency)|Dublin University]]<br>(1838–1919)</small>
| <small>24 June</small><br>1885
| <small>28 January</small><br>1886
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[First Salisbury ministry|Salisbury I]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Albert Parker, 3rd Earl of Morley.png|75px]]
| [[Albert Parker, 3rd Earl of Morley|Albert Parker<br>'''3rd Earl of Morley''']]<br><small>(1843–1905)</small>
| <small>17 February</small><br>1886
| <small>16 April</small><br>1886
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Third Gladstone ministry|Gladstone III]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:9thEarlOfElgin.jpg|75px]]
| [[Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin|Victor Bruce<br>9th '''Earl of Elgin''']]<br><small>(1849–1917)</small>
| <small>16 April</small><br>1886
| <small>20 July</small><br>1886
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:David Plunket Vanity Fair 29 May 1880.jpg|75px]]
| [[David Plunket, 1st Baron Rathmore|'''David Plunket''']]<br><small>MP for [[Dublin University (constituency)|Dublin University]]<br>(1838–1919)</small>
| <small>5 August</small><br>1886
| <small>11 August</small><br>1892
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Salisbury ministry|Salisbury II]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:George Shaw Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley.png|75px]]
| [[George Shaw Lefevre, 1st Baron Eversley|'''George Shaw Lefevre''']]<br><small>MP for [[Bradford Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford Central]]<br>(1831–1928)</small>
| <small>18 August</small><br>1892
| <small>10 March</small><br>1894
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1892–1895|Gladstone IV]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Herbert Gladstone.jpg|75px]]
| [[Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone|'''Herbert Gladstone''']]<br><small>MP for [[Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds West]]<br>(1854–1930)</small>
| <small>10 March</small><br>1894
| <small>21 June</small><br>1895
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1892–1895|Rosebery]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Aretas Akers-Douglas.jpg|75px]]
| [[Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston|'''Aretas Akers-Douglas''']]<br><small>MP for [[St Augustine's (UK Parliament constituency)|St Augustine's]]<br>(1851–1926)</small>
| <small>4 July</small><br>1895
| <small>11 August</small><br>1902
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Unionist government, 1895–1905|Salisbury<br>{{small|(III & IV)}}]]<br><small>(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[Liberal Unionist Party|Lib.U.]]'')</small>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Earl of Plymouth.jpg|75px]]
| [[Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth|Robert Windsor-Clive<br>14th '''Baron Windsor''']]<br><small>(1857–1923)</small>
| <small>11 August</small><br>1902
| <small>4 December</small><br>1905
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Unionist government, 1895–1905|Balfour]]<br><small>(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[Liberal Unionist Party|Lib.U.]]'')</small>
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Lewis Viscount Harcourt by Solomon J Solomon.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt|'''Lewis Vernon Harcourt''']]<br><small>MP for [[Rossendale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rossendale]]<br>(1863–1922)</small>
| rowspan=2 | <small>10 December</small><br>1905
| rowspan=2 | <small>3 November</small><br>1910
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | &nbsp;<br>[[Liberal government, 1905–1915|Campbell-Bannerman]]<br>&nbsp;
|-
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1905–1915|Asquith<br>{{small|(I&ndash;III)}}]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Earl beauchamp1900.jpg|75px]]
| [[William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp|William Lygon<br>7th '''Earl Beauchamp''']]<br><small>(1872–1938)</small>
| <small>3 November</small><br>1910
| <small>6 August</small><br>1914
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Alfred Emmott.jpg|75px]]
| [[Alfred Emmott, 1st Baron Emmott|Alfred Emmott<br>1st '''Baron Emmott''']]<br><small>(1858–1926)</small>
| <small>6 August</small><br>1914
| <small>25 May</small><br>1915
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Lewis Viscount Harcourt by Solomon J Solomon.jpg|75px]]
| [[Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt|'''Lewis Vernon Harcourt''']]<br><small>MP for [[Rossendale (UK Parliament constituency)|Rossendale]]<br>(1863–1922)</small>
| <small>25 May</small><br>1915
| <small>10 December</small><br>1916
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Asquith coalition ministry|Asquith Coalition]]<br><small>(''[[Liberal Party (UK)|Lib.]]–[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[Labour Party (UK)|Lab.]]'')</small>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Alfred Mond.jpg|75px]]
| [[Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett|Sir '''Alfred Mond''', Bt]]<br><small>MP for [[Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea West]]<br>(1868–1930)</small> {{efn|MP for [[Swansea (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea]] until 1918; MP for [[Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency)|Swansea West]] thereafter}}
| <small>10 December</small><br>1916
| <small>1 April</small><br>1921
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Lloyd George ministry|Lloyd George<br><small>(I & II)</small>]]<br>(''[[Liberal Party (UK)|Lib.]]–[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[Labour Party (UK)|Lab.]]'')
