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The Minister of Materials was a short-lived ministerial office in the Government of the United Kingdom, in charge of the Ministry of Materials. Created on 6 July 1951, the office was wound up on 16 August 1954. Most of its holders also held another ministerial office.
The establishment of the Ministry was set out in
command paper
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Cmd. 8278 "Ministry of Materials", presented to Parliament in June 1951.
Lord Privy Seal
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Viscount Swinton
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In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...
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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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