The Minister of Reconstruction was a British government post that briefly existed during the latter stages of the Second World War, charged with planning for the post-war period. A succession of government committees had failed to make much progress with the problems arising out of reconstruction and so in 1943 Winston Churchill took the bold step of appointing a single minister as a member of the War Cabinet.
Minister of Reconstruction (1917–1919)
NameTerm of office Political partyGovernment Christopher AddisonMP for Hoxton before 1918MP for Shoreditch after 1918 17 July 1917 10 January 1919 Liberal Lloyd George Auckland GeddesMP for Basingstoke 10 January 1919 August 1919 Conservative
Minister of Reconstruction (1943–1945) Colour key (for political parties):
Name PortraitTerm of office Political partyGovernment Frederick Marquis1st Baron Woolton 11 November 1943 23 May 1945 Independent Churchill War
See also Ministry of Reconstruction