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Crawford27.JPG|75px]]
| [[David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford|David Lindsay<br>27th '''Earl of Crawford''']]<br><small>(1871–1940)</small>
| <small>1 April</small><br>1921
| <small>19 October</small><br>1922
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Ac.stonehaven.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[John Baird, 1st Viscount Stonehaven|Sir '''John Baird''', Bt]]<br><small>MP for [[Ayr Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Ayr Burghs]]<br>(1874–1941)</small>
| rowspan=2 | <small>31 October</small><br>1922
| rowspan=2 | <small>22 January</small><br>1924
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative government, 1922–1924|Law]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative government, 1922–1924|Baldwin I]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Frederick William Jowett 1924.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Fred Jowett]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Bradford East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford East]]<br>(1864–1944)</small>
| <small>22 January</small><br>1924
| <small>3 November</small><br>1924
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[First MacDonald ministry|MacDonald I]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Earl Peel cropped.jpg|75px]]
| [[William Wellesley Peel, 1st Earl Peel|William Wellesley Peel<br>2nd '''Viscount Peel''']]<br><small>(1867–1937)</small>
| <small>10 November</small><br>1924
| <small>18 October</small><br>1928
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Baldwin ministry|Baldwin II]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Charles (Charlie) Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry|Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart<br>'''7th Marquess of Londonderry''']]<br><small>(1878–1949)</small>
| <small>18 October</small><br>1928
| <small>4 June</small><br>1929
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Photo 7 Council 1938, WRI George Lansbury.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[George Lansbury]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Bow and Bromley (UK Parliament constituency)|Bow and Bromley]]<br>(1859–1940)</small>
| <small>7 June</small><br>1929
| <small>24 August</small><br>1931
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Second MacDonald ministry|MacDonald II]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Charles (Charlie) Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry.jpg|75px]]
| [[Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry|Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart<br>'''7th Marquess of Londonderry''']]<br><small>(1878–1949)</small>
| <small>25 August</small><br>1931
| <small>5 November</small><br>1931
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (1931)|National I]]<br><small>(''[[National Labour Organisation|N.Lab.]]–[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Lib.N.]]–[[Liberal Party (UK)|Lib.]]'')</small>
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:William Ormsby-Gore 1936.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech|'''William Ormsby-Gore''']]<br><small>MP for [[Stafford (UK Parliament constituency)|Stafford]]<br>(1885–1964)</small>
| rowspan=2 | <small>5 November</small><br>1931
| rowspan=2 | <small>16 June</small><br>1936
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (1931–1935)|National II]]<br><small>(''[[National Labour Organisation|N.Lab.]]–[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Lib.N.]]–[[Liberal Party (UK)|Lib.]]'')</small>
|-
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (1935–1937)|National III]]<br><small>(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Labour Organisation|N.Lab.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Lib.N.]]''</small>)
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Stanhope7.JPG|75px]]
| [[James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope|James Stanhope<br>7th '''Earl Stanhope''']]<br><small>(1880–1967)</small>
| <small>16 June</small><br>1936
| <small>27 May</small><br>1937
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Sir Philip Sassoon.jpg|75px]]
| [[Sir Philip Sassoon, 3rd Baronet|Sir '''Philip Sassoon''', Bt]]<br><small>MP for [[Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)|Hythe]]<br>(1888–1939)</small>
| <small>27 May</small><br>1937
| <small>7 June</small><br>1939
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (1937–1939)|National IV]]<br><small>(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Labour Organisation|N.Lab.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Lib.N.]]''</small>)
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury|'''Herwald Ramsbotham''']]<br><small>MP for [[Lancaster (UK Parliament constituency)|Lancaster]]<br>(1887–1971)</small>
| rowspan=2 | <small>7 June</small><br>1939
| rowspan=2 | <small>3 April</small><br>1940
