1940 ⟶ Churchill Chairs Ministerial Defence Committee
The Ministerial Defence Committee, with the First Lord of th...
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1939
1940
🏛️ Chamberlain Forms War Cabinet
In Britain, Chamberlain forms a new war ministry with a smaller and more powerful war cabinet within composed of nine ministers (Chamberlain, Sir Samuel Hoare, Sir John Simon, Lord Halifax, Leslie Hore-Belisha, Sir Kingsley Wood, Lord Chatfield, Lord Hankey and Winston Churchill).⟶
UKWar CabinetGovernmentNeville ChamberlainWinston ChurchillWar EffortWWII
🏛️ Churchill Chairs Ministerial Defence Committee
The Ministerial Defence Committee, with the First Lord of the Admiralty (Winston Churchill) as its chair, replaces Lord Chatfield's ministerial position of Minister for Coordination of Defence.⟶
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🗣️ Churchill Elected Leader of Conservative Party
Neville Chamberlain resigns from the House of Commons for health reasons; Winston Churchill is elected head of the Conservative Party.⟶
UKWinston ChurchillPrime MinisterPoliticsConservative PartyLeadershipWar CabinetResignation