Reginald McKenna

The Right Honourable Reginald McKenna
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 27 May 1915 – 10 December 1916
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	David Lloyd George
Succeeded by	Bonar Law
Home Secretary
In office 23 October 1911 – 27 May 1915
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Winston Churchill
Succeeded by	Sir John Simon
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office 12 April 1908 – 23 October 1911
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Edward Marjoribanks
Succeeded by	Winston Churchill
President of the Board of Education
In office 23 January 1907 – 12 April 1908
Prime Minister	Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Preceded by	Augustine Birrell
Succeeded by	Walter Runciman
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office 12 December 1905 – 23 January 1907
Prime Minister	Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Preceded by	Victor Cavendish
Succeeded by	Walter Runciman
Member of Parliament for North Monmouthshire
In office 7 August 1895 – 14 December 1918
Preceded by	Thomas Phillips Price
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1863-07-06)6 July 1863 Kensington, London[1]
Died	6 September 1943(1943-09-06) (aged 80) London
Nationality	British
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Pamela Jekyll (d. 1943)
Alma mater	Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Reginald McKenna (6 July 1863 – 6 September 1943) was a British banker and Liberal politician. His first Cabinet post under Henry Campbell-Bannerman was as President of the Board of Education, after which he served as First Lord of the Admiralty. His most important roles were as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer during the premiership of H. H. Asquith. He was studious and meticulous, noted for his attention to detail, but also for being bureaucratic and partisan.^{[2][page needed][3]}