Austen Chamberlain was a British politician who served as Prime Minister (1923-1924). The first Conservative Prime Minister since 1905, Chamberlain's government ended 18 years of Liberal government. He led the Conservative Party at the 1923 general election, but the result was a hung parliament, with the Tories the largest party. Chamberlain resigned as Tory leader a few weeks later, with Baldwin taking over. He served as Foreign Secretary during Baldwin's minority government of 1929-1931. He retired from parliament at the 1935 election.