Clement Attlee - Wikipedia
WEBClement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS (3 January 1883 – 8 October 1967) was a British statesman and Labour Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 …
Clement Attlee | Biography, Accomplishments, & Welfare State
WEBClement Attlee, British Labour Party leader (1935–55) and prime minister (1945–51). He presided over the establishment of the welfare state in Great Britain and the granting of independence to India, the most important step in the conversion of the British Empire into the Commonwealth of Nations.
History of Clement Attlee - GOV.UK
WEBClement Attlee was leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955, and served as Britain’s Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951. As Prime Minister, he enlarged and improved social services and the...
Clement Attlee - Museum of the Prime Minister
WEBClement Attlee was the leader who did the most to shape Britain after the Second World War. During his premiership the National Health Service was created. His government also legislated for the modern system of National Insurance, the National Parks system, and the New Towns Act.
Boring can be good. How modest Clement Attlee’s unflashy ideas …
WEBFeb 5, 2023 · The then British Prime Minister Clement Attlee out electioneering in Walthamstow, north-east London. Photograph: Fisher/Getty Images. Economics viewpoint Labour. This article is more than 1...
Clement Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee of Walthamstow summary
WEBClement Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee of Walthamstow, (born Jan. 3, 1883, Putney, London, Eng.—died Oct. 8, 1967, Westminster, London), British Labour Party leader (1935–55) and prime minister (1945–51). Committed to social reform, he lived for much of the years (1907–22) in a settlement house in London’s impoverished East End.
BBC - History - Clement Attlee (1883 - 1967)
WEBClement Attlee, 1950 © Attlee was the British Labour Party leader for 20 years, and presided over the 1945 - 1951 Labour government. This was the most significant reforming administration of...
Clement Attlee, Labour's Postwar Prime Minister - HistoryExtra
WEBMay 6, 2021 · Labour’s postwar leader Clement Attlee presided over the most consequential raft of legislation in modern British history. Charlotte Lydia Riley provides a brief history of his life and legacy Published: May 6, 2021 at 2:48 PM
The life and times of Clement Attlee | LSE History - LSE Blogs
WEBMar 29, 2017 · LSE lecturer, First World War veteran and later Prime Minister of Britain, Clement Attlee’s achievements have often been overlooked. Professor John Bew, King’s College London, and Professor Michael Cox, LSE IDEAS, re-investigate the life and times of Clement Attlee.
Clement Attlee Biography | Biography Online
WEBClement Earl Attlee (3 January 1883 – 8 October 1967) was Britain’s first post-war Prime Minister (1945-51), winning a landslide for Labour, helping to usher in a new era of British Politics. Attlee’s Labour Government introduced sweeping reforms such as nationalisation of major industries, the extension of the Welfare State and the ...
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