MINISTER OF MUNITIONS

The 'Minister of Munitions' was a British government position created during the First World War to oversee and co-ordinate the production and distribution of munitions for the war effort. The position was created in response to the Shell Crisis of 1915 when there was much public criticism of the shortage of shells available.
Most Ministers appointed were high flying politicians, starting with David Lloyd George. The position was abolished in 1921 as part of a cutback of government.

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Ministers of Munitions 1915-1927

Parliamentary Secretaries to the Ministry of Munitions 1916-1920

Parliamentary and Financial Secretaries to the Ministry of Munitions 1918-1921

Ministers of Munitions 1915-1927

★ David Lloyd George (May 25 1915–July 9 1916)

★ Edwin Samuel Montagu (July 9 1916–December 10 1916)

★ Christopher Addison (December 10 1916–July 17 1917)

★ Winston Churchill (July 17 1917–January 10 1919)

★ Andrew Weir, 1st Baron Inverforth (January 10 1919–March 21 1921)

Parliamentary Secretaries to the Ministry of Munitions 1916-1920

★ Sir Laming Worthington-Evans (14 December 1916 – 30 January 1918)

★ Frederick Kellaway (14 December 1916 – 1 April 1920)

★ J.E.B. Seely (10 July 1918 – 10 January 1919)

★ John Baird (10 January 1919 – 29 April 1919)

Parliamentary and Financial Secretaries to the Ministry of Munitions 1918-1921

★ Sir Laming Worthington-Evans (30 January 1918 – 18 July 1918)

★ James Hope (27 January 1919 – 31 March 1921)