Director of National Service

The Director of National Service or Minister of National Service was a post that existed briefly in the British government. Although a political appointment, the initial holder was Neville Chamberlain who was not a Member of Parliament at the time.^[1] Chamberlain resigned in August 1917 when the War Cabinet decided to change the organisation of recruiting from the control of the War Office to the Directorate of National Service, a change which he disapproved.

Directors of National Service 1916–1919

• Neville Chamberlain (19 December 1916 – 8 August 1917) (resigned)
• Sir Auckland Geddes (17 August 1917 – 19 December 1919)^[1][2]

References

1. Grigg, John. Lloyd George : war leader, 1916-1918. Faber and Faber. pp. 211–215. ISBN 978-0-571-27749-0.
2. "The Rt. Hon. Sire Auckland Cambell Gedded, G.C.M.G." The Financial News. 22 September 1930. Retrieved 27 February 2024. Minister of National Service 1917-1919

See also

• Conscription in the United Kingdom
• Rise of Neville Chamberlain#Director of National Service