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Chamberlain war ministry|Chamberlain War]]<br><small>(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Labour Organisation|N.Lab.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Lib.N.]]''</small>)
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|National Labour Organisation}}" |
| [[File:Lord De La warr.jpg|75px]]
| [[Herbrand Sackville, 9th Earl De La Warr|Herbrand Sackville<br>9th '''Earl De La Warr''']]<br><small>(1900–1976)</small>
| <small>3 April</small><br>1940
| <small>18 May</small><br>1940
| {{Party shading/National Labour}} | [[National Labour Organisation|National Labour]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Lord Tyron.jpg|75px]]
| [[George Tryon, 1st Baron Tryon|George Tryon<br>1st '''Baron Tryon''']]<br><small>(1871–1940)</small>
| <small>18 May</small><br>1940
| <small>3 October</small><br>1940
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Churchill war ministry|Churchill War]]<br><small>(''All parties'')</small>
|-
|}

=== Ministers of Works & Buildings and First Commissioner of Works (1940–1942) ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Minister of Works & Buildings and First Commissioner of Works
! colspan=2 | Portrait
! Name<br><small>(Birth–Death)</small>
! colspan=2 | Term of office
! Party
! Ministry
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|National Government (United Kingdom)}}" |
| [[File:Lord reith.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Reith, 1st Baron Reith|John Reith<br>1st '''Baron Reith''']]<br><small>(1889–1971)</small> {{efn|MP for [[Southampton (UK Parliament constituency)|Southampton]] until 21 October 1940; elevated to the House of Lords as Baron Reith thereafter}}
| <small>3 October</small><br>1940
| <small>11 February</small><br>1942
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br>([[National Government (United Kingdom)|<small>National</small>]])
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Churchill war ministry|Churchill War]]<br><small>(''All parties'')</small>
|-
|}

=== Ministers of Works and Planning (1942–1943) ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Minister of Works and Planning
! colspan=2 | Portrait
! Name<br><small>(Birth–Death)</small>
! colspan=2 | Term of office
! Party
! Ministry
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|National Government (United Kingdom)}}" |
| [[File:Lord reith.jpg|75px]]
| [[John Reith, 1st Baron Reith|John Reith<br>1st '''Baron Reith''']]<br><small>(1889–1971)</small>
| <small>3 October</small><br>1940
| <small>11 February</small><br>1942
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br>([[National Government (United Kingdom)|<small>National</small>]])
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Churchill war ministry|Churchill War]]<br><small>(''All parties'')</small>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Wyndham Portal, 1st Viscount Portal.jpg|75px]]
| [[Wyndham Portal, 1st Viscount Portal|Wyndham Portal<br>1st '''Baron Portal''']]<br><small>(1885–1949)</small>
| <small>22 February</small><br>1942
| <small>February</small><br>1943
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|}

=== Ministers of Works (1943–1962) ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Minister of Works
! colspan=2 | Portrait
! Name<br><small>(Birth–Death)</small>
! colspan=2 | Term of office
! Party
! Ministry
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Wyndham Portal, 1st Viscount Portal.jpg|75px]]
| [[Wyndham Portal, 1st Viscount Portal|Wyndham Portal<br>1st '''Baron Portal''']]<br><small>(1885–1949)</small>
| <small>February</small><br>1943
| <small>21 November</small><br>1944
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Churchill war ministry|Churchill War]]<br><small>(''All parties'')</small>
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Sandys 1944 cropped.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Duncan Sandys]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Norwood (UK Parliament constituency)|Norwood]]<br>(1908–1987)</small>
| rowspan=2 | <small>21 November</small><br>1944
| rowspan=2 | <small>26 July</small><br>1945
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Churchill caretaker ministry|Churchill Caretaker]]<br><small>(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|N.Lib.]]'')</small>
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| '''[[George Tomlinson (British politician)|George Tomlinson]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Farnworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Farnworth]]<br>(1890–1952)</small>
| <small>4 August</small><br>1945
| <small>10 February</small><br>1947
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Attlee ministry|Attlee<br><small>(I & II)</small>]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| '''[[Charles Key]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Bow and Bromley (UK Parliament constituency)|Bow and Bromley]]<br>(1883–1964)</small>
| <small>10 February</small><br>1947
| <small>28 February</small><br>1950
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Richard Stokes.jpg|75px]]
