resigned but no replacement as Minister of War Production was appointed for the moment. Sir Stafford Cripps succeeded Attlee as Lord Privy Seal and took over the position of Leader of the House of Commons to reduce Churchill's workload. Sir Kingsley Wood left the war cabinet, though remaining Chancellor of the Exchequer. 22 February 1942: Arthur Greenwood left the war cabinet to assume the role of Leader of the Opposition, necessary for House of Commons functionality, till 23 May 1945. 12 March 1942: Oliver Lyttelton filled the vacant position of Minister of Production ("War" was dropped from the title). Richard Casey succeeded Oliver Lyttelton as Minister-Resident for the Middle East. 1 May 1942 to 30 April 1943 22 November 1942: Sir Stafford Cripps retired as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Commons and left the war cabinet. His successor as Lord Privy Seal (Viscount Cranborne) was not in the Cabinet, Anthony Eden took the additional position of Leader of the House of Commons. The Home Secretary, Herbert Morrison, entered the Cabinet. 1 May 1943 to 30 April 1944 21 September 1943: Death of Sir Kingsley Wood. 24 September 1943: Anderson succeeded Wood as Chancellor of the Exchequer, remaining in the war cabinet. 24 September 1943: Attlee left Dominions to succeed Anderson as Lord President. Except during Attlee's tenure, Dominions was not a war cabinet portfolio. Attlee remained Deputy PM and Lord President until termination of the ministry on 23 May 1945. 15 October 1943: Due to failing health, Sir Dudley Pound had to resign as First Sea Lord. He died six days later. He was succeeded by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Cunningham, who had been Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet. 11 November 1943: Lord Woolton joined the war cabinet as Minister of Reconstruction. 14 January 1944: Lord Moyne replaced Richard Casey as Minister-Resident for the Middle East. 1 May 1944 to 22 May 1945 6 June 1944: D-Day. 6 November 1944: Lord Moyne was assassinated in Cairo by Jewish militants. His successor was not in the war cabinet. 25 April 1945: Attlee, Eden, Florence Horsbrugh and Ellen Wilkinson were Britain's delegates at the San Francisco Conference. 30 April 1945: Death of Hitler. 8 May 1945: VE Day. The war cabinet members then were Churchill, Attlee, Anderson, Bevin, Eden, Lyttelton, Morrison and Woolton. 23 May 1945 – End of the ministry In October 1944, Churchill had