# First Labour government (1924)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1924-first-labour-government
Categories: ruler-change, main-event

Ramsay MacDonald formed a minority Labour administration. Within the broader Early 20th Century & World Wars period, mass democracy, the two world wars, Irish partition, economic crisis and the rise of Labour remade the political and social order. This event is placed at January 1924 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The government demonstrated that Labour had become a credible party of national government.

## Why it matters
The government demonstrated that Labour had become a credible party of national government.

Ruler at the time: [George V](https://english-history.com/rulers/george-v)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — First Labour government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=First+Labour+government&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — First Labour government](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=First+Labour+government)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — twentieth-century resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)