Second Churchill ministry

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The Second Churchill ministry was the Conservative government led by Winston Churchill that returned him to power as British prime minister in the early 1950s, overseeing postwar recovery and the early Cold War period.

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instanceOf British government ministry
Conservative government of the United Kingdom
cabinetLeader Winston Churchill
country United Kingdom
endTime 1955-04-06
followedBy Eden ministry
foreignPolicyFocus Anglo-American relations
Cold War containment
relations with the Soviet Union
formedAfter 1951 United Kingdom general election
headOfGovernment Winston Churchill
includedOffice Chancellor of the Exchequer
First Lord of the Admiralty
Foreign Secretary
Home Secretary
Lord Chancellor
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
Minister of Defence
Minister of Education
Minister of Health
Minister of Housing and Local Government
Minister of Labour and National Service
Minister of Supply
President of the Board of Trade
Secretary of State for Air
Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
Secretary of State for Scotland
Secretary of State for War
Secretary of State for the Colonies
jurisdiction United Kingdom government
linked to: UK government
legislatureStatus majority government
legislatureTerm 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom
40th Parliament of the United Kingdom
location 10 Downing Street
monarch Elizabeth II
George VI
notableLegislationArea defence policy
economic policy
housing policy
oversawEvent British postwar economic recovery
beginning of the end of the British Empire
early stages of the welfare state consolidation in the UK
politicalParty Conservative Party (UK)
precededBy Attlee ministry
linked to: Attlee government
startTime 1951-10-26
timePeriod early Cold War
post-Second World War era

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1951 United Kingdom general election followedBy Second Churchill ministry
National Government (United Kingdom) followedBy Churchill caretaker ministry
linked to: Second Churchill ministry
Iron and Steel Act 1953 government Churchill ministry (1951–1955)
linked to: Second Churchill ministry
Harold Macmillan ministry precededBy Anthony Eden ministry
linked to: Second Churchill ministry