The Lord Moyne | |
|---|---|
 First World War portrait, 1918 | |
| Leader of the House of Lords Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
| In office 8 February 1941 – 22 February 1942 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Sir Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | The Lord Lloyd |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Cranborne |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries | |
| In office 10 May 1940 – 8 February 1941 Serving with Tom Williams | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Sir Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | The Lord Denham |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Norfolk |
| Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | |
| In office 4 November 1925 – 4 June 1929 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | E. F. L. Wood |
| Succeeded by | Noel Buxton |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 5 October 1923 – 23 January 1924 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | Sir William Joynson-Hicks |
| Succeeded by | William Graham |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for War | |
| In office 31 October 1922 – 5 October 1923 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Bonar Law Stanley Baldwin |
| Preceded by | Robert Sanders |
| Succeeded by | Wilfrid Ashley |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 21 January 1932 – 6 November 1944 Hereditary peerage | |
| Preceded by | Peerage created |
| Succeeded by | The 2nd Baron Moyne |
| Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds | |
| In office 24 August 1907 – 27 October 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Hervey |
| Succeeded by | Frank Heilgers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Edward Guinness 29 March 1880 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 6 November 1944 (aged 64) Cairo, Egypt |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Lady Evelyn Erskine
(m. 1903; died 1939) |
| Children | 3, including Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne |
| Parent(s) | Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh Adelaide Guinness |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1899–1918 |
| Rank | Brigade major |
| Battles/wars | |
Walter Edward Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne, DSO & Bar, TD, PC (29 March 1880 – 6 November 1944), was a British Conservative politician, soldier and businessman. He served as the British minister of state in the Middle East until November 1944, when he was assassinated by the Jewish terrorist group Lehi in Cairo. The assassination of Lord Moyne sent shock waves through Palestine and the rest of the world.