The Scottish and Scotland Offices

'The conflict that will determine Scotland's future is the antipathy between the Nationalists and Labour, between those whose model of sovereignty is the Scottish people and those whose loyalty lies with the Crown and Westminster.' Parcel of Rogues, Channel 4 Television, April 1998.

The Scottish Office, 30 th October 1951 - 18 th October 1964

Conservative Government under Rt Hon Sir Winston Churchill
Date	Secretary of State	Minister of State	PUSS
30 October 1951 New administration Position of Minister of State for Scotland created	Rt Hon James Stuart MP MVO MC, later 1 st Viscount Stuart of Findhorn	Sir Alec Douglas-Home, 14 th Earl of Home, previously Lord Dunglass, later Lord Home of the Hirsel	Thomas Dunlop Galbraith MP, later 1st Lord Strathclyde
			William McNair Snadden MP, later Sir William McNair Snadden Bt
Date	Secretary of State	Minister of State	PUSS
4 February 1952 Additional PUSS position created	Rt Hon James Stuart MP MVO MC, later Viscount Stuart of Findhorn	Sir Alec Douglas-Home, 14 th Earl of Home, previously Lord Dunglass, later Lord Home of the Hirsel	Thomas Dunlop Galbraith MP, later 1st Lord Strathclyde
			William McNair Snadden MP, later Sir William McNair Snadden Bt
			James Henderson-Stewart MP
Conservative Government under Rt Hon Sir Robert Anthony Eden, later 1 st Earl of Avon
Date	Secretary of State	Minister of State	PUSS
7 April 1955 New administration	Rt Hon James Stuart MP MVO MC, later Viscount Stuart of Findhorn	Thomas Dunlop Galbraith MP, later 1st Lord Strathclyde	James Henderson-Stewart MP
			Jack Nixon Browne MP, later Lord Craigton
			Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson MP, later 1 st Lord Drumalbyn
Conservative Government under Rt Hon Harold MacMillan, later 1st Earl of Stockton
Date	Secretary of State	Minister of State	PUSS
13 January 1957 New administration	Rt Hon John Scott Maclay, later 1 st Viscount Muirshiel	Rt Hon Thomas Dunlop Galbraith, 1 st Lord Strathclyde	Jack Nixon Browne, later Lord Craigton
			Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson MP, later 1 st Lord Drumalbyn
			Lord John Adrian Louis Hope, MP, later 1st Baron Glendevon
Date	Secretary of State	Minister of State	PUSS
23 October 1958 Appointment of Lord Forbes as Minister of State in place of Lord Strathclyde	Rt Hon John Scott Maclay MP, later 1 st Viscount Muirshiel	Nigel Ivan Forbes, 22 nd Lord Forbes	Jack Nixon Browne, later Lord Craigton
			Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson MP, later 1 st Lord Drumalbyn
			Lord John Adrian Louis Hope, MP, later 1st Baron Glendevon
Conservative Government under Rt Hon Harold MacMillan, later 1 st Earl of Stockton
Date	Secretary of State	Minister of State	PUSS
22 October 1959 New administration	Rt Hon John Scott Maclay MP, later 1 st Viscount Muirshiel	Jack Nixon Browne MP, later Lord Craigton	Hon Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith MP (son of Lord Strathclyde)
			William Gilmour Leburn MP
			Niall Malcolm Stewart Macpherson MP, later 1 st Lord Drumalbyn
Date	Secretary of State	Minister of State	PUSS
28 October 1960 Appointment of Richard Brooman-White as PUSS in place of Niall Macpherson	Rt Hon John Scott Maclay MP, later 1 st Viscount Muirshiel	Jack Nixon Browne MP, later Lord Craigton	Hon Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith MP (son of Lord Strathclyde)
			William Gilmour Leburn MP
			Richard Brooman-White MP
13 July 1962 Appointment of Michael Noble as Secretary of State in place of John Maclay	Rt Hon Michael Anthony Christobal Noble MP, later Lord Glenkinglas	Jack Nixon Browne MP, later Lord Craigton	Hon Thomas Galloway Dunlop Galbraith MP (son of Lord Strathclyde)
			William Gilmour Leburn MP
			Richard Brooman-White MP
Date	Secretary of State	Minister of State	PUSS
3 December 1962 Appointment of Lady Tweedsmuir as PUSS in place of Tam Galbraith	Rt Hon Michael Anthony Christobal Noble MP, later Lord Glenkinglas	Jack Nixon Browne MP, later Lord Craigton	Priscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan, Lady Tweedsmuir, MP, later Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie
			William Gilmour Leburn MP
			Richard Brooman-White MP
Date	Secretary of State	Minister of State	PUSS
19 August 1963 Following death of William Leburn	Rt Hon Michael Anthony Christobal Noble MP, later Lord Glenkinglas	Jack Nixon Browne MP, later Lord Craigton	Priscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan, Lady Tweedsmuir, MP, later Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie
			James Antony Stodart MP, later Lord Stodart of Leaston
			Richard Brooman-White MP
Conservative Government under Rt Hon Sir Alex Douglas-Home, previously Lord Dunglass and the 14 th Earl of Home, later Lord Home of the Hirsel
Date	Secretary of State	Minister of State	PUSS
18 October 1963 New administration	Rt Hon Michael Anthony Christobal Noble MP, later Lord Glenkinglas	Jack Nixon Browne MP, later Lord Craigton	Priscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan, Lady Tweedsmuir, MP, later Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie
			James Antony Stodart MP, later Lord Stodart of Leaston
			Richard Brooman-White MP
Date	Secretary of State	Minister of State	PUSS
12 December 1963 Following retiral due to ill health of Richard Brooman-White	Rt Hon Michael Anthony Christobal Noble MP, later Lord Glenkinglas	Jack Nixon Browne MP, later Lord Craigton	Priscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan, Lady Tweedsmuir, MP, later Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie
			Gordon Thomas Calthrop Campbell MP, later Lord Campbell of Croy
			James Antony Stodart MP, later Lord Stodart of Leaston