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The Right Honourable
The Earl Attlee
KG OM CH PC FRS
The Right Honourable The Earl Attlee KG OM CH PC FRS
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
	In office; 26 July 1945 – 26 October 1951
Monarch	George VI
Deputy	Herbert Morrison
Preceded by	Winston Churchill
Succeeded by	Winston Churchill
Monarchs	In office; 26 October 1951 – 25 November 1955
Leadership positions
Leader of the Opposition
	In office; 26 October 1951 – 25 November 1955
Monarchs	George VI; Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill; Sir Anthony Eden
Preceded by	Winston Churchill
Succeeded by	Herbert Morrison
	In office; 25 October 1935 – 11 May 1940
Monarchs	George V; Edward VIII; George VI
Prime Minister	Stanley Baldwin; Neville Chamberlain
Preceded by	George Lansbury
Succeeded by	Hastings Lees-Smith
Leader of the Labour Party
	In office; 25 October 1935 – 7 December 1955
Deputy	Arthur Greenwood; Herbert Morrison
Preceded by	George Lansbury
Succeeded by	Hugh Gaitskell
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party; Deputy Leader of the Opposition
	In office; 25 October 1932 – 25 October 1935
Leader	George Lansbury
Preceded by	John Robert Clynes
Succeeded by	Arthur Greenwood
Prime Minister	In office; 19 February 1942 – 23 May 1945
Wartime government posts
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
	In office; 19 February 1942 – 23 May 1945
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Herbert Morrison
Lord President of the Council
	In office; 24 September 1943 – 23 May 1945
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	Sir John Anderson
Succeeded by	The Lord Woolton
Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
	In office; 15 February 1942 – 24 September 1943
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	The Viscount Cranborne
Succeeded by	The Viscount Cranborne
Lord Privy Seal
	In office; 11 May 1940 – 15 February 1942
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	Sir Kingsley Wood
Succeeded by	Sir Stafford Cripps
Prime Minister	In office; 13 March 1931 – 25 August 1931
Interbellum government posts
Postmaster General
	In office; 13 March 1931 – 25 August 1931
Prime Minister	Ramsay MacDonald
Preceded by	Hastings Lees-Smith
Succeeded by	William Ormsby-Gore
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
	In office; 23 May 1930 – 13 March 1931
Prime Minister	Ramsay MacDonald
Preceded by	Sir Oswald Mosley
Succeeded by	The Lord Ponsonby
Under-Secretary of State for War
	In office; 23 January 1924 – 4 November 1924
Prime Minister	Ramsay MacDonald
Preceded by	Wilfrid Ashley
Succeeded by	Richard Onslow
Preceded by	In office; 23 February 1950 – 26 December 1955
Parliamentary Representation
Member of Parliament for Walthamstow West
	In office; 23 February 1950 – 26 December 1955
Preceded by	Valentine McEntee
Succeeded by	Edward Redhead
Member of Parliament for Limehouse
	In office; 15 November 1922 – 23 February 1950
Preceded by	Sir William Pearce
Succeeded by	Constituency Abolished
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	In office; 16 December 1955 – 8 October 1967; Hereditary Peerage
Preceded by	Earldom created
Succeeded by	Martin Attlee, 2nd Earl Attlee
Personal details
Born	Clement Richard Attlee; 3 January 1883; Putney, Surrey, England
Died	8 October 1967 (aged 84); Westminster Hospital, London, England
Resting place	Westminster Abbey
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Violet Millar; (m. 1922; died 1964)
Children	4, including Martin
Parents	Henry Attlee; Ellen Bravery Watson;
Alma mater	University College, Oxford
Profession	Lawyer, Soldier
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1914–1919
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	First World War; · Gallipoli Campaign; · Mesopotamian campaign; · Western Front;
Awards	1914–15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal;

The Right Honourable
Ken Clarke
CH QC MP
The Right Honourable Ken Clarke CH QC MP
Father of the House of Commons
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 February 2017
Preceded by	Sir Gerald Kaufman
Prime Minister	In office; 4 September 2012 – 14 July 2014
Government positions 2010-14
Minister without Portfolio
	In office; 4 September 2012 – 14 July 2014
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Baroness Warsi
Succeeded by	Robert Halfon (2015)
Secretary of State for Justice; Lord Chancellor
	In office; 12 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Jack Straw
Succeeded by	Chris Grayling
Leader	In office; 19 January 2009 – 11 May 2010
Opposition roles 1997-2010
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
	In office; 19 January 2009 – 11 May 2010
Leader	David Cameron
Preceded by	Alan Duncan (Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)
Succeeded by	Pat McFadden
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
	In office; 2 May 1997 – 11 June 1997
Leader	John Major
Preceded by	Gordon Brown
Succeeded by	Peter Lilley
Prime Minister	In office; 27 May 1993 – 2 May 1997
Cabinet positions 1985-97
Chancellor of the Exchequer
	In office; 27 May 1993 – 2 May 1997
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Norman Lamont
Succeeded by	Gordon Brown
Home Secretary
	In office; 10 April 1992 – 27 May 1993
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Kenneth Baker
Succeeded by	Michael Howard
Secretary of State for Education and Science
	In office; 2 November 1990 – 10 April 1992
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher; John Major
Preceded by	John MacGregor
Succeeded by	John Patten (Education)
Secretary of State for Health
	In office; 25 July 1988 – 2 November 1990
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	John Moore (Social Services)
Succeeded by	William Waldegrave
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
	In office; 13 July 1987 – 25 July 1988
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Norman Tebbit
Succeeded by	Tony Newton
Prime Minister	In office; 2 September 1985 – 13 July 1987
Junior ministerial roles 1979-85
Paymaster General
	In office; 2 September 1985 – 13 July 1987
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	John Gummer
Succeeded by	Peter Brooke
Minister of State for Employment
	In office; 2 September 1985 – 13 July 1987
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Peter Morrison
Succeeded by	John Cope
Minister of state for Health
	In office; 5 March 1982 – 2 September 1985
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Gerard Vaughan
Succeeded by	Barney Hayhoe
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
	In office; 5 January 1981 – 5 March 1982
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Lynda Chalker
Parliamentary Secretary for Transport
	In office; 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	John Gilbert (Minister for Transport)
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Member of Parliament; for Rushcliffe
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 18 June 1970
Preceded by	Antony Gardner
Majority	8,010 (13.7%)
Personal details
Born	Kenneth Harry Clarke; 2 July 1940 (age 84); West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Gillian Edwards (m. 1964; died 2015)
Children	2
Alma mater	Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

