The Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) was a department of the British Government formed early in World War II to control transportation policy and resources. It was formed by merging the Ministry of Shipping and the Ministry of Transport bringing responsibility for both shipping and land transport to a single department and easing problems of co-ordination of transport in wartime.The MoWT was founded on 1 May 1941 when Lord Leathers was appointed Minister of War Transport.
extinction year
1946-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
formation date
1941-05-01
formation year
1941-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
jurisdiction
Government of the United Kingdom
leader
Frederick Leathers 1st Viscount Leathers, Cyril Hurcomb 1st Baron Hurcomb
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