Government of the United Kingdom September 1939 – May 1940
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Chamberlain war ministry
1939–1940
Date formed
3 September 1939 (1939-09-03)
Date dissolved
10 May 1940 (1940-05-10)
People and organisations
Monarch
George VI
Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain
Prime Minister's history
1937–1940
Total no. of members
98 appointments
Member parties
Conservative Party
Liberal National Party
National Labour
Status in legislature
Majority (coalition) 428 / 615 (70%)
Opposition party
Labour Party
Opposition leader
Clement Attlee
History
Legislature term(s)
37th UK Parliament
Outgoing formation
Norway Debate
Predecessor
Fourth National Government
Successor
Churchill war ministry
Neville Chamberlain formed the Chamberlain war ministry in 1939 after declaring war on Germany. Chamberlain led the country for the first eight months of the Second World War, until the Norway Debate in Parliament led Chamberlain to resign and Winston Churchill to form a new ministry.
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