Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy
The Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy [ 1] was a senior ministerial appointment of the British Government established in April 1964. The office holder was the ministerial head of the Navy Department of the Ministry of Defence , and reported to the Secretary of State for Defence .
This office replaced the former cabinet position of First Lord of the Admiralty , though this office holder was not a member of the cabinet. On 6 January 1967 this post was abolished and replaced by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence for the Royal Navy .[ 2]
History
On 25 April 1964, the functions of the Department of Admiralty was absorbed into an enlarged Ministry of Defence where it was renamed the Navy Department .[ 3] The office of the First Lord of the Admiralty, the cabinet minister responsible for the admiralty was abolished. The final post holder was George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe , he became the first incumbent of the new office of Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy and held that position until October 1964.[ 4]
At the same time the executive Board of Admiralty was abolished and replaced by a new Admiralty Board , whilst an additional subcommittee of the admiralty board was created called the Navy Board . The Minister of State for the Royal Navy was a member of both boards. In January 1967 this office was abolished and renamed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence for the Royal Navy.[ 5]
Office Holders
The Rt. Hon. George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe , 25 April 1964 – 19 October 1964.[ 6]
The Rt. Hon. Sir Christopher Mayhew , 19 October 1964 – 19 February 1966.[ 7]
The Rt. Hon. Sir J. P. William Mallalieu , 19 February 1966 – 6 January 1967.[ 8]
References
^ "Defence (Navy) Estimates, 1964–65" . hansard.parliament.uk . London, England.: House of Commons: Hansard. 2 March 1964. Retrieved 1 November 2019 .
^ Steinberg, S. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1967-68: The One-Volume ENCYCLOPAEDIA of all nations . London: Macmillan St Martins Press. p. 103. ISBN 9780230270961 .
^ Benbow, Dr Tim (2013). British Naval Aviation: The First 100 Years . Farnham, United Kingdom.: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 179. ISBN 9781409482369 .
^ Hazlehurst, Cameron; Whitehead, Sally; Woodland, Christine (1996). A Guide to the Papers of British Cabinet Ministers 1900-1964 . Cambridge, England.: Cambridge University Press. p. 206 . ISBN 9780521587433 . Minister of State for the Royal Navy 1964.
^ Hughes, Geraint (2015). Harold Wilson's Cold War: The Labour Government and East-West Politics, 1964-1970 . Woodbridge, United Kingdom.: Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. xvii. ISBN 9780861933327 .
^ Hazlehurst, Whitehead and Woodland p. 206.
^ "Obituary: Lord Mayhew" . The Independent . London, England. 9 January 1997. Archived from the original on 2022-05-15. Retrieved 1 November 2019 .
^ "NAVY MINISTER TAKES THE TRADITIONAL ROUTE. JUNE 1966, ON BOARD THE GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER HMS KENT, AT SEA OFF PORTLAND. WHILE VISITING THE ROYAL NAVY BASE AT PORTLAND MR J P W MALLALIEU, MP, MINISTER OF DEFENCE (ROYAL NAVY) WENT TO SEA IN THE FRIGATE HMS CLEOPATRA AND LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER HMS KENT" . iwm.org.uk . London, England.: Imperial War Museums. June 1966. Retrieved 2 November 2019 .
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