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Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations
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The Minister of State for Commonwealth Relations was a ministerial post in the Government of the United Kingdom from 1947 until 1966.[citation needed] The holder was responsible for assisting the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations in dealing with British relationships with members of the Commonwealth of Nations (its former colonies).[1]
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After 1966 the post was merged with the Minister of State for the Colonies and became the Minister of State for Commonwealth Affairs.
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Office holders
- 1947: Arthur Henderson (Arthur Henderson held the post for less than two months before the position was abolished. It was then recreated in 1959.)
- 1959: Cuthbert Alport
- 1962: The Duke of Devonshire
- 1964: Cledwyn Hughes (to 1966)
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