Ernest Bevin
Ernest Bevin was a British statesman, trade union leader, and Labour politician. Bevin strongly opposed Communism. He helped in the creation of NATO.[1]
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 (aged 70) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
Ernest Bevin Media
Ernest Bevin, National Organiser of the Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Labourers' Union, future government minister
Sketch of Bevin commissioned by the Ministry of Information during the Second World War
Churchill waves to crowds in Whitehall on the day he broadcast to the nation that the war with Germany had been won.
Ernest Bevin (left) with Clement Attlee in 1945
Potsdam Conference: Clement Attlee, Ernest Bevin, Vyacheslav Molotov, Joseph Stalin, William Daniel Leahy, James F. Byrnes and Harry S. Truman.
Bevin at the Potsdam Conference
British Empire and Commonwealth in 1945
The security zone in Jerusalem was dubbed "Bevingrad" during Bevin's term in the Foreign Office.
Count Folke Bernadotte's funeral September 1948: From left: Sir Alexander Cadogan, Ernest Bevin, George Marshall, William Lyon Mackenzie King.
Bust of Ernest Bevin in Southwark, South London
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References
- ↑ "Ernest Bevin (1881 - 1951)". BBC. Retrieved 20 September 2016.