The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies was a junior Ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, subordinate to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and, from 1948, also to a Minister of State.
| Name | Entered office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Phelps | 1768 | 1768 | |
| 1768 | 1770 | ||
| 1770 | 1776 | ||
| 1776 | 1778 | ||
| 1778 | 1780 | ||
| 1780 | 1781 | ||
| William Knox and John Fisher | 1781 | 1782 |
In 1782, following the loss of the American colonies, the office was abolished, and its duties given to the Home Secretary. From there it passed to the War Office, which was later renamed the War and Colonial Office. In 1854 this office was split, and the Colonial Office reestablished.[1]
For earlier office-holders see Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.
| Name | Entered office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1854 | 1855 | ||
| 1855 | 1857 | ||
| 1857 | 1858 | ||
| 1858 | 1859 | ||
| 1859 | 1865 | ||
| 1865 | 1866 | ||
| 1866 | 1868 | ||
| 1868 | 1871 | ||
| 1871 | 1874 | ||
| 1874 | 1878 | ||
| 1878 | 1880 | ||
| 1880 | 1881 | ||
| 1881 | 1882 | ||
| 1882 | 1885 | ||
| 1885 | 1886 | ||
| 1886 | 1886 | ||
| 1886 | 1887 | ||
| 1887 | 1888 | ||
| 1888 | 1892 | ||
| 1892 | 1895 | ||
| 1895 | 1900 | ||
| 1900 | 1903 | ||
| 1903 | 1905 | ||
| 1905 | 1908 | ||
| 1908 | 1911 | ||
| 1911 | 1911 | ||
| 1911 | 1914 | ||
| 1914 | 1915 | ||
| 1915 | 1917 | ||
| 1917 | 1919 | ||
| 1919 | 1921 | ||
| 1921 | 1922 | ||
| 1922 | 1924 | ||
| 1924 | 1924 | ||
| 1924 | 1929 | ||
| 1929 | 1929 | ||
| 1929 | 1931 | ||
| 1931 | 1932 | ||
| 1932 | 1936 | ||
| 1936 | 1937 | ||
| 1937 | 1940 | ||
| 1940 | 1942 | ||
| 1942 | 1943 | ||
| 1943 | 1945 | ||
| 1945 | 1946 | ||
| 1946 | 1947 | ||
| 1947 | 1950 | ||
| 1950 | 1951 | ||
| 1951 | 1951 | ||
| 1951 | 1957 | ||
| 1957 | 1958 | ||
| 1958 | 1960 | ||
| 1960 | 1962 | ||
| 16 July 1962 | 24 October 1963 | ||
| 24 October 1963 | 16 October 1964 | ||
| 20 October 1964 | 11 October 1965 | ||
| 11 October 1965 | 11 April 1966 | ||
| 11 April 1966 | 1 August 1966 |
Abolished 1966. Thereafter, see Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs.
| Name | Entered office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 1950 | ||
| 1950 | 1951 | ||
| 1951 | 1952 | ||
| 1952 | 1955 | ||
| 1955 | 1956 | ||
| 1956 | 1957 | ||
| 1957 | 1962 | ||
| 1962 | 1964 |
Abolished 1964. Thereafter, see Minister of State for Commonwealth Affairs.
| Name | Entered office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | 1836 | ||
| 1836 | 1847 | ||
| 1848 | 1859 | ||
| 1859 | 1871 | ||
| 1871 | 1892 | ||
| 1892 | 1897 | ||
| 1897 | 1900 | ||
| 1900 | 1907 | ||
| 1907 | 1911 | ||
| 1911 | 1916 | ||
| 1916 | 1921 | ||
| 1921 | 1925 | ||
| 1925 | 1933 | ||
| 1933 | 1937 | ||
| 1937 | 1940 | ||
| 1940 | 1940 | ||
| 1940 | 1942 | ||
| 1942 | 1947 | ||
| 1947 | 1956 | ||
| 1956 | 1959 | ||
| 1959 | 1966 |