Gerald Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour
Gerald William Balfour, 2nd Earl of Balfour, PC (9 April 1853 – 14 January 1945), known as Gerald Balfour or The Rt Hon. G. W. Balfour until 1930, was a senior British Conservative politician who became a peer on the death of his brother, former prime minister Arthur Balfour, in 1930.
The Right Honourable The Earl of Balfour PC | |
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Gerald Balfour in an 1899 portrait by George Frederic Watts. | |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 12 November 1900 – 14 March 1905 | |
| Monarchs | Victoria Edward VII |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury Arthur Balfour |
| Preceded by | Charles Ritchie |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| President of the Local Government Board | |
| In office 14 March 1905 – 4 December 1905 | |
| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Prime Minister | Arthur Balfour |
| Preceded by | Walter Long |
| Succeeded by | John Burns |
| Chief Secretary for Ireland | |
| In office 21 June 1895 – 9 November 1900 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | The Marquess of Salisbury |
| Preceded by | John Morley |
| Succeeded by | George Wyndham |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 19 March 1930 – 14 January 1945 as a hereditary peer | |
| Preceded by | The 1st Earl of Balfour |
| Succeeded by | The 3rd Earl of Balfour |
| Member of Parliament for Leeds Central | |
| In office 18 December 1885 – 8 February 1906 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Robert Armitage |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1853 |
| Died | 14 January 1945 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent(s) | James Maitland Balfour Lady Blanche Gascoyne-Cecil |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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