| '''[[Richard Stokes (politician)|Richard Stokes]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Ipswich (UK Parliament constituency)|Ipswich]]<br>(1897–1957)</small>
| <small>28 February</small><br>1950
| <small>26 April</small><br>1951
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:GeorgeBrown1967.jpg|75px]]
| [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|'''George Brown''']]<br><small>MP for [[Belper (UK Parliament constituency)|Belper]]<br>(1914–1985)</small>
| <small>26 April</small><br>1951
| <small>26 October</small><br>1951
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles|Sir '''David Eccles''']]<br><small>MP for [[Chippenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Chippenham]]<br>(1904–1999)</small>
| <small>1 November</small><br>1951
| <small>18 October</small><br>1954
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Third Churchill ministry|Churchill III]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Nigel Birch, Baron Rhyl|'''Nigel Birch''']]<br><small>MP for [[West Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)|West Flintshire]]<br>(1906–1981)</small>
| <small>18 October</small><br>1954
| <small>20 December</small><br>1955
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Patrick Buchan-Hepburn, Lord Hailes, by Glyn Warren Philpot.jpg|75px]]
| [[Patrick Buchan-Hepburn, 1st Baron Hailes|'''Patrick Buchan-Hepburn''']]<br><small>MP for [[Beckenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Beckenham]]<br>(1901–1974)</small>
| <small>20 December</small><br>1955
| <small>16 January</small><br>1957
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Eden ministry|Eden]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Hugh Molson, Baron Molson|'''Hugh Molson''']]<br><small>MP for [[High Peak (UK Parliament constituency)|High Peak]]<br>(1903–1991)</small>
| <small>16 January</small><br>1957
| <small>22 October</small><br>1959
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative government, 1957–1964|Macmillan<br><small>(I & II)</small>]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[John Hope, 1st Baron Glendevon|Lord '''John Hope''']]<br><small>MP for [[Edinburgh Pentlands (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Pentlands]]<br>(1912–1996)</small>
| <small>22 October</small><br>1959
| <small>16 July</small><br>1962
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|}

=== Ministers of Public Buildings and Works (1962–1970) ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Minister of Public Buildings and Works
! colspan=2 | Portrait
! Name<br><small>(Birth–Death)</small>
! colspan=2 | Term of office
! Party
! Ministry
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Geoffrey Rippon (1970).jpg|75px]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Geoffrey Rippon]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Norwich South (UK Parliament constituency)|Norwich South]]<br>(1924–1997)</small>
| rowspan=2 | <small>16 July</small><br>1962
| rowspan=2 | <small>10 October</small><br>1964
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative government, 1957–1964|Macmillan<br><small>(I & II)</small>]]
|-
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative government, 1957–1964|Douglas-Home]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| '''[[Charles Pannell]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Leeds West (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds West]]<br>(1902–1980)</small>
| <small>19 October</small><br>1964
| <small>6 April</small><br>1966
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Labour}} |[[Labour government, 1964–1970|Wilson<br><small>(I & II)</small>]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| '''[[Reg Prentice]]'''<br><small>MP for [[East Ham North (UK Parliament constituency)|East Ham North]]<br>(1923–2001)</small>
| <small>6 April</small><br>1966
| <small>29 August</small><br>1967
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| [[Bob Mellish, Baron Mellish|'''Bob Mellish''']]<br><small>MP for [[Bermondsey (UK Parliament constituency)|Bermondsey]]<br>(1913–1998)</small>
| <small>29 August</small><br>1967
| <small>30 April</small><br>1969
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|75px]]
| '''[[John Silkin]]'''<br><small>MP for [[Deptford (UK Parliament constituency)|Deptford]]<br>(1923–1987)</small>
| <small>30 April</small><br>1969
| <small>19 June</small><br>1970
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Julian Amery 1965-11-10 (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Julian Amery, Baron Amery of Lustleigh|'''Julian Amery''']]<br><small>MP for [[Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Pavilion]]<br>(1919–1996)</small>
| <small>23 June</small><br>1970
| <small>15 October</small><br>1970
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Heath ministry|Heath]]
|}

== Notes ==
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==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Lists of British people]]
[[Category:Defunct ministerial offices in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:1851 establishments in the United Kingdom]]