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Clement Attlee

Born: 3 January 1883

Died: 8 October 1967

1st Earl Attlee - 9 December 1955

Member of Privy Council - 6 June 1935

Haileybury School

University College, Oxford

Under Secretary of State for War	1924	1924
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	23 May 1930	13 March 1931
Postmaster-General	1931	1931
Leader of HM Opposition	8 October 1935	22 May 1940
Deputy Prime Minister	1942	23 May 1945
Lord President of the Council	24 September 1943	23 May 1945
Leader of HM Opposition	23 May 1945	26 July 1945
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury	26 July 1945	26 October 1951
Minister of Defence	27 July 1945	20 December 1946
Leader of HM Opposition	26 October 1951	14 December 1955

15 November 1922	Limehouse	Labour Party	9,688	55.43
6 December 1923	Limehouse	Labour Party	11,473	68.45
29 October 1924	Limehouse	Labour Party	11,713	57.77
30 May 1929	Limehouse	Labour Party	13,872	55.90
27 October 1931	Limehouse	Labour Party	11,354	50.54
14 November 1935	Limehouse	Labour Party	14,600	66.50
5 July 1945	Limehouse	Labour Party	8,398	83.85
23 February 1950	Walthamstow West	Labour Party	21,095	60.46
25 October 1951	Walthamstow West	Labour Party	23,021	66.79
26 May 1955	Walthamstow West	Labour Party	19,327	65.73
9 December 1955 Elevation of Rt Hon Clement Attlee to the Peerage - Earl Attlee.