The Right Honourable
Sir Winston Churchill
KG OM CH TD DL FRS RA
The Right Honourable Sir Winston Churchill KG OM CH TD DL FRS RA
	Churchill, December 1941; (photograph by Yousuf Karsh)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
	In office; 26 October 1951 – 6 April 1955
Monarchs	George VI; Elizabeth II;
Deputy	Anthony Eden
Preceded by	Clement Attlee
Succeeded by	Anthony Eden
	In office; 10 May 1940 – 26 July 1945
Monarch	George VI
Deputy	Clement Attlee
Preceded by	Neville Chamberlain
Succeeded by	Clement Attlee ;
Monarch	In office; 26 July 1945 – 26 October 1951
Leadership positions
Leader of the Opposition
	In office; 26 July 1945 – 26 October 1951
Monarch	George VI
Prime Minister	Clement Attlee
Preceded by	Clement Attlee
Succeeded by	Clement Attlee
Leader of the Conservative Party
	In office; 9 November 1940 – 6 April 1955
Preceded by	Neville Chamberlain
Succeeded by	Anthony Eden
Preceded by	In office; 28 October 1951 – 1 March 1952
Ministerial offices 1939-52
Minister of Defence
	In office; 28 October 1951 – 1 March 1952
Preceded by	Manny Shinwell
Succeeded by	Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
	In office; 10 May 1940 – 26 July 1945
Preceded by	Ernle Chatfield, 1st Baron Chatfield (Coordination of Defence)
Succeeded by	Clement Attlee
First Lord of the Admiralty
	In office; 3 September 1939 – 11 May 1940
Prime Minister	Neville Chamberlain
Preceded by	James Stanhope, 7th Earl Stanhope
Succeeded by	A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough
Prime Minister	In office; 6 November 1924 – 4 June 1929
Ministerial offices 1908-29
Chancellor of the Exchequer
	In office; 6 November 1924 – 4 June 1929
Prime Minister	Stanley Baldwin
Preceded by	Philip Snowden
Succeeded by	Philip Snowden
Secretary of State for the Colonies
	In office; 13 February 1921 – 19 October 1922
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
Succeeded by	Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
Secretary of State for Air
	In office; 10 January 1919 – 13 February 1921
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	William Weir, 1st Viscount Weir
Succeeded by	Freddie Guest
Secretary of State for War
	In office; 10 January 1919 – 13 February 1921
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
Succeeded by	Laming Worthington-Evans
Minister of Munitions
	In office; 17 July 1917 – 10 January 1919
Prime Minister	David Lloyd George
Preceded by	Christopher Addison
Succeeded by	Andrew Weir, 1st Baron Inverforth
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
	In office; 25 May 1915 – 25 November 1915
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Edwin Montagu
Succeeded by	Herbert Samuel
First Lord of the Admiralty
	In office; 24 October 1911 – 25 May 1915
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Reginald McKenna
Succeeded by	Arthur Balfour
Home Secretary
	In office; 19 February 1910 – 24 October 1911
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Herbert Gladstone
Succeeded by	Reginald McKenna
President of the Board of Trade
	In office; 12 April 1908 – 14 February 1910
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	David Lloyd George
Succeeded by	Sydney Buxton
Preceded by
Constituencies represented
Member of Parliament; for Woodford
	In office; 5 July 1945 – 15 October 1964
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of Parliament; for Epping
	In office; 29 October 1924 – 5 July 1945
Preceded by	Leonard Lyle
Succeeded by	Leah Manning
Member of Parliament; for Dundee
	In office; 24 April 1908 – 15 November 1922
Preceded by	Edmund Robertson
Succeeded by	Edwin Scrymgeour
Member of Parliament; for Manchester North West
	In office; 8 February 1906 – 24 April 1908
Preceded by	William Houldsworth
Succeeded by	William Joynson-Hicks
Member of Parliament; for Oldham
	In office; 24 October 1900 – 12 January 1906
Preceded by	Walter Runciman
Succeeded by	John Bright
Personal details
Born	Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill; 30 November 1874; Woodstock, Oxfordshire, UK
Died	24 January 1965 (aged 90); Kensington, Co. London, UK
Cause of death	Stroke
Resting place	St Martin's Church, Bladon
Political party	Conservative (Before 1904; 1924–1964); Liberal (1904–1924);
Spouse	Clementine Hozier (m. 1908)
Children	Diana; Randolph; Sarah; Marigold; Mary;
Parents	Randolph Churchill; Jennie Jerome;
Alma mater	Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army; Territorial Army;
Years of service	1895–1900; 1916–1918;
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/wars	Mahdist War; Second Boer War; World War I;

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