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Clement 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, 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.
Mar 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.
May 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
Clement 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.
Clement 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.
Clement Attlee was a post-war Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party for twenty years. As Prime Minister he oversaw a range of radical social reforms, including extending the welfare state, creation of the National Health Service and nationalisation of major industries.
