Ernest Bevin
Appearance
Ernest Bevin | |
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Lord Privy Seal | |
In office 9 March 1951 – 14 April 1951 | |
Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
Preceded by | Christopher Addison |
Succeeded by | Richard Stokes |
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 27 July 1945 – 9 March 1951 | |
Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
Preceded by | Anthony Eden |
Succeeded by | Herbert Morrison |
Minister of Labour and National Service | |
In office 13 May 1940 – 23 May 1945 | |
Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
Preceded by | Ernest Brown |
Succeeded by | Rab Butler |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 March 1881 Winsford, Somerset, England |
Died | 14 April 1951 London, England | (aged 70)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Ernest Bevin (9 March 1881 – 14 April 1951) was a British statesman, trade union leader, and Labour politician. Bevin strongly opposed communism. He helped in the creation of NATO.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Ernest Bevin (1881 - 1951)". BBC. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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