Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs

The position of Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British ministerial position, subordinate to that of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, created in 1925 to deal with British relations with the Dominions – Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State.

In 1947 the office was replaced by the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations.

Under-Secretaries of State for Dominion Affairs, 1925-47

 * 1925: Earl of Clarendon
 * 1927: Lord Lovat
 * 1929: Earl of Plymouth
 * 1929: Arthur Ponsonby
 * 1929: William Lunn
 * 1931: Malcolm MacDonald
 * 1935: Lord Stanley
 * 1935: Douglas Hacking
 * 1936: Marquess of Hartington
 * 1940: Geoffrey Shakespeare
 * 1942: Paul Emrys-Evans
 * 1945: John Parker
 * 1946: Arthur Bottomley

Permanent Under-Secretaries of State for Dominion Affairs, 1925-47
The post lasted as long as the office itself, from 1925 to 1947 with the last Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, Sir Eric Machtig, transferring in 1947 to become the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, jointly with A. Carter formerly of the India Office.