Minister of Economic Warfare
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The Minister of Economic Warfare was a British government position which existed during the Second World War
. The minister was in charge of the Special Operations Executive
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World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The minister was in charge of the Special Operations Executive
Special Operations Executive
The Special Operations Executive was a World War II organisation of the United Kingdom. It was officially formed by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Minister of Economic Warfare Hugh Dalton on 22 July 1940, to conduct guerrilla warfare against the Axis powers and to instruct and aid local...
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Ministers of Economic Warfare 1939-1945
- Ronald Cross (3 September 1939 - 15 May 1940)
- Hugh DaltonHugh DaltonEdward Hugh John Neale Dalton, Baron Dalton PC was a British Labour Party politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1945 to 1947, when he was implicated in a political scandal involving budget leaks....
(15 May 1940 - 22 February 1942) - Roundell Palmer, 3rd Earl of SelborneRoundell Palmer, 3rd Earl of SelborneRoundell Cecil Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne, CH, PC was a British Conservative politician, known as Viscount Wolmer from 1895 to 1941....
- (22 February 1942 - 23 May 1945)