The position of Secretary for Mines was an office in the United Kingdom Government, associated with the Board of Trade.
In 1929, the department took over responsibility for petroleum.
In 1940, the department was divided with Geoffrey Lloyd and Sir Alfred Faulkner becoming respectively Secretary and Permanent Under-Secretary for Petroleum and David Grenfell and Sir Alfred Hurst respectively Secretary and Permanent Under-Secretary for Mines.
On 11 June 1942, both these sub-departments of the Board of Trade were transferred to the new Ministry of Fuel and Power, which itself has been merged into later departments.
Secretaries for Mines, 1920–1945
Name Term of office Political party William Bridgeman 22 August1920 6 November1922 Conservative George Lane-Fox 6 November1922 23 January1924 Conservative Manny Shinwell 23 January1924 11 November1924 Labour George Lane-Fox 11 November1924 13 January1928 Conservative Douglas King 13 January1928 1 June1929 Conservative Ben Turner 1 June1929 5 June1930 Labour Manny Shinwell 5 June1930 3 September1931 Labour Isaac Foot 3 September1931 30 September1932 Liberal Ernest Brown 30 September1932 18 June1935 Liberal National Harry Crookshank 18 June1935 21 April1939 Conservative Geoffrey Lloyd 21 April1939 15 May1940 Conservative David Grenfell 15 May1940 1945 Labour
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