Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, commonly referred to as Lord Halifax, known as Lord Irwin from 1926 until 1934, (1881-1959) was a British conservative politician. He served as Viceroy of India (1926-1929), Secretary of State for War (1935), Lord Privy Seal (1935-1937), Lord President of the Council (1937-1938), Foreign Secretary (1938-1940) and Ambassador to the United States (1941-1946). As Foreign Secretary he was a leading proponent of appeasement.This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
| Preceded by: H.A.L. Fisher | President of the Board of Education 1922-1924 | Followed by: Charles Philips Trevelyan |
| Preceded by: Noel Buxton | Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries 1924-1925 | Followed by: '''Walter Guinness |
| Preceded by: Sir Donald Maclean | President of the Board of Education 1932-1935 | Followed by: Oliver Stanley |
| Preceded by: The Earl of Reading | Viceroy of India 1926-1929 | Followed by: The Viscount Goschen |
| Preceded by: The Viscount Hailsham | Secretary of State for War 1935 | Followed by: Duff Cooper |
| Preceded by: The Marquess of Londonderry | Lord Privy Seal 1935-1937 | Followed by: The Earl De La Warr |
| Preceded by: Ramsay Macdonald | Lord President of the Council 1937-1938 | Followed by: The Viscount Hailsham |
| Preceded by: Anthony Eden | Foreign Secretary 1938-1940 | Followed by: Anthony Eden |
| Preceded by: New Creation | Earl of Halifax | Followed by: Charles Wood |
| Preceded by: Charles Wood | Viscount Halifax |