The position of Minister of State for Commonwealth Affairs was created in 1966 by the merger of the old positions of

Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations The Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations was a Minister of State, ministerial post in the Government of the United Kingdom from 1947 until 1966. The holder was responsible for assisting the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations in de ...

and

Minister of State for the Colonies The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and, from 1948, also to a Minister of State. Under-Secretaries of State for the Col ...

. The position dealt with British relations with members of the

Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the Co ...

. In 1968 the position was merged with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs to create the new position of Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.

Office Holders

*1966:

Judith Hart Constance Mary Hart, Baroness Hart of South Lanark, (née Ridehalgh; 18 September 19247 December 1991), known as Dame Judith Hart, was a British Labour Party politician. She served as a government minister during the 1960s and 1970s before ...

*1967: George Thomas (to 1968) *1968: The Lord Shepherd (to 1970) {{Uk-fco-history Lists of government ministers of the United Kingdom History of the Commonwealth of Nations Defunct ministerial offices in the United Kingdom